My mom hates olives.  And her name is “Olive”.  Though maybe that’s why she hates them.

IPA’s have been played out. so many of them are so hoppy they have no flavor to them whatsoever. I’d say it’s gotten better recently, where breweries have allowed other flavors to come in so the hoppiness compliments rather than overwhelms. But yeah more hops does not equal better tasting. There’s a line that turns it…

But then what would they write about that you can comment on to make yourself feel superior?

I like the bitterness in chocolate, strong tea, coffee, most greens. But bitter melon just doesn’t work for me. I like vinegar, but citrus fruit sourness is hard to endure. Bodies are weird.

I never said I did any of that. If I’m talking to people about chocolate, and like ten people are there who say dark chocolate is amazing, there is so much nuance, etc., and I say I prefer milk chocolate instead, I will probably get shanked. I never told them they’re wrong. I said I liked something else, something…

mumbles "I don't really like olives" people get angry at that one, like I've personally attacked them. I try not to bring it up unless necessary. 

The internet begs to differ. Talk to the fandoms around bitter food (dark chocolate, IPAs, coffee) and express that you prefer to mix the bitter food with something else or that you like a less bitter variant of that food, and they will eviscerate you because apparently only children dislike bitter flavors. Therefore,…

Here, here! Panettone is dry as hell

I know it’s not good for you, and that kinda beats the point of the article, but I am glad that there’s a place where I can say this out loud:

Yes!   There is a local taco chain that opened up here in the DC area that is good.  They play hard rock pretty loud while they are open.   I stopped going there for lunch with old co-workers because you can’t hear what they are saying unless they are right next to you.  I think people have complained, but have been…

I don’t like an overly loud restaurant, but usually when it does reach the level of me noticing the noise it’s because of the stupid “industrial” design ethos of all hard surfaces and open ceilings amplifying the sound. Would a few soft surfaces to help absorb some sound kill these people?

I have way, WAY less if an issue with ambient restaurant noise, like plates and people talking, and far more of an issue with restaurants that blast music at a volume where it’s hard to hear someone sitting across from you. 

I was at a casual Japanese restaurant with my parent’s last week and a middle aged couple sat down in a booth across the entire dining room from us. The woman takes out a cellphone and starts yelling in to it, “I JUST BOUGHT 30 EGGS!” She then starts to recite her entire shopping list to the unknown person on her…

Reasonable levels.

Depends entirely on exactly how loud it is and where it is. Obviously, if I’m going to a sports bar/grill when a major sporting event is going on, I fully expect it to be loud. And if the place is packed, that’s fine too. But I really don’t want to clearly hear conversations happening between people 3 or 4 tables away…

“All reservation purchases are final and are immediately charged to the credit card entered during the booking process. “

So if you buy a theatre or concert ticket, and you can’t make it, they should refund your money?

It was a table of 6. I can understand why a party that size likely already has plans two days before NYE.

Chargebacks aren’t automatic. You have to submit a reason and this likely doesn’t pass the smell test.  

I don’t really think that would work. You gave them your credit card number so they could charge you if you didn’t show up and they charged you when you didn’t show up. Yes you tried to cancel but I think they can pretty easily argue that two-days notice wasn’t enough. Yes you had a good reason for wanting to cancel…