http://www.recfoodcooking.com/

Vote now! (or not)

Thanks go to Andy for sending in this survey.
--
Cheers
Chatty Cathy

Garlic: the element without which life as we know it would be impossible

On Aug 11, 2:25 pm, ChattyCathy > wrote:
> http://www.recfoodcooking.com/
>
> Vote now! (or not)
>
> Thanks go to Andy for sending in this survey.
> --
> Cheers
> Chatty Cathy
>
> Garlic: the element without which life as we know it would be impossible

If it's clean and not a chain, not too high priced, we'll try it.

Only been wrong once or twice, and lived to tell the tale.

maxine in ri

On Sat, 11 Aug 2007 20:25:52 +0200, ChattyCathy
> wrote:

>http://www.recfoodcooking.com/
>
>Vote now! (or not)
>
>Thanks go to Andy for sending in this survey.

Andy... what happened to "preview the menu"? We ask to see a menu
(before sitting down) and glance into the dining room when deciding if
we want to eat there. I'm so used to the California practice of
putting the menus out where people can see it without even entering
the restaurant, it's a bit of a culture shock when I have to be
proactive.


--

A husband is someone who takes out the trash and gives the impression he just cleaned the whole house.

In article >, sf says...
> On Sat, 11 Aug 2007 20:25:52 +0200, ChattyCathy
> > wrote:
>
> >http://www.recfoodcooking.com/
> >
> >Vote now! (or not)
> >
> >Thanks go to Andy for sending in this survey.
>
> Andy... what happened to "preview the menu"? We ask to see a menu
> (before sitting down) and glance into the dining room when deciding if
> we want to eat there. I'm so used to the California practice of
> putting the menus out where people can see it without even entering
> the restaurant, it's a bit of a culture shock when I have to be
> proactive.
>
>
>

This survey leaves out 3 of the most important answers, at least for me.
Most large cities have dining guides, such as Zagats, that are
invaluable sources of information. Almost any city or sizable town will
have restaurant reviews in the local paper. Finally, many areas have
newsgroups that are devoted to local restaurants.

--
Peter Aitken

ChattyCathy wrote on Sat, 11 Aug 2007 20:25:52 +0200:

C> Vote now! (or not)

C> Thanks go to Andy for sending in this survey.

Disappointing in that I use more than one method and there's no
way to really indicate that (unless I vote more than once :-)

James Silverton
Potomac, Maryland

E-mail, with obvious alterations:
not.jim.silverton.at.verizon.not

> wrote:
> http://www.recfoodcooking.com/
>
> Vote now! (or not)

Out of town in large cities I tend to ethnic restaurants, I typically
check the yellow pages and ask at the m/hotel desk... but more often
than not I'll find a busy ethnic deli (German, Italian, Jewish,
Polish, etc.) and order take out. When nothing appeals I'll peruse
the aisles of a stupidmarket... I've prepped many a salad at the Super
8 and cooked steaks/chicken out back on my teeny pie plate charcoal
grill. Only once out of many hundreds of times did I encounter a
Super 8 that would not permit me to grill, but that was the one in
Winnepeg and they were right downtown and really had no place away
from the building... but typically they'll have a grassy spot with
picnic tables, often overlooking a magnificent view. I travel with my
mini kitchen. But many times I'll have dinner from the stupidmarket
in my room; sausage, cheese, fruit, bread, wine, and maybe a pastry.
Breakfast is usually coffee, a couple bran muffins, juice... I have a
small traveling coffee pot. I rarely eat at restaurants while on the
road, nothing ruins a trip like a case of food poisoning, even just a
slight tinge is awful.

Sheldon

In article >,
Peter A > wrote:

> In article >, sf says...
> > On Sat, 11 Aug 2007 20:25:52 +0200, ChattyCathy
> > > wrote:
> >
> > >http://www.recfoodcooking.com/
> > >
> > >Vote now! (or not)
> > >
> > >Thanks go to Andy for sending in this survey.
> >
> > Andy... what happened to "preview the menu"? We ask to see a menu
> > (before sitting down) and glance into the dining room when deciding if
> > we want to eat there. I'm so used to the California practice of
> > putting the menus out where people can see it without even entering
> > the restaurant, it's a bit of a culture shock when I have to be
> > proactive.
> >
> >
> >
>
> This survey leaves out 3 of the most important answers, at least for me.
> Most large cities have dining guides, such as Zagats, that are
> invaluable sources of information. Almost any city or sizable town will
> have restaurant reviews in the local paper. Finally, many areas have
> newsgroups that are devoted to local restaurants.

