Poll: Are you registering for fine china and crystal?

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Extra Chee

I have some on our registry but am thinking of taking it off. Who uses their fine china and crystal and how often?
We have these on our registry now:


http://macys.weddingchannel.com/catalog/fds/macysproductdetail.action?upc=000000882864217134&retailer_registry_uid=310925409&sku_uid=300242651&pageidoverride=bride

That will be our everyday set, and I think they are nice enough that I would feel fine about serving guests with them and they look like they could be casual or dressy. I don't have a hutch or anywhere to store fine china and don't think I would use it much. Then I have to register for crystal and nice flatware as well, and I wonder if it will be a waste of money or if I will be glad to use it down the line.
It seems sorta crazy asking for $2000 worth of nice china etc. when it may not be used much and we also don't even have a table. Our house is small, and there is no room for a kitchen table. One day we'll move but it seems wasteful now!! Opinions, please!
No the guests aren't loaded but each place setting is $135........... we are not thinking one person individually would buy it all, LOL - It's combined

Answer
We are registering for everyday dinnerware because we want to replace the hand me downs we are currently using. But the everyday stuff is much cheaper than fine china. We have so many more practical things we need before we need china, so we are registering for those things instead. The other thing to consider is, what are you going to do if you only receive one or two place settings of this china? Personally, my fiance and I would not have the funds to go out after the wedding and buy the rest of a set for 6 or 8 people.

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Problem for v day what do you think?

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s.r

Okay I have been with my husband 10 years married for 2 yeras. we have 2 kids, 5 and 4 he works narcotics and I'm a stay at home mom . i'm running around all day so is he . I understand he's tired so am I . I still dress up , he doesn't I still make dinner clean the house and do evrything the same as before. yet I'm not excited for Valentine's Day . I don't care if we go anywher and I'm not flattered about running and getting something for him at the store, what do you think has gone wrong here. is it or daily lives taking over . Thanks for your feedback

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It is something like a set routine and resignation on both your part. V days is not that important - what is important is the feelings - which are missing because of the resigned outlook you have adopted. Just change the mind-set, you are never too old to love, nothing is more important then the two of you and the best moments of our lives are those that we live together. Every thing else will come back. First make and all out attempt by yourself and still if the progress is slow - get outside/professional help. Best of luck.

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How to put together a dinner set?

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Sarah

I've been thinking about putting together a formal dinner set, including the plates, glasses, silverware, and serveware. I already have a set of gold-plated flatware. I have been looking at Royal Albert's set of Old Country Roses bone china dinnerware and Waterford's crystal drinking glasses. Can anyone give me some advice for how to put together a dinner set and how I should choose my pieces?

Answer
By using cutlery and some food.

How to put together a dinner set?

Sarah

I've been thinking about putting together a formal dinner set, including the plates, glasses, silverware, and serveware. I already have a set of gold-plated flatware. I have been looking at Royal Albert's set of Old Country Roses bone china dinnerware and Waterford's crystal drinking glasses. Can anyone give me some advice for how to put together a dinner set and how I should choose my pieces?

Answer
You could try lots of soup.

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What are the 10 Best Disney World Restaurants?

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WOWgirl

I am going to disney world soon and i would like to know what some good restaurants are

Thanks :)

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10: Coral Reef - located in Epcot, coral reef features an entire wall of the restaurant that is a side of a huge aquarium. This creates a unique dining experience, with interesting light patterns throughout the restaurant. Since it is in Epcot, there will be plenty of kids around to see the fish, but there are some nice quiet corners where you can enjoy the food and views without being disturbed too much.

#9: Jiko - located in the Animal Kingdom Lodge, Jiko features interesting dishes with an African influence. Jiko features a fantastic atmosphere, with constantly changing lighting, and many quiet dining areas. You get an extra bonus, so show up early. The Animal Kingdom Lodge is surrounded by savannas full of African animals, so show up 30 minutes early and spend some time walking around the resort.

# 8: Narcoosseeâs - located in the Grand Floridian, Narcoosseeâs features pretty standard, though high quality, fare. The thing that sets the restaurant apart is the location. Built hovering over Seven Seas Lagoon, most tables in the restaurant feature fantastic views of the Magic Kingdom, and if your timing is right, the Electric Water parade.

#7: Yachtsman Steakhouse - located in the Yacht Club Resort, Yachtsman is home to the best steaks on Disney property. If you significant other is a meat and potatoes kind of person, this is the place for your romantic dinner. While they do offer a few other entrees, it is a steakhouse. Yachtsman is a short walk from Epcot, and is a nice break from the crowds at Epcot.

#6: Artistâs Point â located in the Wilderness Lodge, Artistâs Point features food from the West such as Buffalo Steak. The restaurant features fantastic panorama views overlooking the Wilderness Lodge and Bay Lake. It really feels like you are dining in Yellowstone, but with fantastic food.

#5: Flying Fish Cafe â located on the Boardwalk, Flying Fish is a fish house, if you couldnât guess. Fantastic, lively atmosphere just adds to the high quality food available. If you want fish, and your partner wants a steak, no worries, Flying Fish offers the best steak on property. Strange but true.

#4: Cinderellaâs Royal Table â located in the Magic Kingdom. Ok, a character meal is romantic? Well, for many people, eating in Cinderellaâs Castle is a dream come true, for princesses of all ages. Try dinner here, Cinderella and her princess friends are absent, but the atmosphere is fantastic, with great views of the Magic Kingdom from inside the castle. Like no other restaurant on earth. The food isnât quite on par with the other romantic restaurants listed, but you pay dearly for the location, and it is worth it.

#3: Victoria and Albertâs â located in the Grand Floridian. Disney only restaurant that requires a coat and tie, so come prepared. A unique restaurant, as all the staff is named either Victoria or Albert. Custom menus available as well, if you are looking for a particular meal for a special occasion. While this restaurant doesnât offer spectacular views, it is all about the experience.

#2: Rose and Crown - located in Epcot. While this ranking may be a bit high, Rose and Crown offers a unique restaurant experience, front row seats to the nightly fireworks show at Epcot, Illuminations. Rose and Crown features a large patio, with lagoon side seating, that is worth the time and effort to get a good table. Show up early for your reservation and ask for a water side seat, and be prepared to wait.

#1: California Grill â located atop the Contemporary resort, the California Grill offers fantastic food, great atmosphere and a top of the world view of the Magic Kingdom and the nightly fireworks. Make sure you time your reservation correctly to coincide with the fireworks. High quality food, views and unparaleled romanticism make this our top choice for romantic restaurants at WDW.

Royal Albert China Moonlight Rose Old Country Roses??

janecat

So I was watching Royal Doulton on HSN today, and I saw the Old Country Roses pattern in blue, and they called in Moonlight Rose. I LOVE it. I found it online, but it is NO WHERE on the royaldoulton.com site. Is this pattern authentic? Is what is on HSN authentic?

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I am not familiar with HSN products, but it's possible that Royal Doulton manufactured this pattern just for HSN.

