DEAR MISS MANNERS: I have endured too many unsatisfactory meals at restaurants, and I am ready to begin returning the food to the kitchen.
I am unsure how to do so, especially if I am dining with friends, or as the guest of a friend.
Sometimes I have been so put off that I want no replacement meal at all.
GENTLE READER: Then Miss Manners suggests you start dining exclusively at your own home.
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