So, check this out- I recently heard of a local restaurant in the town\u00a0 that I live in decided to only serve bottled water. Now, this is not exactly a fine dining joint- although the veal parm and lasagna is pretty great. It seems the owners decided they were sick of the diners that drank water with lemon. Apparently no one told them that being an H2o drinker at a high end pizzeria does not make someone a cheapskate or a shyster. I myself am prone to drink ice water with lemon on the odd days that I am not reviewing a restaurant or entertaining as a fine food and wine consultant. Besides, with the news of Pepsi using glorified tap water for their bottled water brand, I find it a little cruel. I don\u2019t trust the bottlers, heck I don\u2019t trust Hagen Daz since my heart was broken back in the early 80\u2019s when I first found out it is made in the US, not the picturesque mountain town somewhere in Switzerland. So, in turn to their nasty comment- which they managed to tell a few regulars that immediately called me for an opinion, I have decided to go across the street of their tap water bashing policy restaurant, where the pizza is just as good, albeit not the veal parmesan, and decidedly more expensive, but the tap water and slices of lemon are poured with almost as much care as a bottle of Napa\u2019s finest cabernet!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
So, check this out- I recently heard of a local restaurant in the town\u00a0 that I live in decided to … <\/p>\n