I would think if they advertised it as Royal Doulton, it would have to be, unless it's a knock-off and they used some kind of subtle disclaimer.

If you love it, I'd get it. Does it really matter what the brand name is, if you are absolutely crazy about it? It sounds really pretty.

I wouldn't care what it was or where it came from if I loved it and I knew it would set a fabulous table. You'll enjoy it if you are like it a lot, and you'll be proud to use it as your dinner service for guests. Go for it!

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How to put together a dinner set?

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Sarah

I've been thinking about putting together a formal dinner set, including the plates, glasses, silverware, and serveware. I already have a set of gold-plated flatware. I have been looking at Royal Albert's set of Old Country Roses bone china dinnerware and Waterford's crystal drinking glasses. Can anyone give me some advice for how to put together a dinner set and how I should choose my pieces?

Answer
By using cutlery and some food.

How to put together a dinner set?

Sarah

I've been thinking about putting together a formal dinner set, including the plates, glasses, silverware, and serveware. I already have a set of gold-plated flatware. I have been looking at Royal Albert's set of Old Country Roses dinnerware and Waterford's crystal drinking glasses. Can anyone give me some advice for how to put together a dinner set and how I should choose my pieces?

Answer
By using cutlery.

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What is the best quick and easy dinners to make?

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Q. Sometimes i'm too tired to make dinners so would love a quick go-to recipe ideas for a dinner.
Thanks in advance for your help.

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We are now doing the following for easy and fast cooking - microwave and etc:

1. At your grocery store, buy the sealed PRE-COOKED meats that come is small packages such as the following. You can make two or three meals out of them (or you can freeze the meals too):

Beef tips with gravy,
Roast with gravy,
Pork roast,
Chicken,
Baked ham,
Pork chops,
Meatloaf,
etc.

Just heat in your microwave; directions are on the packages. You will find these packages in the cold section (not the freezer). Ask a clerk to help you find these. They are delicious.

Use these for your meat dish with a side dish or two of canned or frozen vegetables, beans, potatoes or sweet potatoes which can all be found on shelves or in the freezer section and they are already cooked.
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You can now buy bags of different flavors of precooked rice that you put into your microwave for a minute or two. These are on shelves at the grocery store. We like the chicken flavored best of all. Have a clerk help you find them.
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Real mashed potatoes that come in a bag...add water, butter, milk. Delicious. Read the directions.
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Jars of all types of sauces for making pastas. On shelves.
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Boxes of pastas with everything needed inside the boxes. On shelves.
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Buy top brand cans of stew for each person. Serve with cornbread, crackers, or toast.
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Soup and a grilled (fried) cheese sandwiches. Go to this video to see how to make a quick grilled cheese sandwich:
http://startcooking.com/video/326/Grilled-Cheese-Sandwich
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Omelet with Cheese - Video:
http://startcooking.com/video/326/Grilled-Cheese-Sandwich
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You can buy all types of salad greens in large packages now. Buy the ones that have been pre-washed. Add your own dressing which you can buy in bottles.
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2. The top brands of microwave frozen dinners are very good now. These come in single servings or in family sized bags. Follow directions. Look for the words "No Preservatives" marked on the box or package.
Just add a canned or frozen vegetable as a side dish.

Top brands of dinners that are found on shelves. No fridge needed. Add water, microwave. These are good to take to school or work. Follow directions on the containers.
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3. Video On How To Cook A Rib Eye Steak on Stove Burner (turn on your sound), click this link:
http://www.videojug.com/film/how-to-make-rib-eye-steak
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4. Supermarket deli's have pre roasted chickens, fried chickens, roast beef, and side dishes. You can stop in on the way home and grab a quick dinner to take home. I buy their roasted chicken often...they are delicious.
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5. Buy a crock pot. You put everything into the pot in the morning, set it on low for 8 hours, and your dinner will be ready for you when you come home in the evening! I kid you not. Be sure to read the instruction booklet.
There is a recipe booklet that comes with the crock pot. You can buy crock pots at places such as your grocery store and department stores.

Here are 1,160 crock pot recipes:
http://www.cooks.com/rec/search?q=crock+pot

DON'T FORGET TO PLUG IT IN! This happens more than you would think. lol

6. Salads. All types:
http://southernfood.about.com/od/saladrecipes/Salad_Recipes_Salads_and_Dressings.htm

7. Twenty three Snacks for watching TV movies and Football games:
http://startcooking.com/blog/277/Top-23-Snacks-for-All-Night-Gaming/

Addictions handle life, how a person addicted can start managing your life?

Jaimel

When it has been a hard worker and has fallen
in the grip of the vice of
alcoholism, drugs, gambling, lust, etc ... How can
do?I Listened to an interview with a person who
said that does not know his life because he was addicted.
Some people have multiple services at once. How
start managing your life and what are the first steps
not to fall? What would an action plan for no
fall? Thanks for your attention. Each person is different
and I think they will work not all the same. In line
general and can be employed?

Answer
Get into a quiet place where you can think and feel without being distracted by other people, noise, duties, etc. Very first thing in the morning can be best: when you wake up, are most refreshed and least distracted - and when your body-mind system is least drugged up because you won't have had a drink, smoke, shot, etc, for 7 or more hours.

Visualise the you whom you would like to become. Imagine how you will feel when you are managing your life well. In your mind's eye, see yourself being this person.

Now, choose one target that you can reach in stages within a relatively short time. If you are averagely patient, you might say "in 3 to 6 months"; if you are impulsive and impatient, one month may be as long as you can wait. ANY target that moves you towards the you whom you have visualised will do, provided that it is realistic (not grand). For example, if your present habit is to drink a bottle of spirits a day, starting at 8 in the morning, you might set a target of not starting until 10.30, or of having only half a bottle a day (mix it with water), or of switching to beer and having maximum two litres (five pints) a day. It doesn't matter how small your target is, provided it's clear in your mind, and in the right direction.

Then do something - anything - that moves you immediately in the direction of that target. Add water to your first drink. Wait till 8.20 this morning. Switch to beer in the mornings and only open the spirits at 1pm, and limit the total alcohol use per day to 10% less than you've been used to.

Train your mind to new, manageable, achievable habits of self-discipline. Re-visualise daily or at any rate twice a week the you whom you have now started to become.

When you have reached your first target, celebrate with something that you feel is rewarding and which is nurturing and wholesome. e.g. if you have a partner, take him/her out to dinner; or give yourself a new hairstyle; or take that trip to the National Park you've always promised yourself...

Consolidate the target by maintaining the discipline. Select a new target that will improve your life in the direction of your vision. Take the first small step in the direction of that target this very day.

Alongside all this, make and act on some positive new choice that breathes fresh energy into your life. Anything that for you is new, envigorating, and feeels more like fun than work. A brisk walk; a study course; tai chi; taekwondo; meditation; an English language improvement class; a book club (where everyone in the group reads the same book and they share about it and how they respond and feel); a hobby that uses your hands; learn to play cricket (or squash, or rugby....).... let your inner self guide you to your own choice.