I accessed zagat.com to see what they had for Vietnamese restaurants in
Seattle. They didn't have anything for Tamarind Tree (our favorite).
Several of the ratings were for different branches of the so-so Pho Than
Brothers chain. Then (out of curiosity) I checked into what was listed
under North Carolina. Peter, you'd best get cracking. Almost all of
the listings are for Charlotte. There's nothing listed in the Triangle
or the Triad, not even Saigon Cuisine in Greensboro.

Newspaper listings are reasonably good. We used to consult the
Greensboro News & Record when we lived in NC. Now we look at the
Seattle Times, P-I, and Weekly websites.

Seattle.eats is up and down in our estimation. Posters have pointed us
toward good places; then again, we've been pointed towards real lemons.
The Chinese restaurant in the International District that hadn't been
remodeled since it was an opium den in the early 1900's (with grim food
to match) was a good example.

Even though there are more resources than ever, sometimes you just have
to go on instinct and intuition to find a place to eat. We've done
reasonably well with that system wherever we've lived.

Cindy

--
C.J. Fuller

Delete the obvious to email me

On Sat, 11 Aug 2007 15:30:15 -0400, Peter A >
wrote:

>This survey leaves out 3 of the most important answers, at least for me.
>Most large cities have dining guides, such as Zagats, that are
>invaluable sources of information. Almost any city or sizable town will
>have restaurant reviews in the local paper. Finally, many areas have
>newsgroups that are devoted to local restaurants.

It left out Chowhound, which is a major source for me, as well as
eGullet. Also www.roadfood.com. I have found most of my best places
through those sites. All of those are on the web, and IIRC, none of
those choices were listed.

Christine

In article >,
ChattyCathy > wrote:

> http://www.recfoodcooking.com/
>
> Vote now! (or not)
>
> Thanks go to Andy for sending in this survey.
> --
> Cheers
> Chatty Cathy

I note the majority so far have voted "other". ;-)

How I choose a place to eat depends on a lot of factors depending on
what, where, when, and my current mood!
--
Peace, Om

Remove _ to validate e-mails.

"My mother never saw the irony in calling me a Son of a bitch" -- Jack Nicholson

Cindy Fuller wrote:

> Even though there are more resources than ever, sometimes you just have
> to go on instinct and intuition to find a place to eat. We've done
> reasonably well with that system wherever we've lived.
>
> Cindy

I really enjoy "Chowhound" and always check it out now before venturing
off to a new city.
www.chowhoud.com

On Sat, 11 Aug 2007 15:59:54 -0500, Omelet >
magnanimously proffered:

>In article >,
> ChattyCathy > wrote:
>
>> http://www.recfoodcooking.com/
>>
>> Vote now! (or not)
>>
>> Thanks go to Andy for sending in this survey.
>> --
>> Cheers
>> Chatty Cathy
>
>I note the majority so far have voted "other". ;-)
>
>How I choose a place to eat depends on a lot of factors depending on
>what, where, when, and my current mood!

Like Omelet, much depends on our moods and what we've got planned.
Sometimes we feel like a light meal ... sometimes spicy ... sometimes
a full on feast. And since I don't eat red meat as a rule, it has to
be a place that offers good seafood or chicken dishes.

If we're in New Zealand, we depend a lot on Cuisine magazine's reviews
and their reader voted "Restaurant of the Year" awards. Except for a
mediocre review of one of our favourite restaurants in Auckland (a
restaurant that has never been anything but excellent when were dining
there), their reviews and annual awards are usually spot on.

We also do a fair bit of "window shopping," looking at a restaurant,
its menu and, if it's open, how the wait staff operate before we try
it out. Sometimes, nothing on a menu appeals to either of us.

When we're travelling, we depend a lot on local recommendations,
online reviews and descriptions from restaurant websites (along with
menus). The Yellow Pages and adverts in local papers can also be
useful.

