On Thu, 13 Aug 2020 11:48:41 -0400, Sheldon Martin >
wrote:

>On Wed, 12 Aug 2020 21:17:07 -0500, Sqwertz >
>wrote:
>
>>On Wed, 12 Aug 2020 12:24:42 -0400, Sheldon Martin wrote:
>>
>>> Quality restaurants bring dressing for the diners to apply themselves,
>>
>>Quality restaurants dress and toss the salad for you. Denny's and
>>Bobs Big Boy put it on the side.
>>
>>> even so-so restaurnats bring the dressing asked for or bring assorted
>>> packets of dressings... you're obviously used to dinning in grade
>>> school lunchrooms.
>>
>>Heh. Packets of dressings are reserved for FAST FOOD ONLY.
>>
>>-sw
>
>So says the Fast Food maven. Most high end restaurants offer a
>selection of packets... actually packets are far more sanitary than a
>crowd dipping out dressings from tubs... same is true for all
>condiments, including butter pats, coffee creamer, jams, syrups, etc.
>Also costs less as there's far less waste/spoilage.

Never, never, never. That's no high end restaurant.
Janet US

On 8/13/2020 11:55 AM, U.S. Janet B. wrote:
> On Thu, 13 Aug 2020 11:48:41 -0400, Sheldon Martin >
> wrote:
>
>> On Wed, 12 Aug 2020 21:17:07 -0500, Sqwertz >
>> wrote:
>>
>>> On Wed, 12 Aug 2020 12:24:42 -0400, Sheldon Martin wrote:
>>>
>>>> Quality restaurants bring dressing for the diners to apply themselves,
>>>
>>> Quality restaurants dress and toss the salad for you. Denny's and
>>> Bobs Big Boy put it on the side.
>>>
>>>> even so-so restaurnats bring the dressing asked for or bring assorted
>>>> packets of dressings... you're obviously used to dinning in grade
>>>> school lunchrooms.
>>>
>>> Heh. Packets of dressings are reserved for FAST FOOD ONLY.
>>>
>>> -sw
>>
>> So says the Fast Food maven. Most high end restaurants offer a
>> selection of packets... actually packets are far more sanitary than a
>> crowd dipping out dressings from tubs... same is true for all
>> condiments, including butter pats, coffee creamer, jams, syrups, etc.
>> Also costs less as there's far less waste/spoilage.
>
> Never, never, never. That's no high end restaurant.
> Janet US
>


Janet, you are wrong. Sheldon knows because his Uncle Jed told him all
about those fancy-eatin places.

Cindy Hamilton wrote:
> On Thursday, August 13, 2020 at 1:36:35 PM UTC-4, Bruce wrote:
>> On Thursday, August 13, 2020 at 11:48:45 AM UTC-4, Sheldon wrote:
>>> On Wed, 12 Aug 2020 21:17:07 -0500, Sqwertz >
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>> On Wed, 12 Aug 2020 12:24:42 -0400, Sheldon Martin wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Quality restaurants bring dressing for the diners to apply themselves,
>>>>
>>>> Quality restaurants dress and toss the salad for you. Denny's and
>>>> Bobs Big Boy put it on the side.
>>>>
>>>>> even so-so restaurnats bring the dressing asked for or bring assorted
>>>>> packets of dressings... you're obviously used to dinning in grade
>>>>> school lunchrooms.
>>>>
>>>> Heh. Packets of dressings are reserved for FAST FOOD ONLY.
>>>>
>>>> -sw
>>>
>>> So says the Fast Food maven. Most high end restaurants offer a
>>> selection of packets... actually packets are far more sanitary than a
>>> crowd dipping out dressings from tubs... same is true for all
>>> condiments, including butter pats, coffee creamer, jams, syrups, etc.
>>> Also costs less as there's far less waste/spoilage.
>>
>> Sheldon, have you ever been to a high-end restaurant? Ever?
>
> I'm trying to picture Alain Ducasse letting his restaurant put out
> packets of salad dressings. I think my head is going to explode.
>
> Even much more modest restaurants make their own dressings. A
> _bar_ in the next town over makes their dressings from scratch, FFS.
> The creamy garlic at a local German restaurant tastes of fresh
> buttermilk.
>
> You can always tell whether a dressing is made from scratch: the
> pre-made ones always taste cooked and like chemicals.
>
> Cindy Hamilton
>

CUE Druce!

Bruce wrote:
> On Thu, 13 Aug 2020 10:45:55 -0700 (PDT), Cindy Hamilton
> > wrote:
>
>> On Thursday, August 13, 2020 at 1:36:35 PM UTC-4, Bruce wrote:
>>> On Thursday, August 13, 2020 at 11:48:45 AM UTC-4, Sheldon wrote:
>>>>
>>>> So says the Fast Food maven. Most high end restaurants offer a
>>>> selection of packets... actually packets are far more sanitary than a
>>>> crowd dipping out dressings from tubs... same is true for all
>>>> condiments, including butter pats, coffee creamer, jams, syrups, etc.
>>>> Also costs less as there's far less waste/spoilage.
>>>
>>> Sheldon, have you ever been to a high-end restaurant? Ever?
>>
>> I'm trying to picture Alain Ducasse letting his restaurant put out
>> packets of salad dressings. I think my head is going to explode.
>>
>> Even much more modest restaurants make their own dressings. A
>> _bar_ in the next town over makes their dressings from scratch, FFS.
>> The creamy garlic at a local German restaurant tastes of fresh
>> buttermilk.
>>
>> You can always tell whether a dressing is made from scratch: the
>> pre-made ones always taste cooked and like chemicals.
>
> Yes, I think those packets are only for fast food joints and other
> low-level places. No real chef would use them.
>

Even evil american chefs? Druce, those evil *******s will feed you
all sorts of chemicals and never blink an eye.

Taxed and Spent wrote:
> On 8/13/2020 11:55 AM, U.S. Janet B. wrote:
>> On Thu, 13 Aug 2020 11:48:41 -0400, Sheldon Martin
>> >
>> wrote:
>>
>>> On Wed, 12 Aug 2020 21:17:07 -0500, Sqwertz
>>> >
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>> On Wed, 12 Aug 2020 12:24:42 -0400, Sheldon Martin wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Quality restaurants bring dressing for the diners to apply
>>>>> themselves,
>>>>
>>>> Quality restaurants dress and toss the salad for you.* Denny's and
>>>> Bobs Big Boy put it on the side.
>>>>
>>>>> even so-so restaurnats bring the dressing asked for or bring
>>>>> assorted
>>>>> packets of dressings... you're obviously used to dinning in grade
>>>>> school lunchrooms.
>>>>
>>>> Heh. Packets of dressings are reserved for FAST FOOD ONLY.
>>>>
>>>> -sw
>>>
>>> So says the Fast Food maven.* Most high end restaurants offer a
>>> selection of packets... actually packets are far more sanitary
>>> than a
>>> crowd dipping out dressings from tubs... same is true for all
>>> condiments, including butter pats, coffee creamer, jams, syrups,
>>> etc.
>>> Also costs less as there's far less waste/spoilage.
>>
>> Never, never, never.* That's no high end restaurant.
>> Janet US
>>
>
>
> Janet, you are wrong.* Sheldon knows because his Uncle Jed told him
> all about those fancy-eatin places.

