*** winner alert: See, tweeting pays off, because Monica from www.smalltownmojo.blogspot.com 's tweet was lucky #5! Congratulations and happy fancy-pants dining at Ruth Chris! Thanks www.nwarestaurants.com! ***
It is time for our annual anniversary week of giveaways because nwafoodie turns 3 years old! To thank you for your support and enthusiasm, every day for the next seven days you have the awesome chance to receive a special foodie “thank you” gift!
It is time for our annual anniversary week of giveaways because nwafoodie turns 3 years old! To thank you for your support and enthusiasm, every day for the next seven days you have the awesome chance to receive a special foodie “thank you” gift!
Don’t you just love this time of year?
Today’s gift comes courtesy of my personal favorite
restaurant search engine in Northwest Arkansas, www.nwarestaurants.com. Dave,
the owner of nwarestaurants works with local area Restaurants to provide
high-value gift certificates (aka “penguin bills”) at great discounts that help
serve area charities. If you haven’t
heard about nwarestaurants yet, I interviewed Dave two years ago, check it out. Quality
restaurants like Ruth Chris are committed to serving our community alongside
Dave.
Prize:
A lucky someone will be receiving a $50 penguin bill for
use at Ruth Chris Steakhouse in Rogers.
Contest ends next Monday, September 10th at midnight
(CDT). I will pick a winner via
randomizer.
Eligibility:
Leave me a comment with your name, email, blog, facebook,
or twitter name so I contact you if you are the winner (need help on how to leave a comment?).
Comment
question:
Q: What is the most important feature (ie: linen
tablecloths, candles, a la cart, prime steak, etc.) do you love most about a
fine dining (ie: fancy pants) establishment?
Want
extra changes to win?
+1 extra entry:
Tweet this giveaway (tag “@nwafoodie” and leave an extra comment to let
me know!)
+1 extra entry:
Facebook this giveaway (tag “nwafoodie” in the giveaway and leave an
extra comment to let me know!)
No purchase necessary to enter. Contest void where
prohibited. Contest open to members who are 18 years or older. Contest open
only to US residents only.
Eat
well, my friends. Eat well.
Lyndi
Linens. I like color and texture to see before I get my food. It makes the food more enjoyable when there's an established bliss prior to eating.
ReplyDelete"established bliss prior to eating" <--- man, that is a great quote!! Love it, thanks for sharing!
DeleteWinner!! ---> @Solo_Quest on twitter.
ReplyDeleteYou never know?!! Thanks for sharing on twitter!
DeleteMy favorite part of a fancy pants dining establishment is the presentation of the food (and taste). It's always so... uh... FANCY!
ReplyDeleteMonica @ smalltownmojo.blogspot.com
It can be inspiring, too. For instance, the chopped salad at Ruth Chris (my fav dish there) is presented in simple yet beautiful stack!
DeleteThanks for tweeting - you get an extra entry!
I shared on Twitter via modified (re)tweet.
ReplyDeleteThank you!
DeleteI posted your giveaway on Facebook!
ReplyDeleteNICE! Look at you! Thanks Monica!
DeleteGive me a decent wine list when dining!!!
ReplyDeleteI hear ya', loud and clear! Have you seen "the wine room" at Ruth Chris? Yeah, it's sweet!
DeleteThanks for posting!!
PS Which varietal is your favorite?
REALLY into Malbecs at the moment. GREAT year for them, but usually a good (affordable) Cab blend makes Daddy happy!
DeleteMalbecs are pretty fun because it is something different! Port is my latest happy place. A tawny port (less sweet). Other than that, the dryer the better.
DeleteThanks for sharing! Cheers!
Give me a decent wine list!!!
ReplyDeleteMy favorite thing is atmosphere and food presentation. I always feel like I am eating something that Gordan Ramsey would have made or approves of! (too many episodes of master chef and hell's kitchen) lol
ReplyDeleteTwitter: @melody_logan
Facebook: melodylogan01
Atmosphere and food presentation DOES makes such a difference (tell that to Golden Corral!).
DeleteI will never ever ever judge you for watching too many food tv shows! :)
Thanks for the comment! Did you share on twitter or facebook yet?
In my opinion, service is the most important aspect of fine dining.
ReplyDeleteService makes you want to come back, doesn't it? Of course, it has to taste delishy, too. Like when I went to Hong Kong (ha ha ha).
DeletePrime Steak that is > 16 oz and preferably served on a oven heated hot plate to enjoy to the last bite.
ReplyDeleteJohnnnnnnyy.... I knew you would come to the sizzling seductive sounds of sumptuous steak. Good luck!
DeleteShared sides on separate serving plates. The pecan crusted sweet potatoes at Ruth's Chris are often in my dreams.
ReplyDeleteOh my! How have I not tasted this pecan crusted dream-inducing sweet potato yet? May your dreams come true.
DeleteI love having the option of multiple sides. I really like a variety of foods and being able to share them with the table is always a plus.
ReplyDeleteThe more, the merrier!
DeleteSuper cheesey but I love the crumb brusher that the super fancy restaurants do between courses to clean off your table before they bring out the next course. It is super silly and hardly anywhere does it anymore!