God only knows what we'll do when we get to Italy. Italian is one of
the few languages my wife isn't conversant in. And although she's
visited Italy before, the last time was around 35 years ago and I
understand that food (and menus) vary quite a bit from region to
region. However, I hope to learn conversational Italian and will be
doing some serious online research before we leave. So I hope to have
some idea of what to expect and look for.



--

una cerveza mas por favor ...

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~
Wax-up and drop-in of Surfing's Golden Years: <http://www.surfwriter.net>
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~

sf wrote:
> On Sat, 11 Aug 2007 20:25:52 +0200, ChattyCathy
> > wrote:
>
>> http://www.recfoodcooking.com/
>>
>> Vote now! (or not)
>>
>> Thanks go to Andy for sending in this survey.
>
> Andy... what happened to "preview the menu"? We ask to see a menu
> (before sitting down) and glance into the dining room when deciding if
> we want to eat there. I'm so used to the California practice of
> putting the menus out where people can see it without even entering
> the restaurant, it's a bit of a culture shock when I have to be
> proactive.

I wish I could remember where we were... we asked the hostess if we could
look at a menu before she seated us. She looked at us like we were nuts.

Jill

Peter A wrote:
> In article >, sf says...
>> On Sat, 11 Aug 2007 20:25:52 +0200, ChattyCathy
>> > wrote:
>>
>>> http://www.recfoodcooking.com/
>>>
>>> Vote now! (or not)
>>>
>>> Thanks go to Andy for sending in this survey.
>>
>> Andy... what happened to "preview the menu"? We ask to see a menu
>> (before sitting down) and glance into the dining room when deciding
>> if we want to eat there. I'm so used to the California practice of
>> putting the menus out where people can see it without even entering
>> the restaurant, it's a bit of a culture shock when I have to be
>> proactive.
>>
>>
>>
>
> This survey leaves out 3 of the most important answers, at least for
> me. Most large cities have dining guides, such as Zagats, that are
> invaluable sources of information. Almost any city or sizable town
> will have restaurant reviews in the local paper. Finally, many areas
> have newsgroups that are devoted to local restaurants.

We've gotten many a good recommendation from the people at the hotel front
desk.

Jill

On Aug 11, 1:30 pm, Peter A > wrote:
> In article >, sf says...
>
>
>
> > On Sat, 11 Aug 2007 20:25:52 +0200, ChattyCathy
> > > wrote:
>
> > >http://www.recfoodcooking.com/
>
> > >Vote now! (or not)
>
> > >Thanks go to Andy for sending in this survey.
>
> > Andy... what happened to "preview the menu"? We ask to see a menu
> > (before sitting down) and glance into the dining room when deciding if
> > we want to eat there. I'm so used to the California practice of
> > putting the menus out where people can see it without even entering
> > the restaurant, it's a bit of a culture shock when I have to be
> > proactive.
>
> This survey leaves out 3 of the most important answers, at least for me.
> Most large cities have dining guides, such as Zagats, that are
> invaluable sources of information. Almost any city or sizable town will
> have restaurant reviews in the local paper. Finally, many areas have
> newsgroups that are devoted to local restaurants.

I check stl.dining frequently. Last month a local posted asking about
restaurants in another city which we had recently visited, so I was
able to provide quite a bit of info.

The other suffixes commonly used (other than dining) are "eats" and
"restaurants." Anyone know of others?
>
> --
> Peter Aitken

--Bryan

On Aug 11, 4:24 pm, "jmcquown" > wrote:
> Peter A wrote:
> > In article >, sf says...
> >> On Sat, 11 Aug 2007 20:25:52 +0200, ChattyCathy
> >> > wrote:
>
> >>>http://www.recfoodcooking.com/
>
> >>> Vote now! (or not)
>
> >>> Thanks go to Andy for sending in this survey.
>
> >> Andy... what happened to "preview the menu"? We ask to see a menu
> >> (before sitting down) and glance into the dining room when deciding
> >> if we want to eat there. I'm so used to the California practice of
> >> putting the menus out where people can see it without even entering
> >> the restaurant, it's a bit of a culture shock when I have to be
> >> proactive.
>
> > This survey leaves out 3 of the most important answers, at least for
> > me. Most large cities have dining guides, such as Zagats, that are
> > invaluable sources of information. Almost any city or sizable town
> > will have restaurant reviews in the local paper. Finally, many areas
> > have newsgroups that are devoted to local restaurants.
>
> We've gotten many a good recommendation from the people at the hotel front
> desk.