Nope, it was his *** brother that showed him how to properly
"dress" his salad at snooty new york restaurants.

Especially at the gold coin ... a 4 star joint Popeye enjoys.

Bruce wrote:
> On Thu, 13 Aug 2020 10:45:55 -0700 (PDT), Cindy Hamilton
> > wrote:
>
>> On Thursday, August 13, 2020 at 1:36:35 PM UTC-4, Bruce wrote:
>>> On Thursday, August 13, 2020 at 11:48:45 AM UTC-4, Sheldon wrote:
>>>>
>>>> So says the Fast Food maven. Most high end restaurants offer a
>>>> selection of packets... actually packets are far more sanitary than a
>>>> crowd dipping out dressings from tubs... same is true for all
>>>> condiments, including butter pats, coffee creamer, jams, syrups, etc.
>>>> Also costs less as there's far less waste/spoilage.
>>>
>>> Sheldon, have you ever been to a high-end restaurant? Ever?
>>
>> I'm trying to picture Alain Ducasse letting his restaurant put out
>> packets of salad dressings. I think my head is going to explode.
>>
>> Even much more modest restaurants make their own dressings. A
>> _bar_ in the next town over makes their dressings from scratch, FFS.
>> The creamy garlic at a local German restaurant tastes of fresh
>> buttermilk.
>>
>> You can always tell whether a dressing is made from scratch: the
>> pre-made ones always taste cooked and like chemicals.
>
> Yes, I think those packets are only for fast food joints and other
> low-level places. No real chef would use them.

Even if money-saving is an issue (at some out-of-favor NYC, Monaco or Paris restaurants) ?

wrote:
> Bruce wrote:
>> On Thu, 13 Aug 2020 10:45:55 -0700 (PDT), Cindy Hamilton
>> > wrote:
>>
>>> On Thursday, August 13, 2020 at 1:36:35 PM UTC-4, Bruce wrote:
>>>> On Thursday, August 13, 2020 at 11:48:45 AM UTC-4, Sheldon wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> So says the Fast Food maven. Most high end restaurants offer a
>>>>> selection of packets... actually packets are far more sanitary than a
>>>>> crowd dipping out dressings from tubs... same is true for all
>>>>> condiments, including butter pats, coffee creamer, jams, syrups, etc.
>>>>> Also costs less as there's far less waste/spoilage.
>>>>
>>>> Sheldon, have you ever been to a high-end restaurant? Ever?
>>>
>>> I'm trying to picture Alain Ducasse letting his restaurant put out
>>> packets of salad dressings. I think my head is going to explode.
>>>
>>> Even much more modest restaurants make their own dressings. A
>>> _bar_ in the next town over makes their dressings from scratch, FFS.
>>> The creamy garlic at a local German restaurant tastes of fresh
>>> buttermilk.
>>>
>>> You can always tell whether a dressing is made from scratch: the
>>> pre-made ones always taste cooked and like chemicals.
>>
>> Yes, I think those packets are only for fast food joints and other
>> low-level places. No real chef would use them.
>
> Even if money-saving is an issue (at some out-of-favor NYC, Monaco or Paris restaurants) ?
>

Druce is like Popeye. These upper crust people only dine at the
finest restaurants.

When they make a reservation, the staff gets busy.

On Thu, 13 Aug 2020 16:26:38 -0500, Hank Rogers >
wrote:

wrote:
>> Bruce wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Even much more modest restaurants make their own dressings. A
>>>> _bar_ in the next town over makes their dressings from scratch, FFS.
>>>> The creamy garlic at a local German restaurant tastes of fresh
>>>> buttermilk.
>>>>
>>>> You can always tell whether a dressing is made from scratch: the
>>>> pre-made ones always taste cooked and like chemicals.
>>>
>>> Yes, I think those packets are only for fast food joints and other
>>> low-level places. No real chef would use them.
>>
>> Even if money-saving is an issue (at some out-of-favor NYC, Monaco or Paris restaurants) ?
>>
>
>Druce is like Popeye. These upper crust people only dine at the
>finest restaurants.
>
>When they make a reservation, the staff gets busy.

Not at all, but even a modest little eatery around the corner doesn't
use dressing from a packet. That's giving up.

Bruce wrote:
> On Thu, 13 Aug 2020 16:26:38 -0500, Hank Rogers >
> wrote:
>
>> wrote:
>>> Bruce wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> Even much more modest restaurants make their own dressings. A
>>>>> _bar_ in the next town over makes their dressings from scratch, FFS.
>>>>> The creamy garlic at a local German restaurant tastes of fresh
>>>>> buttermilk.
>>>>>
>>>>> You can always tell whether a dressing is made from scratch: the
>>>>> pre-made ones always taste cooked and like chemicals.
>>>>
>>>> Yes, I think those packets are only for fast food joints and other
>>>> low-level places. No real chef would use them.
>>>
>>> Even if money-saving is an issue (at some out-of-favor NYC, Monaco or Paris restaurants) ?
>>>
>>
>> Druce is like Popeye. These upper crust people only dine at the
>> finest restaurants.
>>
>> When they make a reservation, the staff gets busy.
>
> Not at all, but even a modest little eatery around the corner doesn't
> use dressing from a packet. That's giving up.
>

How nice for you.
..
Some of us are in the usa. It is horrible. Some have escaped to
netherlands. and a few to australia. Most have been killed.

On Thu, 13 Aug 2020 11:48:41 -0400, Sheldon Martin wrote:

> On Wed, 12 Aug 2020 21:17:07 -0500, Sqwertz >
> wrote:
>
>>Packets of dressings are reserved for FAST FOOD ONLY.
>
> So says the Fast Food maven. Most high end restaurants offer a
> selection of packets...

I never LOL at posts except for yours. Hah! You're hilarious!

-sw

Taxed and Spent wrote:

> On 8/13/2020 11:55 AM, U.S. Janet B. wrote:
> > On Thu, 13 Aug 2020 11:48:41 -0400, Sheldon Martin
> > > wrote:
> >
> > > On Wed, 12 Aug 2020 21:17:07 -0500, Sqwertz
> > > > wrote:
> > >
> > > > On Wed, 12 Aug 2020 12:24:42 -0400, Sheldon Martin wrote:
> > > >
> > > > > Quality restaurants bring dressing for the diners to apply
> > > > > themselves,
> > > >
> > > > Quality restaurants dress and toss the salad for you. Denny's
> > > > and Bobs Big Boy put it on the side.
> > > >
> > > > > even so-so restaurnats bring the dressing asked for or bring
> > > > > assorted packets of dressings... you're obviously used to
> > > > > dinning in grade school lunchrooms.
> > > >
> > > > Heh. Packets of dressings are reserved for FAST FOOD ONLY.
> > > >
> > > > -sw
> > >
> > > So says the Fast Food maven. Most high end restaurants offer a
> > > selection of packets... actually packets are far more sanitary
> > > than a crowd dipping out dressings from tubs... same is true for
> > > all condiments, including butter pats, coffee creamer, jams,
> > > syrups, etc. Also costs less as there's far less waste/spoilage.
> >
> > Never, never, never. That's no high end restaurant.
> > Janet US
> >
>
>
> Janet, you are wrong. Sheldon knows because his Uncle Jed told him
> all about those fancy-eatin places.

