Summer Vacation 2006
Traveling in the midst of heighten security and raised threat levels, I arrived in Portland (Oregon) yesterday to begin my vacation.
posted by Blue Plate at 4:45 PM
11 August 2006
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Name:Blue Plate
(adj.): being a main course usually offered at a special price in a restaurant <a blue plate luncheon> Source: Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary (n.): A Los Angeles-based food lover
Name:Table d'hôte
(def. from answers.com)
n., pl. ta·bles d'hôte 1. A communal table for all the guests at a hotel or restaurant. 2. A full-course meal offering a limited number of choices and served at a fixed price in a restaurant or hotel. In this sense, also called prix fixe. Source: The American Heritage Dictionary
[tah-buhl DOHT] This French term literally means "the table of the host." On restaurant menus, however, table d'hôte refers to a complete meal of several courses for the price of the entrée. Source: Barron's Food Lover's Companion.
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