When we stay in a city for more than a day or two, I ask the
concierge, "Where is the Mexican neighborhood in this city?" NOT,
where is a good Mexican restaurant. As far as Mexican goes, they will
invariably recommend Mexican influenced American, and say that the
place is very "authentic."

In Memphis, TN, this is the place:
http://travel.msn.com/Guides/EntityP...DESC&rrsb=DATE
>
> Jill

--Bryan

On Sat, 11 Aug 2007 15:46:12 -0700, The Truthful Assh0le
> wrote:

>On Aug 11, 4:24 pm, "jmcquown" > wrote:

>> We've gotten many a good recommendation from the people at the hotel front
>> desk.
I don't ask there anymore. I invariably get some chain restaurant
recommendation, or if I say a non-chain, it is usually sorta like
Dennys, or places like that.
>
>When we stay in a city for more than a day or two, I ask the
>concierge, "Where is the Mexican neighborhood in this city?" NOT,
>where is a good Mexican restaurant. As far as Mexican goes, they will
>invariably recommend Mexican influenced American, and say that the
>place is very "authentic."

Good idea. I find this to be true as well. Most of the restaurants I
find recommended from the front desk are Americanized and very
tame...and not indicative of local good eats.

Which is why I look on Chowhound, and such...I get much better
suggestions...

Christine

Christine Dabney wrote:
> On Sat, 11 Aug 2007 15:46:12 -0700, The Truthful Assh0le
> > wrote:
>
>> On Aug 11, 4:24 pm, "jmcquown" > wrote:
>
>>> We've gotten many a good recommendation from the people at the
>>> hotel front desk.
> I don't ask there anymore. I invariably get some chain restaurant
> recommendation, or if I say a non-chain, it is usually sorta like
> Dennys, or places like that.
>>
What, Dennys isn't a chain?

>> When we stay in a city for more than a day or two, I ask the
>> concierge, "Where is the Mexican neighborhood in this city?" NOT,
>> where is a good Mexican restaurant. As far as Mexican goes, they
>> will invariably recommend Mexican influenced American, and say that
>> the place is very "authentic."
>
> Good idea. I find this to be true as well. Most of the restaurants I
> find recommended from the front desk are Americanized and very
> tame...and not indicative of local good eats.
>
Depends on what you ask for. Most travelers are after Applebees or places
like that.

> Which is why I look on Chowhound, and such...I get much better
> suggestions...
>
> Christine

I'd have suggested La Playita which is in a strip mall that most people
don't venture close to. There's also a taco joint by Penzey's in Germantown
you probably wouldn't have known was there.

Jill

ChattyCathy said...

> http://www.recfoodcooking.com/
>
> Vote now! (or not)
>
> Thanks go to Andy for sending in this survey.


Good grief. Ain't making surveys a bitch?!?

Funny, nobody suggested the billboard advertisement ON THE MOON!

Andy

On Sat, 11 Aug 2007 18:13:43 -0500, "jmcquown"
> wrote:

>Christine Dabney wrote:
>> On Sat, 11 Aug 2007 15:46:12 -0700, The Truthful Assh0le
>> > wrote:
>>
>>> On Aug 11, 4:24 pm, "jmcquown" > wrote:
>>
>>>> We've gotten many a good recommendation from the people at the
>>>> hotel front desk.
>> I don't ask there anymore. I invariably get some chain restaurant
>> recommendation, or if I say a non-chain, it is usually sorta like
>> Dennys, or places like that.
>>>
>What, Dennys isn't a chain?

Read it again.
I said the restaurant even though it is a non-chain restaurant, it
ends up being like a Dennys or other similar chain restaurants.