LOL!

I am not really sure if Sheldon ever ate at a true high end place.
Pre-Covid, even Denny's didn't use packets except for sweet-n-low type
stuff and jelly. NOT for salad dressings. They are not high-end,
being just one level above fastfood McDonalds types.

I do not diss Denny's BTW. If you just wanted a simple fast fix, they
worked. Don likes their cheeseburger plate. I like the simple
breaskfast plates. Not Haute cuisine, but then you do not go to
Denny's for that.

On 2020-08-13 9:05 p.m., cshenk wrote:
> Taxed and Spent wrote:
>
>> On 8/13/2020 11:55 AM, U.S. Janet B. wrote:
>>> On Thu, 13 Aug 2020 11:48:41 -0400, Sheldon Martin
>>> > wrote:
>>>
>>>> On Wed, 12 Aug 2020 21:17:07 -0500, Sqwertz
>>>> > wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> On Wed, 12 Aug 2020 12:24:42 -0400, Sheldon Martin wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> Quality restaurants bring dressing for the diners to apply
>>>>>> themselves,
>>>>>
>>>>> Quality restaurants dress and toss the salad for you. Denny's
>>>>> and Bobs Big Boy put it on the side.
>>>>>
>>>>>> even so-so restaurnats bring the dressing asked for or bring
>>>>>> assorted packets of dressings... you're obviously used to
>>>>>> dinning in grade school lunchrooms.
>>>>>
>>>>> Heh. Packets of dressings are reserved for FAST FOOD ONLY.
>>>>>
>>>>> -sw
>>>>
>>>> So says the Fast Food maven. Most high end restaurants offer a
>>>> selection of packets... actually packets are far more sanitary
>>>> than a crowd dipping out dressings from tubs... same is true for
>>>> all condiments, including butter pats, coffee creamer, jams,
>>>> syrups, etc. Also costs less as there's far less waste/spoilage.
>>>
>>> Never, never, never. That's no high end restaurant.
>>> Janet US
>>>
>>
>>
>> Janet, you are wrong. Sheldon knows because his Uncle Jed told him
>> all about those fancy-eatin places.
>
> LOL!
>
> I am not really sure if Sheldon ever ate at a true high end place.
> Pre-Covid, even Denny's didn't use packets except for sweet-n-low type
> stuff and jelly. NOT for salad dressings. They are not high-end,
> being just one level above fastfood McDonalds types.
>
> I do not diss Denny's BTW. If you just wanted a simple fast fix, they
> worked. Don likes their cheeseburger plate. I like the simple
> breaskfast plates. Not Haute cuisine, but then you do not go to
> Denny's for that.
>
You won't find S&P on the table at a high-end restaurant!

On Thursday, August 13, 2020 at 11:06:02 PM UTC-4, cshenk wrote:
> Taxed and Spent wrote:
>
> > On 8/13/2020 11:55 AM, U.S. Janet B. wrote:
> > > On Thu, 13 Aug 2020 11:48:41 -0400, Sheldon Martin
> > > > wrote:
> > >
> > > > On Wed, 12 Aug 2020 21:17:07 -0500, Sqwertz
> > > > > wrote:
> > > >
> > > > > On Wed, 12 Aug 2020 12:24:42 -0400, Sheldon Martin wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > > > Quality restaurants bring dressing for the diners to apply
> > > > > > themselves,
> > > > >
> > > > > Quality restaurants dress and toss the salad for you. Denny's
> > > > > and Bobs Big Boy put it on the side.
> > > > >
> > > > > > even so-so restaurnats bring the dressing asked for or bring
> > > > > > assorted packets of dressings... you're obviously used to
> > > > > > dinning in grade school lunchrooms.
> > > > >
> > > > > Heh. Packets of dressings are reserved for FAST FOOD ONLY.
> > > > >
> > > > > -sw
> > > >
> > > > So says the Fast Food maven. Most high end restaurants offer a
> > > > selection of packets... actually packets are far more sanitary
> > > > than a crowd dipping out dressings from tubs... same is true for
> > > > all condiments, including butter pats, coffee creamer, jams,
> > > > syrups, etc. Also costs less as there's far less waste/spoilage.
> > >
> > > Never, never, never. That's no high end restaurant.
> > > Janet US
> > >
> >
> >
> > Janet, you are wrong. Sheldon knows because his Uncle Jed told him
> > all about those fancy-eatin places.
>
> LOL!
>
> I am not really sure if Sheldon ever ate at a true high end place.
> Pre-Covid, even Denny's didn't use packets except for sweet-n-low type
> stuff and jelly. NOT for salad dressings. They are not high-end,
> being just one level above fastfood McDonalds types.

Denny's gets their salad dressing out of a gallon jar from the
food service supplier, even if it arrives at the table in one
of those little plastic cups.

Cindy Hamilton

On Fri, 14 Aug 2020 02:47:33 -0700 (PDT), Cindy Hamilton
> wrote:

>On Thursday, August 13, 2020 at 11:06:02 PM UTC-4, cshenk wrote:
>> Taxed and Spent wrote:
>>
>> > On 8/13/2020 11:55 AM, U.S. Janet B. wrote:
>> > > On Thu, 13 Aug 2020 11:48:41 -0400, Sheldon Martin
>> > > > wrote:
>> > >
>> > > > On Wed, 12 Aug 2020 21:17:07 -0500, Sqwertz
>> > > > > wrote:
>> > > >
>> > > > > On Wed, 12 Aug 2020 12:24:42 -0400, Sheldon Martin wrote:
>> > > > >
>> > > > > > Quality restaurants bring dressing for the diners to apply
>> > > > > > themselves,
>> > > > >
>> > > > > Quality restaurants dress and toss the salad for you. Denny's
>> > > > > and Bobs Big Boy put it on the side.
>> > > > >
>> > > > > > even so-so restaurnats bring the dressing asked for or bring
>> > > > > > assorted packets of dressings... you're obviously used to
>> > > > > > dinning in grade school lunchrooms.
>> > > > >
>> > > > > Heh. Packets of dressings are reserved for FAST FOOD ONLY.
>> > > > >
>> > > > > -sw
>> > > >
>> > > > So says the Fast Food maven. Most high end restaurants offer a
>> > > > selection of packets... actually packets are far more sanitary
>> > > > than a crowd dipping out dressings from tubs... same is true for
>> > > > all condiments, including butter pats, coffee creamer, jams,
>> > > > syrups, etc. Also costs less as there's far less waste/spoilage.
>> > >
>> > > Never, never, never. That's no high end restaurant.
>> > > Janet US
>> > >
>> >
>> >
>> > Janet, you are wrong. Sheldon knows because his Uncle Jed told him
>> > all about those fancy-eatin places.
>>
>> LOL!
>>
>> I am not really sure if Sheldon ever ate at a true high end place.
>> Pre-Covid, even Denny's didn't use packets except for sweet-n-low type
>> stuff and jelly. NOT for salad dressings. They are not high-end,
>> being just one level above fastfood McDonalds types.
>
>Denny's gets their salad dressing out of a gallon jar from the
>food service supplier, even if it arrives at the table in one
>of those little plastic cups.

