What’s The Polite Way To Send Back Wine At A Restaurant?
If you find yourself in a restaurant, seated with a glass of wine that sports top notes of vinegar, rotting cork or old wet cardboard, we have some pointers on getting a speedy replacement without...
View ArticleWhat’s The Polite Way To Send Back A Dish At A Restaurant?
It doesn't happen very often, unless of course you're a Yelp Troll who just seems to attract terrible restaurant service/luck (who are you!?) But every once in a while a server will put a plate in...
View ArticleWhere Do I Put My Fork And Knife When I’m Done Eating?
You may have noticed your dining companions placing their cutlery on their plates a certain way when they're done eating. Check it out: it's manners in the wild. If your fork and knife are plastic,...
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Infographic: How To Tip A Waiter, Bartender, Barista, Deliveryman And Not Be...
Wouldn’t it be great if the answers to basic tipping questions were conveniently located on a single sheet of paper? Like, why the delivery guy just gave you a dirty look? Or, if there is a reason why...
View ArticleAsk The Editors: A Truffle-Related Dating Question
Once in a while a reader throws us a question that really makes us think: as (alleged) role models in the vast food enthusiast universe, what would we do? Such is the case with this inquiry, received...
View ArticleA Man Walks Into A Bar, Is Treated Well: 6 Tips To Earn Respect, Not Be An...
Consuming alcohol at a bar, whether it’s a simple shot-and-beer dive or a high-minded cocktail haven, is an act most people of legal age believe they’ve mastered. But, just like your pronunciation of...
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There Are Rules To Eating Sushi Properly. That Much We Can All Agree On.
Medium followed Japanese chef Susumu Yajima to establish some rules for eating sushi. People have very strong opinions about sushi. We learned that lesson pretty quickly back in 2012, when our own...
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6 Rules For Drinking Like A Man
Pretty obvious that a glass of Jameson whiskey would pair best with this book, right? Wrong. (Photo: Ian D. Keating/Flickr.) Jeffrey Morgenthaler is Food Republic’s contributing cocktail editor and the...
View ArticleShould Restaurants Agree To Hold Diners’ Leftovers Overnight?
“My friends and I are running late to a party at a bar in SoHo. Would you mind wrapping up these leftovers and holding them here for me overnight? I live nearby and will pick them up tomorrow...
View ArticleHas Slurping Finally Gone Mainstream?
As America’s ramen boom continues unabated, even mainstream news outlets are gradually warming up to the Asian virtue of slurping. Loudly. As we’ve told you before, it’s cool to slurp now, despite the...
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The Bare Truth About London’s New Naked Restaurant
“The Fall of Man” by Dutch painter Hendrik Goltzius. (Courtesy of the National Gallery of Art.) This week marks the eye-catching opening of the Bunyadi, London’s hugely publicized “naked restaurant.”...
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The 15 Rules Of Being A Perfect Dinner Guest
Food Republic has partnered with hospitality technology platform Reserve to bring its readers new content from the restaurant world. Love to eat? Check out Reserve’s blog, where this post first...
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Notes On The Timeliness Of Drinking
There’s a time for romantic drinks, beach drinks, nightcaps and more. Knowing when, what and how to drink is becoming a lost art. (Photo from Candelaria in Paris by Thomas Smith.) Jeffrey Morgenthaler...
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I Offered A Plus One To NYC’s Hottest Restaurant On Facebook. Oops.
Associate editor George Embiricos was ecstatic upon scoring a media invitation, plus one, to try out New York City’s lauded new dim-sum restaurant Tim Ho Wan last week. Alas, little did he know that...
View ArticleShrimp Etiquette Questions? Turn To The Belleville News-Democrat
Face it: if you’re a shrimp-eater, you’ve asked yourself this question…but probably not cared enough to do whatever it is the right thing is. How do you eat shrimp that still has part or all of its...
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