Christine

"Andy" <q> wrote in message ...
> ChattyCathy said...
>
>> http://www.recfoodcooking.com/
>>
>> Vote now! (or not)
>>
>> Thanks go to Andy for sending in this survey.
>
>
> Good grief. Ain't making surveys a bitch?!?
>
> Funny, nobody suggested the billboard advertisement ON THE MOON!
>
> Andy

we saved that idea for you

On Aug 11, 2:25 pm, ChattyCathy > wrote:
> http://www.recfoodcooking.com/
>
> Vote now! (or not)
>
> Thanks go to Andy for sending in this survey.
> --
> Cheers
> Chatty Cathy
>
> Garlic: the element without which life as we know it would be impossible

When in NYC, we usually end up at a Greek diner. They all seem
to have the same JKRowling-book sized menus, and enough choices
to suit anyone in the group.

Last year in Nova Scotia, we would look for places when we got
hungry,
usually something small and homey. The only really bad place we ate
was
a Canadian-Chinese restaurant, that made me feel like I was back in
high school with the gloppy kind of foods they all served back then.
The
people were very nice, tho.

We used the same basic method in the Seattle area and in Maine, as
well
as across CT and in upstate NY.

I've had more trouble with food-bourne illnesses at gatherings and pot
lucks, where it seems there's never enough ice or hotplates and you
never know how long something's been between 40 and 140 before it
got there.

maxine in ri

Goomba38 wrote:

> Cindy Fuller wrote:
> > Even though there are more resources than ever, sometimes you just have
> > to go on instinct and intuition to find a place to eat. We've done
> > reasonably well with that system wherever we've lived.
>
> > Cindy
>
> I really enjoy "Chowhound" and always check it out now before venturing
> off to a new city.www.chowhoud.com


Unfortunately, Chowhound IMO has really gone downhill since they were
sold a whiles back. The majority of posts (at least to me) in the
"Chicago" section are of the "airhead" variety, e.g. seeming to be
written by 22 - year old females who think that most every place they
go is "fantastic" and everything they eat is "yummy" (I HATE that kind
of baby talk; girls this is a public forum, not your private
journal)...the New York boards are a little less so, they still have
some utility.

I also got REAL tired of the heavy - handed moderating - two posts of
mine praising local restos were DELETED, when I asked why they
replied, "They were commercial in nature" (!). I mean, come on, get
that 2 x 4 outta yer arse...the posting FAQ/article by Jim Leff that
is at the top of every board is like some obtuse joke written by
someone who has a *very* severe case of OCD...I don't mind moderation
at all, but come on.

I've not seen an interesting thread there for a long time now...for
Chicago it's post after post of "Best Pizza!", "Seeking Best Italian
Beef!", and so on...I even deleted the site from my favs folder. If
you looked at the Chicago board you'd think all we had was pizza, hot
dogs, Eye - talian Beef, and ribs...


For Chicago I like:


http://www.lthforum.com


The "airhead" factor is pretty low, the posters are informed and
informative, and there is plenty of info about dining "elsewhere",
e.g. discussions about food and restos all around the world (including
off - the - beaten - track places like Bulgaria and Romania). Many
post great pics, too...LTH Forum was founded by a bunch of former
Chicago - area Chowhounders who got fed up with the incessant niggling
of "top dog" Jim Leff.


There is also Yelp at:


http://www.yelp.com


It's obviously pitched at a younger demographic, it tries for the
"cool" factor, but you know this going in. There are some pretty good
posts scattered about (it covers all goods and services, not just
food). It covers most major and some smaller cities...

As for Usenet, it's a mixed bag. chi.eats pretty much sux, I do like
ba.food and even houston.eats ...



--
Best
Greg

On Sat, 11 Aug 2007 17:20:38 -0500, jmcquown wrote:

> She looked at us like we were nuts.

I don't think it mattered what you asked or said to get a
reaction like that.

"Johnanon" > wrote in message
...
> On Sat, 11 Aug 2007 17:20:38 -0500, jmcquown wrote:
>
>> She looked at us like we were nuts.
>
> I don't think it mattered what you asked or said to get a
> reaction like that.

