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What Would You Do?

partysugar — Wed, 25 Feb 2009 07:50:56 -0800

We've all been in crazy situations, and I want to know how you handle entertaining fiascoes and bad restaurant behavior. I'll present a situation and you tell me what you would do. Here's today's scenario:

You've heard positive things about a neighborhood pizzeria; upon arrival, the small place is crowded with no empty seats. You approach the waitress/hostess and inquire about a table. She replies in a slow, stoned voice, "Maybe I can find you a table soon. Actually, I don't really know how long the wait is." She doesn't take your name and you feel invisible. Fifteen minutes pass and she randomly offers you and your friend a table to share with another couple. You oblige, even though it's sitting with strangers - you're hungry!

You order salad and pizza. When the salad arrives, it's overflowing and hard to eat. It's clearly being served in a plate that is too small for it. As you eat, more and more lettuce falls off the plate onto the dirty-looking table. You try and motion the waitress - multiple times - but she ignores you. What do you do?

To find out what I did - it happened to me! - read more.

Instead of making a scene with a waitress who obviously had no desire to wait on me, I walked to the bar and stocked up on napkins. Next I placed a ring of napkins around my plate, so when lettuce did fall off, I could still eat it. Needless to say, I did not leave an extremely generous tip.

How would you handle the situation? What do you think of my reaction? Did I overreact?

What Would You Do?

partysugar — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 11:15:03 -0700

You're out at a popular luxury hotel's bar. You and some friends decide to get bottle service at a table. When the waitress delivers the juices, she accidentally dumps an entire carafe of cranberry juice all over you and your brand new (literally you cut the tags off of it that night!) white Prada sweater. What would you do?

To find out what I would do - this very thing happened to DearSugar - read more.

While trying my best not to get upset, I would ask the waitress to come with me to speak with the manager. I would politely explain that the waitress spilled wine on a new sweater and ask for them to cover the dry-cleaning bill. If the stain did not come out, I would hope they got me a replacement sweater.

How would you handle the situation?

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Have You Ever Worked in the Restaurant Industry?

partysugar — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 06:45:54 -0700

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What Was Truly the Best Movie Kiss of the Year?

BuzzSugar — Thu, 29 May 2008 16:01:07 -0700

This Sunday June 1, the MTV Movie Awards will strike again and while they aren't the most prestigious awards around, they at least get creative with their nomination categories. My favorite: Best Kiss.

Here are the nominees:

Amy Adams and Patrick Dempsey, Enchanted
Briana Evigan and Robert Hoffman, Step Up 2 the Streets
Shia LaBeouf and Sarah Roemer, Disturbia
Ellen Page and Michael Cera, Juno
Daniel Radcliffe and Katie Leung, Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

I would love it if Ellen Page and Michael Cera won and then reenacted their kiss during the acceptance speech. But I have a feeling The LaBeouf will take that win.

Anyway, is it just me or were there some way better kisses this year than these nominees? There's a great scene in Waitress where Kerri Russell's character imagines a gorgeous kiss with her doctor friend (Nathan Fillion, anyone?) for example. Or hello? The library kisses between Keira Knightley and James McAvoy in Atonement!

Do you agree with this list or are there others you would add? What were some of the great on-screen kisses of the year (and by "this year" I guess we're talking all or most of 2007 since Disturbia came out in April of that year)?

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Great Waitresses of the Silver Screen

YumSugar — Wed, 21 May 2008 05:30:41 -0700

Be sure to tip your servers a little something extra today, because it's National Waitstaff Day. To celebrate, I've whipped up a little quiz about some of cinema's great waitresses and waitress-related scenes. Do you know your silver screen servers? Don't wait: Take the quiz!

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The Votes Are in: Best Romance and Best Girl Friendship of 2007

BuzzSugar — Tue, 18 Dec 2007 05:30:00 -0800

This roundup of my best of 2007 polls include your final picks for the best onscreen movie romance and the best friendship/relationship between women in a movie. And the winners are...

Best Movie Romance: Giselle and Robert, Enchanted
Looks like many of you were swept up into the magical romance shared by Giselle (Amy Adams) and Robert (Patrick Dempsey) in the sweet Disney princess story Enchanted. However, after that the votes are outrageously close for the second place winner. As of right now, the relationship between Jane (Anne Hathaway) and Tom (James McAvoy) in Becoming Jane is beating out the relationship between Elizabeth (Keira Knightley) and Will (Orlando Bloom) in Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End by exactly one vote.

I voted for the relationship between Lars and his real girl, Bianca, because there truly is something so lovely and pure about that relationship, as strange as it sounds.

Best Girl Friendship: The three waitresses, Waitress
There weren't a ton of great depictions of friendship (or sisterhood) between women in this year's crop of films, but of the options available, you all favored the sweet, quirky friendship between the trio of waitresses in Waitress. The relationship between sisters Alison and Debbie in Knocked Up followed behind, and the adorable friendship between Tracy and Penny in Hairspray was a close third.

I joined the voters picking the women of Waitress, as I found those relationships to be both heartwarming and true-to-life.

Source and Waitress photo courtesy of Fox Searchlight

What Is Your Favorite Foodie Film of 2007?

YumSugar — Fri, 07 Dec 2007 06:59:39 -0800

Now that we've covered all the little screen options - fave foodie reality shows, fave foodie shows, and fave cooking show - we thought we'd turn our Best of 2007 coverage to the big screen. Which of these foodie films is your favorite of 2007?

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What to Netflix: New DVD Tuesday

BuzzSugar — Tue, 27 Nov 2007 08:30:00 -0800

All of the new DVD releases hit stores (and Netflix) on Tuesdays. So each week in What to Netflix: New DVD Tuesday, I sort through the best of the batch and tell you what to add to your queue. In addition to the titles below, you can also now check out the Bratz movie on DVD, if you are so inclined.

