Dining Out

How do you get a mildew smell out of a wooden dining room table?

I had a table runner that smelled like mildew on my dining table. Don’t know how/when it started to smell, but after I took it off, the smell seeped into the wood table. This a $1000 dining table just bought last year. I have tried wiping it several times with Clorox disinfecting wipes [...]

If you are dining out, what makes your dinner a GREAT experience?

Atmosphere.

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Dining out in southern India?

I am going to travelling to the temple cities in southern india soon - tanjore, madurai, trichy etc. I want to make a list of good places to eat. I found pretty good online resource - NeedGrub.com to find restarants in the southern states. Are they are any other resources I can look up online [...]

I’m spending way too much money on dining out how can I stop?

My son and I were separated for 6 years and when I finally got him back I spoiled him to no end. He loves to dine out instead of eating at home now and I don’t know how to stop it.
Get takeaways at home - so half way between a regular meal and gourmet

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Is there any web site where I could find product pricing for dining out or for fast food restaurants?

Florida State: Orlando and Miami Beach
www.calorieking.net

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How dining out would effect your health?

Americans do love to eat out. Around 57% of us eat meals and snacks away from home on any given day according to the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). "So what," you say? Two-thirds of Americans are overweight or obese and that costs an estimated $117 billion in health bills. Why so much? Obesity [...]

When dining out and using a coupon, do you show it before the bill comes or after…?

When dining out and using a coupon, do you show it before the bill comes or after the bill have been generated and the waiter/waitress have to add the discount and charge your card ?
The last couple of times I’ve paid with a coupon; I waited for the bill to come and then I gave [...]

When dining out alone what do you do besides eating to occupy your time at the table?

Just curious..thanks!
Great time to simultaneously people watch and read.

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help i am dining out have no hankerchief must blow my nose do i use the serviette or the table cloth?

Neither, Excuse yourself, leave the table, go to the bathroom and take care of it.
Anyone would be perfectly happy to excuse you from the table rather than see you drip mucous on the table or blowing your nose on the linens from which they have to eat .

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Why do people my age prefer going to Chili’s or Applebee’s instead of dining out in fancy affordable places?

Everyone I know likes to eat out at these types of restaurants. I don’t like these restaurants; they seem to have been decorated with stuff from a flea market. The food is not much healthier than fast food places.
I like to eat downtown at the old fancy restaurants. Although these restaurants used to cater for [...]