Wednesday, August 23, 2006

#65 Short and Sweet

Okay, I'm officially in San Diego...but somewhat homeless and discombobulated. I'll post my road trip food journal once we've moved into an apartment (not that we have one yet...I mean I'm writing this in the Days Inn for God's sake!), but for now, chew on this:

We all know BMW stands for Bavarian Motor Works, but it's also a handy acronym for dinner time.

How many times have you sat at a circular table when this happens: the waiter starts pouring water and handing out bread. But you're not sure if you grab the bread and water to your right or left. Well there is etiquette about such things, and you certainly don't want to commit any faux pas while dining at Jean Georges, so next time remember this:

BMW stands for Bread, Meal, Water. This means you take the bread to your left and the water (or wine) to your right (while the meal is in front of you).

Now aren't you refined?

PS-It's also a handy acronym for remembering the order of the bridges in Manhattan. From the south, they go Brooklyn, Manhattan, Williamsburg.

3 comments:

Listy-loo said...

It's nice to know that the Left Coast hasn't changed you. You are still a lady!

Shannonymous said...

AWESOME TIP! Thanks =D

Anonymous said...

Don't know if you know this, but BMW is also a make of car!

I think there was also a German rap group called BMW (short for Beamers Mitt Wattitude).

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