Posted in Dining on Sep 11th, 2009
In order to save money dining out, our favorite option is to use discount restaurant gift certificates from restaurant.com. Currently they are running a sale on gift certificates, 90% off. $25 gift certificates are only $1. They run sales from time to time but it does not get any better than this. [...]
Posted in Dining on Apr 29th, 2009
One silver lining in this economic recession is that many people are cutting back on dining out. As a result restaurants are offering very good deals on meals, even free meals. In the past few months I have scored free food at Jack In The Box(twice), Denny’s, Ben and Jerrys and El Pollo [...]
Posted in Dining on Feb 1st, 2009
At a recent meeting of young families at church a survey was taken. Each couple was asked “What would your dream date be?” An open ended question with thousands of possibilities. Sadly the overwhelming number one answer was “Anywhere without the kids”. It is a sad commentary of how low our expectations are of a [...]
Posted in Dining on Oct 28th, 2008
In these tough economic times dining out is certainly a luxury that many people can no longer afford. Still with some planning you can still find a good reasonably priced meal that won’t break your budget. One of the best bargains around for dining is Restaurant.com. Here you can find discounted gift [...]
Posted in Dining on Sep 26th, 2008
Since I started working at BART again I often eat a nearby Chinese restaurant. On most days I prefer a hot rice or noodle plate over a cold sandwich and drink. On a recent lunch with coworkers the topic of “How much to tip” came up. Most people tip below the standard [...]
Posted in Dining on Jun 17th, 2008
Last week we went back to the Lark Creek Steak House in San Francisco for Dine about Town. You may remember that I wrote about my dinner there back in January. Yes I know Dine about Town is an opportunity to try new restaurants and I have already tried the Lark Creek Steak [...]
Posted in Dining on May 19th, 2008
My fine dining posts may have given you the impression that we go out for fine dining on a regular basis. That is hardly the case. We do enjoy an occasional splurge but most of our dining are value meals. Good food at a decent or bargain price. Of course we [...]
Posted in Dining on Apr 28th, 2008
I attended a nice wedding this weekend. The reception was held at a very nice country club in Palo Alto. The highlight of any reception is the food. The hot appetizers were great. Even though dinner was coming soon you are always very hungry during the reception. The problem is everyone else is hungry too [...]
Posted in Dining on Apr 18th, 2008
As a business owner and entrepreneur I enjoy networking with successful people in any profession. Successful people give off a positive entrepreneurial energy that is contagious. It is also an opportunity for me to learn from accomplished professionals. However it is rare that you get a chance to spend some [...]
Posted in Dining on Mar 2nd, 2008
Last Saturday we got invited to a crab feed. It has been a few years since I went to a crab feed so I was looking forward to it. All you can eat meals are not always good, but crab feeds almost always is good. The only bad experience I have had [...]
