Haitian Beatz

All this talk about food and entertaining has me wondering about one other realm of dining: Date Dining. In these days of sexual and sex equality, it is hard to write about this subject in a fashion that

will make sense to everyone. Thus, I will not attempt to do so. I will write about it in the way that will make sense to some and not so much sense to others. Recently I decided to take a bit of a breather from catering, book signings, writing articles, and plain old epavism and explore the dating scene. And in my exploration, this article came to mind. Thus, fellows, if you want to get your date raving about you to her friends take these tips into consideration on your next dinner date.

Make it HERcentric

I always considered, and still do, consider myself a modern gal. Meaning I don’t think it is the guy’s responsibility to take out the trash, or that it is my job to rear our children. I have forgone many of the various gender based societal restrictions put forth on the sexes and have opted for a more logical way of living. If it so happen I see the trash is full, I will take it out. If my mate happens to get home from work before me, it would make sense he would cook. It’s about us doing the best we can, when we can.

But in the world of dating, I am a tad bit more restrictive-at least initially. If a man has taken the liberty to ask a woman out to dinner, it is his duty to ensure that the evening is very HERcentric. That entails a some work on his part.

Pre Dinner

•    It is best you pick up your date. Even in 2010, this still does impress a woman to be picked up for a date. I drive. So it is my natural tendency to simply say, I will meet you there. But the times that a man does say, “no, don’t worry, I will pick you up”, I realize how much that warms my heart! If you live in Manhattan or are dining in Manhattan perhaps this is not so necessary because New Yorkers take the subway everywhere, but still make the effort to pick her up whenever possible.