I prefer this reaction:
A speaker says something or asks a question of someone who probably should
respond. But instead she (usually is a she) screws up her face, looks at
you like in an aggressive neck-thrust-forword way, and says really loud,
"Excuse Meeee!??" When this happens, I turn my head and walk away, leaving
DH to deal with it. This usually thwarts this nonsense. Of course, it
doesn't always work ---
Dee Dee

In article >, Andy <q> wrote:

> ChattyCathy said...
>
> > http://www.recfoodcooking.com/
> >
> > Vote now! (or not)
> >
> > Thanks go to Andy for sending in this survey.
>
>
> Good grief. Ain't making surveys a bitch?!?
>
> Funny, nobody suggested the billboard advertisement ON THE MOON!
>
> Andy

I'm planning on sitting down and making up a list of suggestions for
Cathy one of these nights when I have some down time at work. :-)

I already have one good idea that I think might fly.

I think of them on and off sometimes but when I sit down to e-mail, I've
forgotten what they were.

I need to keep a notepad handy, or learn to use the cellphone organizer,
but text messaging is such a pita.
--
Peace, Om

Remove _ to validate e-mails.

"My mother never saw the irony in calling me a Son of a bitch" -- Jack Nicholson

Andy wrote:
> ChattyCathy said...
>
>> http://www.recfoodcooking.com/
>>
>> Vote now! (or not)
>>
>> Thanks go to Andy for sending in this survey.
>
>
> Good grief. Ain't making surveys a bitch?!?
>
> Funny, nobody suggested the billboard advertisement ON THE MOON!

Heh heh heh. Nobody can think of "everything" - and even if you had
added "the billboard on the Moon", somebody would have moaned that you
forgot about the one on Mars...

However, I thought the "Google for places in advance" choice you put in
should have covered most of the Internet sites that have been mentioned
- as of course people all have their "favorite sites", so you could have
gone on ad infinitum... But then, what do *I* know? <wink>
--
Cheers
Chatty Cathy

Garlic: the element without which life as we know it would be impossible

Omelet wrote:

>
> I'm planning on sitting down and making up a list of suggestions for
> Cathy one of these nights when I have some down time at work. :-)
>
> I already have one good idea that I think might fly.
>
> I think of them on and off sometimes but when I sit down to e-mail, I've
> forgotten what they were.
>
> I need to keep a notepad handy, or learn to use the cellphone organizer,
> but text messaging is such a pita.

Well, bring 'em on. The "list" is getting rather short...
--
Cheers
Chatty Cathy

Garlic: the element without which life as we know it would be impossible

ChattyCathy said...

> Andy wrote:
>> ChattyCathy said...
>>
>>> http://www.recfoodcooking.com/
>>>
>>> Vote now! (or not)
>>>
>>> Thanks go to Andy for sending in this survey.
>>
>>
>> Good grief. Ain't making surveys a bitch?!?
>>
>> Funny, nobody suggested the billboard advertisement ON THE MOON!
>
> Heh heh heh. Nobody can think of "everything" - and even if you had
> added "the billboard on the Moon", somebody would have moaned that you
> forgot about the one on Mars...
>
> However, I thought the "Google for places in advance" choice you put in
> should have covered most of the Internet sites that have been mentioned
> - as of course people all have their "favorite sites", so you could have
> gone on ad infinitum... But then, what do *I* know? <wink>


Google?!? I meant www.blackle.com

<VBG>

Andy

In article >,
ChattyCathy > wrote:

> Omelet wrote:
>
> >
> > I'm planning on sitting down and making up a list of suggestions for
> > Cathy one of these nights when I have some down time at work. :-)
> >
> > I already have one good idea that I think might fly.
> >
> > I think of them on and off sometimes but when I sit down to e-mail, I've
> > forgotten what they were.
> >
> > I need to keep a notepad handy, or learn to use the cellphone organizer,
> > but text messaging is such a pita.
>
> Well, bring 'em on. The "list" is getting rather short...

I e-mailed you 3. ;-)
Hope at least one appeals!
--
Peace, Om

Remove _ to validate e-mails.

"My mother never saw the irony in calling me a Son of a bitch" -- Jack Nicholson

Omelet said...

> In article >,
> ChattyCathy > wrote:
>
>> Omelet wrote:
>>
>> >
>> > I'm planning on sitting down and making up a list of suggestions for
>> > Cathy one of these nights when I have some down time at work. :-)
>> >
>> > I already have one good idea that I think might fly.
>> >
>> > I think of them on and off sometimes but when I sit down to e-mail,
>> > I've forgotten what they were.
>> >
>> > I need to keep a notepad handy, or learn to use the cellphone
>> > organizer, but text messaging is such a pita.
>>
>> Well, bring 'em on. The "list" is getting rather short...
>
> I e-mailed you 3. ;-)
> Hope at least one appeals!


