by admin37109 | Apr 21, 2009 | Blog, General
Flickr: Jonathan CavesChefs like to create a mystique when they write menus. They often do this to get a “wow, that sounds fancy” response from diners. Many times menu verbiage is confusing, unless you are hip on contemporary restaurant terms. And often...
by admin37109 | Apr 21, 2009 | Blog, General
6) The Food is Housemade The next few items don’t relate to French culinary terminology, but enough already with some of the superfluous and downright hyperbolic verbiage found on menus. Housemade seems to be a popular term on menus, as opposed to what?...
by admin37109 | Apr 21, 2009 | Blog, General
El Bulli, in Spain, was dubbed “The World’s Best Restaurant.”Polling 806 restaurant critics, chefs, and industry experts, S. Pellegrino has once again compiled a list of the 50 best restaurants in the world. Just as you’d expect, the list...
by admin37109 | Apr 20, 2009 | Blog, General
Flickr: Refracted MomentsA man pretending to be a waiter stole a total of $186 in cash on Thursday from two different restaurants in Hoboken, New Jersey. His method was as simple as walking up to the tables and asking patrons if they needed anything else before...
by admin37109 | Apr 20, 2009 | Blog, General
Sure, vodka is second only to unicorn tears as the most magical clear potion known to man. But, even so, after reading MSN’s list of 10 weird uses for vodka (fair warning, it’s a 10-page slideshow), it’s hard not to be impressed with all the...
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