After 6 months or a year you may want to deepen this choice or change it for something else that now seems to have more of the key qualities - active, energising, and fun.

One other essential suggestion. Mix with people who have the qualities you want to acquire. Avoid mixing with people who share the habits you want to free yourself from. So in the example you give - avoid addicts, and socialise with people who are sober, dislike sex, don't do drugs, and don't work 20 hours a day. Don't go to meetings of groups where other people are also addicts. By all means join a (psycho)therapy group, but if so, let it be a mixed group i.e. one where the other people's problems are different from yours. If you can't walk past a pub without going in, find a route that has no pubs on it. I mean it. It's worth minimising temptation.

If you are willing, ask God to help you. Ask God's friends to help you with their prayers. Begin to become one of God's friends yourself by getting involved with a church, temple, mosque, circle dance or whatever spiritual group or activity attracts you. Preferably one that supports positive thinking, rather than one that calls you a sinner - one that believes you and God, working as a team, can achieve your goals.

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What color place mats and napkins should I get for this dinnerware?

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Jessica

Someone gave me this dinnerware set:
http://www.kaboodle.com/hi/img/b/0/0/7d/5/AAAACxLdNYkAAAAAAH1S8A.jpg

And for some reason I just can't decide what colors I should get for place mats and napkins to go with them. My table is dark brown and I dont want things to get too dark..what should I do?

Answer
http://www.exoticindiaart.com/product/AD97/

It's hard to answer not knowing the rest of the decor in the room If the table is round oval or square. Basically any color would work. By adding a napkin ring with the red and black and perhaps some red candle holders or a vase with the flowers or vase in the 3rd color. Since this is stoneware I would stay away from the metallic. Give us a picture of the room.

How to remove stains from crackle finish dinnerware?

snorkweezl

So this is a totally odd and random question, but I have a set of celadon green crackle finish stoneware dishes from Target. They looked really great when I first got them, but with use they have developed black stains along the crackle lines in the glaze. I've washed them by hand and in the dishwasher so I know they're clean, but they look dirty. Does anyone know of a way to remove the stains without damaging the finish?

Answer
Try a little liquid bleach. Let it sit, then rinse.

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How can I overcome my sleeping problem?

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Sam

Day after day I keep getting up really late, like 2 or 3 in the afternoon. I always set my alarm for 6am but I just sleep right through it. I have a voluntary job for two days a week and I usually manage to get up in time for it, though recently I've started to be late by about half an hour cos I'm not able to get up on time anymore.

I managed yesterday to get up for my voluntary job after having only had 2 hours' sleep. I thought this was great because I thought it meant I could go to bed early and get up early the next day and therefore reset my body clock. I was planning to go to bed at 11pm but ended up not getting to bed till midnight cos it took me a long time to clean up after dinner...I set my alarm (in fact 3 alarms) for 8am and slept through them all...I didn't get up till 2pm today, and that was only cos someone knocked on my door. As a result it took me ages to start getting on with stuff...it's 10pm now and I've been too busy and scatterbrained to even make myself a proper meal yet.

I have to get up early for my vol work tomorrow which I'll have to do one way or the other, but I'm really worried about Fri morning. I'm planning to order tickets for Eminem (V Festival in August - I live in the UK) at 9am Fri cos they come out then and I know they'll sell out in minutes and therefore if I get up late I'll miss what will probably be my last chance to see him live (I'm 22 and I've been wanting to see him live for over a decade). Should I just stay up all Thursday night to make sure or is there a way to be sure I'll be up Friday morning without doing that? And how can I generally fix the problem? Also could my antidepressant med (Sertraline) be causing me to be so drowsy? I've asked to come off it but my doc says I can't till I've spoken with my specialist doctor at our next app't.

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Maybe some other form of waking you up would prove more efficient. I've heard of shocking alarm clocks. google 'shocking alarm clocks' and the second result is an amazon page for them. Try getting into bed at about 9 PM and If you cant fall asleep then read.

Problems With Action Replay Wii Installation?

Chris

So I purchased a Wii Action Replay on Amazon, and it's arrived. It's basically a SD Card, and has come with a User Guide on set up. I reached step 10 of the guide, and haven't been able to do what it says. This is what it reads:
10. Loading Action Replay
Having followed the previous sections, you are now ready to begin using the Action Replay.
In order to load the Action Replay each time you wish to use cheat codes, please follow these steps:
Step 1: Turn on your Wii console and load the Wii Menu.
Step 2: Select from the bottom right of the Wii Men and open the (envelope picture.) (Wii Message Board)
Step 3: Select from the bottom left of the message menu the options (Calender picture.) (Calender)
Step 4: Action Replay is loaded from within a message which is stored under a certain date on your calender. This date is dependent on when the Action Replay software was last downloaded. Allowing a brief period after inserting the Action Replay Memory Card, whilst viewing the calender you will see a message icon beneath a prior date as shown in the following illustration. The message icon will always be shown beneath the same date unless the Action Replay icon from within the shown message in order to load the Action Replay.

Now I'v done as it says, and the SD card is inserted correctly, however when I go to the calender there is no message like it says there will be. Has anyone purchased this item and have any idea?
The item is here:
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Datel-Action-Replay-For-Wii/dp/B006JMT3MY/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1336843500&sr=8-1

Answer
Bleugh! Those instructions are awful but I can see what they're trying to do I think... They're launching Action Replay using a messageboard hack similar to the Letterbomb/Wilbrand hacks. Does the Action Replay software prompt you for your Wii's MAC address when you're setting it up?

Regardless of the above, did you copy a folder called "private" to your SD card, cos thats where the Wii stores messageboard stuff so if that folder doesn't exist you did something wrong. If it does exist, I suppose you could keep going back several days/weeks/months in the messageboard until you find the message to launch Action Replay.

... Although personally I'd say screw that, if you softmod the Wii you can use Gecko OS to cheat in games instead. If you want to go that route, check Yahoo Answers, it's been covered more times than I've had hot dinners :)

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How can I change my inlaws behaviour (particularly etiquette) in my home, without offending them?

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debjen1975

My husbands family really annoy me with some of their behaviour, particularly at the dinner table. I don't think I expect too much but it really upsets me when they:
1. Do not wash their hands before preparing food.
2. Use their hands instead of the utensils when taking food from the centre of the table.
3. Cut open bread rolls straight on the table (scratching it), instead of on their plate.
4. Spill food and drinks every single time.
5. Chip crystal glasses by clinking them together too hard.
6. Allow their children to sit on their feet at the table, hence scratching our leather chairs with their shoes.
My husband and I have discussed it and he agrees for the most part that this behaviour is not ok. But, he is hesitant to bring it up, for fear of making them feel unwelcome or uncomfortable. I told him that he should be the one to say something as it is his family, and I offered to address any issues he has with my family.
Can anyone offer any good advice please?

