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Angelicfairies2
Member
07-19-2004
| Wednesday, December 10, 2008 - 8:50 am
^^ me too
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Vacanick
Member
07-12-2004
| Wednesday, December 10, 2008 - 9:21 am
I watched. I didn't realize that Lauri's son was on heroin. So sad. It was really difficult to watch Vicki and Don in Napa. They're really not nice to each other at all. It's sad as well. With all their money you'd think they would get counciling to help their marriage. Gretchen and Tamra are both really loving with their bf/husband.
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Mocha
Member
08-12-2001
| Wednesday, December 10, 2008 - 9:47 am
Well they've never been really nice to each other. I thought that's how they rolled.
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Lexie_girl
Member
07-30-2004
| Wednesday, December 10, 2008 - 9:58 am
My impression of Gretchen is that she really did love Jeff when he was alive. I hope that she finds someone else that she can love as much as she loved Jeff.
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Costacat
Member
07-15-2000
| Wednesday, December 10, 2008 - 2:09 pm
I always thought Donn was a lot nicer than Vicki. And a small part of me thought he was actually glad that she was gone all the time, since 24/7 of her could be a bit much. I can't believe she didn't think how embarrassing it would be on film. She did the love tank thing in a confessional with the cameras right there in her face. Once again, Vicki just proved it's all about Vicki. She complains that she's not getting what she needs from Donn. From what I've seen, she's not giving much either. She intentionally takes vacations without him, she nags him, she ignores him. And gets upset when he does the same to her? Sheesh. I was sorry to hear about Laurie's son. As soon as she said she wanted to spend more time with her family (at the horse rink) I knew she was the one leaving. I just don't see her as part of that life any more. And especially since she'd said she hardly ever sees the rest of the girls (wasn't that when they were doing their spa day last week?). I hope her son recovers and is OK.
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Libshea
Member
08-31-2006
| Wednesday, December 10, 2008 - 4:31 pm
IMHO Lauri is just using her son's problem as an excuse to get out of her contract -- not that I blame her. I think now that she has a new life that is everything she has always dreamed of, she doesn't need whatever benefits she gained from the show. Josh's addicition can't be helped by anybody but Josh -- so that coudln't take that much time, and she really only needs to "raise" the youngest one that she was raising before George -- and working full time, etc.
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Oregonguy
Member
02-12-2006
| Wednesday, December 10, 2008 - 6:52 pm
almost forgot Vicki drives me crazy! i cant stand her
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Reader234
Member
08-13-2000
| Wednesday, December 10, 2008 - 7:16 pm
OK now the previews showed Vicki and Jeanie having it out - Vicki doesnt have a clue - and Tammy sure fed Vicky's ego at dinner - it was gang up on Don night!! I hated her attitude about the food and wine pairing - I would LOVE to do something like that!! Her attitude on the boat was another cringing moment, she just wants a younger man - she doesnt want to get old, and she doesnt want her kids growing up either!! Yet, hey I didnt see her blackberry or her computer once!! and really, filming Tammy's "show"? um ewww!!! LOL
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Lexie_girl
Member
07-30-2004
| Thursday, December 11, 2008 - 4:16 am
Reader, I also would have loved to do the "tasting menu" with the wines.
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Vacanick
Member
07-12-2004
| Thursday, December 11, 2008 - 1:55 pm
I think a 'tasting menu' would be so fun. I was surprised at all the things they didn't want to try.
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Malaka
Member
07-05-2007
| Thursday, December 11, 2008 - 8:33 pm
One thing is clear about that fancy resturant. They are not about customer service. It is their way or the highway. I would not go that resturant even if I did want a tasting experience.
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Landileigh
Member
07-29-2002
| Friday, December 12, 2008 - 5:42 am
etoile is a 5 star restaurant, and those OC gals had no clue #1 how to act there, #2 to try the food (they should have just gone to Dennys) #3 thank GOD they didn't go to the French Laundry, cuz Thomas Keller would have thrown them out on their asses. They are a bunch of tacky tacky women.
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Mistysmoke
Member
08-10-2001
| Friday, December 12, 2008 - 9:55 am
Well what's her name (not Vicki) Tamara? stated in the beginning that she had never been to such a fancy place and that she felt uncomfortable. I don't get why they didn't go with the menu on the right, where they would be able to pick what they had.. at least that is how I understood what the waiter said.
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Vacanick
Member
07-12-2004
| Friday, December 12, 2008 - 11:47 am
Ok ... now I'm a little obsessed with the idea of a tasting menu. I checked the French Laundry and they even have a vegetable tasting menu. Yum!! http://www.tkrg.org/upload/fl_menu.pdf
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Vacanick
Member
07-12-2004
| Friday, December 12, 2008 - 11:51 am
http://www.chandon.com/assets/client/File/restaurant/étoileDinnerMenuTasting.pdf This is the restaurant they visited.
