Posted on 02/26/2009 7:15:36 PM PST by JoeProBono
The question — once considered a bit gauche in some circles — is now being asked by diners of all kinds at restaurants in every price range. With the economy still souring, splitting an appetizer, dessert and even an entree is becoming, for many, an easy way to save a few dollars without sacrificing the indulgence of a dinner out."My husband and I try to either split dishes or use a 'buy 1, get 1' coupon every time we go out nowadays," said Jessica Secord of Grand Rapids, Mich., adding that they usually split an entree and other items. "We don't always order dessert or appetizers, but when we do you can guarantee that it's shared."Restaurants say they are seeing more and more customers like Secord who are using the tactic to slice their eating-out budget.
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I can relate.
My wife and I have often split meals at restaurants.
The portions are often 3x more than either of us eat. Rather than getting up and leaving a bunch of uneaten food, we thought it would be better to save both money and food by sharing meals. Doing so leaves more money to spend on drinks, which I don’t share with anyone. :p
My wife and me have always preferred to split the spaghetti length wise down the noodle . . . LOL!!!!
Where have I seen that before?
Spend an entree price for about 70 cents worth of spaghetti? I’m glad I eat at home often.
ONE MEATBALL
A little man walked up and down,
He found an eating place in town,
He read the menu through and through,
To see what fifteen cents could do.
One meatball, one meatball,
He could afford but one meatball.
He told the waiter near at hand,
The simple dinner he had planned.
The guests were startled, one and all,
To hear that waiter loudly call, “What,
“One meatball, one meatball?
Hey, this here gent wants one meatball.”
The little man felt ill at ease,
Said, “Some bread, sir, if you please.”
The waiter hollered down the hall,
“You gets no bread with one meatball.
“One meatball, one meatball,
Well, you gets no bread with one meatball.”
The little man felt very bad,
One meatball was all he had,
And in his dreams he hears that call,
“You gets no bread with one meatball.
“One meatball, one meatball,
Well, you gets no bread with one meatball.”
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A Depression-Era classic, my mother would sometimes bellow the last line when she was in a musical mood. It was the only fragment she recalled from her mother singing it.
Ironic that the article comes from the AP/ SF Chronicle...one of the lib rags about to fold soon.
That used to be true...however, I've gotten used to that and now eat too much routinely. Eating healthier isn't the hard part...it's the QUANTITY.
What is that? A shovel? Yuck!
That’s so cute. I hope water was cooled first (he he).
Meanwhile, I always thought the portions were HUGE anyway. Hubby and I often wished we could just split a dinner.
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