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Department Of Deportment

  1. Always Be Closing
    The Eight-Point Plan for Persuading Dining Companions to Order Exactly What YouBargain and negotiate your way into tasting all the food you’re craving.
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    Department of Deportment: The End-All, Be-All Guide to Using Your Phone at theGrub Street offers the definitive road map to using your phone at the table.
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    How to Take Your Parents to Cool RestaurantsYou want free food from a good restaurant, but you don’t want to listen to dad complain about the music for two hours. We’ve got you covered.
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    Department of Deportment: How (and Why) to Dine SoloDespite the stigma, there are considerable benefits to be had when heading out to a restaurant alone.
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    Department of Deportment: How to Order Coffee Now (There’s More to It ThanIt’s time to start thinking of specialty coffee shops less like caffeine refueling stations and more like high-end bars.
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    Department of Deportment: How to Get VIP Treatment at Pretty Much Any RestaurantYou don’t have to be a big-tipping regular, a chef, or a celebrity to get star service. But you do have to know how to play the game.
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    Department of Deportment: Order Wine Any Damn Way You WantDespite what you may have been told, most sommeliers are fine with diners employing a try-before-they-buy method when ordering wine.
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    Department of Deportment: How to Split a Check, Once and for AllIt should be easy for adults to split a simple dinner bill, but it never is. Grub Street weighs in with the final word.
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    Are Restaurants Responsible for Your Food Allergies?The current surge of food intolerances puts restaurants in a tricky spot, and they shouldn’t have to deal with them if they don’t want to.