It got plenty of love in the Razzies...

Most places I know only hold a table for 15 minutes past the reservation time, though that tends to be more for no-shows; and people who do no ring in and let them know that that they are going to be late.

Also, seating a partial party could be seen as Negative Reinforcement. There’s no change in behavior of the partial party or the latecomers because they still get their desired outcome. What the restaurant did was totally correct. It reinforces that when you make a booking for X people, they expect X people to turn…

I was in a restaurant with a group of friends and one couple rang us to tell us that they were running a little late but for us to go ahead and order as they’d be there shortly. They arrived over an hour later, the rest of us were already half way through our main courses. They asked for menus, and then proceeded to…

My best find was a spice vendor who sells fresh spice by the quality I want, not in prefilled jars/packets

Actually, many years ago BC (Before Condo) I got rid of tons of kitchen gadgets that I had been given as presents by going through them and asking “can I do the job this does with a proper knife”?

I was given the Condo book for Christmas. It didn’t spark joy so I threw it away.

“with new coins based on a system of multiples of five and 10.”

Likewise, all of Europe (including the UK).

She could have also gone with “People should not be afraid of the government. The government should be afraid of the people”

I’m surprised that the moron didn’t use the whole situation as a reason that he should be given compensation of some form. I’m sure he’s talking to his lawyer as we speak...

Pizza Margherita tells you everything you need to know about the restaurant. The quality of the cheese, the flavour of the sauce, the consistency of the base; and whether it’s cooked properly or not (for me, this would mean in a wood fired stone oven).

Have you ever called pasta “noodles”?

Chip and PIN is designed to be more secure and harder to defraud- Outside of America, the credit card companies take the hit for card fraud. In America, it’s the card holder who takes the hit, so less impetus for the CC companies to do anything about it.

Same in Ireland, the UK, France, Germany, Switzerland and Spain- possibly other EU countries as well but I’ve only listed the ones I’ve visited recently

I tend to only look at the total- I have an idea in my mind of what the price should be. If the total is wildly different to what I thought it should be, then I’ll examine the bill fully.

The alternative is just to take your bill up to the register- it’s usually on the way out anyway.

BBC’s adaptation of Les Miserables should be on this list. We’re 2 episodes in over here and it’s seriously good- Almost makes you forget that horrible musical version.

If it’s insipid, I’d guess it was factory farmed chicken. The free range ones I get from a local farm a full of flavour- the most chicken-y flavoured chicken I’ve ever had.

For me, a herb is the leaf/stalk of a plant. Everything else is a spice (especially if it’s powdered).