Tonight was Kiera's birthday dinner at Flame & Fire.  If you've never been to a Brazilian steakhouse before, it's basically men with huge skewers of meat walking around and constantly asking if you want some.  It's a lot like online dating, actually.  They give you a card to put out if you don't want any, but just like guys on the internet, apparently they don't take no for an answer.

Alright gang, this is Jessica's first installment where she makes a list of things that she hates.  I can relate.  We both hate a lot of things.

10 Things I Hate About You:  In Restaurants

1. Noisy eating and visual displays of food while chewing:  “seafood” much?  Chew with your mouth closed!
2. Eating food over the buffet/serving table – put your food on a plate, walk away and THEN eat it. 
3. Picking up / touching food and not taking it - DO NOT poke, prod or pick up food without then taking it.  Please refer to No. 2 above for further instructions.
4. When it is self-serve, taking more than a fair share during the first round.  DO NOT take your 2nd and 3rd helpings during the first round.  Leave some for the rest of us.
5. If being served a meal, being rude to wait staff.  Treat people with respect, especially people who are handling your food! You never know what might happen to it (If you have not already done so, please watch the movie “Waiting” feat. Ryan Reynolds and see what might happen…I guarantee you will never be rude to anyone in food service ever again!)
6. Being a pain in the ass customer by making all sorts of additional/ridiculous/unrealistic requests from wait staff and then leaving a poor tip--or worse, no tip at all! These people have gone above and beyond for you, and their service should be acknowledged with a tip AND one befitting the level of service received. 
7. Ordering for your date, without asking permission.  Let your date choose unless your date tells you he/she has no idea and wants you to order for him/her.
8. Insisting on splitting the bill unless previously agreed upon, especially if you were the inviter.  Don’t be a cheapskate if this whole thing was your idea.
9. Forgetting your wallet (and again, ESPECIALLY if you are the inviter). Really??  Do I need to explain this one?!?
10. Taking or making non-emergency calls during the meal.  The only time this is acceptable is if you are an ER doctor and you are on call.  

P.S.  If you do happen to be an ER doctor, then you should DEFINITELY be paying the bill.

Side note: each one of these scenarios has actually happened to me on a date.  

Have something you want to add to the list?  Think we're just a bunch of haters and want to vent?  Comment or e-mail at nicole@thebeentheredonethatproject.com.  

I'm going to attempt to go to sleep since I have work again tomorrow, then I have to hop into a lemur onesie to go to a party.  It's a long story, but I'll tell you guys about it in tomorrow night's post.  See you all in the morning.