tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1932995973497920020.post5065061633658847439..comments2021-04-21T06:12:50.388-04:00Comments on Mike Eats Food! (Cheaper!): Dinner And A Movie: Counter & "Hot Fuzz"Mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02502443437006028044noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1932995973497920020.post-48877374598916309472007-10-28T02:09:00.000-04:002007-10-28T02:09:00.000-04:00Dear Basil, I certainly appreciate your considerat...Dear Basil, <BR/><BR/>I certainly appreciate your consideration of my blog as worthy of representing all Americans. It's not a body of work I've ever felt aspired to such an audience, but I'll carry the burden as best I can. <BR/><BR/>As for France, I've never been. From what I've experienced of Spain and Italy, however, the people are wonderful and you are quite right--many of them do own restaurants. I should expect nothing less of France except for maybe a bit less pasta. <BR/><BR/>I'm not sure how to assure you that I'm not spoiled, but you're right about me being American. And I don't know if you consider 25 to be the age of a "kid," but if so, you've got two out of three. Not bad. <BR/><BR/>As for the "boycott," let me see if I can explain my reasoning a bit: <BR/><BR/>Aside from being generally humorous, in an ironic why-would-you-bother sort of way, in a city like New York, where there is certainly no lack of good food, good people and excellent restaurants, there is also no shortage of places to spend your money. This is both the blessing and the curse of capitalism. Personally, I find it wasteful to spend hard-earned money (and I do work hard to earn it) at an establishment that does not respect me as a customer. I would argue that "PEOPLE" respecting "PEOPLE" as "PEOPLE" runs both ways, especially in the service industry.<BR/><BR/>Which brings me to one last point: I have worked in a restaurant myself. Two of them, actually. I know how annoying it can be to be closing up and then have to stick around for a few more customers. But I signed up for my job, and so I did it. Begrudgingly, perhaps, but I did it. It's the Golden Rule, after all, to treat others as you would yourself. <BR/><BR/>Lastly, it seems you have skipped over the part of the post where I mentioned my boycott of MacDonalds. Really, that place is just gross. I assure you it is not on my list of places to dine, and I sincerely apologize for the fact that it exists in France. In fact, I apologize on behalf of all Americans. <BR/><BR/>In closing, I still find it quite rude of The Organic Grill's staff to have turned us away, but I suppose that I offered them as much rationale for choosing to eat there with twenty minutes left in their work day as they did for turning us away--none. But will I end the boycott? <BR/><BR/>Nope!<BR/><BR/>Best, <BR/><BR/>Mike E. FoodMikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02502443437006028044noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1932995973497920020.post-42757436143555682007-10-25T12:30:00.000-04:002007-10-25T12:30:00.000-04:00you're mad because the employees of that restauran...you're mad because the employees of that restaurant closed early so they could go home? <BR/>wow... the homogenization of americans is getting pretty bad. i live in france, and there seems to be an understanding here that restaurants are owned and operated by PEOPLE, some with families or other obligations. <BR/>it sounds like you are a very spoiled american kid, who should probably keep mcdonalds on your list of places to dine. at least the empoyees there are desperate enough to adhere to strict hours of operation.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1932995973497920020.post-20942662311107469782007-08-14T10:48:00.000-04:002007-08-14T10:48:00.000-04:00Wines, including those used in making sangrias, ar...Wines, including those used in making sangrias, are clarified, or cleared, after fermentation. The following ingredients are often used in the clarification process: edible gelatins (made from bones); isinglass (made from the swim bladders of fish); casein and potassium caseinate (milk proteins); and animal albumin (egg albumin and dried blood powder). None of these items are vegan. <BR/><BR/>Thankfully for vegans, many wineries no longer use these ingredients. For details, go to http://tastebetter.com/features/booze/type=wine.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1932995973497920020.post-8334227116417480922007-04-22T00:40:00.000-04:002007-04-22T00:40:00.000-04:00How about that Vegan Sangria?!Can someone please t...How about that Vegan Sangria?!<BR/><BR/>Can someone please tell us how to make non-vegan sangria?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1932995973497920020.post-27818384465221215542007-04-13T11:22:00.000-04:002007-04-13T11:22:00.000-04:00Dear Elissa, The servers at Wasabi do not call me ...Dear Elissa, <BR/><BR/>The servers at Wasabi do not call me "sweetie" and feed me pieces of my friend's shitake roll when she's finished eating them. They don't yell out, "what are you, lesbian!" when another female friend laughs and says she loves her. No, Wasabi is none of this. <BR/><BR/>Besides, Wasabi has a place in Williamsburg. They don't need no extra cash.Mikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02502443437006028044noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1932995973497920020.post-2307378529953139532007-04-12T17:53:00.000-04:002007-04-12T17:53:00.000-04:00i think your reason for boycotting Wasabi is stoop...i think your reason for boycotting Wasabi is stoopid.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16198064740913370806noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1932995973497920020.post-85454673945374027052007-04-12T15:10:00.000-04:002007-04-12T15:10:00.000-04:00Holy GraySkull!!Holy GraySkull!!Aaronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14664321312562800888noreply@blogger.com