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Mixologists Are Really Just Glorified Bartenders
Maybe that's just the difference between a good bartender and a bad bartender, Syn.
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Should Bagel Shops Charge For Toasting?
Ridiculous. The last time I checked, the customer was supposed to be right. I hope everyone who likes their bagels toasted boycotts that bagel shop. I get really tired of snooty food establishments that think everything has got to be done their way, customer be damned. Sometimes I wish I lived in a big city, but when I read things like this I'm content to stay right here where toasting a bagel for a customer is something you do as part of good service.
Houston Food Writer Robb Walsh Accused of Hamburglary
I will gladly bail him out Tuesday for that hamburger today.
Mixologists Are Really Just Glorified Bartenders
Maybe that's just the difference between a good bartender and a bad bartender, Syn.
Amy's Bread Cafe: A Go-To Sandwich Spot. What's Yours?
Oh. My. God. I am so hungry now.
Results of the 2008 American Cheese Society Awards
Congratulations to Rick and Helen at Meadow Creek Dairy. They earned it. Their cheeses are extraordinary.
Top Ten Crazy Asian Pizza Crusts
Holy...speechless...shrimp crust...I am actually hungry. I thought the cheese-stuffed crust was really SNL commercial. I can't believe this creative genius.
Kale: The Leafy Green Monster
I have an embarassing story about kale. My grandmother used to cook it fresh from the garden all the time, but once when I was a child I swallowed half of a huge kale rib while I was still chewing the other half in my mouth. I gagged and my mother thought I was choking, so she picked me up and attempted to turn me upside down.
Needless to say, I survived. But ever since then, I've liked my greens cooked to a pleasantly pork-scented mush. So I say boil the &$@! out of those kale greens, and throw a ham hock in there while you're at it.
Should Bagel Shops Charge For Toasting?
I *never* ask Dunkins to toast my bagel. Why? Because the so-called "toasters" at DD are terrible. They turn out charred, spongy bagels - no better than microwaving.
Should Bagel Shops Charge For Toasting?
charging extra for toasting is insane.
but more important is that a toasted bagel should not be shmeared until it is room temperature cream chees should never be melted it is just too gross
also the biggest pet peeve is the fact that the jokers behind the counter put the butter or crean cheese on one side only and then close the bagel and cut it
everybody should know that it does not taste the same as being spread on both sides.
to alweays get it done i have to demand it mostly at murray's
gosh this old fart hates the way bagels have gone downhill
but in flatbush in the 50s and 60s the bagel shop just sold the bagels
you had to go to appetizing stores for everything else
what do you expect from a country where dunkin donuts are the biggest sellers of bagels.
go to maple glen bagels in fair lawn new jersey for the best bagel and lox sandwich in the world
lox from acme on a non toasted flagel with scallion cream chees and very thin red onions and the kicker is hot peppers sliced very thin
sheer bilss
go late morning eat have a cup of coffeeand then walk a few feet to johnny and hanges for the best texas weiners and slaw/sweet relish wash it down with a boylan's birch beer
oh the humanity and sheer joy
Should Bagel Shops Charge For Toasting?
Why does one have to make those who like their bagels toasted wrong? One is free to have bagels either way; it's still a free country.
"Comrades, comes the revolution you'll all eat strawberries and cream."
(voice from rear) "But I don't like strawberries and cream."
"Comrades, comes the revolution you'll ALL eat strawberries and cream."
Should Bagel Shops Charge For Toasting?
As a business owner, I understand that you have to do what you have to do to make a living these days. With that said I find it quite unconscionable to charge to toast your bagel... Guess you could just take your own blowtorch with you in the morning and get your toast on for free...
Should Bagel Shops Charge For Toasting?
charging for a toasted bagel is bogus........will i get a discount if i order my fried egg sanny on wheat bread instead of wheat toast? i have an issue w/places that throw you bagel through the light setting on the toaster which barely warms it and then they say it's toasted. I understand the purist logic of not needing a freshly baked hot bagel toasted but damnit, it's my option to eat it how i want to eat it and toast is crisp and brown, not beige. while i'm at it, soft cookies should be illegal cuz they appear stale to me! I like the crisp texture with my bagels and my cookies!.............
Should Bagel Shops Charge For Toasting?
I'm a fan of Lenny's sandwiches, but this is definitely not cool. I totally agree with others above, it really doesn't take that much time to toast a bagel and there's nothing keeping them from helping the next customer. They do that anyway when they're making sandwiches. Goodness. I definitely won't be buying a bagel at Lenny's anytime soon.
Should Bagel Shops Charge For Toasting?
I get bagel from Starbucks or Dunkin, sinthe there are not many choices here and it better be toasted. Well, I like them anyway but I can't get over the thought that I wanna try not-toasted-but-taste-good-bagel.
Should Bagel Shops Charge For Toasting?
The current daughter of Russ and Daughters has been recorded as saying that no fresh bagel should ever be toasted: toasting is only for day-old bagels.
But that's not he point. The point is, if you ask for a toasted bagel, should there be a charge for it? And the answer, unequivocally, is NO. That is offensive to the point of insanity.
Should Bagel Shops Charge For Toasting?
