Subj : Re: moving or not To : Barry Martin From : Nancy Backus Date : Wed Oct 30 2019 02:10:56 -=> Quoting Barry Martin to Nancy Backus on 19-Oct-2019 09:27 <=- NB>> We had a nice sit-down Chinese restaurant in our neighborhood at NB>> one time... the father was the chef, his mother watched the NB>> littlest ones, his wife was the hostess/waitress etc... as the NB>> little girls got old enough, they helped with the bussing tables, NB>> and the seating of customers... they moved on to (I think) NYC, and NB>> sold the place (and I think the recipes, too) to an Hispanic couple.. NB>> never was the same after that, and we stopped going there... BM> I'm not trying to be stereotypical but the thought of a BM> Spanish or Mexican family running a Chineese restaurant doesn't quite BM> work. Even following the recipes as written there are techniques and BM> 'unwrittens' one would not be aware of. "A pinch of salt" -- a little BM> between thumb and forefinger or more between the thumb and two BM> fingers? It could have worked, but as you say, chances were good that it wouldn't have.... they might have had the recipes, but didn't really understand the subtleties of Chinese cooking... ;) But I have a Chinese friend that can cook just about any ethnic cuisine, including Mexican/Spanish or even French, Italian or Greek.... :) BM> As for the "not the same", when we ate out more often and so a BM> higher repeat rate at specific restaurants we could tell when there was BM> a different chef in the kitchen from the usual as the meal didn't taste BM> quite the same. And sometimes that can be bad, other times good.... and sometimes just different.... ;) NB>> Our current favorite Japanese place is owned by the chef (he makes NB>> just about everything from scratch, from sushi to soups to dressings NB>> to appetizers to entrees to desserts), his wife helps in the kitchen, NB>> is the hostess/waitress etc, and keeps the books... their oldest son, NB>> now in college, is doing some of the help in the kitchen and some of NB>> the bussing and serving and seating... the younger two boys are just NB>> there, doing their homework and such.... :) BM> Depending on how young the two boys might help at certain times - BM> thinking "do you homework for 45 minutes and then help clean for 15", BM> (You'd probably notice that schedule!) Or perhaps they helped when BM> the restaurant was closed. Before things got as busy as they are now, the middle boy would sit at one of the tables, and happily read a book... ;) The youngest is still pretty young.... I think they now are doing their schoolwork and such in the kitchen where they are out of sight... or possibly are at their grandparents more.... BM> BM> (What a topic to follow restaurants!) That's the way messages evolve.... or devolve.... BM>>> avoid too much liquid milk: found I could have with cereal provided BM>>> not too much (so approaching moisten the cereal in the bowl) and the BM>>> cereal piece was the last item eaten as opposed to spooning milk. NB>>> Very odd... and quite a shame.... like my apple allergy... BM>> Well AFAICT your apple allergy is worse. Simple to avoid a glass of BM>> milk or milk in cereal (order oatmeal!) but from earlier discussions BM>> apples show up everywhere in food and drinks. NB>> Well, that is true... more effort to avoid apples than to avoid milk... NB>> but as an avid milk drinker, I'd find that hard to take, too... ;0 BM> If you had that taste I had you'd avoid! Maybe... or figure out some way to cover it up... ;) BM>>> Fortunately non-liquid milk was fine: I could eat cheese, sour cream, BM>>> cottage cheese, yogurt with out any ill-taste. NB>>> That was a good thing, at least... :) BM>> Yes. I'll admit to never being a 'milk drinker' where one pours BM>> oneself a nice cold refreshing glass of milk -- iced water was my BM>> preference even as a kid. OTOH could chow down on cheese, cottage BM>> cheese, sour cream, etc. (Yogurt really wasn't a thing back then - BM>> definitely a new favourite.) NB>> I enjoy milk in all its forms... :) And we generally have it NB>> with our meals at home... At restaurants, it's almost impossible NB>> to find whole milk offered, so we go for something else there... BM> Yes, if you were regular regulars they might buy a quart of milk just BM> for you two. Now that you mention it I don't recall seeing milk even BM> listed in the beverage section of a lunch or dinner menu. It generally is there, but most likely 2% or less.... at least at most American-type restaurants, such as diners, or at the chain restaurants... NB>>> And some seem to be quite good at it, as well... ;) My strong NB>>> point is in seeing good ones to grab... BM>> I'm still waiting to see one from my collection! ...Oh. NB>> Ah, did I have one of yours on that message... ;) I often try NB>> not to use taglines on messages to the person I snagged them NB>> from... but it does happen from time to time... ;) BM> 99% of my taglines have been snagged from others or extracted from BM> various sources so if you gave me one of 'my' taglines it probably BM> originated elsewhere. Like most of mine... :) NB>> ... Law of Basic Economics: you can only spend it once. BM> Though in "advanced Economics" they talk about how the $1 a tourist BM> spends becomes $5 (or whatever amount) because the tourist gives the BM> $1 to the first vendor/shopkeeper, that person spends the $1 at Shop BM> #2, that one spends at Shop #3.... Ah, but still the first person can only spend it once.... :) ttyl neb .... A classic is a book that is praised but not read --- EzyBlueWave V3.00 01FB001F * Origin: Tiny's BBS - http://www.tinysbbs.com (454:1/452) .