I wonder how many Americans NEVER go to a restaurant.

They believe their myths: oh, it's all horse meat, etc...

Bruce wrote:
> I wonder how many Americans NEVER go to a restaurant.

I will guess that most smart Americans don't go to a
restaurant currently. Not eat-in or even take-out.

Before the virus mess, I would never eat in a restaurant
by myself. That was a bit weird to me.

I did do many takeouts...and not just fast food, but I
won't for the foreseeable future.

Safer to cook at home even with my "crappy RevereWare."

On 2020-08-14 12:02 a.m., graham wrote:

>> I do not diss Denny's BTW.Â* If you just wanted a simple fast fix, they
>> worked. Don likes their cheeseburger plate.Â* I like the simple
>> breaskfast plates.Â* Not Haute cuisine, but then you do not go to
>> Denny's for that.
>>
> You won't find S&P on the table at a high-end restaurant!

They seem to prefer to have a server come around with a huge spectacle
of a pepper grinder.

On Friday, August 14, 2020 at 6:16:54 AM UTC-4, Bruce wrote:
> On Fri, 14 Aug 2020 02:47:33 -0700 (PDT), Cindy Hamilton
> > wrote:
>
> >On Thursday, August 13, 2020 at 11:06:02 PM UTC-4, cshenk wrote:
> >> Taxed and Spent wrote:
> >>
> >> > On 8/13/2020 11:55 AM, U.S. Janet B. wrote:
> >> > > On Thu, 13 Aug 2020 11:48:41 -0400, Sheldon Martin
> >> > > > wrote:
> >> > >
> >> > > > On Wed, 12 Aug 2020 21:17:07 -0500, Sqwertz
> >> > > > > wrote:
> >> > > >
> >> > > > > On Wed, 12 Aug 2020 12:24:42 -0400, Sheldon Martin wrote:
> >> > > > >
> >> > > > > > Quality restaurants bring dressing for the diners to apply
> >> > > > > > themselves,
> >> > > > >
> >> > > > > Quality restaurants dress and toss the salad for you. Denny's
> >> > > > > and Bobs Big Boy put it on the side.
> >> > > > >
> >> > > > > > even so-so restaurnats bring the dressing asked for or bring
> >> > > > > > assorted packets of dressings... you're obviously used to
> >> > > > > > dinning in grade school lunchrooms.
> >> > > > >
> >> > > > > Heh. Packets of dressings are reserved for FAST FOOD ONLY.
> >> > > > >
> >> > > > > -sw
> >> > > >
> >> > > > So says the Fast Food maven. Most high end restaurants offer a
> >> > > > selection of packets... actually packets are far more sanitary
> >> > > > than a crowd dipping out dressings from tubs... same is true for
> >> > > > all condiments, including butter pats, coffee creamer, jams,
> >> > > > syrups, etc. Also costs less as there's far less waste/spoilage.
> >> > >
> >> > > Never, never, never. That's no high end restaurant.
> >> > > Janet US
> >> > >
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > Janet, you are wrong. Sheldon knows because his Uncle Jed told him
> >> > all about those fancy-eatin places.
> >>
> >> LOL!
> >>
> >> I am not really sure if Sheldon ever ate at a true high end place.
> >> Pre-Covid, even Denny's didn't use packets except for sweet-n-low type
> >> stuff and jelly. NOT for salad dressings. They are not high-end,
> >> being just one level above fastfood McDonalds types.
> >
> >Denny's gets their salad dressing out of a gallon jar from the
> >food service supplier, even if it arrives at the table in one
> >of those little plastic cups.
>
> I wonder how many Americans NEVER go to a restaurant.

Since you don't consider fast food to be restaurants, I'd have
to say: millions.

Cindy Hamilton

On Friday, August 14, 2020 at 8:53:25 AM UTC-4, Gary wrote:
> Bruce wrote:
> > I wonder how many Americans NEVER go to a restaurant.
>
> I will guess that most smart Americans don't go to a
> restaurant currently. Not eat-in or even take-out.

Why? You don't contract COVID-19 through food.

> Before the virus mess, I would never eat in a restaurant
> by myself. That was a bit weird to me.

And never eating in a restaurant by yourself is a bit weird to me.

> I did do many takeouts...and not just fast food, but I
> won't for the foreseeable future.
>
> Safer to cook at home even with my "crappy RevereWare."

Don't stick the take-out food up your nose and you'll be fine.

Cindy Hamilton

On 2020-08-14 6:54 a.m., Dave Smith wrote:
> On 2020-08-14 12:02 a.m., graham wrote:
>
>>> I do not diss Denny's BTW.Â* If you just wanted a simple fast fix, they
>>> worked. Don likes their cheeseburger plate.Â* I like the simple
>>> breaskfast plates.Â* Not Haute cuisine, but then you do not go to
>>> Denny's for that.
>>>
>> You won't find S&P on the table at a high-end restaurant!
>
> They seem to prefer to have a server come around with a huge spectacle
> of a pepper grinder.

Not in a high end restaurant!!

On Friday, August 14, 2020 at 9:31:44 AM UTC-4, graham wrote:
> On 2020-08-14 6:54 a.m., Dave Smith wrote:
> > On 2020-08-14 12:02 a.m., graham wrote:
> >
> >>> I do not diss Denny's BTW.Â* If you just wanted a simple fast fix, they
> >>> worked. Don likes their cheeseburger plate.Â* I like the simple
> >>> breaskfast plates.Â* Not Haute cuisine, but then you do not go to
> >>> Denny's for that.
> >>>
> >> You won't find S&P on the table at a high-end restaurant!
> >
> > They seem to prefer to have a server come around with a huge spectacle
> > of a pepper grinder.
>
> Not in a high end restaurant!!

We're probably starting to tie our shoelaces together over what a high-end
restaurant is. Some of us are probably thinking "expensive" while others
are thinking "Classic French, four- or five-star". The two sets are
not identical. You can spend a stupid amount of money at one of those
American steakhouses where everything is a la carte and the food is
no better than you could have at home (if you had a source for Prime beef).

