tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14107862.post5409663299901389124..comments2023-11-16T17:56:09.323-06:00Comments on The “Blog” of “Unnecessary” Quotation Marks: making a scenebethanyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08163733354894909762noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14107862.post-71529942946751899512008-04-20T21:42:00.000-05:002008-04-20T21:42:00.000-05:00Love the food at the Vans. It was minutes from ou...Love the food at the Vans. It was minutes from our house. Made me nostalgic to see the menu. (found you via salon.com)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14107862.post-7802387727955831442008-04-16T14:04:00.000-05:002008-04-16T14:04:00.000-05:00This "menu editor" should be stripped of his/her t...This "menu editor" should be stripped of his/her title and beaten with the job description. I could (reluctantly) pardon some overuse of punctuation if it were consistent, but if it's "our blend," then why isn't it "our charcoal"?<BR/>Now we need to call the ownership of food into question too?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14107862.post-2669564297261578052008-04-15T12:07:00.000-05:002008-04-15T12:07:00.000-05:00I thought the Van's was down by the river.Huh.I thought the Van's was down by the river.<BR/>Huh.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14107862.post-15950741122366706582008-04-15T10:33:00.000-05:002008-04-15T10:33:00.000-05:00Too bad this place is in California. This post act...Too bad this place is in California. This post actually makes me want to "go" there.Michaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15458179135941048647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14107862.post-74949302708005433502008-04-15T07:37:00.000-05:002008-04-15T07:37:00.000-05:00One good thing: rack of lamb isn't listed as "rac...One good thing: rack of lamb isn't listed as "rack" of lamb.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14107862.post-28941099805824218342008-04-14T19:58:00.000-05:002008-04-14T19:58:00.000-05:00Actually, I applaud the use of the quote marks on ...Actually, I applaud the use of the quote marks on "chicken fried" steak, simply because I remember when I ordered it the first time, and was disappointed that neither the meat nor the seasoning tasted anything like chicken. This simply points that out: "chicken fried" steak is basically a way of pointing out that the steak is battered and fried as you normally would do with chicken.<BR/><BR/>Or that the owners knew their clientele had now clue what sicilian steak was.V'ronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13651510977022872366noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14107862.post-71120031913243904222008-04-14T19:23:00.000-05:002008-04-14T19:23:00.000-05:00Perhaps they make the "Chicken Fried" Steak with t...Perhaps they make the "Chicken Fried" Steak with the "Local Chicken..."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14107862.post-31454177499922252992008-04-14T18:55:00.000-05:002008-04-14T18:55:00.000-05:00eilbeback, your comment was so bad it just has to ...eilbeback, your comment was so bad it just <I>has</I> to be fattening!jspencerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04507832018423032477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14107862.post-45381790352964595762008-04-14T16:08:00.000-05:002008-04-14T16:08:00.000-05:00I find "our country gravy" rather ominous.I find "our country gravy" rather ominous.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14107862.post-55203498153354005382008-04-14T15:53:00.000-05:002008-04-14T15:53:00.000-05:00Quotations or no, I'm starting to salivate looking...Quotations or no, I'm starting to salivate looking at it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14107862.post-43606939305494058012008-04-14T15:33:00.000-05:002008-04-14T15:33:00.000-05:00The van is on the hill?The van is on the hill?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14107862.post-23408880180244497972008-04-14T15:23:00.000-05:002008-04-14T15:23:00.000-05:00The actual name of the restaurant is this:The Van'...The actual name of the restaurant is this:<BR/><BR/>The Van's "On the Hill"<BR/><BR/>Don't believe a word they say, they are <I>on</I> a hill.<BR/><BR/>I love The Van's! They have excellent food, views, and history. Good times will be had here! Exclamation abuse!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14107862.post-685758563819457962008-04-14T14:21:00.000-05:002008-04-14T14:21:00.000-05:00While I know that this isn't the blog of stupid-he...While I know that this isn't the blog of stupid-headed apostrophes, I have a sneaking suspicion that even the name of this restaurant—perhaps the proprietor's own last name—is written incorrectly. The Van's. What's that?Karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02828819031461979730noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14107862.post-49373762238645384412008-04-14T13:53:00.000-05:002008-04-14T13:53:00.000-05:00"Local" chicken - please allow 35 minutes... For i..."Local" chicken - please allow 35 minutes... For it to cross the road?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com