Oh, go on and submit surveys! When was your last CotD, CotD #3?!?

Would you like me to remind you???

Sheesh!

<VBG>

Andy
CotD #2

In article >, Andy <q> wrote:

> Omelet said...
>
> > In article >,
> > ChattyCathy > wrote:
> >
> >> Omelet wrote:
> >>
> >> >
> >> > I'm planning on sitting down and making up a list of suggestions for
> >> > Cathy one of these nights when I have some down time at work. :-)
> >> >
> >> > I already have one good idea that I think might fly.
> >> >
> >> > I think of them on and off sometimes but when I sit down to e-mail,
> >> > I've forgotten what they were.
> >> >
> >> > I need to keep a notepad handy, or learn to use the cellphone
> >> > organizer, but text messaging is such a pita.
> >>
> >> Well, bring 'em on. The "list" is getting rather short...
> >
> > I e-mailed you 3. ;-)
> > Hope at least one appeals!
>
>
> Oh, go on and submit surveys! When was your last CotD, CotD #3?!?
>
> Would you like me to remind you???
>
> Sheesh!
>
> <VBG>
>
> Andy
> CotD #2

I can't find any decent food humor!

The google was a failure. All I found were stoopid and corny. :-(
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On Aug 11, 8:57 pm, Johnanon > wrote:
> On Sat, 11 Aug 2007 17:20:38 -0500, jmcquown wrote:
> > She looked at us like we were nuts.
>
> I don't think it mattered what you asked or said to get a
> reaction like that.

I've seen it done a number of time around here and no one seemed to
think it was strange. It is unusual though since most restaurants have
their menus posted outside.

John Kane Kingston ON Canada

On Sat, 11 Aug 2007 12:12:03 -0700, sf wrote:

>On Sat, 11 Aug 2007 20:25:52 +0200, ChattyCathy
> wrote:
>
>>http://www.recfoodcooking.com/
>>
>>Vote now! (or not)
>>
>>Thanks go to Andy for sending in this survey.
>
>Andy... what happened to "preview the menu"? We ask to see a menu
>(before sitting down) and glance into the dining room when deciding if
>we want to eat there. I'm so used to the California practice of
>putting the menus out where people can see it without even entering
>the restaurant, it's a bit of a culture shock when I have to be
>proactive.

i wish more places would post the menu in the window, if only to avoid
sticker shock.

your pal,
blake

On Sun, 12 Aug 2007 03:30:14 -0500, Omelet >
wrote:

>In article >, Andy <q> wrote:
>
>> ChattyCathy said...
>>
>> > http://www.recfoodcooking.com/
>> >
>> > Vote now! (or not)
>> >
>> > Thanks go to Andy for sending in this survey.
>>
>>
>> Good grief. Ain't making surveys a bitch?!?
>>
>> Funny, nobody suggested the billboard advertisement ON THE MOON!
>>
>> Andy
>
>I'm planning on sitting down and making up a list of suggestions for
>Cathy one of these nights when I have some down time at work. :-)
>
>I already have one good idea that I think might fly.
>
>I think of them on and off sometimes but when I sit down to e-mail, I've
>forgotten what they were.
>
>I need to keep a notepad handy, or learn to use the cellphone organizer,
>but text messaging is such a pita.

if you have voicemail or an answering machine at home you could leave
yourself a message.

your pal,
blake

On Sun, 12 Aug 2007 11:05:19 +0200, ChattyCathy
> wrote:

>Andy wrote:
>> ChattyCathy said...
>>
>>> http://www.recfoodcooking.com/
>>>
>>> Vote now! (or not)
>>>
>>> Thanks go to Andy for sending in this survey.
>>
>>
>> Good grief. Ain't making surveys a bitch?!?
>>
>> Funny, nobody suggested the billboard advertisement ON THE MOON!
>
>Heh heh heh. Nobody can think of "everything" - and even if you had
>added "the billboard on the Moon", somebody would have moaned that you
>forgot about the one on Mars...
>
>However, I thought the "Google for places in advance" choice you put in
>should have covered most of the Internet sites that have been mentioned
>- as of course people all have their "favorite sites", so you could have
>gone on ad infinitum... But then, what do *I* know? <wink>

that's how i considered that choice and was my vote. i don't travel
much out of the d.c. area, but if i'm going to an unfamiliar area,
i'll check the *washingtonian* or *city paper* sites to see what they
have to say. they both have neighborhood searches. quite handy.