The O.C. - The Complete Series
Okay, so this one's not so much to rent as to buy: the entire collection of DVDs from The O.C.'s four-season run can now be purchased in one massive collection - just in time for Chrismakkuh. The set includes the show's 92 episodes on 28 discs and two discs of bonus content.

In the immediate future, you can catch Melinda Clarke - a.k.a. Julie Cooper on tonight's episode of Reaper playing (who else?) the Devil's girlfriend.

Two more new-on-DVD selections, so read more

Waitress
Finally! If you've been reading Buzz fairly regularly, you'll know I've been anxious for this movie to come out on DVD so I can add it to my library. It was one of my November Must-Haves as well as one of my suggestions for gifts to give your mom this holiday season.

Keri Russell plays Jenna, a pie-making waitress who finds out she's pregnant by her not-so-nice husband (Jeremy Sisto). Then she meets her hunky gynecologist Dr. Pomatter (Nathan Fillion) and everything suddenly seems a bit brighter. Cheryl Hines plays Jenna's hilarious and loyal friend.

This was sadly the last film writer/director Adrienne Shelly completed before her untimely death last year, which lends a bittersweet quality to the whole thing.

The Namesake
Though this is certainly a case of the book being superior to the movie, the film version of The Namesake by director Mira Nair (Monsoon Wedding, Vanity Fair) is lush, beautiful and stirring. Kal Penn, in an extremely non-White Castle role, plays Gogol, a young Indian-American who was named after his father's favorite author.

The film weaves together both Gogol's story as a child of India-born parents in America, and the story of Gogol's mother Ashima (Tabu), a woman who finds love in her arranged marriage, but struggles with the cultural differences she finds in the States. Most of all, the film is gorgeously shot. For more of my take on The Namesake check out my full review.

Buzz Gift Guide: Mommy Dearest

BuzzSugar — Mon, 19 Nov 2007 14:24:30 -0800

For perhaps the most important lady in your life, check out today's holiday gift guide for some sweet ideas that might be right up her alley this holiday season.

If you're looking for something to watch during future girls' nights with you mom, check out the Gilmore Girls complete series collection, which includes all 153 episodes of the show on a whopping 42 discs. Granted, the packaging is a little cheesy, but that's a small sacrifice for the chance to watch this memorable mom and daughter grow up together.

This summer's sweet romantic comedy Waitress stars Keri Russell as a woman who is none too pleased to find out about her pregnancy. By the end, however, she learns that motherhood might actually be just what she was waiting for.

If your mom is the reading type, check out these books that are not only completely worthwhile on their own but will also be adapted for film in the not-so-distant future. So when Revolutionary Road and The Memory Keeper's Daughter hit theaters, your mom will be totally in the know, thanks to you!

Does your mom have a tendency to wax nostalgic about classic film stars like Katharine Hepburn and Cary Grant? Check out the Classic Comedies Collection which includes Bringing Up Baby, The Philadelphia Story and Stage Door, among others.

BuzzSugar's Must-Haves for November

BuzzSugar — Thu, 01 Nov 2007 07:30:00 -0700

Welcome to BuzzSugar's monthly must-haves, where I show off a handful of the things I'm most looking forward to watching, buying, renting and reading. As the air gets chillier and we start to ease into the hectic holiday season, I'll be curling up with the following goodies.

To find out why these seven things are at the top of my list, just read more

Waitress - I so loved this romantic comedy written and directed by the late Adrienne Shelly, I've been anxiously awaiting the DVD release so I can watch it anytime I please. Keri Russell plays a pie-making waitress who becomes pregnant by her abusive husband - and is none-too-pleased about that. With the help of her two girlfriends and a sexy gynecologist, she gets through the pregnancy and learns the meaning of true love. Waitress is out on DVD November 27.
The Brit Box - Fans of the Smiths, The Cure, The Sundays, or numerous other Brit pop bands will be salivating over this four-disc collection of hits, courtesy of Rhino. The set traces the rise of Cool Britannia, from early pace-setters like the Jesus and Mary Chain to superstars like Pulp and Oasis. Plus, the four discs and extensive book come packaged in an adorable box shaped like the classic UK phone booth. Check it out when it hits stores November 20.
Gilmore Girls - Season Seven - Coming out November 13, this 6-disc set is an absolute must-have for any die-hard Gilmore Girls fan! Relive the final season with Rory, Lorelei, Luke, Sookie, Lane and the rest of the Stars Hollow gang.
Listening Is an Act of Love - Four years ago, Story Corps started a national project to record oral histories - of your grandmother, your mother, even the stranger down the street. The group installed recording studios around the country to collect stories, and many of the recordings have since aired on public radio. This book, which will be released November 8, collects excerpts from some of the 10,000 stories recorded since the project began.
Live Earth: The Concerts for a Climate in Crisis - According to Billboard, Warner Bros. is releasing a 1-CD/2-DVD package that encapsulates the Live Earth concerts held last July. Proceeds from the CD/DVD will benefit the Alliance for Climate Protection. You can see a whole track list for the CD/DVD set here.
Nirvana: Unplugged in New York - Can you believe it's taken this long for Nirvana's MTV Unplugged performance to be released on DVD? The disc will be released November 20, nearly 14 years from when Nirvana originally did the show. The DVD features four tracks from the band's soundcheck, two unaired songs they performed, and previously unreleased behind-the-scenes footage.
Hairspray - This summer's super fun song-and-dance extravaganza will hit the shelves (when else?) November 20.