If tipping were abolished completely, then yes, employers would be forced to pay the full amount of their employees’ wages BUT they would also raise the prices to cover that, so that customers would still be paying them. There’s no scenario where customers buy something and don’t have to cover the costs for it.

I metaphorically* threw her book across the room after page 10, but you? I like you. Feel free to come over to my house and curse and me and my ridiculous clutter anytime.

She, at least, gave a pretty good apology — the best of the crowd, IMO.

It is both popular and divisive! I love it (and for the record, grew up in CA with parents from NY), but many people hate it. Granted, it does taste more like a dessert than a savory side dish, but what’s wrong with an extra, early dessert?

The one nearest to me is 500 miles away, so... at least I have a theme song for the drive?

God yes! I remember getting old enough to have sleepovers and tasting Rice Chex with real 2% milk for the first time. Proust’s madeleines had nothing on that.

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The KFCs in my area always have good, prompt service, and I’ve never had them be out of anything. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

I used to make roux-based gravies, but once a friend turned me on to cornstarch thickening, I’ve never looked back. 

If you live in or near a city with a good Chinatown, find the place that does the best Peking Duck. That + plum sauce >>> turkey + cranberry.

The natural gas doesn’t magically appear at your home — there’s a cost to transmit it as well. (I don’t actually know how those two costs compare, though.)

Have you tried spreading them out so there’s only per year? I find that works pretty well.

He was never tried in criminal court, but a custody court found his conduct disturbing enough to rule that Dylan (then known as Mia) should be protected from him.

For the love of all that is holy*, DO NOT USE A FOOD PROCESSOR! The potatoes will become gummy and disgusting, thus wasting all your effort.

It’s useful to those of us who aren’t particular fans of war movies, but might go see them if they’re good. 

“Steele Johnson”

I liked H&S, but the car chases were only so-so. Now, if he wanted to analyze scenes featuring Vanessa Kirby beating the crap out of everyone she comes across, and chose to do that by stringing those scenes together and then not saying anything, that’d be some good analysis.

Regardless of her motives, I greatly doubt she’s involved enough in Trump’s dealings to know anything useful about what he’s done.

That’s how she became famous in the first place, but models married to music stars are a dime a dozen, and she’s made herself stand out from the crowd via the awesomeness of her tweets and general attitude.

Yes, herbs boiled for hours and hours is the only way to go.