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Do they behave this way in their own homes? If not, they may be deliberately annoying you and there may not be much you can do. If so, they may truly not know better and may need gentle guidance. As you proceed to wash your own hands before preparing food, have a guest towel handy and hand it to whoever is getting ready to help you with a sweet smile and a subtle comment such as: "here is a towel for you to dry with after you wash your hands". If you are seated far enough away when one of them reaches for food with their hands rather than utensils and can pull this off legitimately, you can try sounding very embarrassed and say..."oh! I'm so sorry, did I forget the serving spoon for the potatoes?"and begin to rise from your chair to go get one. As to cutting bread and rolls directly on table, try using bread and butter plates at each place setting and just before everyone begins to eat, gently say, "the little round plates are for the bread tonight". I have no idea how to prevent food and beverage spills other than to perhaps use a plastic tablecloth under your regular one to protect the table. Chipped crystal? Use cheap, sturdier glassware when they visit. As for how the children sit, if they are too short to reach the table comfortably without their feet under them, place cushions on the chairs and indicate they are to help them sit higher so they don't need to put their feet under them. You may have to make these changes gradually, one at a time so as not to overwhelm them.

My sisters and I arer making a dinner for our family. All of us just under 13. How can we make a dinner?

Q. We are making Battered Chicken, salad, soup, chocolate banana cream pie, and rice. Any ideas how we can make this extra special?

Answer
Use the nice dishes and good glassware, cloth napkins (folded nicely) if you have them, candles (and actually light them), some nice mood music (classical, not headbanging stuff), and maybe a fresh flower bouquet picked from outside if you have any or from an obliging neighbor. And then just enjoy watching people eat your delishish meal, and enjoy eating it yourself. Also, I know you have a computer but if you have a printer whichever one of you is better with typing and printing stuff you can make a printed menu to put at each place setting. Below is a site that has menu templates and you download and put in your own meal. There are other sites for free menus as well, just do a little looking. Good luck and bon appétit!

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Where to find tea party set for bday party?

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CAN'T WAIT

I am looking for mainly a bunch of tea cups and saucers. I keep finding online sets for four people for around $30. I'm throwing a tea party for my daughter's 5th bday so I'll need around 11-13 tea cups and not looking to spend so much. Please help! :)
I will be looking at thrift stores. I already bought gloves and hats from target for $1 each. They had a bunch out for easter.

Answer
Hi,

I just answered your other question and then saw this one, So I will just c+p my answer here. Hope your daughter enjoys her birthday! While you are checking out the thrift shops and yard sales... keep your eye out for fancy hats, gloves and such. The girls will love digging through a box of fun stuff to add too their 'elegance'!

"I also gave my daughter a tea party for her 5th birthday!

Because I didn't want to spend gobs of money on special tea sets, and I didn't want to worry about my things getting broken, I bought a couple sets of china at some local thrift stores. I got one set that had a full service for 8 including dinner plates and serving bowls and platters for under $20. I also bought several other cup and saucer sets that only had 2 or 3 in the sets. Teapots abound also in these types of second hand stores, flee markets and yard sales.

I then didn't care if something was dropped, mixing and matching the china was fun and the girls felt extra, extra special using real china!

If you don't want to buy the china, you might consider hostessing a 'bring your favorite tea cup' party."

How do you store stone dinnerware?

brandi K

I just bought a beautiful set of stone dinnerware and have had them for just one day and already see scratches on them from stacking them in my cupboard. I've been looking online for some type of storage rack or something that will prevent them from sitting directly on one another... does anybody have any suggestions or links to websites or stores that sell some type of organizer for this?

Answer
I have several sets of stoneware and china, and live in an earthquake zone, so I found an inexpensive solution to keep them from scratching each other. I went to one of those moving stores and got a bunch of packages of their foam envelopes. They come in sizes that are perfect for dinner plates, salad bowls and desert plates. I actually insert each piece in sets I'm not currently using and put them between the plates and bowls for the ones I am. They are great, too, because you can wipe them off if they get dirty or dusty and nary a scratch during the quake we had a couple of weeks ago. I found mine at the U-haul store, but some discounters also sell them. If you have service for 12 like I do, one package of each will cover your set with some spares. And, they are cheap, too.

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Lenox vs. Noritake vs. Mikasa Fina China... Which is BEST?

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trae

Hi!

I'm looking into purchasing fine china! So far, I'm trying to decide between Lenox Opal Innocence: http://www1.macys.com/shop/product/lenox-dinnerware-opal-innocence-collection?ID=85855
and Noritake Silver Palace: http://www1.macys.com/shop/product/noritake-silver-palace-dinnerware?ID=20082&PseudoCat=se-xx-xx-xx.esn_results

They are both similar in price point and somewhat similar in style. I don't know much about Lenox vs. Noritake. Which is considered a "better brand"? Is one more durable? One more prestigious? One have a better warranty or customer service? I will be using these pieces about once a month, for holidays and formal dinners. It's important to have something that lasts many years, never goes out of style, easy to care for, etc.

Another one I was looking at was Mikasa Parchment: http://www1.macys.com/shop/product/noritake-silver-palace-dinnerware?ID=20082&PseudoCat=se-xx-xx-xx.esn_results
but this is PORCELINE and not BONE CHINA, so I'm not sure if its worth it or not to save money for this set... Should I make the investment and go for the Lenox or Noritake above, to ensure I get better quality?

I honestly can't decide what pattern I like more.... I'm so indecisive, so which would would get and why?

Thank you!

Answer
All 3 of your patterns are beautiful. I did not start my china collection until I was in my 30's. I chose Lenox Eternal. I really like simplicity in my china, crystal and silver. I want my food to shine. I also like the outward flare on the coffee cup. I do not like a straight or in turning rim on a coffee cup. I also like the option of both rimmed and rimless soup plates. The thinner the china the better the quality. I can see my hand through my plates. With crystal the heavier the crystal the better. China is an investment. Choose something that will grow old with you. If you get something trendy you will out grow it as you mature and your taste changes.

Bone china by all means.

LOL

The scoop on wedding china?

farmgirl

Is it a gift for your wedding? Is it something you purchase for your wedding?

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It is a gift for your wedding. I already had my late mother's 1964 Lenox set with platinum trim so I was all set. I think if I had registered, it would have instead been for stoneware - Williams Sonoma restaurant dinnerware, which is what we now use for everyday. My step-grandmother took me shopping for our first set of casual dinnerware, and other step family members got us serving pieces and cups for that same pattern.

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I'm looking for food and decorating idea's for an Oriental themed dinner party. So far serving various sushi's

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professor

and a big seaweed salad. I have plum wine, saki and oolong tea for beverages. I have a beautiful sushi dinnerware set to serve it on. What else can I do to make everything spectacular? Please, put on your thinking caps and come up with some great ideas to make this a night to remember!
Peter Peter, didn't mean to offend! Oriental, meaning foods and decor from the orient.

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Hi

How about calling it an Asian/Oriental themed dinner party instead? You can widen your food, beverage and decoration choices. This way your dinner party is going to be a bit exotic too!

