tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post991583612654094485..comments2024-03-29T10:10:40.315-05:00Comments on Every goddamn day: 03/29/24: It’s Restaurant Week — grab your wallets!Neil Steinberghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11468057838260476480noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-83608291045757188662020-01-24T17:24:34.084-06:002020-01-24T17:24:34.084-06:00The term is French for "fixed price"...s...The term is French for "fixed price"...so isn't "prix fixe" a menu in which the entire meal is offered at a single fixed price? I've only gone to our Restaurant Week a couple of times, so maybe I'm just another one of those hix from the stix who's confused about prix fixe. <br /><br />I'm more of a White Castle guy. Took my wife there for Valentine's Day, some years back. They had it all spiffed-up and you needed a reservation. Sadly, all the White Castles in northeast Ohio were closed about five years ago. Now the closest fresh sliders are down in Columbus. The frozen ones just aren't the same. <br /><br />Whatever the antonym of a "foodie" is, I'm it, and have been since I was a little kid. Unpretentious, prefer low-end dives, and readily chow down on almost anything put in front of me. Grizz 65https://www.blogger.com/profile/02892702223228764894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-6902029584376241532020-01-24T09:57:17.503-06:002020-01-24T09:57:17.503-06:00I think I might worry about encouraging extravagan...I think I might worry about encouraging extravagant dining tastes in the kids, but Neil's progeny seem well on their way to being able to afford some high end living. And they probably have enough sense to not overdo it. The concluding comment about wasting time and money going to a Bears game is apt.<br /><br />TomTomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09641357239788323783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-69745102142352655712020-01-24T09:30:47.532-06:002020-01-24T09:30:47.532-06:00I love Huck Finn's. Takes the sting out of goi...I love Huck Finn's. Takes the sting out of going to Midway. Neil Steinberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11468057838260476480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-62598386405233698712020-01-24T09:01:41.715-06:002020-01-24T09:01:41.715-06:00I guess a great storyteller can make any endeavor ...I guess a great storyteller can make any endeavor interesting. My idea of fine dining is an excursion to Huck Finn's, where I inspect the specials looking to save 75 cents or a dollar on a mundane meal, but Neil's lively description of his forays into the expensive world of haute cuisine shakes my soul, even if it fails to loosen the iron grip that the specter of the poor house has on my wallet.<br /><br />johntatehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06215684866966011198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-50678247075365141642020-01-24T08:58:06.140-06:002020-01-24T08:58:06.140-06:00Today's EGD must be in a foreign language. Har...Today's EGD must be in a foreign language. Hard to relate to in any way. I guess Restaurant Week means something different to everyone. I'll grab my wallet all right...Baruchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04272846864527724702noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-6886978185462711822020-01-24T07:28:15.184-06:002020-01-24T07:28:15.184-06:00My idea of herring are the $5.99 jars at Costco.My idea of herring are the $5.99 jars at Costco.Clark St.https://www.blogger.com/profile/09634234069783123180noreply@blogger.com