Forced Valet

Forced valet is a form of robbery. Being forced to hand over keys is against some kind of constitutional right as an American. Not only does forced valet cause pain to the brain, it also places a socially sick feeling into the pit of stomachs everywhere. Do everyone a huge favor and save the sign that says "Complimentary Valet." There is nothing complimentary about it. Complimentary means free....

Max’s Wine Dive: Mystery of Paul Pinnell

Apparently it's spastically shocking news that Max's Wine Dive's GM, Paul Pinnell, is no longer GM-ing. This guy named Paul Pinnell should be pissed. If a person is in control of opening a brand new restaurant, only to become the non-GM shortly after its successful first month-- Ouch. It would be different if he was just an opener. If he had every intention of living life as an opener, um, he...

My Favorite Server

As a food writer, spending money is an investment when eating in a restaurant. It's almost painful returning to a place having already been written about. While moving on is a must, Mockingbird Bistro's employee is worth becoming a regular. René and I first met two years ago during Sunday brunch at Mockingbird Bistro. After taking a seat at the bar, I began to describe my impression of this...

Bag Lickers

The time has come to address an ongoing issue throughout the world in which we live. I can't say for sure that people in Malaysia or Hong Kong are a part of this bag lick assault, but almost every convenience store clerk in the United States IS. For years it seems I've repeatedly ignored the bag lickers. You see, the bag licker is a person needing a plastic bag to open in a major way. Granted,...