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Yes Cassaendra! I always think that people who act as if the waitstaff are 'invisible' are supremely rude! I appreciate the fact that they try to remain unobtrusive, but I don't want them to feel invisible! I want them to know that I appreciate their efforts to make my dining experience a pleasurable one! And I often find that a pleasurable and enthusiastic countenance often results in the waitstaff trying even harder to please our table vs. the others around us! God knows they see enough grouches in a day!

I also still watch Alton Brown, Jamie Oliver, and that new Anne Burrell show (she is also Mario's sous Chef on Iron Chef) - but it does seem that FN has 'dumbed down' the programming for the less experienced cook and the less sophisticated palette. OK...call me a heretic, but I have to admit I LOVE Guy's Diners show...love to see the people that he meets and the cute, quirky places that exist out there....that and Ace of Cakes...too funny!

Hi Adam...I'm new to the Slice world and I didn't know how to 'post' this question to the Slice guru's. My question is - have you guys ever done a piece (sorry - no pun intended) on the following Pizza place...

http://estancia460.wordpress.com/2007/10/28/koronet-pizza/

The link is to a blog by Stacy Sosa, the owner of the restaurant Estancia 460 over in Tribeca - she gives it a pretty good thumbs up...but wondering what 'real' pizza gourmands think...?? All comments welcome....~thanks..

Yah! (good comment butterface)

I guess it's my southern roots showing...what about shrimp and grits? Or green chili cheese squares? (kind of a crustless quiche) Can be served cold and top with Salsa...mmmm. Or baked cheddar cheese grits, with crispy crumbled bacon and scallions scattered over the top....You can get great recipes for all this stuff with just a quick internet search...

If you're in a high end restuarant, don't pre-bus. Just put your silverware on your plate. Oftentimes, if a manager sees plates stacked, they will assume the server isn't doing their job or hasn't been by to check often/quickly enough.

If you're at a medium priced chain (TGIF and the like) stack and pre-bus all you like. It always annoyed me when customers did that, but as a server I didn't get into trouble. It just made me feel like I had missed something.

And I wanted to add to the person who commented about blowing nose in the napkin: I also hate when people leave their gum in the napkin. NASTY! Why should I want to even come close to having contact with THAT!? And if we really want to be nit-picky, unless you have a paper napkin, please, PLEASE don't put it on top of the plate. It's very difficult to get oils, butter, and such out of the cloth napkins.

I'm not a regular Starbucks customer (there isn't one where I live!), but recently I was on vacation and got a chocolate Vivanno. It was delicious, first of all, had enormous amounts of protein and fiber, and it was absolutely all I needed for breakfast! I tried the orange mango the next day. Also delicious. Don't know why there are all these comments about how Starbucks shouldn't be selling smoothies. Ridiculous. It's a top quality product, healthier than most people's sweet roll breakfasts, and certainly has a place on the menu of a top quality place like Starbucks. Keep up the good work, Starbucks! I'm home from vacation now, but I'll drive 30 miles to the nearest Starbucks just to get one. I did it yesterday!

Actually love this pizza...Finally someone got it right...Try the margarita slice..It is soo good...Not to much sauce, it's not soggy and it's thin...Also had a chicken role and it was fresh , not like most places where it has been sitting all day...

Heh, reporting back - I indeed did indulge in my guilty pleasure fried chicken last night in honor of this thread and DAAAAY-AMN it was good. My diet hates you secretly though, but don't mind her - she's jealous of pleasures...

Thanks, y'all! I appreciate your input. This is why I LOVE Serious Eats.