Food (what a great topic!!)

[M. Barnett]

Hey Neil, don't feel like you are showing your age by reminiscing.  I 
have very strong memories of gwoing up in New Zealand in the late 
70's and early 80's and going down and getting fish and chips wrapped 
in old newspaper.  I honestly believe it gave the fish and chips more 
flavor :)

As far as lamb goes, Lamb is done best by your nana in New Zealand 
with a nice mint sauce.  (but I could be entirely biased :) )

And speaking of fish and chips ... I went to a seafood restaurant the 
other day (Red Lobster) and I ordered fish and chips.  I'm allergic 
to shellfish, so rather than spending a day in the emergency room, I 
figured I'd play it safe.  Anyway, my fish and chips come out with 
tartar sauce and I ask my server to bring some malt vinegar.  I 
figure this is a pretty safe request, as it IS a seafood restaurant, 
and who really has fish and chips without malt vinegar?  (yes I know 
loads of people that don't, but still ... it's not how I was 
raised!)  So he comes back with salad vinegar.  I laugh and say, no, 
MALT vinegar.  He says he doesn't know what that is.  WHAT?!?!?!?!  
SO he goes and asks someone else and then comes back and says, "Our 
food is good enough that you don't NEED malt vinegar for your fish."

I just don't understand how you can call yourself a seafood 
restaurant and serve fish and chips and not have malt vinegar.  I 
knew there was a reason I didn't eat at Red Lobster.

<sigh>

Michelle :)  <--- who would live off of fish and chips if she could 
afford more than ramen noodles!