Comments on: Fields of Grain and Memories

By: -A

-A — Sat, 01 Dec 2007 02:01:12 +0000

First, I am SO glad you got to spend time with your dear ones.

Second, as a fellow food allergic diner, I LAUGHED at the round tortilla thing. In the southwest, eating around dairy in Mexican places is easy. Here in DC, not so much. My last attempt, after I informed the server that I needed to know what items could be prepared dairy free, she proudly produced a menu ‘just for people like you.’

It was the gluten free menu. Everything was based on cheese…

By: Ex-Restaurant Manager

Ex-Restaurant Manager — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 03:14:55 +0000

Denny’s, Denny’s, Denny’s! And there’s more where that came from, Dennis! Just a point of reference actually, someplace universally known and infamous for vacuous, distant, and surly hospitality. When you want your employees to shoot for the stars, what would you use as a base-line? RG, what do you think? Do you have a base-line example you use?

By: namaste

namaste — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 01:53:49 +0000

mmmm.

choices.

By: jali

jali — Mon, 26 Nov 2007 15:56:50 +0000

I’m glad you were able to spend time with those who love you and that the day was full of laughter. I think my favorite part of family get togethers is the re-telling of those family stories.

Maybe you might preface a food order with: “If I eat wheat, I may die”. Maybe they’ll take you seriously. Bravo to the chef who did.

By: Julie

Julie — Mon, 26 Nov 2007 14:08:48 +0000

At Thanksgiving, we prepare two meals. The traditional turkey and stuffing, and the poultry-free version. My husband is allergic to poultry (and a bunch of other things). Servers are generally respectful of my shellfish allergy. If I tell the server and ask the questions about poultry, they are as well. If my husband asks, they look at him like he’s crazy.

By: Dennis

Dennis — Mon, 26 Nov 2007 11:22:36 +0000

ooops.

By: Dennis

Dennis — Mon, 26 Nov 2007 11:22:01 +0000

Geez, ex-RM. Get off of Denny’s ass already, will ya?

By: Dennis

Dennis — Mon, 26 Nov 2007 11:21:46 +0000

Geez, ex-RM. Get off of Denny’s ass, will ya?

By: Restaurant Gal

Restaurant Gal — Mon, 26 Nov 2007 04:12:36 +0000

Dennis–Thank you, as always. And if you crave a warm beach this winter, let me know. Would love to join the “family.”

Stephanie–I have forgotten the name of the place. But it was crazy, yes?

Don–We all collectively bit our lips at that comment, I can assure you!

Ex-RM–You do have the best dreams a great imagination can produce!

By: Ex-Restaurant Manager

Ex-Restaurant Manager — Sun, 25 Nov 2007 23:29:40 +0000

The imagination soars. Restaurant Gal standing up in the middle of the restaurant, rendering her frock, and exposing her super-hero outfit, crossed fork and knife over the RG on the front. “Do you know who I am, young man?. I’m Restaurant Gal! And you have been exposed as ‘Snooty Know-Nothing Server’. Off to Denny’s for you!” Cheers ring out from the dining room as you save them from officiousness! If only…..