large booking at restaurant- how to split the bill?

missbiggles1

Georgiegirl256 wrote: »

Yes, i think you would lol! :rotfl:

I love all vegetables except cucumbers, courgettes and green peppers!

I rather like courgettes and peppers - I'll be roasting them as Medveg tonight.:)

missbiggles1

mumps wrote: »

Just before I go and do something useful (have been in bed in pain and not able to eat for nearly 48 hours) I just wanted to say I am not a vegetarian but often have a vegetable lasagne and am very partial to a cheese omelette. Unfortunately I can't eat alot of cheese as it will give me a migraine and after recent hospital adventures with my digestive system I can't eat much of anything but I still like to go out with friends and "break bread" with them. I do hope none of them read this thread and decide I shouldn't be allowed to.

I've been painting the hall and stairwell whilst posting on here (and, unfortunately, the stairs themselves in some cases:o) - hope you feel better soon.

Andypandyboy

PasturesNew wrote: »

Tasting menus are an invention by "posh chefs" to elevate the kudos of their establishment. They created the product and created a buzz around it so that "people who like to be seen dining at the right places" could be seen now not only dining there, but having the (more expensive/special) tasting menu.

It's one upmanship on just eating at a posh place

So, those of us who haven't been/won't ever be going will never "get it" - it's not about the food, or number of courses, it's about being able to say you've been to XYZ Posh House and had not the common or garden menu, but the Tasting Menu.

PasturesNew wrote: »

I'd seen her "in action" so to speak in the 3-4 hours prior to her asking.... and she wasn't ranking highly. I've met her since, too - and there's something not quite right there, can't put my finger on it. Maybe she's got an addiction I've not dreamed of yet. Something a bit "chaotic" about her. Anyway, I don't trust her.

If it takes people 10 seconds for them to work out if they like you/not, or to hire you/not .... I think I can figure out in 3-4 hours that something's not adding up ....

You seem very judgmental and abrasive. If that is what makes you happy and you are content with your lot, it is clearly working for you. If not.....

Georgiegirl256

missbiggles1 wrote: »

I rather like courgettes and peppers - I'll be roasting them as Medveg tonight.:)

We eat a lot of peppers, as long as they're red, yellow or orange!

Enjoy your Medveg!

missbiggles1

cbrown372 wrote: »

Fine dining surprise taster menu, all at the table must participate £80 a head.

http://thekitchin.com/menus/tasting-classic

Set lunch is pretty reasonable though at £29.50

http://thekitchin.com/menus/set-lunch

Vegetarian lunch, not a lasagne in sight

http://thekitchin.com/menus/set-lunch-vegetarian

Even a vegetarian taster menu, £10 cheaper at £70, again all at the table

http://thekitchin.com/menus/tasting-vegetarian

I've always wanted to eat there - perhaps next year if I feel I can manage the Festival on my own....

Andypandyboy

PasturesNew wrote: »

Pot, kettle and all that. You seem to misread/misinterpret most things I type.

I write 'factually' without frills. This must be what you interpret as judgemental and abrasive. It's just succinct and I'm trying (very hard) to be understood ... it seems the harder I try, to worse it gets.

I don't have these magical "communication skills" people seem to value so highly these days

We never needed them in the old days

You don't write factually when you are saying x (whom you admit you don't know) has y motive and the intention of doing you down. You are putting a construction on an action, it is not a fact, it is what you think.

You say people only go to have tasting menus for one upmanship, how is that fact? You can't know the motivation of everyone. That is judgemental opinion.

I haven't misread or misintepreted anything you have said, I am just telling you how it comes across to me.

Georgiegirl256

PasturesNew wrote: »

That's a VERY dangerous statement these days - there's a lot of weird stuff out there these days. Alien stuff.... it's not like the good old 1960s when you grew it in the garden and ate it, now it's all weird/furren stuff ....


I dislike: courgettes, aubergines, mushrooms, artichokes. But I've never had a lot of "more modern things" like sweet potatoes (I'd probably like those), nor squash (is that the UK word?), never had pumpkin, not had kale.

:rotfl: I do though! (Give or take the odd couple of things)

I make a lovely one pot meal - Squash, kale and bacon one pot, and it's very tasty! In autumn/winter, we have a lot of squash/squash and roasted red pepper soup.

Even my Mam who is a fussy eater has started to eat and enjoy kale.

Sweet potatoes are ok, but as the name suggests, they are (to me anyhow) too sweet, and I'd rather stick to normal potatoes.

missbiggles1

PasturesNew wrote: »

Tasting menus are an invention by "posh chefs" to elevate the kudos of their establishment. They created the product and created a buzz around it so that "people who like to be seen dining at the right places" could be seen now not only dining there, but having the (more expensive/special) tasting menu.

It's one upmanship on just eating at a posh place

So, those of us who haven't been/won't ever be going will never "get it" - it's not about the food, or number of courses, it's about being able to say you've been to XYZ Posh House and had not the common or garden menu, but the Tasting Menu.

You're really getting the hang of that inverted snobbery thing now.;)

Andypandyboy

Georgiegirl256 wrote: »

:rotfl: I do though! (Give or take the odd couple of things)

I make a lovely one pot meal - Squash, kale and bacon one pot, and it's very tasty! In autumn/winter, we have a lot of squash/squash and roasted red pepper soup.

Even my Mam who is a fussy eater has started to eat and enjoy kale.

Sweet potatoes are ok, but as the name suggests, they are (to me anyhow) too sweet, and I'd rather stick to normal potatoes.

Sweet potato fries are great.

missbiggles1

PasturesNew wrote: »

Pot, kettle and all that. You seem to misread/misinterpret most things I type.

I write 'factually' without frills. This must be what you interpret as judgemental and abrasive. It's just succinct and I'm trying (very hard) to be understood ... it seems the harder I try, to worse it gets.

I don't have these magical "communication skills" people seem to value so highly these days

We never needed them in the old days

Oh yes we did....