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Costacat
Member
07-15-2000
| Friday, December 12, 2008 - 3:27 pm
What Landi said. They had their choice... a prix fixe menu or a la cart (the right side or the left side). Those women were quite rude with the way they responded to the food presented. They deserved to have been thrown out! If you don't want to eat "fancy" food, then what the heck are you doing at a "fancy" restaurant? I'd kill to eat at Etoile (or the French Laundry, even). And the side of the menu, where they could choose what they wanted, is HERE. (Naturally, if I wanted to eat there, I would've called ahead to see what accomodations they can make for a vegetarian. Because on the prix fixe menu, there was nothing I could except dessert, and on the dinner menu, only the first course!)
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Lexie_girl
Member
07-30-2004
| Friday, December 12, 2008 - 4:03 pm
Both Etoile's and The French Laundry's menus look fabulous. I would looooooooove to eat at both of those restaurants.
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Malaka
Member
07-05-2007
| Friday, December 12, 2008 - 8:05 pm
And the side of the menu, where they could choose what they wanted, is HERE. Yes, they could have chosen something from that side but (unless I misunderstood) the whole table had to agree to order the same thing.
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Landileigh
Member
07-29-2002
| Saturday, December 13, 2008 - 11:23 am
i made a post last night, but i must have forgotten to hit "post". i have eaten at etoile twice (never done the tasting menu), and the service is impeccable. also you cannot EVER fault a Domaine Chandon Methode Champenoise to go with a meal. it takes 60 days to get a reservation for the French Laundry, and i've never done it. Also I ain't gonna pony up $240/each. although if i had those kinds of bucks, i would do it. if you are eating that kind of food, you don't question it, you just eat it.
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Costacat
Member
07-15-2000
| Monday, December 15, 2008 - 7:54 am
I got the impression that they were confused about the menu. I did't get the impression that the entire table had to order one side or the other, only that each DINER had to. And I'm curious enough that I'm going to call 'em today. Unless, of course, our resident Napa expert, Landi, knows offhand! 
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Reader234
Member
08-13-2000
| Monday, December 15, 2008 - 8:53 am
Love the review - thanks for sharing Landi! The only high end restaurant I even "know" (as in read reviews, see pics of the food - obsessive kinda way!!) is the 5 star restaurant Victoria and Albert's at Disneyworld - they have a chef table - its been featured on the travel channel and on the disboards.com restaurant board, people that post that have gone (several posters) come back review with photos each course (there is or was - PC now no fois qras at Disney) (I think its at least $200 per person, and I think that may include a wine flight as well - w/o a wine flight its cheaper - the Wine Stewards do well with pairing, but if you mention you dont like white, they have reported finding another pairing) Since that's the only point of reference I have - that's what I compared this tv version - and of course I'm glad others reassured me that they were tacky!! Since I"m the pickiest eater I know, I think I would just be in a 'learning' mode, not a sarcastic - but then I wouldnt be "hamming it up for the cameras" I think some of it is TV Time as well - I really think Vicky has an agenda in her mind - growing up isnt on that radar! She just acts like she wants to be perceived as fun and young...
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Costacat
Member
07-15-2000
| Monday, December 15, 2008 - 10:59 am
I just called Etoile, and I was right... each DINER can choose either left or right side of the menu. They do not require the entire table to do one or the other. They *encourage* the table to choose one menu or the other, for the experience of the table as a whole. (The reason is that the set menu diner may be served a course that the others do not get.) But they do not require the entire table to order one side or the other. Finally, while I had Jade on the phone (such a sweetheart and so helpful!) I asked about vegetarian options. And while they are not on the menu, their chefs do like to be creative and they will accomodate any diet (they prefer to be told about special requests when reservations are made, tho).
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Landileigh
Member
07-29-2002
| Monday, December 15, 2008 - 11:55 am
thanks costa, you answered before i got a chance to, as i just got here. but you are correct. i've done the tasting appetizer up at CIA-Greystone, and you want everyone to be on the "same page" as you can talk and discuss the items you are tasting. i've never known a restaurant in the Napa Valley to not abide by special requests. I think you could have asked when you made reservations at Don Giovanni's also. but i'd rather just eat all their desserts!
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Mocha
Member
08-12-2001
| Monday, December 15, 2008 - 12:31 pm
Lol I can't believe you called the restaurant Costa lolol.
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Costacat
Member
07-15-2000
| Monday, December 15, 2008 - 1:13 pm
Well, when I was watching these "women" and they were saying "we have to order the same", that's not what I heard. And I was curious about the vegetarian options anyways (Napa restaurants are lovely but the items listed on the menu for folks who don't eat animals are slim pickin's). Don Giovanni's Bostini Trifle is orgasmic. Even just thinking about it and remembering it! <sigh> Totally cracked up at Jade's reaction when I commented on how rude those "women" were on the show." She more or less agreed with me and implied they weren't people who might be invited back again!
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