Last week, I railed against restaurants shrinking the glasses of wine. In order to save money there has been a trend to reduce wine pours from 6 ounces to 5 ounces thereby allowing restaurants to go from 4 glasses of wine to 5 glasses of wine (basically increasing their profits for each bottle of wine […]
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We are starting a new weekly summary of the Local Grubber’s Highlights. In case you missed something, we will be linking to our favorite blogs of the week. Welcome all comments and suggestions Shrinkflation is Hitting the Wine Pours at Restaurants I was out with my wife at dinner at the Tap Room (which you […]
I was out with my wife at dinner at the Tap Room (which you may remember I thought was one of the worst meals I have had in the last decade) and she ordered a glass of chardonnay. It looked like they gave her a really small pour and when asked about it, they said […]
I just saw this article in which Visa and Mastercard agreed to pay $30 billion in settlement of an antitrust claim as well as agreeing to lower the fees that they charge their merchants. What this means is that restaurants will pay a lower fee every time you use your credit card to pay a […]
This past weekend, I bought some Grey Goose Vodka at Costco and they over charged me by $3 compared to the price displayed. I mentioned this to the cashier and after 5 minutes of his verifying this, he refunded me the price. I do not know how they made this mistake since the vodka was […]
Mentioning Specials without Prices When I was younger, I took my wife to Il Mulino for our first anniversary dinner. The waiter or captain (I know a very fancy restaurant and I do not even know what the captain did) told us about the specials (while neglecting to tell us the prices of each special) […]
Il Mulino – a minor disappointment This past weekend, we went to the original Il Mulino in NYC. Most of the time, we eat at the Roslyn version. My take on the Roslyn location is that they have one of the best chicken parms along with their Caesar salads. IL MULINO Italian restaurants celebrating more […]
Our mission is to find the best chicken parm on Long Island. For some, it is the basic or classic Italian dish. Long Island boasts a treasure trove of Italian restaurants, each vying for the title of “best chicken parm.” Fear not, fellow food enthusiasts, for we embark on a delicious pilgrimage to uncover the […]