English restaurants are a peculiar type of dining. Even though they offer traditional English food, they also usually offer foreign food as well. Spanish, Italian, Mexican, American and Indian food can all be found in an English menu.

Traditional foods served at English pubs include meats and steaks, mince dishes, pies, soups and the infamous roast dinners. For breakfast, a diner can expect cereals or the worldwide known ‘English Breakfast’ (includes sausages, eggs, bacon, hash browns, mushrooms, tomato’s, beans and toast). Drinks at English restaurants usually include cups of tea and coffee, fizzy drinks and juices (apple and orange juice etc).

In every area of dining, the type of food offered must cater for every type of diner. This includes, most importantly, a variety of different types of food on the menu (i.e. chicken dishes, beef dishes, foreign dishes etc). However, there are individuals out there who take a different view on meat dishes, and they are vegetarians.

Vegetarians take a route in life wherein they decide to stop eating meat/fish and meat/fish sauces (plus by-products of meat) and instead focus on eating vegetable dishes, as well as quorn dishes (quorn is a mushroom protein ‘meat’ substitute). This means restaurants have to cater for dishes without any traces of meat also.

Restaurants are places people to go to dine in. They can be located in towns, cities – pretty much anywhere in a country. An individual can place their orders by a set menu, or a blackboard with special daily/weekly menus, although that is more common in a pub.

The types of food an individual can hope to select from vary from restaurant to restaurant, however, usually a restaurant will offer starters, main courses and deserts. Secondly, restaurants in different countries will also usually offer their own unique traditional food, although ‘foreign’ restaurants can be found in countries not of their own.

Italian restaurants are very traditional, where ever they are found. Waiters found in Italian diners usually wear very smart shirts, trousers and shoes, upholding the tradition of a smart Italian man.

Well known foods can be found in Italian Restaurants, including; pizza’s, pasta dishes, lasagne, gnocchi and various ice creams. The food there is usually exceptional as it is made my home grown chefs who have cooked Italian dishes for years. Usually , the music in Italian dining is classical, helping the diners relax whilst also upholding the traditional, calming melodies found in Italy itself (classical artists etc).

Cuisine in Indian restaurants is very unique indeed. From presentation, to décor, to the background music: everything is different, and very traditional in Indian culture.

The food found at Indian restaurants is usually spicy, with the types of sauces including nuts, peppers, onions, coconuts, vegetables and types of spices. The main type of dish served at this type of restaurant is called a curry, and a curry is basically either meat or vegetables covered in a mild, medium or hot spicy sauce. The type of foods include lamb, beef, chicken and for the vegetarian diner, Bombay potato’s or aubergine.

It has always amused me that the job title “air hostess” has always been greeted with an air of austerity and envy by a lot of women.

To many It conjures up a glamorous image of the champagne sipping, high roller lifestyle jet setting with the stars, sitting on the knee of a sugar daddy whilst the ex-RAF jet fighter turned commercial jet pilot, gushes over the tannoy about “cruising altitude” in that tone that only a man trained by the stiff upper lip routine of the RAF can produce.

In fact an Airhostess is a rather boring job, based around the virtues of a waitress, but with swollen ankles, jet lag and a distinct lack of tips.. when was the last time you tipped an air hostess? think about it. My. tip? Get a different job.

Flaring is an artform associated with bars and clubs, it is the practise of flipping bottles and cocktail shakers in an effort to impress and to catch the eye. I once shared a room with a chap who was the welsh national champion, and by god could he flair.

wether it be flipping bottles behind the back, spinning jugs on his head, or breakdancing to the Beastie boys with a full magnum balanced on his nose he never let the side down, one of he biggest showoffs i have had the pleasure of encountering, but then if you got it? why not flaunt it?

I love Thia Cusine, its the perfect combination of spicy indian curry and the delicacy and finess of the chinese dishes.

Not to say the Thia food is nothing but a mis mash of other styles of food, oh no but if you had to describe what it was like , that wuld probably be the best way of doing so. Thia Red curry, absolute genius, and then thia prawn crackers, the spicy ones, now who ever invented them should be awarded the highest accolaide that the Thia government can muster.

Not to hot, yet not too cold, the Thia curry has the perfect balance of heat and refresment that other curries just cant reach.

Not had a Thia meal before? i would highly reccomend one.

Tapenyaki in Manchester is an unusual place, you sit in an arc around your designated chef, who then proceeds to not only cook your food, but then proceed to throw it at you.

If you are useless at throwing popcorn in your mouth then stay clear however if you are a champion pop corn mouth catcher and you want to impress a date with you oral skills then this is definitely the place for you.

Not only do the chefs throw food at you but they all seem to have graduated from the Shaolin monk school of cheffery, more ninja than chaps who cook your food, these crazy makers of Japanese delights will confound you with the sacred art of spatula juggling and salt and pepper shaker flaring.

Mental

1. Punctuality is key. – If you make a table reservation then make sure you stick to the time as closely as possible, a dining reservation is just like any other appointment, its designed to make the service as quick and efficient as possible for both you and the restraint, don’t forget that.

2. What to wear? – Depends on the location and the background to which you are going out for a meal, it’s probably not a good idea to wear t-shirt and trainers on a first date, but then neither is it a good plan to wear a tux! Use your head and wear the appropriate attire.

3. Table setting, – you shouldn’t have to worry about this is you are dining out, but make sure all the cutlery and crockery is clean and neatly arranged, things like cracked wine glasses deserve a mention to the waiter, better that than a law suit when you cut you lip..

4. Should you send bad food back? – I say yes, too many people suffer in silence with bad food, you’re paying for it!! Many people vote with their wallet and just don’t tip, it’s nonsense, food is just like any other service. If you got your car back from the garage with the brakes not working you would take it up with the mechanic wouldn’t you! ?

5. Kids – If you have to take your kids with you especially young kids then make sure you come prepared to keep them occupied, badly behaved children can not only ruin you own night but everyone else around you, take a colouring in book and some crayons or if you live in the modern world.. a PSP.

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