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Re: St Barts at Home
How about restaurants that bus the table thoroughly between courses? I love that, but even fairly expensive restaurants stateside simply don't do it. I love the French system--they take everything away, then bring the appropriate silver for the next course, then the course. At home, the table is almost invariably crowded with leftovers by the end of the meal!
How about restaurants that bus the table thoroughly between courses? I love that, but even fairly expensive restaurants stateside simply don't do it. I love the French system--they take everything away, then bring the appropriate silver for the next course, then the course. At home, the table is almost invariably crowded with leftovers by the end of the meal!
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Or how about the waiter or waitress knowing exactly how each dish is prepared and also asking how the food is with pride, instead of just asking for the sake of asking. Thats one thing that really stands out to me, is the pride that everyone in the resturaunt takes in their food.
Or how about the waiter or waitress knowing exactly how each dish is prepared and also asking how the food is with pride, instead of just asking for the sake of asking. Thats one thing that really stands out to me, is the pride that everyone in the resturaunt takes in their food.
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Here are a few that We Hotel People miss stateside:
1. Young, sprite, attractive French men and women who seem to be all smiles and bonjours and will bring you anything you want 24/7.
2. The sound of a blender at the bar mixing your drink, someone jumping in a pool, the ocean waves and the CD from your room all at one seat.
3. A pool so close to the ocean that you could put the cork back in the bottle and heave it back and forth with little effort.
4. A beach such as Flamands that is SO private that it is called deserted.
5. Cut fresh flowers everywhere - even in front of all the uncut planted flowers everywhere.
6. A "parking lot" at IdF that really looks more like a Palm Tree Farm.
7. A pooldeck full of couples, each with smiles on their face. There is something about seeing six or eight couples with smiles that is infectious - as though one needs MORE reason to smile at SBH.
8. Being offered the pool at Filao or any of a number of restaurants while your food is cooking or after lunch.
9. Barthians.
10 St Barts.
As Shakespeare said, undoubtably after his first trip to SBH: If loving SBH be a sin, I am the most offending man alive.
Here are a few that We Hotel People miss stateside:
1. Young, sprite, attractive French men and women who seem to be all smiles and bonjours and will bring you anything you want 24/7.
2. The sound of a blender at the bar mixing your drink, someone jumping in a pool, the ocean waves and the CD from your room all at one seat.
3. A pool so close to the ocean that you could put the cork back in the bottle and heave it back and forth with little effort.
4. A beach such as Flamands that is SO private that it is called deserted.
5. Cut fresh flowers everywhere - even in front of all the uncut planted flowers everywhere.
6. A "parking lot" at IdF that really looks more like a Palm Tree Farm.
7. A pooldeck full of couples, each with smiles on their face. There is something about seeing six or eight couples with smiles that is infectious - as though one needs MORE reason to smile at SBH.
8. Being offered the pool at Filao or any of a number of restaurants while your food is cooking or after lunch.
9. Barthians.
10 St Barts.
As Shakespeare said, undoubtably after his first trip to SBH: If loving SBH be a sin, I am the most offending man alive.
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LOL Brendan. You are so correct. I remember when we ate at La Mandala. It took me a few minutes to realize we were speaking to the waiter and not the chef.
He started by saying "I may offer you..." and later continued "I will prepare that as...".
It was clearly HIS restaurant in which he took great pride. Even had the view and food not been outstanding, we would return just for the waiter. He was worth the price of dinner alone!
LOL Brendan. You are so correct. I remember when we ate at La Mandala. It took me a few minutes to realize we were speaking to the waiter and not the chef.
He started by saying "I may offer you..." and later continued "I will prepare that as...".
It was clearly HIS restaurant in which he took great pride. Even had the view and food not been outstanding, we would return just for the waiter. He was worth the price of dinner alone!
MIke R
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long and short of it...we, as a country are a rude, thoughtless, cocky, overweight society .....right where Rome was before she fell to barbarbians......thats why St Barts and all of its mannerisms look so good to the few who appreciate civilized behavior as defined by how people act not by how many "toys" are owned
long and short of it...we, as a country are a rude, thoughtless, cocky, overweight society .....right where Rome was before she fell to barbarbians......thats why St Barts and all of its mannerisms look so good to the few who appreciate civilized behavior as defined by how people act not by how many "toys" are owned
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MikeR: And there it is.
A few months ago, someone on this site asked about the attitude of Barthians given the squabbling between Washington and Paris. And of course we all know Rude American Tourists who show up at nice places in Paris, fondle all the merchandise, speak loudly, make no effort to converse in French or even be polite and take pictures of everyone and everything before coming home and complaining about "Rude Frenchmen".
The attitude on SBH? Geez. Are there a nicer people on earth? I only WISH Americans could be half as nice as Barthians. I never saw anything but a smile and the answer to every question was always "Oui!"
MikeR: And there it is.
A few months ago, someone on this site asked about the attitude of Barthians given the squabbling between Washington and Paris. And of course we all know Rude American Tourists who show up at nice places in Paris, fondle all the merchandise, speak loudly, make no effort to converse in French or even be polite and take pictures of everyone and everything before coming home and complaining about "Rude Frenchmen".
The attitude on SBH? Geez. Are there a nicer people on earth? I only WISH Americans could be half as nice as Barthians. I never saw anything but a smile and the answer to every question was always "Oui!"