Cindy Hamilton

On Thu, 13 Aug 2020 12:55:59 -0600, U.S. Janet B. >
wrote:

>On Thu, 13 Aug 2020 11:48:41 -0400, Sheldon Martin >
>wrote:
>
>>On Wed, 12 Aug 2020 21:17:07 -0500, Sqwertz >
>>wrote:
>>
>>>On Wed, 12 Aug 2020 12:24:42 -0400, Sheldon Martin wrote:
>>>
>>>> Quality restaurants bring dressing for the diners to apply themselves,
>>>
>>>Quality restaurants dress and toss the salad for you. Denny's and
>>>Bobs Big Boy put it on the side.
>>>
>>>> even so-so restaurnats bring the dressing asked for or bring assorted
>>>> packets of dressings... you're obviously used to dinning in grade
>>>> school lunchrooms.
>>>
>>>Heh. Packets of dressings are reserved for FAST FOOD ONLY.
>>>
>>>-sw
>>
>>So says the Fast Food maven. Most high end restaurants offer a
>>selection of packets... actually packets are far more sanitary than a
>>crowd dipping out dressings from tubs... same is true for all
>>condiments, including butter pats, coffee creamer, jams, syrups, etc.
>>Also costs less as there's far less waste/spoilage.
>
>Never, never, never. That's no high end restaurant.
>Janet US

Little you know, restaurants buy national brand name dressings in
plastic gallon jugs, pour it into cruets and pass it off as home
made... sometimes it's doctored a bit, same as they pass off canned
soup... Campbells is available in #10 cans, six to a case... when
vegetable beef is soup du jour it's Campbells with diced beefsteak
diners left on their plate.

On Friday, August 14, 2020 at 10:31:20 AM UTC-4, Sheldon wrote:
> On Thu, 13 Aug 2020 12:55:59 -0600, U.S. Janet B. >
> wrote:
>
> >On Thu, 13 Aug 2020 11:48:41 -0400, Sheldon Martin >
> >wrote:
> >
> >>On Wed, 12 Aug 2020 21:17:07 -0500, Sqwertz >
> >>wrote:
> >>
> >>>On Wed, 12 Aug 2020 12:24:42 -0400, Sheldon Martin wrote:
> >>>
> >>>> Quality restaurants bring dressing for the diners to apply themselves,
> >>>
> >>>Quality restaurants dress and toss the salad for you. Denny's and
> >>>Bobs Big Boy put it on the side.
> >>>
> >>>> even so-so restaurnats bring the dressing asked for or bring assorted
> >>>> packets of dressings... you're obviously used to dinning in grade
> >>>> school lunchrooms.
> >>>
> >>>Heh. Packets of dressings are reserved for FAST FOOD ONLY.
> >>>
> >>>-sw
> >>
> >>So says the Fast Food maven. Most high end restaurants offer a
> >>selection of packets... actually packets are far more sanitary than a
> >>crowd dipping out dressings from tubs... same is true for all
> >>condiments, including butter pats, coffee creamer, jams, syrups, etc.
> >>Also costs less as there's far less waste/spoilage.
> >
> >Never, never, never. That's no high end restaurant.
> >Janet US
>
> Little you know, restaurants buy national brand name dressings in
> plastic gallon jugs, pour it into cruets and pass it off as home
> made... sometimes it's doctored a bit

If you can't taste the difference, you probably should just stop posting.

Cindy Hamilton

On Thu, 13 Aug 2020 22:02:55 -0600, graham wrote:

> You won't find S&P on the table at a high-end restaurant!

It's all fancy 'curated' salts now. They now have separate salt
menus that you order from like a wine list, some as much as $120 a
gram. And a 'Salmelier' to help you chose the salts that are most
compatible with your dishes. Then they weigh out your salts on a
triple beam scale table-side.

-sw

On Friday, August 14, 2020 at 7:53:25 AM UTC-5, Gary wrote:
>
> Before the virus mess, I would never eat in a restaurant
> by myself. That was a bit weird to me.
>
Why would you never eat in a restaurant by yourself? What's weird about
eating alone? Are you afraid people will point and talk about you if you
don't have a dining partner?

On 8/14/2020 7:31 AM, Sheldon Martin wrote:
> On Thu, 13 Aug 2020 12:55:59 -0600, U.S. Janet B. >
> wrote:
>
>> On Thu, 13 Aug 2020 11:48:41 -0400, Sheldon Martin >
>> wrote:
>>
>>> On Wed, 12 Aug 2020 21:17:07 -0500, Sqwertz >
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>> On Wed, 12 Aug 2020 12:24:42 -0400, Sheldon Martin wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Quality restaurants bring dressing for the diners to apply themselves,
>>>>
>>>> Quality restaurants dress and toss the salad for you. Denny's and
>>>> Bobs Big Boy put it on the side.
>>>>
>>>>> even so-so restaurnats bring the dressing asked for or bring assorted
>>>>> packets of dressings... you're obviously used to dinning in grade
>>>>> school lunchrooms.
>>>>
>>>> Heh. Packets of dressings are reserved for FAST FOOD ONLY.
>>>>
>>>> -sw
>>>
>>> So says the Fast Food maven. Most high end restaurants offer a
>>> selection of packets... actually packets are far more sanitary than a
>>> crowd dipping out dressings from tubs... same is true for all
>>> condiments, including butter pats, coffee creamer, jams, syrups, etc.
>>> Also costs less as there's far less waste/spoilage.
>>
>> Never, never, never. That's no high end restaurant.
>> Janet US
>
> Little you know, restaurants buy national brand name dressings in
> plastic gallon jugs, pour it into cruets and pass it off as home
> made... sometimes it's doctored a bit, same as they pass off canned
> soup... Campbells is available in #10 cans, six to a case... when
> vegetable beef is soup du jour it's Campbells with diced beefsteak
> diners left on their plate.
>

"with diced beefsteak diners left on their plate."

Uh, NO!

On Fri, 14 Aug 2020 04:01:54 +1000, Bruce > wrote:

>On Thu, 13 Aug 2020 10:45:55 -0700 (PDT), Cindy Hamilton
> wrote:
>
>>On Thursday, August 13, 2020 at 1:36:35 PM UTC-4, Bruce wrote:
>>> On Thursday, August 13, 2020 at 11:48:45 AM UTC-4, Sheldon wrote:
>>> >
>>> > So says the Fast Food maven. Most high end restaurants offer a
>>> > selection of packets... actually packets are far more sanitary than a
>>> > crowd dipping out dressings from tubs... same is true for all
>>> > condiments, including butter pats, coffee creamer, jams, syrups, etc.
>>> > Also costs less as there's far less waste/spoilage.
>>>
>>> Sheldon, have you ever been to a high-end restaurant? Ever?
>>
>>I'm trying to picture Alain Ducasse letting his restaurant put out
>>packets of salad dressings. I think my head is going to explode.
>>
>>Even much more modest restaurants make their own dressings. A
>>_bar_ in the next town over makes their dressings from scratch, FFS.
>>The creamy garlic at a local German restaurant tastes of fresh
>>buttermilk.
>>
>>You can always tell whether a dressing is made from scratch: the
>>pre-made ones always taste cooked and like chemicals.
>
>Yes, I think those packets are only for fast food joints and other
>low-level places. No real chef would use them.