For the food, you can consider having :

Japanese sushi
Chinese Tim Sum
Vietnamese rice wraps
Indian curry chicken
Malaysian Satay (meat on skewers) dipped in peanut sauce or Teriyaki sauce
Chinese Fried noodles or rice
Korean Kim Chi (Preserved cabbage in chilli) and BBQ or
Chinese Claypot (seafood stew, chicken stew or vegetable stew)

(If you are unable to cook these dishes, try Chinese/Japanese/Vietnamese/Korean
takeouts or deliveries).

For beverage:
Japanese sake and green tea (served on Japanese tea cups)
Chinese shaoxing or oolong or honey Chrysanthemum tea (served on Chinese tea cups)
Singapore Sling (served on tall glasses)
Fresh coconut juice (served with the husk and decorating it with flowers like orchids)
Indian Masala tea (spiced tea served on metal cups)
You can also serve cold mix juices or fruit punch on your Oriental bowls or china

For decorations:
Chinese red paper cut out of the word "Xi" found in Chinatown - it means happiness or joy
Chinese mini lanterns or parasols- can be found in Chinatown
Chinese sweets tiffin
Japanese door curtain - with Japanese girl or cherry blossom motifs
Vietnamese hats
Indian oil lamps or picture of Indian women in saris
Japanese and Chinese chopsticks and spoons
Japanese/Chinese motif table cloth
Japanese Ikebana (flower arrangements) or Chinese Bonsai (also flower arrangements)
Mandarin oranges and red packets
Chinese knots
Mini Korean toy drums

(The above decorations may not be easy to get, try printing out the various countries famous buildings or symbols from the internet. eg Great Wall of China, Korean drums and costumes, Japanese Mount Fuji, Indian women in saris or Taj Mahal etc and paste it on poster boards around the party venue
OR print out flags and national flowers of some of these Asian countries and paste it all around?)

Arrange on your table a mixture of curry leaves, cherryblossom flower petals, mandarin orange peels and spread it along the table. This act as an exotic potpourri.

Why not get your guests to come in colorful Asian costumes? Friends in Japanese Kimonos, Chinese Cheongsam or Vietnamese costume.

Borrow or buy Chinese/Korean/Japanese/Indian music CD. You can play a compilation of different Asian music to set the mood for your colorful dinner party.

May you have a great party!

Where can I find an unusual funky, brightly coloured dinner plate set?

Q. I have quite a neutral dining room, as I live in a rented property, and would like to buy some really bright dinner ware. I have looked everywhere, and all I can find are relatively tame possibilities. Ebay even failed me! Is there anywhere I could find something unusual and bright that's not a plastic picnic set?

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good will is wonderful

but you have to research the date in which the dinnerware was made for lead content in the glazes

target had a copy of what used to be called fiesta dinner ware that might be what you are looking for

green yellow blue orange red - you could get one place setting of each color and mix 'em up

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Roughly how much does lunch cost in London, England?

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violett

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Londonâs transformation in the last decade into one of the best restaurant towns in the world has been much heralded. The land of fish ânâ chips now boasts several world-class restaurants and hundreds of very good ethnic eateries, some of them offering better fare than the locals get back home.

Current trends include a rash of new places offering tapas-style small plates. Popularized by Club Gascon, the French restaurant near the City business district, this is now big in the West End. Maze, Gordon Ramsayâs newest venture, Le Cercle, in Chelsea, Indian Amaya and Chinese Yauatcha, are the latest. A laudable trend is the new pride in traditional British dishes and in locally sourced food.

The bad news is the price diners have to pay. At several high-end restaurants, itâs not unusual to pay £100 (about $180) per person, including a couple of glasses of mid-price wine and the VAT. But there are ways to limit damage to the wallet. Your best bet is to go for lunch at top restaurants. The set menus are often half the price of dinner, and the atmosphere and food are pretty much the same. Avoid the tyranny of over priced bottled water â tap water will do nicely. Tipping here is less than in the States. Check the bill to see if service is already included and, if not, 12.5% or, tops, 15% is the norm. And reservations are essential at almost all of these restaurants.

This roundup of the Capitalâs best, some veterans, some new, is the first of two parts. These are restaurants for special occasions, the ones I recommend to food-loving visitors with fairly deep pockets. They generally showcase talented chefs who have the backing, staff and freedom to strut their stuff. Part II will cover neighborhood restaurants like gastropubs, ethnic eateries and bistros.

U: is nearest Underground station.


Amaya (U: Knightsbridge)
Halkin Arcade
19 Motcomb Street SW1
Tel: 020 7823 1166
www.realindianfood.com
Cuisine: Modern Indian Grill
This popular newcomer from the Chutney Mary group may be hidden in a Belgravia mini-mall, but it offers authentic yet light Indian food in a sky-lit, contemporary space. The show kitchen has a charcoal grill, tandoor clay ovens and a tawa, or iron griddle. Spicing is up to you but is generally more subtly zingy than incendiary. Stylish staff can recommend dishes or you can opt for the tasting menu.
Price: Moderate to Expensive Hours: Lunch and Dinner daily

Assaggi (U: Notting Hill Gate)
39 Chepstow Place W2
Tel: 020 7792 5501
Cuisine: Italian
Upstairs above a Bayswater pub, near Notting Hill, this lively, often noisy, Italian veteran is booked weeks ahead. While you nibble on their signature parchment-crisp bread, co-owner Pietro affectionately describes the uncommon regional dishes and wines on offer. Deceptively simple starters are superb and the mains, like monkfish wrapped in pancetta on a couscous and roasted pepper nest, are full of flavour. Beware the pricey specials. The rustic, boldly colored room has a welcoming bohemian feel enhanced by the friendly staff.
Price: Expensive Hours: Lunch and Dinner Mon-Sat

Aubergine (U: South Kensington)
11 Park Walk SW10
Tel: 020 7352 3449
www.atozrestaurants.com
Cuisine: Modern French
With its discreet façade, quietly competent staff and accessible set menu, everything about this compact, top-flight Chelsea restaurant is polished and understated. Chef William Drabble has carried for years where former star chef Gordon Ramsay left off, creating accomplished preparations of seasonal French cuisine (assiette of duck with prunes, roast monkfish with cod brandade). Note that the French-accented wine list can jack up the bill.
Price: Moderate to Expensive Hours: Lunch Mon-Fri, Dinner Mon-Sat

Clarkeâs (U: Notting Hill Gate)
124 Kensington Church Street W8
Tel: 020 7221 9225
www.sallyclarke.com
Cuisine: Modern British
Sally Clarkeâs long-running dining room in a Kensington storefront offers tempting, uncomplicated dishes with a California accent â chargrills and lovely salads. In the bi-level restaurant, with an open kitchen downstairs, lunch is à la carte, but the pricier evening meal is a no-choice set menu (viewable on the website). The wine list is strong in California vintages. Clarkeâs deli next door stocks home-baked treats and fine cheeses.
Price: Moderate Hours: Lunch Mon-Sat, Dinner Tues-Sat

