As a variant on this, last time I was stateside I found myself ordering starters for a main course because the portion sizes were way too large. And I’m 6'2".

One place I go to, my kids still order the nachos from the children’s menu (because they like them, and prefer not to have the adult alternative that comes with jalapenos and other vegetables). However they always ask the waitress if it is okay (it’s never a problem) and they always order their main course from the…

Isn’t this Ebaumsworld all over again? At least the campaign against that had an animated short to go along with it’s theme tune...

My thoughts precisely. I hope they bring the lady with the telepathic cat back. And Dusty Ewing with his glowing tuning fork.

I found shopping got a lot more easier when I dumped supermarkets and just went straight to my local butchers, greengrocers and hardware store (for stuff like washing powder, detergents, toilet paper and the like). I also found it gave me a closer connection with my food. In a lot of cases I know exactly which farm my…

“God is dead. God remains dead. And we have killed him. How shall we comfort ourselves, the murderers of all murderers...”

“Tuesdays; July”... also Janet’s birthday.

See if you can track down the Victorian Lemonade- it’s my favourite Fentimans. Also, Jasmine and Lime is a fantastic gin mixer.

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).