your pal,
blake

In article >,
blake murphy > wrote:

> On Sun, 12 Aug 2007 03:30:14 -0500, Omelet >
> wrote:
>
> >In article >, Andy <q> wrote:
> >
> >> ChattyCathy said...
> >>
> >> > http://www.recfoodcooking.com/
> >> >
> >> > Vote now! (or not)
> >> >
> >> > Thanks go to Andy for sending in this survey.
> >>
> >>
> >> Good grief. Ain't making surveys a bitch?!?
> >>
> >> Funny, nobody suggested the billboard advertisement ON THE MOON!
> >>
> >> Andy
> >
> >I'm planning on sitting down and making up a list of suggestions for
> >Cathy one of these nights when I have some down time at work. :-)
> >
> >I already have one good idea that I think might fly.
> >
> >I think of them on and off sometimes but when I sit down to e-mail, I've
> >forgotten what they were.
> >
> >I need to keep a notepad handy, or learn to use the cellphone organizer,
> >but text messaging is such a pita.
>
> if you have voicemail or an answering machine at home you could leave
> yourself a message.
>
> your pal,
> blake

I do have a machine... just never thought of that. ;-)

I can also send myself an e-mail from work thru the company e-mail
system. I most often think of them when I am driving. Commuting is
meditative.
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blake murphy wrote:


> i wish more places would post the menu in the window, if only to avoid
> sticker shock.
>
> your pal,
> blake

It is very common (perhaps required?) in Europe. It is becoming more
common in the US I've noticed.

On Sun, 12 Aug 2007 12:06:57 -0500, Omelet >
wrote:

>In article >,
> blake murphy > wrote:
>
>> On Sun, 12 Aug 2007 03:30:14 -0500, Omelet >
>> wrote:
>>
>> >In article >, Andy <q> wrote:
>> >
>> >> ChattyCathy said...
>> >>
>> >> > http://www.recfoodcooking.com/
>> >> >
>> >> > Vote now! (or not)
>> >> >
>> >> > Thanks go to Andy for sending in this survey.
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> Good grief. Ain't making surveys a bitch?!?
>> >>
>> >> Funny, nobody suggested the billboard advertisement ON THE MOON!
>> >>
>> >> Andy
>> >
>> >I'm planning on sitting down and making up a list of suggestions for
>> >Cathy one of these nights when I have some down time at work. :-)
>> >
>> >I already have one good idea that I think might fly.
>> >
>> >I think of them on and off sometimes but when I sit down to e-mail, I've
>> >forgotten what they were.
>> >
>> >I need to keep a notepad handy, or learn to use the cellphone organizer,
>> >but text messaging is such a pita.
>>
>> if you have voicemail or an answering machine at home you could leave
>> yourself a message.
>>
>> your pal,
>> blake
>
>I do have a machine... just never thought of that. ;-)
>
from time to time i would leave myself a voicemail at work when i had
an insight to some programming problem at home in my cups, to make
sure i didn't forget.

>I can also send myself an e-mail from work thru the company e-mail
>system. I most often think of them when I am driving. Commuting is
>meditative.

i don't suppose you'd be the first to use the cell while driving.

your pal,
blake

In article >,
blake murphy > wrote:

> >I can also send myself an e-mail from work thru the company e-mail
> >system. I most often think of them when I am driving. Commuting is
> >meditative.
>
> i don't suppose you'd be the first to use the cell while driving.
>
> your pal,
> blake

I'd rather not actually.

It's not very comfortable.
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"blake murphy" > wrote

> from time to time i would leave myself a voicemail at work when i had
> an insight to some programming problem at home in my cups, to make
> sure i didn't forget.

Haha, I used to do the same thing. Either that or I'd write a program
in my sleep and write it down first thing. The mind is a terrible thing.

nancy