Club Gascon (U: Farringdon)
57 West Smithfield EC1
Tel: 020 7796 0600
Cuisine: Southwest French
Intimate City/Clerkenwell fixture famed for excellent foie gras (up to10 different preparations) coupled with less-known wines from France. Order several of the small tasting plates of Gascon specialties or, for a better value, leave it to the kitchen and order the tasting menu. N.B., service can crawl. It is next to Londonâs oldest church and near historic Smithfield Market. Cellar Gascon next door offers more casual fare for less outlay.
Price: Moderate to Expensive Hours: Lunch Mon-Fri, Dinner Mon-Sat

Fino (U: Goodge Street)
33 Charlotte Street W1
Tel: 020 7813-8010
www.finorestaurant.com
Cuisine: Spanish
This spacious, modernist place on restaurant row may be operated by two British brothers, but the Iberian food is both authentic and simpatico. Tapas are the order of the day. Regulars like to sit at the bar by the open kitchen, sip a Sherry and sample a range of small plates â garlicky tomato toast, crispy fried squid, tiny lamb chops. Iberico ham is a pricey delicacy worth trying. Best value is the express lunch menu.
Price: Moderate to Expansive Hours: Lunch Mon-Fri, Dinner Mon-Sat

Gordon Ramsay (U: Sloane Square)
68 Royal Hospital Road SW3
Tel: 020 7352 4441
www.gordonramsay.com
Cuisine: Contemporary French
Master Chef Ramsayâs suave Chelsea flagship offers fine French fare, three Michelin stars and a hot reservations book. Youâll find creative yet not far-out preparations of foie gras, impeccable fish and sublime desserts, complemented by an extensive, pricey wine list. Insiderâs tip: set lunch is about half the dinner price and easier to book.
Price: Expensive Hours: Lunch & Dinner, Mon-Fri. Closed Sat-Sun

The Greenhouse (U: Green Park)
27A Hays Mews W1
Tel: 020 7499 3331
www.greenhouserestaurant.co.uk
Cuisine: French
Tucked in a mews near Berkeley Square, this has long been a reliable and attractive dining haven. But a major re-do in 2004 with a sophisticated décor and a talented new chef mean The Greenhouse is now a quite grown-up destination restaurant. Bjorn van der Horst, who worked at Robuchon in Paris and Picholine in Manhattan, offers inventive and assured French dishes â roast wild halibut with mashed ratte potatoes and morels â with an occasional Asian accent. The welcoming staff keeps the ambience from being stiffly formal.
Price: Expensive Hours: Lunch Mon-Fri, Dinner Mon-Sat

Hakkasan (U: Tottenham Court Rd.)
8 Hanway Place W1
Tel: 020 7907 1888
Cuisine: Chinese
It may be hard to find, down an alley off the far end of Oxford Street, but Alan Yauâs striking basement restaurant constantly packs in a fashionable crowd. They come for the scene and for first-rate Oriental fare. Deftly done, delicious dim sum (rock shrimp shumai) at lunchtime; at dinner specialties include crispy duck and stir fries presented with panache. Trendy cocktails, hip wait-staff and lively music.
Prices: Expensive Hours: Lunch and Dinner daily

The Ivy (U: Leicester Sq.)
1 West Street WC2
Tel: 020 7836 4751
www.caprice-holdings.co.uk
Cuisine: British/European Comfort
Theatreland institution is still the buzzy, see-&-be-seen place for celebrities and wannabes, it is booked weeks ahead. Simple yet sophisticated dishes may be familiar (shepherdâs pie, salmon fishcakes, puddings) but they are served nicely and at your desired pace. The pleasantly old-fashioned, panelled space with stained-glass accents has been âinâ since Noel Cowardâs day, but despite new owners, the beat goes on. Best before or after the theatre.
Price: Moderate to Expensive Hours: Lunch Mon-Fri & Sun; Dinner daily till late

J. Sheekey (U: Leicester Square)
28-32 St. Martinâs Lane WC2
Tel: 020 7240 2565
www.caprice-holdings.co.uk
Cuisine: Seafood
Down a Theatreland alley, this veteran fish house, under the same ownership as The Ivy, comprises a series of snug, intimate rooms and a bar. The cordial welcome to celebs and civilians alike, and the attention to your curtain time if you have theatre tickets, coupled with deftly cooked seafood (skate wing with capers and brown butter and that British favorite, fish pie) all make for a felicitous experience. For a bargain, try the weekend lunch set menu, and look for low-lying fruit on the wine list.
Price: Moderate to Expensive Hours: Lunch & Dinner daily

Le Cercle (U: Sloane Square)
1 Wilbraham Place SW1
Tel: 020 7901 9999
Cuisine: French
This offspring of Club Gascon offers small plates of delectable French fare to a trendy crowd. Itâs downstairs beneath the Phoenix, a new apartment hotel, and the room includes a bar and lively dining area with booths and tables. Stage center is the wine cellar. You can drop in anytime from lunch onwards, including afternoon tea, but dinner should be reserved ahead. The complex menu is divided into themed sections â fermier, vegetal, marin, etc., and the idea is to order several tasting dishes to share (or not).
Price: Inexpensive to Expensive Hours: Lunch & Dinner Tues-Sat

The Ledbury (U: Notting Hill Gate)
127 Ledbury Road W11
Tel: 020 7792 9090
Cuisine: Modern French
Notting Hill has no shortage of casual eating places, but now, finally, the trendy neighborhood has a destination restaurant. This casually elegant French place, opened in spring 2005, is from the same owners as The Square and Chez Bruce. With charming and professional front of house staff and a chef with experience at The Square, a meal here is refined (if occasionally bland) and accompanied by all the bells and whistles. Ask for an outdoor table in balmy weather.
Price: Moderate to Expensive Hours: Lunch & Dinner daily

Locanda Locatelli (U: Marble Arch)
Churchill Intercontinental Hotel
8 Seymour Street W1
Tel: 020 7935 9088
www.locandalocatelli.com
Cuisine: Italian
Giorgio Locatelli made his name at Zafferano (and on his TV cooking show). Now on his own in this polished, contemporary hotel dining room, his fresh and deceptively simple northern Italian food can shine. Homemade tagliatelle with kid goat ragu and wild sea bass with artichoke puree and wine sauce are typical. Both the wines from an all-Italian list and the desserts should not be missed.
Price: Moderate to Expensive Hours: Lunch & Dinner daily

Manicomio
85 Duke of York Square SW3 (U: Sloane Square)
Tel: 020 7730 3366
Cuisine: Contemporary Italian
Cool Italian restaurant & deli in a new open-air shopping arcade, a popular Chelsea rendezvous. Smart/casual, indoor & outdoor tables away from Kingâs Road traffic. On offer are first-rate ingredients, simply prepared, and noteworthy wines by the glass. The service is pleasant but the kitchen can be slow.
Price: Moderate Hours: Lunch daily, Dinner daily

Maze (U: Bond Street)
10-13 Grosvenor Square W1
Tel: 020 7107 0000
Cuisine: Modern French/Eclectic
The latest satellite in Gordon Ramsayâs orbit is this large, slick operation in Mayfair. A talented chef and Ramsay protégé offers tasting plates of sophisticated French fare, often with an Asian accent. On an early visit, the young servers tended to be forgetful and confused, but then so are the diners when confronted with scores of choices and a parade of complex dishes. But if you soldier on you can sample dishes like honey roasted quail with foie gras and saffron and peach chutney and, for dessert, a whimsical but wonderful peanut butter and jelly ice cream sandwich.
Price: Moderate to Expensive Hours: Lunch & Dinner daily

