Below are links for articles about The Dining Experience, Restaurant Rules, and Restaurant Critics & Bloggers. THE DINING EXPERIENCE Table for One (Epicurious) The Paradox of Popularity (Accidental Hedonist) The din of dining (San Francisco Chronicle) Wine Drinkers of the World, Unite (Slate Magazine) No Jacket Required (Amateur Gourmet) Menu Lingo Defined (Real Simple) Gadgets that may replace restaurant waiters (GadgetLite) Don't let a bad restaurant spoil your holiday (FairfaxDigital) Old Enough For Wine? (New York Times) I really hope you said fork (Globe and Mail) OCD: When anxiety is at the table (International Herald Tribune) The Answer Man: A Mistake on Wine (New York Times) Vegetarian Frustrations, Vegetarian Solutions (New York Times) "We'll seat you when your entire party arrives" (SFGate) O solo meal-o: Tips for dining alone (MSNBC.com) 3 steps for complaining at a restaurant (The Dish on Food) Stop pouring my wine! (SFGate) We'd order our lighting in restaurants 'medium' (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette) Language Barriers (New York Times) Survey Says... (St. Petersburg Times) Over-the-top dining adventures (MSNBC.com) 'Gastro freaks' eat their way across Spain (MSNBC.com) How to Score with a Waitress (Waiter Rant) Storming the Gates (New York Times) Turning the Tables: Can a restaurant kick you out when it's busy? (CHOW) The Waiting is the Hardest Part (New York Times) When Accessibility Isn’t Hospitality (New York Times) Diners who hog tables (SFGate) Pampering and Prices (New York Times) A Measure of Guidance: Dividing the Bill (New York Times) A Measure of Guidance: Dividing the Bill cont. (New York Times) Avoiding a Heaping Helping of Disappointment (New York Times) Get Exceptional Service Every Time, Without Paying for it (lifehack.org) 10 Things Your Restaurant Won't Tell You (SmartMoney) Entertainment: Bringing your own wine to a restaurant? (Orange County Register.com) Check Please (waiter rant) Rude waiters spoil the broth (SFGate) CEOs say how you treat a waiter can predict a lot about character (USA Today) Return to sender (St. Petersburg Times) What?! A $107 steak?! (St. Petersburg Times) Learning the Ropes Part One (NJ.com) Learning the Ropes Part Two (NJ.com) Between Meals: How to deal with offensive diners (SFGate) Wet and Wonderful and, Best of All, Free (New York Times) My Week as a Waiter (New York Times) Check, Please! What Diners Really Want (LiveScience) Fine Diner to Riffraff: Tipsy Tales of 4-Star Benders (New York Times) How to Get the Ungettable Table (Wall Street Journal) Restaurant staffs share pet peeves about customers (Dallas Morning News) Plate peeves: Diners sound off (Dallas Morning News) Dinner at the Foodies’: Purslane and Anxiety (New York Times) Reservations (New York Times) Service/Tips (New York Times) Decor (New York Times) Tips On Dining (Artful Diner) Questions to ask in evaluating restaurants (SFGate) Between Meals (SFGate) Reservations (SFGate) The Psychology of Tipping (HowStuffWorks) Waiters and getting a great table (essortment.com) For chef and diner, ethical choices crowd the menu (St. Petersburg Times) Michelin Guide (AskMen.com) Zagat guide (AskMen.com) 21 questions with chef Anthony Bourdain (AskMen.com) 31 more questions with Anthony Bourdain (AskMen.com)   RESTAURANT RULES The Customer Is Not Always Right (azcentral.com) How To Be Served (I Serve Idiots) How To Serve (I Serve Idiots) Top Ten Worst Server Mistakes (Baltimore Sun) One critic's restaurant rules (Wichita Eagle) Diners, stand up for your rights! (Los Angeles Times) Customer 101 How to Be a GOOD Server in a Restaurant (Springs1) Top 10 Tips on Good Service and Patronage (StarChefs) Rules for Eating Out (RagingServer.com) Bill of (diners') rights (OrlandoSentinel) Ten Rules for Hassle-Free Dining in NYC (John Kenrick) Ten Commandments of restaurant behavior (Seattle Times) Restaurant Rules (BJ and Patrick Kellogg) Patron Rules (Bj and Patrick Kellogg)   ARTICLES ABOUT RESTAURANT CRITICS & BLOGGERS Latest Web Bloggers Give Cooking The Books a Whole Different Meaning (Wall Street Journal) Chef's blogs -- even sharper than their knives (Los Angeles Times) Mouthing off (Creative Loafing) Serving You Tonight Will Be Our Lawyer (New York Times) How To Make Your Food Blog Popular (Amateur Gourmet) The Price of a Four-Star Rating (Wall Street Journal) Restaurant critics are blowing their own covers (Los Angeles Times) Smile, you're on culinary candid camera! (SFGate) Restaurant critics do not make good ninjas (Pax Arcana) How a Restaurant Critic Avoids Getting Made (New York Magazine) Of Rats and Critics (Not the Same Thing!) (New York Times) Being a food critic isn't the delicious deal it seems (USA Today) Secret Service (Orange & Blue Magazine)   See DinnersFromHell.com Dining Forums to post or read comments about aspects of the dining experience.   Have a question, comment, news tip, or found a link problem? Contact DinnersFromHell.com. Back to Top

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