These days more and more high end eateries serve packets, they're far
cleaner, and cost less due to far less wastage/spoilage... your high
end eateries serve national brand name dressings that they buy in
gallon jugs and pour into cruets... that Italian snob joint you love
is very likely serving Wishbone. Salad dressings are easy to doctor
with a pinch of chopped fresh herbs and some schmuck in a monkey suit
comes around with a giant pepper grinder. I bet yoose don't know that
a goodly percentage of those peppercorns are dry mouse turds... any
time I ate out I brought my own pepper grinder.... I don't use the
pepper shaker on the table either, when yoose buy ground pepper a
goodly portion is dry mouse turds. I don't buy any ground spices, I
only buy whole spices, pick them over carefully and grind my own.
Yoose have no idea what goes on in the food industry. Oh, and I don't
need to go to a high end eatery, I KNOW HOW TO SHOP AND I KNOW HOW TO
COOK. Many high end eateries serve previously frozen meat... yoose
who buy steaks on sale to fill your freezer are food imbeciles... once
a steak is frozen it's soup/stew meat.

On 8/14/2020 8:14 AM, Sheldon Martin wrote:
> On Fri, 14 Aug 2020 04:01:54 +1000, Bruce > wrote:
>
>> On Thu, 13 Aug 2020 10:45:55 -0700 (PDT), Cindy Hamilton
>> > wrote:
>>
>>> On Thursday, August 13, 2020 at 1:36:35 PM UTC-4, Bruce wrote:
>>>> On Thursday, August 13, 2020 at 11:48:45 AM UTC-4, Sheldon wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> So says the Fast Food maven. Most high end restaurants offer a
>>>>> selection of packets... actually packets are far more sanitary than a
>>>>> crowd dipping out dressings from tubs... same is true for all
>>>>> condiments, including butter pats, coffee creamer, jams, syrups, etc.
>>>>> Also costs less as there's far less waste/spoilage.
>>>>
>>>> Sheldon, have you ever been to a high-end restaurant? Ever?
>>>
>>> I'm trying to picture Alain Ducasse letting his restaurant put out
>>> packets of salad dressings. I think my head is going to explode.
>>>
>>> Even much more modest restaurants make their own dressings. A
>>> _bar_ in the next town over makes their dressings from scratch, FFS.
>>> The creamy garlic at a local German restaurant tastes of fresh
>>> buttermilk.
>>>
>>> You can always tell whether a dressing is made from scratch: the
>>> pre-made ones always taste cooked and like chemicals.
>>
>> Yes, I think those packets are only for fast food joints and other
>> low-level places. No real chef would use them.
>
> These days more and more high end eateries serve packets, they're far
> cleaner, and cost less due to far less wastage/spoilage... your high
> end eateries serve national brand name dressings that they buy in
> gallon jugs and pour into cruets... that Italian snob joint you love
> is very likely serving Wishbone. Salad dressings are easy to doctor
> with a pinch of chopped fresh herbs and some schmuck in a monkey suit
> comes around with a giant pepper grinder. I bet yoose don't know that
> a goodly percentage of those peppercorns are dry mouse turds... any
> time I ate out I brought my own pepper grinder.... I don't use the
> pepper shaker on the table either, when yoose buy ground pepper a
> goodly portion is dry mouse turds. I don't buy any ground spices, I
> only buy whole spices, pick them over carefully and grind my own.
> Yoose have no idea what goes on in the food industry. Oh, and I don't
> need to go to a high end eatery, I KNOW HOW TO SHOP AND I KNOW HOW TO
> COOK. Many high end eateries serve previously frozen meat... yoose
> who buy steaks on sale to fill your freezer are food imbeciles... once
> a steak is frozen it's soup/stew meat.
>


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On Thu, 13 Aug 2020 19:34:04 -0500, Sqwertz >
wrote:

>On Thu, 13 Aug 2020 11:48:41 -0400, Sheldon Martin wrote:
>
>> On Wed, 12 Aug 2020 21:17:07 -0500, Sqwertz >
>> wrote:
>>
>>>Packets of dressings are reserved for FAST FOOD ONLY.
>>
>> So says the Fast Food maven. Most high end restaurants offer a
>> selection of packets...
>
>I never LOL at posts except for yours. Hah! You're hilarious!
>
>-sw

You are a dumb putz... those packets are labled with the
manufacturer... so you won't use Heinz Ketchup from a packet. Salad
dressing in packets are produced by the biggest names in the food
industry, it's the exact same drssing that major companies sell in
bottles. And before I'd consume dressing that some pimple faced teen
who just took a leak and didn't wash slapped together in a restaurant
eatry I'd make my own... at home I mostly do make my own. My Italian
dressing is very easy to prepare, juice of a fresh lemon, EVOO,
s n'p, and some herbs, fresh if I have and during growing season I
always have parsely, basil and others. The squeezed lemon rinds go
into my Crystal Palace glass, waste not. . . I'd much rather go
without than comsume dressing prepared behind cloesed doors by some
filthy slob in a disgusting kitchen... don't yoose realize that the
higher end the eatery the filthier.

On Thu, 13 Aug 2020 22:02:55 -0600, graham > wrote:

>On 2020-08-13 9:05 p.m., cshenk wrote:
>> Taxed and Spent wrote:
>>
>>> On 8/13/2020 11:55 AM, U.S. Janet B. wrote:
>>>> On Thu, 13 Aug 2020 11:48:41 -0400, Sheldon Martin
>>>> > wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> On Wed, 12 Aug 2020 21:17:07 -0500, Sqwertz
>>>>> > wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> On Wed, 12 Aug 2020 12:24:42 -0400, Sheldon Martin wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Quality restaurants bring dressing for the diners to apply
>>>>>>> themselves,
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Quality restaurants dress and toss the salad for you. Denny's
>>>>>> and Bobs Big Boy put it on the side.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> even so-so restaurnats bring the dressing asked for or bring
>>>>>>> assorted packets of dressings... you're obviously used to
>>>>>>> dinning in grade school lunchrooms.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Heh. Packets of dressings are reserved for FAST FOOD ONLY.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> -sw
>>>>>
>>>>> So says the Fast Food maven. Most high end restaurants offer a
>>>>> selection of packets... actually packets are far more sanitary
>>>>> than a crowd dipping out dressings from tubs... same is true for
>>>>> all condiments, including butter pats, coffee creamer, jams,
>>>>> syrups, etc. Also costs less as there's far less waste/spoilage.
>>>>
>>>> Never, never, never. That's no high end restaurant.
>>>> Janet US
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Janet, you are wrong. Sheldon knows because his Uncle Jed told him
>>> all about those fancy-eatin places.
>>
>> LOL!
>>
>> I am not really sure if Sheldon ever ate at a true high end place.
>> Pre-Covid, even Denny's didn't use packets except for sweet-n-low type
>> stuff and jelly. NOT for salad dressings. They are not high-end,
>> being just one level above fastfood McDonalds types.
>>
>> I do not diss Denny's BTW. If you just wanted a simple fast fix, they
>> worked. Don likes their cheeseburger plate. I like the simple
>> breaskfast plates. Not Haute cuisine, but then you do not go to
>> Denny's for that.
>>
>You won't find S&P on the table at a high-end restaurant!