Moro
34-36 Exmouth Market EC1 (U: Angel/Farringdon)
Tel: 020 7833 8336
www.moro.co.uk
Cuisine: Mediterranean/North African
Stark industrial setting for delectable Spanish & Moorish fare at this Clerkenwell winner near the City business district. Young, casual crowd goes for creative yet earthy dishes professionally served, or for post-work nibbles at the tapas bar.
Price: Moderate Hours: Lunch Mon-Fri, Dinner Mon-Sat

Nobu (U: Hyde Park Corner)
Metropolitan Hotel
19 Old Park Lane W1
Tel: 020 7447 4747
www.noburestaurants.com
Cuisine: Japanese Fusion
Mayfair outpost of the NY & LA hot spots has a long, celebrity-packed dining room and sushi bar with a minimalist décor. Well-informed wait staff serve the equally trendy diners, who nibble on inventive, often awesome, Japanese & Latino fusion dishes. Good bets: chefâs-choice set menu, chocolate box dessert and wide range of sakes and wines.
Price: Expensive Hours: Lunch Mon-Sat, Dinner daily

Nobu Berkeley (U: Green Park)
15 Berkeley Street W1
Tel: 020 7290 9222
www.noburestaurants.com
Cuisine: Japanese Fusion
Opened summer 2005, this Mayfair offshoot has the addition of a robata grill and wood burning oven, but has yet to prove itself.

Rasoi Vineet Bhatia (U: Sloane Square)
10 Lincoln Street SW3
Tel: 020 7225 1881
www.vineetbhatia.com
Cuisine: Contemporary Indian
After gaining acclaim at Zaika, Michelin-starred chef Bhatia went out on his own in 2004 in a Chelsea townhouse, formerly the English Garden. The name means Vineetâs Kitchen, but the imaginative, stylized dishes he turns out (and the prices charged) are anything but homespun. A grilled, spice-crusted sea scallop atop chilli mash and a mini crab cake with coconut chutney are just for starters. The best tables are in the conservatory in the rear.
Price: Expensive Hours: Dinner Mon-Sat

River Café (U: Hammersmith)
Thames Wharf
Rainville Road W6
Tel: 020 7381 8824
www.rivercafe.co.uk
Cuisine: Italian
This industrial-chic, upscale café may be in a Hammersmith backwater, but it is a buzzy destination for foodies world-wide for posh versions of Tuscan peasant fare using top-notch ingredients (and for discovering Jamie Oliver). Closely spaced tables have a view of the Thames; outdoor dining in season. Note: neighbourhood-enforced curfew at 11pm
Price: Expensive Hours: Lunch daily; Dinner Mon-Sat 7-9:30pm

Roka (U: Goodge Street)
37 Charlotte Street W1
Tel: 020 7580 6464
Cuisine: Japanese
This offshoot of Knightsbridgeâs fashionable Japanese, Zuma, opened in 2004. Although the corner site resembles an auto showroom with its wraparound glass walls and slick, minimalist interior, it is worth a visit for its excellent Japanese fare and trendy, if often noisy, scene. A central robata charcoal grill has a counter with seating for singletons and those who like to watch the cooks. Precise, urban Japanese cooking is the specialty here, including everything from crisply fried tempura (especially the rock shrimp) to sushi, sashimi and grilled dishes. Check out the atmospheric Shochu bar downstairs, lined with antique barrels and preserving jars.
Price: Moderate to Expensive Hours: Lunch Mon-Fri, Dinner Mon-Sat

St. John (U: Faringdon)
26 St. John Street EC1
Tel: 020 7251 0848
www.stjohnrestaurant.com
Cuisine: British
Set in an old Clerkenwell smokehouse near the City with a white, rather clinical interior, St. John gets back to British basics serving a selection of meats from a bygone age. Itâs not for everyone. Forget rabbits, think squirrels, for they are skillfully prepared as part of Fergus Hendersonâs simple yet cutting-edge menu, which offers bone marrow and parsley salad or pigâs ears for starters.
Price: Moderate to Expensive Hours: Lunch Mon-Fri, Dinner Mon-Sat

The Square (U: Green Park)
9-10 Bruton Street W1
Tel: 020 7495 7100
www.squarerestaurant.com
Cuisine: French
In polished, glass-fronted premises off Berkeley Square, this sophisticated Mayfair dining room offers a gastronomic experience worthy of its two Michelin stars. British chef Philip Howardâs inventive, modern Euro food â langoustines with cannelloni, roast squab â is attractively presented and professionally served to a high profile crowd. Knowledgeable sommeliers tout the comprehensive wine list, though with prices that can test the bravest wallet. Large, bold paintings suit the setting in art gallery land near Bond Street.
Prices: Expensive Hours: Lunch Mon-Fri, Dinner Mon-Sun

Tom Aikens (U: South Kensington)
43 Elystan Street SW3
Tel: 020 7584 2003
www.tomaikens.co.uk
Cuisine: Modern French
For a superb meal in a stylish setting, this intimate Chelsea restaurant is drawing raves. Chef Aikens, who made his name at Pied à Terre, offers sophisticated dishes such as pan-fried turbot with asparagus mousse and langoustine emulsion. All of the Michelin-style extras (pre-appetizers and sweet nibbles) are part of the experience. The sommelier is helpful guiding you through the extensive (and pricey) wine list. The set lunch is the best value.
Price: Expensive Hours: Lunch & Dinner Mon-Fri

The Wolseley (U: Green Park)
160 Piccadilly W1
Tel: 020 7499 6996
www.thewolseley.com
Cuisine: European
Grand cafe next to the Ritz serves food all day in an elegant, marbled space. Familiar faces from stage and catwalk air kiss in the central celebrity âcorralâ. Unstructured, all-day dining from eggs to Wiener schnitzel. Lunch and dinner are tough to book, instead why not go for breakfast â bacon rolls, crab hash â afternoon tea or post-theatre supper? Small, closely spaced tables and strict time limits enforced. Euro-centric wine list offers many by the glass.
Price: Inexpensive to Moderate Hours: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner daily

Yauatcha (U: Piccadilly Circus)
15 Broadwick Street W1
Tel: 020 7494 8888
Cuisine: Chinese
A few blocks from Chinatown but miles away in style is Alan Yauâs gorgeous new dim sum restaurant and tearoom in Soho. This is a goodie to keep in mind for before or after the theatre. Look for beautifully constructed and flavorful little bites such as Chinese chive dumplings, venison puffs and five spice sausage rolls. A long, colorful fish tank divides the bar from the dining room. Upstairs is where you can drop in all day to sample some of the 150 varieties of tea along with pastries.
Price: Inexpensive to Moderate Hours: Lunch & Dinner daily

