Comments on: Stream of (mostly) Restaurant Consciousness

By: repliderium.com

repliderium.com — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 19:17:59 +0000

After she finished wiping her seat, I would have paid you to loose all social graces and spit on the seat. I know- horrid- but people like that drive me INSANE!

By: Kevin

Kevin — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 21:00:58 +0000

I count my dinner at Eve last year as one of the top five meals I’ve ever had. In order: my brother’s bachelor dinner at Smith and Wolinski’s in Chicago; my uncle’s birthday dinner at City Zen (tasting); Eve; the cheap-ass Mexican place where my buddy and I ate everything on the menu the night we came home from Desert Storm; and five is an open spot awaiting the perfect sublime cheeseburger, ruben, cheesesteak or chili dog. As for brunch, a long table filled with eggs and meat is one of my ideas of paradise.

I think I took an ex on the bus on an early date a while back, but we were headed to the Metro and Verizon for a Wizards game. Don’t know if the hesitation would have annoyed me or not, but the wiping of the seat would have raised a questioning eyebrow.

For added irony, she works for a green environmental lobby.

By: Shannon

Shannon — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 17:53:46 +0000

I would have probably balked a bit at the bus, but I definitely wouldn’t have said anything about it. It’s rude! Generally I think first and early dates shouldn’t involve going all around town, anyway. Who wants to spend half the time in transit? (Though now I’m picturing Jamie squiring dates about on the back of a bicycle.)

The original plan was for drinks, when she started talking about her time in Europe GM’s was discussed. She said she wanted to go sometime and I was hungry, besides the two places are less than a mile apart.

By: suicide_blond

suicide_blond — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 20:39:46 +0000

formal dinner + dive bar/after party = perfect night
…and as you alllll know im not breaking down ANY stereotypes/cliches… so yeah ..im pretty sure i can hold my own in both
xoxo

formal dinner + dive bar/after party = perfect night… Who says blonds aren’t good at math.

By: girlofwords

girlofwords — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 19:38:13 +0000

Maybe I’m an atypical female (OK, there’s not much ‘maybe’ involved) but I don’t think I would have been bent out of shape about the bus. To me, experiences like that have the potential to make fun stories later.

I love GM’s, though. It’s been too long since I went. And since I’m a jeans and semi-ironic t-shirt girl unless it’s a really special occasion, give me that kind of scene any day.

I love GM’s and it never bothers me that I am usually the only guy wearing a suit there.

By: Lisa

Lisa — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 19:34:08 +0000

I said a lot of things in online profiles, but never, “as comfortable in a dive bar…” or “as happy in jeans as in a little black dress” etc. – not only because they’re annoying phrases, but also because they’d be patently false for me. I’d always rather be somewhere on the dressier side. Doesn’t have to be spendy, but I like getting dressed up to go out, particularly on early dates before I know someone well enough to wear no makeup and lounge arould like a mudpuppy.

I am never happy in jeans.

By: LiLu

LiLu — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 18:30:30 +0000

“as comfortable in a dive bar as a formal occasion”

B.S. Gimme that dive bar ANY day. I’ll wear my fancy dress there and still be more comfortable.

I’ll take ‘em both – in different doses.

By: Jamie

Jamie — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 17:53:41 +0000

I have call you out on the suggestion to your date of taking the bus. It’s a date. It’s the bus. Date + Bus = Are You Kidding Me? I understand your logic and your principle entirely, but it’s a DATE, not a ride around town with your buds.

Much like a guy should always offer to pay for dinner on a “date,” a guy should NEVER suggest to his date that they take the bus instead of taking a cab. I don’t think the desire to NOT ride a bus over the course of a date (especially a first or “early” date) in any way makes a girl high maintenance. I think it makes her have some baseline expectations.

That said, I’m totally with you on the rest of it. And although a more laid-back girl might have been okay with the bus ride and might not have said anything, she would not have forgiven you for making her do it. But oh, she would tell stories about that guy who took her on the X2.

I understand your point, however, I still stand by my initial point. We were on the street corner looking for a cab for more than a few minutes when I saw the bus. But even if that weren’t the case, I’ve taken the bus between the Four Seasons and the Ritz Carlton and do not understand why this would be such a big deal.

By: kate.d.

kate.d. — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 16:30:04 +0000

you’ve got a broken Restaurant Eve link, thought you’d like to know…

Thanks – and fixed.

By: kathleen

kathleen — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 16:25:11 +0000

this is well written, sir. and can i say, it sounds to me like you really know how to pick ‘em.

thanks, and sometimes, yes I do know how to pick ‘em.