tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3799854524070158890.post1014207869713134643..comments2023-10-10T14:43:29.795-04:00Comments on Brooklynguy's Wine and Food Blog: "It's Too Hot For Red"Brooklynguyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16321573602782343974noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3799854524070158890.post-19797951412933169322008-07-27T15:05:00.000-04:002008-07-27T15:05:00.000-04:00hey charles-tobe perfectly honest, i was able to a...hey charles-tobe perfectly honest, i was able to achieve that sense of calm, but mostly after the experience. i was pretty annoyed most of the time we were there. i wish i were better at it though. i think there's something nice about the mentality that your girlfriend has.Brooklynguyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16321573602782343974noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3799854524070158890.post-28475716053625366432008-07-25T13:41:00.000-04:002008-07-25T13:41:00.000-04:00My girlfriend fell out of her seat laughing when s...My girlfriend fell out of her seat laughing when she read: <BR/><BR/>"So what if I'm drinking Leitz Riesling out of a stemless water glass with my steak."<BR/><BR/>Because that's her mentality, but I'm the opposite. I agree in theory, but I get frustruated. I think she thinks she'd rather go to dinner with you than with me. . .Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3799854524070158890.post-71909828943051414342008-07-24T12:15:00.000-04:002008-07-24T12:15:00.000-04:00wow - i read through the comments on the link you ...wow - i read through the comments on the link you provided anon. absolutely amazing. my favorite is this one from the chef herself:<BR/><BR/>Don't know the rules for this website, but I am the chef/owner at the Queen's Hideaway and the cook in question for "brunch shocked."<BR/>For a vent you were actually quite sweet. Future recommendation, don't talk to a cook during service. Pretty much ever. Or step into her kitchen during service. Also pretty much ever. There's are many reasons why good servers are valuable and among them is that fact that most cooks are fairly curmudgeonly, antisocial and cantankerous. My trash talking was not very nice, true. But as far as kitchen shit talk goes, that, I promise you, was fairly mild. You can tell cause there was no cussing involved.<BR/><BR/>Liza Queen Aug 11, 2005 11:08AM<BR/><BR/>granted, it's three years ago, but you can tell that nothing has changed. the beautiful thing about NYC is that people feel that they should be subjected to this, and they somehow keep her place afloat.Brooklynguyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16321573602782343974noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3799854524070158890.post-43522098311146648972008-07-24T11:35:00.000-04:002008-07-24T11:35:00.000-04:00http://www.chowhound.com/topics/246784#1311342http://www.chowhound.com/topics/246784#1311342Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3799854524070158890.post-91577112952717520902008-07-24T10:57:00.000-04:002008-07-24T10:57:00.000-04:00There are many many posts on chowhound to this eff...There are many many posts on chowhound to this effect, describing everything from the careless service you received to a full-blown temper-tantrum screaming fit by the owner directed at a customer. I'd avoid this placelike the plague.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3799854524070158890.post-91750963520433108442008-07-23T00:19:00.000-04:002008-07-23T00:19:00.000-04:00I think you may have been at a place called "Penny...I think you may have been at a place called "Penny Licks". It was "Sweet Farm" for a couple of months and something else before that. As bad as it sounds I still might check it out and bring my own wine without even asking. Maybe that's rude though, I'd hate to be a customer at a silly little Greenpoint joint w/ a sense of entitlement and bring overblown sense of entitlement. Good post.Beau Rapierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13717314160812747478noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3799854524070158890.post-56064848946573552772008-07-22T17:21:00.000-04:002008-07-22T17:21:00.000-04:00Parzen took the words out of my mouth with the Bru...Parzen took the words out of my mouth with the Bruni comment. Restaurants that have a sense of entitlement blow!Lyle Fasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10691042953720294290noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3799854524070158890.post-12721411576421672122008-07-22T11:31:00.000-04:002008-07-22T11:31:00.000-04:00anon - i know, it was a reference to goodfellas. i...anon - i know, it was a reference to goodfellas. i can play with the McD like that. <BR/><BR/>hey michelecolline - nice to see you around these parts. there were no champagnes. a moscato, a cava, and i cannot remember the other one. no champs.Brooklynguyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16321573602782343974noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3799854524070158890.post-661531987660476522008-07-22T10:51:00.000-04:002008-07-22T10:51:00.000-04:00Since it was 'too hot for red wine', maybe you wer...Since it was 'too hot for red wine', maybe you were lucky you got hot food! Was one of the champagnes rose' by chance? That should have done the steak justice.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3799854524070158890.post-14505977564773961982008-07-22T10:45:00.000-04:002008-07-22T10:45:00.000-04:00I think McDuff might be suggesting that the story ...I think McDuff might be suggesting that the story made him laugh not the writer or the writing.<BR/><BR/>I too was cracking up at the story because of the massive ineptitude of the server. I particularily like the lines "Our credit card machine is broken"; "It broke recently". Talk about an obvious attempt to get a cash tip so as no to pay uncle sam his dues.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3799854524070158890.post-37347381134134434612008-07-22T09:20:00.000-04:002008-07-22T09:20:00.000-04:00i hear you lenn, and i actually don't care alot ab...i hear you lenn, and i actually don't care alot about service. i only notice it if it's bad. <BR/><BR/>i amuse you, eh McD? i'm funny to you?<BR/><BR/>hey jeremy - so i'm not the only one then. this place has a rep for this...amazing. <BR/><BR/>anon- we actually walked into billyburg before finding the right place. someplace on bedford and like North 10th maybe? right next to a little cafe. very tasty home made stuff. sorry, cannot remember the name.Brooklynguyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16321573602782343974noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3799854524070158890.post-29938996102101861102008-07-21T23:05:00.000-04:002008-07-21T23:05:00.000-04:00Where'd you get the ice cream cones? That service ...Where'd you get the ice cream cones? That service story meakes me cringe. Thanks for saving me the trip.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3799854524070158890.post-62980816935639753122008-07-21T19:53:00.000-04:002008-07-21T19:53:00.000-04:00I've heard that place is known for its "same-day s...I've heard that place is known for its "same-day service."<BR/><BR/>Great post... Bruni couldn't have written it better!Do Bianchihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12744434741371288465noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3799854524070158890.post-90049585251974887952008-07-21T18:12:00.000-04:002008-07-21T18:12:00.000-04:00I'd try to write a meaningful comment but I'm laug...I'd try to write a meaningful comment but I'm laughing way too hard.David McDuffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03274955351036700406noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3799854524070158890.post-91217804259329401672008-07-21T16:48:00.000-04:002008-07-21T16:48:00.000-04:00I too had heard and read a lot about this place. ...I too had heard and read a lot about this place. I had since forgotten about it until your post. I guess I was ahead ahead of the game.Jason Ahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04681542692262978495noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3799854524070158890.post-64532585827436114922008-07-21T15:15:00.000-04:002008-07-21T15:15:00.000-04:00No red wines when you are serving steak? That's ju...No red wines when you are serving steak? That's just stupid. No excuse for that...even if you DO allow corkage. <BR/><BR/>Not allowing corkage on a list that small is just silly. You'd have paid to bring your own wine, I know how you roll.<BR/><BR/>Mrs. LENNDEVOURS and I have very little tolerance for bad service, but I've noticed that we have even less tolerance now that we have Jackson around. The times that we get to go out, just the two of us, are few and far between...and I expect to be taken care of when we do. Is it so bad to want (and expect) a good experience when you're paying for a good meal?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com