@SteveSoCal wrote:
@SoCalMama wrote:
@HonnyBrown wrote:
This method will work in a wine glass at a restaurant, not in a plastic cup at a bowling alley.
And the server stands there waiting for you to take a sip like any normal person would ....
I'm with SCM. There's no way you could get away without taking sip on a fine dining assignment if you ordered a bottle and checked the cork....and I don't even want to touch that comment about darker color being related to aging. A main component of being a shopper is to be a 'normal' customer. Normal customers who order wine, drink wine.
If it makes you non-drinker feel any better, I have a lot of frustration with shops that don't allow alcohol. Pizza with no beer! What's the point of it?
Do you taste and swallow? If not, I would argue you are not meeting the requirements of the shop. Again, this is where we have a big group on both sides of a disagreement. This is like me taking a pretend bite of a 5 guys burger. It does not meet the shop requirements.@sbobgal wrote:
I take a pretend sip if dinner requires a drink as I don't drink anymore either. Never a problem.
@eyelove2shop wrote:
Beer is so gross. ???? I've probably tried at least 100 different types of beers over 14 years and still haven't found one I can consume.
@sandyf wrote:
I am not fond of red meat...so I passed on that thinking I would not look like a regular customer eating just one taste of meat and attacking the salad bar.
@myst4au wrote:
I suggest that you look at the menus for the Brazilian restaurant. I have been to ones in the US, Brazil, and Singapore and each time they served chicken and pork. Sometimes they serve fish such as salmon (my favorite). You may be able to make your husband happy while you avoid red meat. I may regret telling you this, because there is a really good Brazilian steakhouse chain available now.@sandyf wrote:
I am not fond of red meat...so I passed on that thinking I would not look like a regular customer eating just one taste of meat and attacking the salad bar.
@SteveSoCal wrote:
If it makes you non-drinker feel any better, I have a lot of frustration with shops that don't allow alcohol. Pizza with no beer! What's the point of it?
@JASFLALMT wrote:
I turned down two pretty simple dinner assignments over the past couple of days that reimbursed generously but would not allow me and my guest to have even one single glass of wine, beer, or alcoholic beverage.
@SteveSoCal wrote:
If it makes you non-drinker feel any better, I have a lot of frustration with shops that don't allow alcohol. Pizza with no beer! What's the point of it?
@sandyf wrote:
My daughter who does eat all the meats and fish and poultry told me she really messed up when she went to one and ate so much of the first course...salads etc she could not really get her money's worth on the meat courses. But of course if the msc is picking up the tab in exchange for my report I would not mind so much spending $60+ for each person and eating mostly salad bar.
@oteixeira wrote:
@JASFLALMT wrote:
I turned down two pretty simple dinner assignments over the past couple of days that reimbursed generously but would not allow me and my guest to have even one single glass of wine, beer, or alcoholic beverage.
@SteveSoCal wrote:
If it makes you non-drinker feel any better, I have a lot of frustration with shops that don't allow alcohol. Pizza with no beer! What's the point of it?
I am with you both, if I can't enjoy an adult beverage with my dinner, I am basically not interested. Don't they know it's good for our hearts??
@eyelove2shop wrote:
Beer is so gross. ???? I've probably tried at least 100 different types of beers over 14 years and still haven't found one I can consume.
@MFJohnston wrote:
After catching up on this thread, I think I need a beer. It's five o'clock somewhere, isn't it?
@JASFLALMT wrote:
Yeah, I can't imagine. I love the stuff, though I focus more on wine these days. I used to brew my own beer in college. I worked at a restaurant in my 20s that had an "Around the World Club" where the goal was to drink 50 different kinds of imported beers within 6 weeks. I did it in 3 weeks quite easily, most of them being free shift drinks we were given after work.
@eyelove2shop wrote:
Beer is so gross. ???? I've probably tried at least 100 different types of beers over 14 years and still haven't found one I can consume.
@JASFLALMT wrote:
Yeah, I can't imagine. I love the stuff, though I focus more on wine these days. I used to brew my own beer in college. I worked at a restaurant in my 20s that had an "Around the World Club" where the goal was to drink 50 different kinds of imported beers within 6 weeks. I did it in 3 weeks quite easily, most of them being free shift drinks we were given after work.
@eyelove2shop wrote:
Beer is so gross. ???? I've probably tried at least 100 different types of beers over 14 years and still haven't found one I can consume.
This is my favorite method, even when sitting at a busy bar.@KathyG wrote:
If you're not sitting at a bar you can always take your drink to the bathroom and dump it out.
If you sip, you taste, whether or not you swallow. There, requirement is satisfied.@oteixeira wrote:
Do you taste and swallow? If not, I would argue you are not meeting the requirements of the shop. Again, this is where we have a big group on both sides of a disagreement. This is like me taking a pretend bite of a 5 guys burger. It does not meet the shop requirements.@sbobgal wrote:
I take a pretend sip if dinner requires a drink as I don't drink anymore either. Never a problem.
@AZwolfman wrote:
If you sip, you taste, whether or not you swallow. There, requirement is satisfied.
Taste buds are on the tongue, not the throat or stomach. Most cocktails are served with a straw that you cannot see through, so the liquid returns to the glass after the sip and taste.@oteixeira wrote:
@AZwolfman wrote:
If you sip, you taste, whether or not you swallow. There, requirement is satisfied.
Can you describe the finish if you don't swallow? Again, I know a bunch of us don't agree on this, I just think certain things can only be described if you actually taste and swallow the drink. God Bless!
I saw on TV (don't know if it's true) that beer would actually taste sweet, except that they put hops in it to make it bitter. So beer is an acquired taste for most people. Why would I want to force myself to acquire a taste for something that has no nutritional benefit?@eyelove2shop wrote:
@JASFLALMT wrote:
Yeah, I can't imagine. I love the stuff, though I focus more on wine these days. I used to brew my own beer in college. I worked at a restaurant in my 20s that had an "Around the World Club" where the goal was to drink 50 different kinds of imported beers within 6 weeks. I did it in 3 weeks quite easily, most of them being free shift drinks we were given after work.
@eyelove2shop wrote:
Beer is so gross. ???? I've probably tried at least 100 different types of beers over 14 years and still haven't found one I can consume.
I went to Epcot and ordered a drink from every country- I almost puked during every beer drink. Luickly, I had a beer drinker with me.
@JASFLALMT wrote:
...beer has food value, but food has no beer value.