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LOL, I have a great diagram that shows how to select a good bottle of wine just by looking at the label. It involves counting the windows in the little drawing of the chateau, and noting the shape of the label itself.
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lisathewaitress
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turbo ninja wrote >>
Are you suggesting we were trying to choose from a "crowded field of sameness" at dinner last week? Unless Alana's entire list falls under that same dismissive blanket statement, you have no idea what we were considering and I find your statement condescending at best.
We happened to think it was a handy rule-of-thumb insight that can help a table full of indecisive diners, each with a different entree, to make a choice. If Categories A-X are tied and Category Z is relative quality of the bottle, guess what gets to be the tiebreaker?
We also happened to think we had no reason to be suspicious or wary of our server, as if he were trying to move some stale inventory from the cellar like a used-car salesman. Good for the server if he sold us bottles that weren't super-bargains for the quality. We ended up enjoying our selections and no one felt ripped off.
Wine - and anything else - is worth what you're willing to pay for it. Since we felt like we got our money's worth, it is impossible for us to have overpaid. Even if we did, I don't think repast choices should be determined by what's the best value. Save that for laundry detergent and cell phone contracts.Wow. that isn't what I was trying to imply at all. I'm sure your server told you that in good faith - I have *never* known anyone at Alana's to be anything but honest!
I was just trying to say that I wouldn't follow that advice. I have heard something similar in regards to buying wine from Trader Joe's - when there was a glut of french wines, TJs was buying them up and repackaging them for cheap, as things like "french merlot blend." and that you could judge the quality of the wine based upon the heavy bottle.
However, I wouldn't follow that advice, and I wouldn't want you to forgo a great wine b/c of a "cheap" bottle.
I'm sorry if I came across snarkily.
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lisathewaitress
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oh! and regarding servers pawning you off on the wine steward. I will happily recommend wine where I work now and before, but when I worked with Mr. Waitress, I would definitely do it because he is SO MUCH better at recommending wines than anyone I know (and I'm not just saying that), and I really think people are missing out if they don't get the Mr. Waitress experience. I used to always apologize to tables when I had to pour wine and be the sommelier. I think AH and a few others have had to endure my substandard imitation! And everyone there felt the same way, even the girls who didn't think he was devilishly handsome. ;)
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lisathewaitress
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wasn't sure which was better, so we'll do both...
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Andrew Hall
Dennison Place (The Circles)
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TaraK
shoe-mocker
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After reading (the beginning of) this thread, we decided to go try Alana's especially while they still had the 3 courses for $25 special.
Oh. My. Gawd. It was great. I never order pasta in restaurants because I always think, "I can make this at home. Why order it out?" But my partner ordered the whole wheat penne with scallops, shrimp, sun-dried tomatoes and so on and it was AMAZING. By far the best pasta of my life.
I'd also add that the portions were generous. Our starter salads were quite large (and delicious). The dessert that came was amazing -- a rhubarb and strawberry cupcake with strawberry buttercream frosting, a scoop of strawberry ice cream with fresh strawberries and a dollop of fresh whipped cream. It may seem simple, but this was a cupcake like no other. Our favorite restaurant so far in Columbus had been Bayleaf, and this is definitely there as well. One of the best meals of my life, and we travel (and eat) a lot.
Much thanks, CU, for the recommendation!
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Mercurius
First Avenue
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Mercurius said:
Jon Christensen is a hack.Update -- Jon Christensen is still a jackwagon blowhard.
http://www.dispatch.com/content/stories/food/2011/09/29/tried-and-truly-good.htmlPosted 1 year ago # -
Walker
The KLD / Downtown / Gay Street
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Both Basi & Alana are on the most recent CU Top 10 List (decided by popular vote):
http://www.columbusunderground.com/best-restaurant-of-2010-alanas
Speaking of which, voting will be coming up again soon in November. ;)
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Bear
The woods
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Walker said:
Both Basi & Alana are on the most recent CU Top 10 List (decided by popular vote):http://www.columbusunderground.com/best-restaurant-of-2010-alanas
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redfish-bluefish
clintonville
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Alana's shouldn't be on any top 10 list, imho.
The reality of the experience vs how good I keep hearing it is, is stark.People seem to fawn over it because the restaurant and Alana herself are quirky and 'she combines flavors in new and interesting ways'; my kids match that description as well but it doesn't mean they are one of the best chefs in this city.
Apparent Jon Christensen hate aside, he was correct to exclude Alana's.
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DavidF
Elysium Fields
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redfish-bluefish said:
Alana's shouldn't be on any top 10 list, imho.
The reality of the experience vs how good I keep hearing it is, is stark.People seem to fawn over it because the restaurant and Alana herself are quirky and 'she combines flavors in new and interesting ways'; my kids match that description as well but it doesn't mean they are one of the best chefs in this city.
Apparent Jon Christensen hate aside, he was correct to exclude Alana's.
Or. You are simply, totally, wrong.
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redfish-bluefish
clintonville
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DavidF said:
Or. You are simply, totally, wrong.must not let the glove go unanswered...
simply and totally? OR merely and absolutely? OR plainly and positively?, ad nauseam.
in my opinion vs your absolute, apparently. must be nice to have simple and total certainty as an umbrella.
as far as your statement to my assessment goes; i disagree wholeheartedly with your opinion of the venue in question. :P
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