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Skriven 2009-06-26 17:55:37 av Ruth Haffly (1:396/45.28)
     Kommentar till en text av MICHAEL LOO
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Hi Michael,

 ML> So you get a free meal at a restaurant you're not going back to!
 RH> Well, we are going back with the evidence.  Also, I said "probably" in
 RH> regards to going back--but there would have to be a pretty good
 RH> reason. I think a free meal would meet that qualification.

 ML> A free unpleasant meal is no bargain, though. Unless you have
 ML> reason to think that they're going to work hard to get your
 ML> business back, going back may well be a "triumph of hope over
 ML> experience."


I don't think they will be bending over backwards to keep our business.
As of now, not that many people associated wwith that particular place
know about the "bonus" included in Steve's meal & how it was handled.  I
think next time I'll try something else from the menu; I had the citrus
chicken (same as Steve)but wasn't that particularly impressed.  Deborah
had the beef marsala; I had a bite and we agreed, it was on the tough
side.  Those 2 were on the special menu--salad, entree and dessert
together for one price (a bit lower than some of the entree prices).
Other than being slow on the drink refills, the service itself couldn't
be faulted.  Stay tuned for future developments.

 ML>   (G)  Deborah
 RH> and I tried to steer Steve towards The Cheesecake Factory but he had
 RH> locked his radar in on Brio and couldn't change his direction.

 ML> I found the Cheesecake Factory to have food that even I can
 ML> eat, if I steer away from the obvious. It is, however, kind of
 ML> cookie-cutter predictable; plus the prices are kind of off base.

Still, I wouldn't mind giving it a try "just for the whatevah's."


 ML> The bad thing about chains is that they're predictable; the good
 ML> thing about chains is that they're predictable. I was once in

Oh how true!


 ML> a strange midwestern city, and the hotel desk clerk tried to
 ML> sell me on the hotel restaurant, but I said, no, I had a meeting
 ML> at the Ruth's Chris downtown, to which she said, oh, that's a
 ML> chain, SO YOU KNOW THE FOOD IS GOING TO BE GOOD. It was pretty
 ML> good, but the price was of course thrice what I'd have liked to
 ML> pay, maybe four times. I had to fast for a few days to make
 ML> up for it.

Steve has been to one when he had to go to Hunstville, Alabama once.
He's talked about taking me so we'd best start saving our pennies.


 ML> I recently dined at a place where the food was fine, but the
 ML> waiter just had to be on drugs.
 RH> Did it look like all the wait staff appeared that way?

 ML> In fact, the rest of the staff tried its best to cover for
 ML> him and were very energetic. Couldn't figure it out.

Maybe it was his turn; i.e. they all take separate days to be "off their
norm" and the others cover for it.  Just a wild guess.


 ML>       Title: The Cheesecake Factory Bruschetta
 ML>  Categories: Appetizers
 ML>       Yield: 2 Servings

It actually looks similar to a lot of other bruschetta recipies I've
seen.



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