One bagel store in NJ charges extra to slice the bagel, so why wouldn't they charge to toast the bagel?
Soon they will charge extra to put it in a bag.
Should Bagel Shops Charge For Toasting?
Ok all of the "cost to run/repair/buy a toaster" arguments are moot. The point is, there is a cost to run a business, period, and those costs should be reflected in cost of ALL sandwiches. Added a 25 cent surcharge doesn't say "we're covering costs", it says "we want to discourage toasting". Let's suppose 1 in 5 people want it toasted, you can charge 25 cents and risk losing half of those people, or 10% of all business, or you can charge everyone 5 cent more. The latter makes more sense - no hurt feelings, customers return. OR you can man up, and eat the 5 cents per bagel from profit so you can put out an attractive product and service that is considered standard.
I can tell you that I have definitely on several occasions opted to walk a block past Murray's to Brooklyn Bagel because of the no-toasting policy at Murray's. Maybe if Murray's was my favorite bagel, I'd tolerate that shit, but it's not.
And czken, I am sorry you're not from New York, but not all of us have time or desire to buy a bagel and fresh cream cheese and tomato and cut it up and assemble our own sandwich wherever it is we will end up eating it.
Should Bagel Shops Charge For Toasting?
Lenny's is ridiculous, the extra 25 charge for toasting is listed on their online menu and so is an extra 50 cents for half and half in some of their coffee drinks. Since when did half and half become high end milk ?
Should Bagel Shops Charge For Toasting?
No! Charging extra is lame
Should Bagel Shops Charge For Toasting?
I have to say, I have no idea why anyone would get angry about this. Anyone who actually cares about saving money should be happy--you can opt out of the higher-profit-margin options. And it's hardly like this is some mysterious hidden cost: unless you're buying in bulk for your office, it's going to be pretty clear how much your bagel really costs.
Should Bagel Shops Charge For Toasting?
Seriously? A real bagel shop will take the time to turn out a good bagel. That means toasted or untoasted...so if the customer wants the bagel toasted, toast the bagel and don't charge. Really...how much time and effort does it take to toast a bagel? And I agree with a previous commenter...take the time to spread the cream cheese on the bagel.
Should Bagel Shops Charge For Toasting?
I've got to admit, while the idea of charging for toasting sounds crazy, I do get it from a business perspective. It takes an extra step and uses electricity (no matter how minimal). Guess you can say build the cost into the price, but why should people who don't want toasted bagels pay more for the "service" they're not using.
Should Bagel Shops Charge For Toasting?
Hah, the customer is not always right. Besides, what does that have to do with what an establishment charges?
Houston Food Writer Robb Walsh Accused of Hamburglary
Nice burger...!!!!!lol!
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Top Ten Crazy Asian Pizza Crusts
That's some scary lookin' stuff. However if the Slicemeister ever institutes Slice Awards, this should win the Slicie for most colorful post.
Ciao,
Paulie Gee
Top Ten Crazy Asian Pizza Crusts
i have to say that ive had the sausage crust before minus the bacon.. U just need 1 slice and you're out cold. Extremely Filling. Weird. Like a bad hangover.
Kale: The Leafy Green Monster
I just tried kale for the first time this weekend, in the form of the kale chips recipe that's making the rounds. It was good, though these also DO NOT SHRINK! I made a full baking pan of it, because I expected it to be like cauliflower when roasted - 1/2 a head shrinks down to 2 small servings. This didn't, so there was lots extra. Since I still have half a bunch left, I'll be trying it parboiled and sauteed with bacon.
Top Ten Crazy Asian Pizza Crusts
I loveeeeee the sweet potato mousse on the pizza... oh man the shrimp crusts were really good too.
Kale: The Leafy Green Monster
Another GOOD kale recipe is posted on: http://www.foodnetwork.com/
It's by Alton Brown. He calls it Christmas Soup. I made it yesterday and it is wonderful.
Dinner Tonight: Orange and Red Onion Salad
There is a recipe for this salad in one of the Silver Palate cookbooks (I think the first one, though I'm not positive). Their recipe calls for marinating the very thinly sliced onion in a vinaigrette, before composing the salad. This takes a lot of the bite out of the onion. It also calls for herbs (fresh or dried), which add a lot to the flavor of the salad. It sounds strange, but it's delicious...though not really meant to be eaten as entree.
Dinner Tonight: Orange and Red Onion Salad
I like this salad with some finely sliced fennel and black olives.
Dinner Tonight: Orange and Red Onion Salad
It does seem to be missing *something* to tie it together. I can't see eating a bowl of oranges and onions with nothing but salt, pepper and oil. To each their own I guess, but I would want a base of greens, or some herbs, or at the very least chop everything smaller and add a dressing incorporating that oil with some orange juice and some other flavor.
Goat cheese sounds like a tasty addition!
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Ridiculous. The last time I checked, the customer was supposed to be right. I hope everyone who likes their bagels toasted boycotts that bagel shop. I get really tired of snooty food establishments that think everything has got to be done their way, customer be damned. Sometimes I wish I lived in a big city, but when I read things like this I'm content to stay right here where toasting a bagel for a customer is something you do as part of good service.