Brian Noble is not on the list of alternative dinner-party guests - even if he will probably make a different kind of call to Sinfield next Monday morning.
And if there's an 86 on your profile, chances are you will be making alternative plans for dinner.
Guests staying at Martineau Bay might consider the dinner alternative of Trópico, Road 200, Kilometer 3.0, (787) 741-4000, a restaurant that serves ribs.
Sales data showed that the day before Thanksgiving is "one of our busiest days of the year," ranking with Super Bowl Sunday and Halloween, Mr. Kane said, as people getting ready for holiday meals, travel and shopping are "looking for alternative solutions for dinner on Wednesday night".
As an alternative, make enough dinner the night before so you can pack some for lunch.
But there is an alternative — the after-dinner wine party.
They're riding social networks and creating peer-to-peer economies, allowing us to connect with others around food and offering an interesting (and sometimes cheaper and healthier) alternative to frozen dinners and overpriced restaurants.
The only other time the I see inmates get so excited is when they're describing the cook-ups they're forced to improvise as an alternative to jailhouse dinners.
As a pleasing alternative to lunch or dinner, I recommend the afternoon tea.
An interesting and dramatic alternative for lunch or dinner is the Simon Pearce Restaurant, located at the Mill, a few miles east along Route 4 in Quechee (802-295-1470; www.comonpearce.com).com
