Embarassing Event of the Day

Went with my friends to Chillis , the service was very slow. We were waiting for around 30 minutes, the waiter didn't even come to take our drinks order. I had consulted the seating girl to check out and talked to a couple of guys , even then there was no respite.

I found one more and talked to him , explained that we have been waiting for a long while and after 3 mins of explanation , he told me that I don't work here , I came here for food !!.

I was so embarrassed , went and talked to him again , that guy ensured that he is wearing his Jacket also to avoid someone else as a waiter in a chili's restaurant.

anyone else faced an embarrassing situation like this ?

Who am i !!Humanist ??

Started to read a book from the Library "Good without God " by Greg M Epstein. One of the coolest books I have ever read and not only that , I was agreeing to a lot of factors in the book.

Let me start with the basics , I started schooling in a a catholic school and I know the 10 commandments, so wanted to provide a table and the comparion to that of Humanist

Humanist Commandments Vs Default Commandment

No	Commandment	Humanist	Explanation?
1	Do Not Worship any god	Seek the best in yourself and others and believe in your ability to create a postiive difference in the world.	No
2	Do not make or worship any idols or images of God	Decaf	Yes
3	Do Not Misuse the name of god.	Decaf	Yes
4	Keep the sabbath day holy	Decaf	Yes
5	5	Decaf	Yes
6	5	Decaf	Yes7
7	5	Decaf	Yes
8	5	Decaf	Yes
9	5	Decaf	Yes
10	5	Decaf	Yes
3	5	Decaf	Yes

Mix Faith Marriages & Divorces !

Was watching 20/20 yesterday and I came across this ,
http://www.christianpost.com/article/20100217/catholic-father-jewish-mother-battle-over-daughter-s-faith/index.html

To Summarize , a Catholic boy loves a Jewish girl , gets married to her in Jewish fashion , including converting to Judaism , doing his circumcision also. They are happily married , the guy loses his job , but they have a baby girl.
One thing led to another and they were divorced with visitation rights for the father. As with any divorce where the women gets all , she got the house, the daughter , cars etc . The guy didn't have anything except for some moments with his daughter.
He is so helpless at this time.
The best way for him to score revenge is very simple , he sends her pictures of her kids baptism, ( i have to give to him master stroke !! , cool villain ! ) , this creates a huge storm.
Now the discussion was whether this young girl should be brought in as Jewish or Catholic.

It had become a big news when the guy called video cameras for the day he took her daughter to church, which infuriated the mom and this was against the court law.

My comment on this , I have no idea that the court has the right to say that the kid should not follow anything other than Judaism, the first amendment (one of the greatest pieces of work ! ) clearly says that anyone can practice any religion or none at all. In that context I totally agree with the Father.

But the guy converted to Judaism and agreed to follow the faith , now all of a sudden he has come back , surely shows that he needs to avenge his ex. Legally this is the only thing that he can do , which can surely make a dent on her. This guy does not have anything to lose.

But on the moms point of view , he agreed to her conditions got married with all jewish traditions and the kid should be brought in as jewish , which I also agree.

There was one point which was worth mentioning , the divorce laws always favor women , even when the women is the one making the most $$, eventhough the divorce was because the woman is having an affair with someone at work which he had proved using a bunch of emails, the guy loses and loses and this was the only way out.

I am eagerly watching this news and would love to see what will happen next . !

NY Places to Eat : My Review

I am always a good eater :) , obviously I am a vegetarian and that always has its own restriction wherever I go.

Currently I am a big fan of Food Network and each and every show has its own uniqueness to it and I am able to learn a lot of stuff.

There are two programs which I watch with a lot of interest

1 ) Best Places to Eat (http://www.foodnetwork.com/the-best-thing-i-ever-ate/index.html)

2 ) The Secret Life of

Best Places to eat , interviews a bunch of Chefs and it asks them what they liked to eat , and in which restaurant.

The program talks to the chief Chef of the restaurants and ask how the dish is made and how that dish is so unique.

There are lot of dishes which are specified , and my target to try all of them , but I had my own conditions for that. The conditions are like follows

1 ) Should be in tri-state Area. (NY, NJ and PA )

2 ) Should be Vegetarian items only.

My list has an exhaustive list , but I wanted to give my take on them. Eventhough they are the best chefs , afterall its their opinion. I like to view my opinion and check if it matches with theirs.

Apart from all this , you can also check for famous food locations across your area by going to the site (http://www.famousfoodfinder.com/ ).

I think I have given much of an intro , so without further adieu , here is my first food thought.

If you know me , one thing you will know is I love potatoes and believe that potatoes are heaven sent , its so versatile and anyone can hardly screw it up while cooking, either mashing , frying , toasting or just boiling it.

So basically when I watched a program which talked about a restaurant called Pommes Frites (http://www.pommesfrites.ws/) , I obviously wanted to go there.

Location : 123 2nd Ave. New York, NY 10003

Tel. 212-674-1234

Closest Subway : 8th Street and walk around 4 blocks to 2nd Avenue.

Review :

This is a very small eating place , which anyone can miss it if they walk by fast. This place is surrounded by a tons of Dairy places , so if you go there first , you may miss this place also.

There is always a long line in front of the shop and as soon as you enter you see the Spuds smell (which makes you hungry) .

The Staff are very helpful , and you can try a lot of sauces before the ones you like. I tasted atleast 4 flavors , before deciding on the Wasabi , Mango and a spicy sauce with Tomatoes and black pepper. They give you a free sauce also.

Almost all sauces have Mayo in them , I would prefer them without them. They have Jalapeno as a side , why cant we have a sauce made of it and even better Habenaro Sauce.

Pros :

Very good Taste.

Varities of Sauces.
Cheap eats.

The Cones in which they give you the Fries , are really cool. They are nicely shaped and will hold in a lot of fries and even you put a sauce in it , it melts in without disturbing the flavor.

Cons :

Eventhough there are 2 people there, the service is pretty slow.

The Place is so small that there are only two tables and if you are a tall person , you have to sit

uncomfortably.

Price Range : $5 to $10

Bottom Line :

Small eatery with awesome fries (dont call them French fries , they are belgian !! ) , but remember the quantity is so much that you will be overwhelmed by them.