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We almost always just split the bill evenly. It usually works out in the long run because someone who pays for more than they consumed this time usually over consumes next time. I have a certain group of friends who prefers to just put in for what they owe, but I always end up paying extra because people do not consider tax and tip. So annoying.

I don't know why, but every so often, when I am stressed out, I go for a sandwich of white bread, TONS of yellow mustard, and american cheese. It has got to be the most awful sandwich, but it is sooooo good when I am stressed. I cannot stress enough how much yellow mustard goes on this thing. Even when it is falling out of the sandwich, I am usually sitting there with the bottle putting more on each bite.

I also love those "good to go" things from taco bell, which I know are 100% artificial food, but I only get it like once a year.

the momofuku recipe is amazing, but it TAKES FOREVER! we made this for NYE last year. four of us started cooking at noon and did not eat until around 1130pm.

we stayed at a B&B in Florence recently, and the owners pointed us towards some excellent dining experiences. Cipiglio (Via Lambruschini 15/r, phone +39 055 490804) is a ristorante pizzeria with absolutely fabulous pizzas and wine with a great price tag...and Il Grillo Parlante (Via Gurlfa, 90r, phone +30 055 475291) is an AMAZING trattoria! Wonderful owners and some of the best food in the city! Il Grillo Parlante has a jiminy cricket looking character outfront on the sign.

my homemade chicken and wild rice soup..... or my italian mother's spaghetti and meatballs.....i am pretty sure i would not get sick of those things.

italy (cinque terre fulfills all requirements), also tuscany without the beach! or the south of france!

My boyfriend and I go out to eat often with our two best friends, and we always try to order four different meals, so as to all taste everything. This seems totally normal to me, but at the same time, I would never do it with someone else (even sharing with our families is off limits).

if you're going to put warning labels on hot dogs, you ought to put warning labels on every other packaged and processed food on the market.

I ate at Pera during the last restaurant week - the food was good, but the service was the worst I had ever experienced. First off, I had to specifically ask for a restuarant week menu (I'm from Philly, where restaurant week is prided and menu is readily available). We were given our menus from a very disgusted waitress (she seemed to frown upon the fact that we were out for a deal). We ordered two bottles of wine throughout the course of our meal (for four people), we asked for tap water, but were charged almost $40 for bottled water that the waitress kept refilling in our cups - despite the fact that we did not want it. And to top it all off, we were told off the bat that the food included on the restaurant week menu would not be enough to fill us, so we needed to order multiple sides to make the meal worthwhile. We ended up spending WAY more money than expected for ok food and horrible service.

Like I said, I'm from Philly and we enjoy restaurant week every time it comes around. NYC should take a lesson - in Philly, we've never spent more than the cost of four meals, alcohol of choice, and tip - in NYC, we were WAY overcharged for WATER, plus a bunch of 'extras' needed to make a complete meal.

weekdays and weekends are WAY different. I find myself eating all the time on the weekends (unless we are out actually doing something...)

During the week, I usually eat a light breakfast (hard boiled egg or greek yogurt or soy milk), snack on a handful of almonds before lunch, lunch is leftovers from night before or salad plus a piece of fruit. snack on some cheese when i get home from work and then we make dinner which varies but is usually lots of protein and veggies (although we have the occassional cravings for some carb packed dinners once in a while).

Grandmother's specialty: Scrambled eggs with slices of hot dog...
Dad's specialty: Grape jelly and american cheese on white bread...

Fortunately, my mom is italian and she never introduced us to anything too strange.

pong sri (thai) super delicious and spicyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy :)