Comments on: Picky Eaters

By: Aversity or Adversity…?

Aversity or Adversity…? — Sun, 13 Oct 2013 12:21:43 +0000

[…] or regular restaurants where the food may fit closer to what a given customer is looking for… picky eaters are welcome, truly, but just like going to a dinner party at anyone’s home, may just have to […]

By: dan

dan — Thu, 29 Dec 2011 22:24:27 +0000

In reply to Art ziller.

No ants for dinner I’m afraid, and I’d bet you can’t get them here…. “Sustainable” farming is such a norteamericano concept. You might just let them know that there’s no certified sustainable anything in this country that I’m aware of – though you may still be back in the States, in which case, I guess you’re welcome to pay the extra freight for the sustainable stuff. (Actually, virtually all lamb in the U.S. is raised “sustainably”, certified or not, it’s just one of those things.)

By: Art ziller

Art ziller — Thu, 29 Dec 2011 14:10:14 +0000

Dan. Love it. Linda and are having a dinner party this weekend and just just informed that two guests (house guest of friends) will eat only “sustainable lamb”.
Looking forward to our dinner at CS on the 12th. No special requests. Nary a one. Do you have escomole?

By: SaltShaker » Blog Archive » El DÃa Mundial de los RomanÃs

SaltShaker » Blog Archive » El DÃa Mundial de los RomanÃs — Sun, 09 Apr 2006 15:34:35 +0000

[…] This dish, and the one before it, brought up something I’ve talked about before. As we were eating, one of my guests informed me that she can’t eat anything in the pepper family – i.e., bell peppers, chilies – not that she’s allergic, but she doesn’t feel well after eating them. This, if you are going to be a guest at someone’s house, is something to let them know in advance – not after the food is all cooked and on the table (we were midway through the soup). Now, I forgot that there were a few chili flakes in the mussels, so I’m glad she wasn’t actually allergic, this would have been a problem, and I separately cooked up a little of the mushroom and onion cream sauce without the addition of the peppers, and in the end it all worked out. I’ll admit, being a little out of practice, I forgot to ask everyone coming if they were allergic to anything; but, it’s still, in my view, incumbent on the guest to let the host know about something that important (not dietary preferences, but necessities). […]

By: Deepwood

Deepwood — Thu, 28 Jul 2005 17:30:02 +0000

LOL! Sounds like I’d be your ideal guest for a dinner party – I really DO eat anything. Well, anything that can reasonably be expected to be served as food anyway ; )

I gave up hosting my fab dinner parties soon after moving here and realizing what a bunch of gastronomic philistines I had been introduced to.

First hurdle for them was telling the soup spoon from the dessert spoon….. Then they make remarks about my soup, that it was cold. Well duh! It was CHILLED!! A particular favourite of mine – Vichyssoise. But that was only because I could not find any Stilon for love nor money around here for my VERY favourite cold Stilton & broccoli soup.

Needless to say, it went downhill from there on. I just resorted to copious amounts of alcohol to keep the evening flowing. I let my guests have some too. ; )