I distrust restaurants that cannot spell their own menu items correctly. Not just “bruchetta” and “au juice” and “capuchinno” and other perhaps predictable errors with languages that are not necessarily that of the restaurant staffers, but things like “stripped bass” and “deserts.” Perhaps especially “deserts.” You may be able to prepare it, but if [...]
Dear Family, I don’t know if you noticed me, the Other White Person in a room otherwise inhabited entirely by Asians. But I noticed you. What’s more, so did everyone else in the restaurant. This, I am pretty sure, did not register with you, because if you had been even the slightest bit aware of [...]
Tagged eating out, when I am Empress of the UniverseWhen I am Empress of the Universe, the following things will be banned immediately in all restaurants: 1. Waiters offering diners freshly ground black pepper on their food before diners have had the opportunity to taste their food. (Also, what the hell gives with the waiters being the only people in the establishment authorized to [...]
Tagged restaurants, when I am Empress of the UniverseI’m giving y’all the heads up now so you won’t miss it: I’ll be cooking my last brunch for a while on Sunday, May 23, at Mill Valley General Store (2800 Sisson St., Baltimore), from 9-1. The theme is STRAWBERRIES. The first fruit of the new season, and I don’t know about you, but I [...]
That’s right, kittens, after a day of jury duty and with a pressing need to get some groceries into the house, I did the obvious elitist foodie snob fundie-locavore thing: I grabbed the Belovedary and went to my area Wegman’s, where I assembled a big ol’ salad from their salad bar for dinner. Spinach and [...]
Tagged eating out, leafy greens, monday's supper, salads