Tag: DINING

The next time you find yourself trying to get the attention of a flighty waitress at a crowded restaurant, you might want to put down your hand and pull out your cell phone. Some restaurants have begun implementing a program called 'TextMyFood,' a service that allows patrons to directly communicate with their servers via text message. With 'TextMyFood,' customers can place orders, ask questions, ...

Here in New York City, the era of struggling to get a table for two at Dorsia has ended -- but that doesn't mean that, when you decide that tonight's a last-minute date night, you've got myriad options. OpenTable, the national service that allows restaurant-goers to peruse, book and review restaurants online, has launched "Tables for 2 Tonight." Based on where the diner is located, he or she can ...

The iPad has a new use in several restaurants, including the famous Bone's steakhouse in Atlanta, as a digital wine list. Diners are supplied with a ten-inch tablet, equipped with an automatically updating list that offers not only the name and price of a wine, but a description from the source vineyard and reviews from critics. Bones is reporting that, since the introduction of the iPad wine ...

At a recently opened Burger King in Japan, customers can get a Whopper, french fries, a Coke and a shower, too -- not the wet and naked kind, but a "musical shower," designed to drench your newly sated ears in delicious sounds. According to Engadget, certain booths at Japanese BKs feature docks for your iPod and a clear, bowl-shaped speaker hanging above the table. As a result, your personalized ...

Planning lunch or meals with friends can be a royal pain. Nobody can agree on when or where, and, without fail, someone is always forgotten in the shuffle of invite e-mails and text messages. That's where Lunchwalla comes in. The pitch is simple: choose who to invite, select some restaurant options (easier said than done), set the time and day, and hit send. The people you've invited will then ...

It may not brighten your morning up in the same way that a beaming Hello Kitty can, but a new toaster unveiled at the Berger Design Awards expo can at least help you ease into Office Mode while sipping OJ and perusing Switched in your bathrobe. Othmar Mühlebach's 'Print Your Toast,' which took home second prize at the awards expo, is a toaster in printer's clothing. All you have to do is ...

Balancing reality and virtual worlds can be a problem for some gamers, but one Beijing restaurateur is hoping it leads to a booming business with his 'World of Warcraft'-themed eatery. Geeks need to eat too, right? The entrance to the restaurant is a recreation of the Dark Portal, the intro animation from 'WoW: The Burning Crusade.' Once you get inside, the walls are lined with pictures and ...

Have you ever wondered what royalty eats? We have. We also sometimes think about what rich people eat... We bet its really, really yummy. Sigh... Jan Wilkinson, the director of the University of Manchester's John Rylands Library, has plans to put the cookbook created by the chefs of King Henry II online. The 14th-century book is one of 40 rare manuscripts photographed and placed online by the ...