I generally agree with you - I don’t often choose to plunk down my $100 at an Italian joint because it seems like a very poor value proposition. But if you’ve ever gone to an amazing Italian place, you’d probably feel differently. They are few and far between these days, and I can’t opine on whether Toronto has any. Oddly enough, my in-laws live in the Mecca of all things tacky (Myrtle Beach, SC) and yet they have an old school Italian joint there with stucco interiors and gaudy statuary, yet everything there tastes amazing and they treat you like royalty from start to finish.
I'm from CT, so I've been to plenty of incredible places in Boston and NYC. Those are not my issue. It's places like LA (where I went to grad school) and Toronto (where I currently live) that will price gouge you for what would be B-tier Italian food in the tri-state area.
"Just fuck me up" is NOT an inappropriate response to the server asking you how much cheese would I like. I say you deserve better people in your life. Dump her. Take the cheese.
I generally agree with you - I don’t often choose to plunk down my $100 at an Italian joint because it seems like a very poor value proposition. But if you’ve ever gone to an amazing Italian place, you’d probably feel differently. They are few and far between these days, and I can’t opine on whether Toronto has any. Oddly enough, my in-laws live in the Mecca of all things tacky (Myrtle Beach, SC) and yet they have an old school Italian joint there with stucco interiors and gaudy statuary, yet everything there tastes amazing and they treat you like royalty from start to finish.
I'm from CT, so I've been to plenty of incredible places in Boston and NYC. Those are not my issue. It's places like LA (where I went to grad school) and Toronto (where I currently live) that will price gouge you for what would be B-tier Italian food in the tri-state area.
My condolences.
Excellent prose. I’m stealing this —> "The waiter’s forearms bulge, all ligaments and obvious veins rising like speed bumps."
It’s been a hard grate night…
And I've been cheesin' like a DAWG
Facts. It's garbage
"Just fuck me up" is NOT an inappropriate response to the server asking you how much cheese would I like. I say you deserve better people in your life. Dump her. Take the cheese.
She just added the please because in Canada, it's illegal to not be polite.
Ohh right, polite Canadians, makes sense ;) don't let your cheese be dreams
but it was his girlfriend who told him it wasn’t appropriate