Me lost me cookie at the disco.
Poor Buffy. Your life resists all things average.
Willow ,'First Date'
Natter 64: Yes, we still need you
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
DavidS - Nov 05, 2009 7:50:37 am PST #17339 of 30001
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
bon bon - Nov 05, 2009 7:53:43 am PST #17340 of 30001
It's five thousand for kissing, ten thousand for snuggling... End of list.
Jesse -- try a department store discounter like Ross, TJs, Filenes. Housewares there are effing insane, but I would guess you'd need to find a spacious store in the suburbs.
I know Dana is not moving to Thailand, but I thought it would be awesome to be an expat in Bangkok, or especially Chiang Mai.
I can dance better than that dog, but I do have the advantage of bipedalism.
Jessica - Nov 05, 2009 7:53:57 am PST #17341 of 30001
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
A large water for $12.00???
I'm assuming that's a large bottle of some fancy premium bottled water - not just a large glass. (I mean, it's still a lot of money, but it's not an unusual markup for that kind of restaurant.)
[Before tax & tip, if you take out the wine it's a $1600 bill. Which is still a lot, but at least it's a number my brain can cope with - it's the difference between saving a month's wages vs a year's.]
Jessica - Nov 05, 2009 8:03:34 am PST #17342 of 30001
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
Aims - Nov 05, 2009 8:10:30 am PST #17343 of 30001
Shit's all sorts of different now.
A $47,000 restaurant tab
My question: Who gets the $7300 gratuity??
Tom Scola - Nov 05, 2009 8:12:23 am PST #17344 of 30001
Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.
Who gets the $7300 gratuity??
In the blog posting, he talks about it:
he told me that tips are pooled at Nello’s and that night’s glorious take was divided up among fifteen employees - waiters, food runners, bartenders, bus people and a maitre’d. In a pool house it’s common to divvy up the tips according to a percentage formula. And while the waiter at Nello’s wouldn’t tell me what that formula was, it’s obvious that everyone had a nice pay day!
Kathy A - Nov 05, 2009 8:12:24 am PST #17345 of 30001
We're very stretchy. - Connie Neil
The linked post asked the same question, and the poster called the restaurant and spoke to the waiter for that dinner. According to him, the restaurant puts all tips into a pot and everyone splits it, from the maitre'd to the bus boys, on a percentage basis.
ETA: Or, what Tom says. Hi, Tom!!!
Polter-Cow - Nov 05, 2009 8:12:40 am PST #17346 of 30001
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
Aims, that's in the post.
The waiter was very circumspect and didn’t want to talk about his patrons. No problem. I wouldn’t either. But he told me that tips are pooled at Nello’s and that night’s glorious take was divided up among fifteen employees - waiters, food runners, bartenders, bus people and a maitre’d. In a pool house it’s common to divvy up the tips according to a percentage formula. And while the waiter at Nello’s wouldn’t tell me what that formula was, it’s obvious that everyone had a nice pay day! Congratualtions guys!
Aah, x-post!
bon bon - Nov 05, 2009 8:16:10 am PST #17347 of 30001
It's five thousand for kissing, ten thousand for snuggling... End of list.
What's sick and sad is wasting that wine on mediocre food that costs way more than necessary. The markup on water might be expected but $30 asparagus?! And that's not even counting the markup on the wine. Russians!
Jesse - Nov 05, 2009 8:23:46 am PST #17348 of 30001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Jesse -- try a department store discounter like Ross, TJs, Filenes. Housewares there are effing insane, but I would guess you'd need to find a spacious store in the suburbs.
I kind of looked at Marshall's and Filene's Basement the other day, but didn't have this exact thing in my head yet. But I don't think they had what I was looking for, even still. I think msbelle's Solution solution is the winner. It's exactly the right size, shape, and style!