Zafferano (U: Knightsbridge)
15 Lowndes Street SW1
Tel: 020 7235 5800
Cuisine: Italian
This small, casually stylish Italian near Harvey Nichols is loved by a cosmopolitan crowd for its flavourful, rustic regional Italian food â chargrilled stuffed squid, uncommonly good pasta and a delizioso lemon tart. Despite the departure of celeb chef Giorgio Locatelli, this upscale trattoria carries on with confidence. With an appealing Italian wine list and non-larcenous menu prices for its posh neighborhood, tables are booked ahead.
Price: Moderate to Expensive Hours: Lunch & Dinner daily

Zuma (U: Knightsbridge)
5 Raphael Street SW7
Tel: 020 7584 1010
www.zumarestaurant.com
Cuisine: Japanese
This sprawling, ultra-cool Knightsbridge Oriental retains its buzz even though it is no longer new. The décor features rough-hewn granite and wood. Thereâs both a sushi and a sake bar, plus large tables often filled with chattering fashionistas nibbling on salads. But the sushi and sashimi are seriously good here as are fried and grilled dishes. Zuma gives Nobu a run for its money.
Price: Expensive Hours: Lunch daily, Dinner Mon-Sat

Good Title for this story please?

lovin'.the

wrote a story... it's set in Endland, London Kensington to be exact and is set in the victorian times...
basically there's a 7 year old girl called alice and after dinner with a family friend and her family (mother father and older sister 18 year old) at night someone comes in and kills her family with a kinfe except for her and sets the house on fire and Alice escapes it, then she's acused of the murder and is sent to prison.... then 10 years later when she's released she finds out who did it and murders them and kills the man.... REVENGE :P does anyone know any good title names??
sorry I ment an asylum not prizon, because everyone thinks that she's gone mad.

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What about just plain "Revenge"
or
"Delayed Revenge"
"The Promise of Revenge"
"The Revenge of Alice" (not a fan of this one!)
"Mad Revenge"
"To Plot Revenge"

Sounds like a story that I would read! Good Luck!! :0)

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Where can I find Arcopal dinner plates in the USA?

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justThinki

The stylish plates by the French manufacturer used to be sold in Walmart! (alas, no more) and our guests thought they were really fancy. But now after 9 years, several are broken. Can I buy them in the USA?
I prefer to buy new (not ebay etc) as the manufacturer is still in business - but in France...
Please dont recommend Replacements Ltd. I simply want to buy a set at a store like Target, since the manufacturer is still in business but in France.

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Been in a similar situation recently. My wife and I found a great site for replacing dinnerware and the like. It's called Replacements, Ltd. - we found my mother's set and purchased them there and they came exactly as described and affordable to boot. I've included the link below.

P.S. I did a search there were lots of patterns for Arcopal!

What do the different stamps on the back of my blue garland johann haviland china. All bavarian, some astricts?

teari

some one astrict and some have two, others have bars on each side. Each say bavaria, germany not thailand

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Stamps on china indicate where they were made. The manufacturer's name will be on most of them. Modern items would have to include the country of origin (by international trade laws or agreements).Some might also have the design or pattern name, or a code for it. Hand-painted items also often have a code mark for the painter, the rest is put on with a stamp.

Very old china often only had scratched marks, not stamps. Some cheaper bulk things also lack a proper stamp. Particularly all-white table china is often not stamped, but the required information is in the mould, so it comes out as "engraved" on the item. This might get filled in with the glaze, so look like there is almost nothing there.

Yours says Bavaria, Germany, so that is where it was made. Johann Haviland is the name of the factory. Johann was the son of Charles, an American who set up a pottery in France (where the clay was suitable for the quality he wanted) to make dinnerware for the US market. Johann branched out with a pottery in Bavaria (another suitable clay area). Both businesses went through many changes of owenrship. The Johann Haviland name is currently owned by Rosenthal, another well-known German pottery.

The bars and asterisks could indicate the batches or production line the particular items came from.

The Blue Garland pattern was first made in 1970, but discontinued in the 80s (when the company changed hands again). Being good quality, and not for "everyday" use, many pieces still exist. Replacements for broken ones are fairly easily available at reasonable prices, if you need to complete a set. (Just Google "Johann Haviland")

http://www.antique-china-porcelain-collectibles.com/porcelain_mark.htm
will give you an idea how complex the matter of marks is, though it mostly deals with real antiques. Your set would fall under the heading "collectible" but is not old enough to be antique.
http://www.robbinsnest.com/johann-haviland/
is a good site for replacements, probably cheaper and more reliable than trying on Ebay.

It would be a little easier to be sure about the arrows, if you had put in pictures of what you mean. For next time, you can upload pictures to Flickr or Photobucket, then put the links in here.

>>> You asked this in the USA, Dallas section, which is really meant only for questions relating to the city of Dallas. This kind of question might get better answers in
Games & Recreation - Hobbies section (has a lot of questions about collectibles) Home & Garden is another category read by people likely to know your answer.

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What is the most non-breakable material for a dinnerware set?

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janzee

I am looking to buy a new dinnerware set and have small children and frequent guests. I want to buy something that look good and is durable and dishwasher safe.

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trupperware i think is the best for kids

Where to get an really nice dinnerware set for Thanksgiving?

Q. This is my first Thanksgiving in my new house and we are have guest. I want a beautiful table but can't seem to find an elegant pumpkin dinnerware set. I have searched all the big stores ie Macy's, Kohl's, JC Penny's, Belks etc and nothing. I have spent hours on the internet and cant seem to find anything that gives a WOW Factor.

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Probably there are not a lot of pumpkin dinnerware choices, unless you do paper plates. I did find a cute pumpkin soup set, that might be good to accompany your dinner. If you just had really nice plates, and then some napkins that were festive that might be nice too. Check out these pumpkin soup bowls at Target, It think they are cute. If not soup, they could have gravy in them, or salad, or pumpkin custard for dessert!

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What color finish would go with these dishes?

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Cory W

I am re doing my table and I'm trying to have it match my new dinnerware set from walmart http://www.walmart.com/ip/Pfaltzgraff-Studio-Black-Scroll-16-Piece-Dinnerware-Set/19722219 That is the plates I would like my table to go with it is a small table with tiles in the middle i plan on changing the tiles to a tan color to match the tan in the plates but idk what color to stain the table. Any suggestions?

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Stain or paint it dark like the dark color on the plates. That way you have the same contrast on the table as on the dishes.

What color place mats and chair cushions?

Cory W

My boyfriend and I are trying to set up a really pretty everyday table we are getting new dishes http://www.walmart.com/ip/Pfaltzgraff-Studio-Black-Scroll-16-Piece-Dinnerware-Set/19722219 and we have a new table that is black with greyish white tiles in the middle. Can I get a few ideas on what color place mats and chair cushions I should get? I'm really hoping to make everything flow nicely together. Thanks

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You need some color in there so either a white or red or yellow would look good.
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http://www.walmart.com/ip/Chooty-Co-Anderson-Placemat-Set-of-4/23161184
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