Comments on: Food Notes for November 2, 2009

By: Only Here for the Food » Blog Archive » Food Notes for November 9, 2009

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 06:44:24 +0000

[...] Red Cup debuted last week, and the Holiday Drinks followed this week. Bring on the Gingerbread [...]

By: Cheryl Arkison

Cheryl Arkison — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 20:16:43 +0000

Congrats to Mack!

By: Jim

Jim — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 05:15:05 +0000

I don’t know about all this negativity regarding Transcend. I’ve been a regular customer since they opened and watched staff come and go. I have generally found the service to be friendly and helpful and no worse (or perhaps much better) than other cafes whether Starbucks, Second Cup or otherwise. I can’t recall ever seeing an unhappy customer.

By: Sharon

Sharon — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 05:05:23 +0000

Adam – wow, that’s atrocious. I’ve never had a server behave like that to me, so I can’t imagine what I would say in return.

Valerie – thanks for the nice words! And yes, I saw the post about making macarons with Bene today – very cool!

By: A Canadian Foodie

A Canadian Foodie — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 04:07:33 +0000

Nobody does it better than you, Sharon… keeping us all informed about what is happening where, why, and with whom. I think I do a pretty good job keeping up with my reading and my tweeting… but there is always a great little tidbit here that I have missed, and often a LOT of things I have missed. Thanks!
Valerie
(PS – since that lengthy blog with Giselle, and I do tend to rant on when I am obsessed with something – Béné Garmier spent her Saturday am last weekend teaching me how to make French Macarons! She is a doll! So, now I am closer to my goal! The generousity these two gals demonstrated through giving their time and expertise to me, and helping me to achieve my personal goal, speaks volumes about each of them.)

By: Adam Snider

Adam Snider — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 20:13:10 +0000

The NYT list was definitely interesting, though I wonder about some of the points. I definitely appreciated the inclusion of: “45. Do not curse, no matter how young or hip the guests.”

The first time I went to the Hat the waiter came over and said, “Hello, my name is Matthew, but you can call me Matt if you like,” and then he leaned in a bit a said, “My friends call me Fuckface.” Why say that? Is that supposed to endear you to me? It was incredibly inappropriate.

If my party had been a group of rowdy guys at a sports bar, then maybe I’d have been OK with it (even though it would still not really have been appropriate), but this was at the Hat—a fairly nice place—with a mixed-gender party. Totally inappropriate.