Posts Tagged ‘eating out’

Starbucks: when many doors close, a new one opens ahead… or was it the other way around?

Starbucks- the oh so famous coffee store featured in almost every American sit-com, has been a topic of numerous posts and headlines in the US, since it’s been closing some of its stores and has announced that more will shut their doors in the months to come.
The story of Starbucks is one bound to be [...]

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Duckling- NOT Chick

I know that I am posting about restaurants a bit too often lately… uhm… well, I have been eating out more often lately, maybe that’s why ;)
Today I met Dechi for lunch and we had lunch at the same restaurant as before… well, it’s not exactly the same, it’s the same owner but a different [...]

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Pesos de Paciencia (or Patience Dollars/Euros for international purposes)

In my last post I promised to share the idea I had after being dissatisfied with the service at a restaurant.
So here’s what I thought of, as we were paying that last time:
The waiter brought the bill and we paid. When he brought back the change, we realized we had we had not enough coins [...]

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Scribbling at the dinner table

There’s this restaurant that I’ve been to with Dechi a couple of times. We like it because it’s good food, at a very reasonable price, and because… well, because they cover the tables in paper and give you crayons to play around while you wait for the food.
Usually, the food doesn’t take too long to [...]

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