You may not find a pepper shaker but every level restaurant puts a
salt shaker on the table.

"Gary" wrote in message ...

Bruce wrote:
> I wonder how many Americans NEVER go to a restaurant.

I will guess that most smart Americans don't go to a
restaurant currently. Not eat-in or even take-out.

Before the virus mess, I would never eat in a restaurant
by myself. That was a bit weird to me.

I did do many takeouts...and not just fast food, but I
won't for the foreseeable future.

Safer to cook at home even with my "crappy RevereWare."

===

Awwwww ( I am sure you do just fine





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On 8/14/2020 8:42 AM, Sheldon Martin wrote:
> On Thu, 13 Aug 2020 19:34:04 -0500, Sqwertz >
> wrote:
>
>> On Thu, 13 Aug 2020 11:48:41 -0400, Sheldon Martin wrote:
>>
>>> On Wed, 12 Aug 2020 21:17:07 -0500, Sqwertz >
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Packets of dressings are reserved for FAST FOOD ONLY.
>>>
>>> So says the Fast Food maven. Most high end restaurants offer a
>>> selection of packets...
>>
>> I never LOL at posts except for yours. Hah! You're hilarious!
>>
>> -sw
>
> You are a dumb putz... those packets are labled with the
> manufacturer... so you won't use Heinz Ketchup from a packet. Salad
> dressing in packets are produced by the biggest names in the food
> industry, it's the exact same drssing that major companies sell in
> bottles. And before I'd consume dressing that some pimple faced teen
> who just took a leak and didn't wash slapped together in a restaurant
> eatry I'd make my own... at home I mostly do make my own. My Italian
> dressing is very easy to prepare, juice of a fresh lemon, EVOO,
> s n'p, and some herbs, fresh if I have and during growing season I
> always have parsely, basil and others. The squeezed lemon rinds go
> into my Crystal Palace glass, waste not. . . I'd much rather go
> without than comsume dressing prepared behind cloesed doors by some
> filthy slob in a disgusting kitchen... don't yoose realize that the
> higher end the eatery the filthier.
>

"the higher end the eatery the filthier."

Is somebody compiling these gems? It just keeps getting better and better.

On Fri, 14 Aug 2020 02:47:33 -0700 (PDT), Cindy Hamilton
> wrote:

>On Thursday, August 13, 2020 at 11:06:02 PM UTC-4, cshenk wrote:
>> Taxed and Spent wrote:
>>
>> > On 8/13/2020 11:55 AM, U.S. Janet B. wrote:
>> > > On Thu, 13 Aug 2020 11:48:41 -0400, Sheldon Martin
>> > > > wrote:
>> > >
>> > > > On Wed, 12 Aug 2020 21:17:07 -0500, Sqwertz
>> > > > > wrote:
>> > > >
>> > > > > On Wed, 12 Aug 2020 12:24:42 -0400, Sheldon Martin wrote:
>> > > > >
>> > > > > > Quality restaurants bring dressing for the diners to apply
>> > > > > > themselves,
>> > > > >
>> > > > > Quality restaurants dress and toss the salad for you. Denny's
>> > > > > and Bobs Big Boy put it on the side.
>> > > > >
>> > > > > > even so-so restaurnats bring the dressing asked for or bring
>> > > > > > assorted packets of dressings... you're obviously used to
>> > > > > > dinning in grade school lunchrooms.
>> > > > >
>> > > > > Heh. Packets of dressings are reserved for FAST FOOD ONLY.
>> > > > >
>> > > > > -sw
>> > > >
>> > > > So says the Fast Food maven. Most high end restaurants offer a
>> > > > selection of packets... actually packets are far more sanitary
>> > > > than a crowd dipping out dressings from tubs... same is true for
>> > > > all condiments, including butter pats, coffee creamer, jams,
>> > > > syrups, etc. Also costs less as there's far less waste/spoilage.
>> > >
>> > > Never, never, never. That's no high end restaurant.
>> > > Janet US
>> > >
>> >
>> >
>> > Janet, you are wrong. Sheldon knows because his Uncle Jed told him
>> > all about those fancy-eatin places.
>>
>> LOL!
>>
>> I am not really sure if Sheldon ever ate at a true high end place.
>> Pre-Covid, even Denny's didn't use packets except for sweet-n-low type
>> stuff and jelly. NOT for salad dressings. They are not high-end,
>> being just one level above fastfood McDonalds types.
>
>Denny's gets their salad dressing out of a gallon jar from the
>food service supplier, even if it arrives at the table in one
>of those little plastic cups.
>
>Cindy Hamilton

Absolutely.

For me the best salad dressing is a tin of rolled anchovy in olive oil
and a big squeeze of fresh lemon... our tomtoes are coming in, ate six
already today. should have checked the basement shelves for anchovy.

On Fri, 14 Aug 2020 02:47:33 -0700 (PDT), Cindy Hamilton
> wrote:

>On Thursday, August 13, 2020 at 11:06:02 PM UTC-4, cshenk wrote:
>> Taxed and Spent wrote:
>>
>> > On 8/13/2020 11:55 AM, U.S. Janet B. wrote:
>> > > On Thu, 13 Aug 2020 11:48:41 -0400, Sheldon Martin
>> > > > wrote:
>> > >
>> > > > On Wed, 12 Aug 2020 21:17:07 -0500, Sqwertz
>> > > > > wrote:
>> > > >
>> > > > > On Wed, 12 Aug 2020 12:24:42 -0400, Sheldon Martin wrote:
>> > > > >
>> > > > > > Quality restaurants bring dressing for the diners to apply
>> > > > > > themselves,
>> > > > >
>> > > > > Quality restaurants dress and toss the salad for you. Denny's
>> > > > > and Bobs Big Boy put it on the side.
>> > > > >
>> > > > > > even so-so restaurnats bring the dressing asked for or bring
>> > > > > > assorted packets of dressings... you're obviously used to
>> > > > > > dinning in grade school lunchrooms.
>> > > > >
>> > > > > Heh. Packets of dressings are reserved for FAST FOOD ONLY.
>> > > > >
>> > > > > -sw
>> > > >
>> > > > So says the Fast Food maven. Most high end restaurants offer a
>> > > > selection of packets... actually packets are far more sanitary
>> > > > than a crowd dipping out dressings from tubs... same is true for
>> > > > all condiments, including butter pats, coffee creamer, jams,
>> > > > syrups, etc. Also costs less as there's far less waste/spoilage.
>> > >
>> > > Never, never, never. That's no high end restaurant.
>> > > Janet US
>> > >
>> >
>> >
>> > Janet, you are wrong. Sheldon knows because his Uncle Jed told him
>> > all about those fancy-eatin places.
>>
>> LOL!
>>
>> I am not really sure if Sheldon ever ate at a true high end place.
>> Pre-Covid, even Denny's didn't use packets except for sweet-n-low type
>> stuff and jelly. NOT for salad dressings. They are not high-end,
>> being just one level above fastfood McDonalds types.
>
>Denny's gets their salad dressing out of a gallon jar from the
>food service supplier, even if it arrives at the table in one
>of those little plastic cups.
>
>Cindy Hamilton

Nowadays most all eateries do likewise. BJs sells plastic gallon jugs
of major name salad dressings... they are rather inexpensive but we
can't use salad dressings by the gallon.