ReplyDeleteYeah, but it so fun to awkwardly watch them while they clean up the crumbs! First time I went to a restaurant where the used a crumb brusher, I went out and bought one! Ask me how many times I have used it... want it? :)
DeleteBottom line. The food must be perfection. The service must be right on. Our experiences at the Rogers Ruth's Chris location have always been good, and I would recommend them highly. You can have white tablecloths (nice), silver service, fine china, etc. but those don't necessarily mean good food. Getting both is very nice and appreciated, I've had some really good steaks at some places that were questionable, but I would go back in a heartbeat because of the food and service. On the other hand, I've dined in some seriously fine establishments where the service was so-so or worse and the food the same. Obviously, I won't be going back to those. While I do like to dine in "fineness" on occasion, the food and service will always equate a return visit over white tablecloths and silver. Thanks for the opportunity to voice my opinion:) NWA is getting some mighty fine restaurants. I would love to see a very good sushi place. I keep trying to convince my LR source to open a place there:) Enough said. Thanks for all you do:)
ReplyDeleteWell said, Debbie. Well said. Keep on voicing on!
DeleteI like the butter. Life is better with butter!
ReplyDeleteThen Ruth Chris is YOUR place! Those sizzlin' plates don't come out sizzlin' just because the plates are hot. Nope, it's butter!!
DeleteI tweeted
ReplyDelete+ 1 for Brittany! Thanks!
DeleteThose little "crumb sweeper" things that look like combs. Preferably wielded by a cute young waiter in a nice uniform.
ReplyDeleteOne share on twitter, coming up! @jgbez
You and Whitney are aligned!! And I'm sure on the second sentence, too!
DeleteI saw your tweet, thanks for sharing!!
(+1 extra entry for Jodi)
Great design, including lighting and furnishings. Impeccable customer service. Crafted food.
ReplyDelete@jillonium9
Check. Check. Check. Check. Yes, Yes, Yes, Yes!
DeleteI don't Facebook, but did +1 on google+ & tweeted too.
ReplyDelete+1
Delete+1
Thank you!
I love most when a special chef's choice menu is offered & served with wine which compliments the dish. (also, love dim lights, the flicker of candles & my husbands smile across from me)
ReplyDeleteAwhhhh. love this.
DeleteI like candles- makes it all romantic and sweet. And real linen napkins and table clothes are nice too- the stiff starched ones!
ReplyDeleteIsn't it the worst when you sit at a table that has a flickering oil candle and it is out of oil?
Deletecomment for Facebook link
ReplyDelete+1, thank you!
DeleteFor me, at a nice restaurant it's not about what is there, it's about what isn't. Children. I don't like to go out for date night with kiddos all around.
ReplyDeleteha!
DeleteThere is so much happening up North, you should probably move up here. :)
Choosing my own sides, desserts, and a wine list is nice.
ReplyDeleteVery nice!
DeleteHappy Anniversary! The best part about eating at a great steak house, is the pampering and a perfectly cooked melt in your mouth steak delivered to your table. Plus you don't have any cleanup afterwards!
ReplyDeleteAwh, thanks! These 3 things = a perfect meal. Oh, adding loved ones. :)
DeleteLinens and crystal -- just love a table that is charmingly, inviting!
ReplyDeleteVickie W.
I love a nice crystal glass, for sure!
DeleteJust tried to fb (internet sketchy).
ReplyDelete- Vickie W.
Thank you!
DeleteI think it is the quiet... elegant restaurants are calm, serene and have a air of sophistication that can be a bit lost in our own home kitchens. It is a pleasure to experience that once in a while!
ReplyDeleteWhat, you don't bring out the linens, crystals, and crumb catchers at every meal? :)
DeleteOoh pick me! I say lighting is most important... next to quality of food of course :)
ReplyDeleteAmen sista!
DeleteOne of my favorite parts of dining "fancy pants" style is coming back to the table to find my napkin folded on the back of my chair or into another fancy form. Second to this would be the crumb duster....it's just so funny to watch them :)
ReplyDeleteIt IS funny! For me, it is more embarrassing to see how messy I am, ha!
DeleteThis was facebook messaged to me last night from Joan Taylor (the comment section wasn't working for her):
ReplyDelete"both of us would really enjoy going there and would love to win. ~ Joan"
For me it's general atmosphere/ambience. I like low-lighting, but not so low that you can't see your plate! The low-lighting seems to quiet down a room and makes the experience feel more intimate.
ReplyDeleteIf more restaurants would just figure out the low-lighting magic... Kudos to Ruth Chris!
DeleteFine Food and Fine Service would be my choice :)
ReplyDeletegreat choices!
Deletethanks for sharing.
ReplyDeleteI'm so excited! Thanks for this awesome giveaway! I've seen a few of my friends share links and become readers of your blog since I started sharing. Win - Win for us both I say ;) Thanks again!
ReplyDeleteCongratulations!!!! You have to let us know what you ate, okay? Not really the rules... I just like to food stalk.
DeleteI say it IS a win, win. Thanks for reading and thanks to your friends, too.
Lyndi