Comments on: Today I Talk About Breakfast

By: maplestory mesos

maplestory mesos — Fri, 04 Jan 2008 08:46:19 +0000

everything for company. This brought back such nice memories! Thanks Neil.

By: Wendy

Wendy — Tue, 24 Oct 2006 23:35:04 +0000

I loved this. I remember my Russian great-grandmother putting out the good everything for company. This brought back such nice memories! Thanks Neil.

By: sbukophile

sbukophile — Tue, 24 Oct 2006 01:30:29 +0000

Neil, your comments about kittens, and hating cats… well, I don’t know if I can ready your blog anymore… I JUST posted photos of my new kittens today on my blog!

I had a roommate who was Ukranian, and when her family would come visit it was daunting with all the food and people and drama–but fun!

By: Tatyana

Tatyana — Mon, 23 Oct 2006 18:11:55 +0000

I see- I have to give the field to your in-laws - how can I compete with my modest offering of French toast for breakfast?

However, I can fully sympathise with your MIL: my back hurts all the time, and the stress being the widely accepted reason, i can see how yelling/venting at someone over food would ease the pain!

By: Cover Your Mouth

Cover Your Mouth — Mon, 23 Oct 2006 17:24:54 +0000

Blog crush of the day? I’m blushing.

By: Think Frustrated

Think Frustrated — Mon, 23 Oct 2006 17:19:39 +0000

I am the type of person who would rather go out to breakfast than anything, so having a big formal breakfast is such a nice thing, in my opinion. I regard breakfast so highly, in fact, that if a restaurant serves “breakfast all day,” I’ll always order an omlette and some hash browns.

By: Jody

Jody — Mon, 23 Oct 2006 17:02:53 +0000

Well I see you didn’t find my original post so here it is again. My mom’s idea of breakfast is to ring me and say: “Would you stop my Burger King and pick me up a bacon, egg and cheese croissant and join me and get something for yourself too.” When I walk in the door with her request - she reimburses me for “her” portion of the meal since I went out of my way. So much for inviting me for breakfast. (Oh I in the meantime stop at the local deli and pick up for myself a fresh bagel, lox, tomato and cream cheese sandwich - ummmmmmmm!)

By: echo

echo — Mon, 23 Oct 2006 16:43:24 +0000

i love the way a lot of different cultures take hospitality so seriously. my husband is turkish, and in turkey saying a person is a bad host is the worst insult possible.

when we leave turkey my in-laws insist on loading our suitcases with jam, beans, cheese, olive oil and nuts. usually, our flights are really early in the morning, so all the family members ‘help’ by trying to stuff more and more food into our luggage. this summer, as we are going out the door, really late, my mother-in-law comes out of the kitchen with plates of watermelon for all of us to eat before we leave for the airport to catch our international flight that we might miss.

By: ms. sizzle

ms. sizzle — Mon, 23 Oct 2006 16:25:49 +0000

hey you got free breakfast! that’s a perk.

By: Neil

Neil — Mon, 23 Oct 2006 16:05:56 +0000

So maybe after everyone made fun of Martha Stewart for so long, she had the right idea. Entertaining is important. The only difference is that Sophia’s parents aren’t into the visual aspect of dining. There are no flowers or fancy napkins. The flowers would just waste space needed for the food. The bottles of soda usually go on the floor because there is no room for it. I think Martha Stewart-types get more caught up in the looks than having enough food.