On Fri, 14 Aug 2020 20:16:48 +1000, Bruce > wrote:

>On Fri, 14 Aug 2020 02:47:33 -0700 (PDT), Cindy Hamilton
> wrote:
>
>>On Thursday, August 13, 2020 at 11:06:02 PM UTC-4, cshenk wrote:
>>> Taxed and Spent wrote:
>>>
>>> > On 8/13/2020 11:55 AM, U.S. Janet B. wrote:
>>> > > On Thu, 13 Aug 2020 11:48:41 -0400, Sheldon Martin
>>> > > > wrote:
>>> > >
>>> > > > On Wed, 12 Aug 2020 21:17:07 -0500, Sqwertz
>>> > > > > wrote:
>>> > > >
>>> > > > > On Wed, 12 Aug 2020 12:24:42 -0400, Sheldon Martin wrote:
>>> > > > >
>>> > > > > > Quality restaurants bring dressing for the diners to apply
>>> > > > > > themselves,
>>> > > > >
>>> > > > > Quality restaurants dress and toss the salad for you. Denny's
>>> > > > > and Bobs Big Boy put it on the side.
>>> > > > >
>>> > > > > > even so-so restaurnats bring the dressing asked for or bring
>>> > > > > > assorted packets of dressings... you're obviously used to
>>> > > > > > dinning in grade school lunchrooms.
>>> > > > >
>>> > > > > Heh. Packets of dressings are reserved for FAST FOOD ONLY.
>>> > > > >
>>> > > > > -sw
>>> > > >
>>> > > > So says the Fast Food maven. Most high end restaurants offer a
>>> > > > selection of packets... actually packets are far more sanitary
>>> > > > than a crowd dipping out dressings from tubs... same is true for
>>> > > > all condiments, including butter pats, coffee creamer, jams,
>>> > > > syrups, etc. Also costs less as there's far less waste/spoilage.
>>> > >
>>> > > Never, never, never. That's no high end restaurant.
>>> > > Janet US
>>> > >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> > Janet, you are wrong. Sheldon knows because his Uncle Jed told him
>>> > all about those fancy-eatin places.
>>>
>>> LOL!
>>>
>>> I am not really sure if Sheldon ever ate at a true high end place.
>>> Pre-Covid, even Denny's didn't use packets except for sweet-n-low type
>>> stuff and jelly. NOT for salad dressings. They are not high-end,
>>> being just one level above fastfood McDonalds types.
>>
>>Denny's gets their salad dressing out of a gallon jar from the
>>food service supplier, even if it arrives at the table in one
>>of those little plastic cups.
>
>I wonder how many Americans NEVER go to a restaurant.

What a dumb putz... most Americans only eat restaurant food, typically
from a drive through window.... and more so now than ever with the
virus.

And I don't consider Denny's a restaurant, it's worse than what Guy
considers a Dive.

On Friday, August 14, 2020 at 3:31:44 AM UTC-10, graham wrote:
> On 2020-08-14 6:54 a.m., Dave Smith wrote:
> > On 2020-08-14 12:02 a.m., graham wrote:
> >
> >>> I do not diss Denny's BTW.Â* If you just wanted a simple fast fix, they
> >>> worked. Don likes their cheeseburger plate.Â* I like the simple
> >>> breaskfast plates.Â* Not Haute cuisine, but then you do not go to
> >>> Denny's for that.
> >>>
> >> You won't find S&P on the table at a high-end restaurant!
> >
> > They seem to prefer to have a server come around with a huge spectacle
> > of a pepper grinder.
>
> Not in a high end restaurant!!

The locals here love to go to restaurants. A lot of people don't have time to cook and it's great being able to get out of our tiny grass shack and sit with the clan. We don't often to go to fancy restaurants. Mostly, that's for tourists. We took our dad for his birthday at a fancy Waikiki restaurant. That was a pretty good idea.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mbVPliErGi8

" wrote:
>
> On Friday, August 14, 2020 at 7:53:25 AM UTC-5, Gary wrote:
> >
> > Before the virus mess, I would never eat in a restaurant
> > by myself. That was a bit weird to me.
> >
> Why would you never eat in a restaurant by yourself? What's weird about
> eating alone? Are you afraid people will point and talk about you if you
> don't have a dining partner?

Well I've heard from wait staff that frowns on single diners.
tips are lower for a table of one on your station.

Regardless... How boring to sit at a table by yourself to eat?
I don't do that at home either. YAWN!

I'd rather sit in front of a tv to eat and I do that all the
time.

Sheldon Martin wrote:
>
> I bet yoose don't know that
> a goodly percentage of those peppercorns are dry mouse turds... any
> time I ate out I brought my own pepper grinder.... I don't use the
> pepper shaker on the table either, when yoose buy ground pepper a
> goodly portion is dry mouse turds.

HEY! I happen to like ground mouse turd pepper! Works for me.

On Friday, August 14, 2020 at 12:56:43 PM UTC-4, Gary wrote:
> " wrote:
> >
> > On Friday, August 14, 2020 at 7:53:25 AM UTC-5, Gary wrote:
> > >
> > > Before the virus mess, I would never eat in a restaurant
> > > by myself. That was a bit weird to me.
> > >
> > Why would you never eat in a restaurant by yourself? What's weird about
> > eating alone? Are you afraid people will point and talk about you if you
> > don't have a dining partner?
>
> Well I've heard from wait staff that frowns on single diners.
> tips are lower for a table of one on your station.

Who gives a shit? I'm not there to make them smile. I'm a very
easy table and I tip a minimum 20% for anything but terrible
service.

> Regardless... How boring to sit at a table by yourself to eat?
> I don't do that at home either. YAWN!
>
> I'd rather sit in front of a tv to eat and I do that all the
> time.

I read when I eat, at home or in restaurants.

Cindy Hamilton

On 2020-08-14 10:31 a.m., Sheldon Martin wrote:
> On Thu, 13 Aug 2020 12:55:59 -0600, U.S. Janet B. >
> wrote:
>
>> Never, never, never. That's no high end restaurant.
>> Janet US
>
> Little you know, restaurants buy national brand name dressings in
> plastic gallon jugs, pour it into cruets and pass it off as home
> made... sometimes it's doctored a bit, same as they pass off canned
> soup... Campbells is available in #10 cans, six to a case... when
> vegetable beef is soup du jour it's Campbells with diced beefsteak
> diners left on their plate.
>

It is more likely to be something ordered from Sysco.

https://www.800-45-sysco.com/s-7-brothsoup-base.aspx