I might be opening up a can of worms asking about this topic, but I really like to know what everyone thinks about "tipping" nowadays. I just read this article on how some college kids were arrested and issued a...
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A neighbor invites you over their house for dinner, after you finished eating your pizza, the neighbor asks you to pay $13. What would you do/say? My friend (extremely giving, sweetheart) was in this situation, didn't say a word, only...
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Last night I had dinner at Tom Colicchio's Craft in LA for food week. Overall it was good, but... my scallops has more than a few grains of sand in them. When the waiter came around to ask if everything...
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I enjoy contributing extra food dishes or extra drink to someone else's dinner or event party if they want me to, because I love to cook and sometimes it just helps everyone out. Nor do I mind sometimes allowing guests...
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I've been fascinated by all of the recent potluck questions, because I haven't been to one since I was age eight or so--perhaps SE is spotting a new trend! But I have a few questions: 1, Is the hostess obliged...
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Hi! My husband and I are rather new to the fine dining scene. We are traveling to Chicago with a university club and are considering dining at either Alinea or moto, both of which offer seemingly fabulous tasting menus. Being...
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I am a very generous person in almost all aspects of my life. Want the shirt off my back? Here, it's yours. The one area I'm not is when dining out, unless I offer, I want ALL of my food!...
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This weekend I went out to eat with some friends for a very casual, impromptu dinner. It was very much a hole in the wall, but the food was good and inexpensive and we had a great time. One thing...
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Hi SE'ers. I have long been in love with sushi (well, the vegetarian stuff.) I frequently get takeout from the Japanese place behind my apartment, and my order is the same every time. I'm curious about etiquette, I suppose. My...
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I have a lovely, charming coworker who is right now getting on my very last nerve - she's eating something and talking to someone else. This is a daily occurrence. My own mother does the same thing - we'll be...
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