tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35835685.post3224492640063818186..comments2023-11-04T00:32:49.809-07:00Comments on [L.A. and O.C.] Foodventures: Special Foodventure #41: Il Moro (West LA)H. C.http://www.blogger.com/profile/12000908567574418877noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35835685.post-72781767222154792162009-01-30T08:00:00.000-08:002009-01-30T08:00:00.000-08:00I'm tempted to start a food blog. Perhaps it's a ...I'm tempted to start a food blog. Perhaps it's a great way to get heavily discounted fine dining. Great review.<BR/><BR/>Alex<BR/><A HREF="http://www.westsiderentals.com" REL="nofollow"> Orange County Apartments for Rent</A>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35835685.post-3552667235276445752008-03-26T13:24:00.000-07:002008-03-26T13:24:00.000-07:00To answer the question you left on my post, yes, I...To answer the question you left on my post, yes, I always tip on comped meals. I try to estimate how much the meal cost (erring on the side of estimating too high) and tip 20%. I always look at the restaurant's menu ahead of time so I can get an idea of the prices. There are some people who argue that you should tip as much as possible on a comped meal (say, 50%) but most of the meals I get invited to are pretty expensive, more than I could normally afford to pay for a meal, so a 50% tip would be prohibitively expensive. Plus, I did this once, and the waiter seemed genuinely concerned and said that I shouldn't have left so much money, that it wasn't necessary. <BR/><BR/>I think there's no question that you should leave a tip, though--otherwise your server is working for free, which isn't really fair to them. I'm sure restaurants send us their best servers for these meals. Getting chosen to wait on a special table should be an honor, not a punishment.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17654894284362436768noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35835685.post-20703031187148480462007-10-26T16:19:00.000-07:002007-10-26T16:19:00.000-07:00Aubrey Oooh, Chianti jelly definitely sounds inste...<B>Aubrey</B> Oooh, Chianti jelly definitely sounds insteresting with an addiction potential. Also sounds like something that I may try to cook up.<BR/><BR/><B>CP</B> Haha, special treatment is a double edged sword. But I try to be neutral-objective as possible here and hope no one thinks of me as a sellout :P<BR/><BR/><B>Javier</B> No I haven't, but I saw your post on it! Like the other guy noted on your blog, much kudos to you for being so health conscious so young (and still discovering delicious finds). I really should be more open about trying out vegan foods though . . .H. C.https://www.blogger.com/profile/12000908567574418877noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35835685.post-79248018242154685052007-10-25T22:38:00.000-07:002007-10-25T22:38:00.000-07:00thanks for commenting, i think i'm going to drop t...thanks for commenting, i think i'm going to drop that policy now.<BR/><BR/>anyways, have you been to Au Lac (read my blog).<BR/><BR/>it's in fountain valley...glutsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17908339459729606421noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35835685.post-82973272787516486562007-10-25T14:29:00.000-07:002007-10-25T14:29:00.000-07:00Someday they'll start offering me free food. Unti...Someday they'll start offering me free food. Until then, I'll just gorge on your reviews. =)Chubbypandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12930326230203564199noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35835685.post-27899664322547083752007-10-23T15:30:00.000-07:002007-10-23T15:30:00.000-07:00Just had to say you are one blessed blogger. I lov...Just had to say you are one blessed blogger. I love Il Moro. Celeste and I love their cheese plate as well as just about their entire menu. Have to pop in again soon to peruse the new offerings. If you get to try their cheese plate make sure you try their in-house made chianti jelly. Can you say crack jelly?!Aubreyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17856312778645568803noreply@blogger.com