Mailbag: The food and service at The Ritz are impeccable

The food and service at The Ritz are impeccable

So The Ritz Prime Seafood restaurant won’t accommodate dogs (“Barbara’s Bits & Bites: New Ritz fails to live up to its name,” March 3)?

Hurray! Maybe that is why they call it The Ritz.

We have been to The Ritz many times since it reopened, and we have always been pleased with the evening. The service is impeccable, including the young women at the door who are simply trying to make people feel at home.

The food is well-prepared and excellent. Perhaps a combination of swordfish, kale and mac and cheese, as she had, would not sit well on the stomach. She should have tried the Yukon mashed potatoes and the creamed corn. Outstanding.

It is a little pricey, but if you want a lovely evening where your needs and wants are catered to, and where you can leave the dog at home, The Ritz is the place.

Barbara and Jack Price

Newport Beach

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Nancy Reagan spoke at my college

I first saw Ronald Reagan speak in San Francisco in the fall of 1964. Wow, does he have it or what?, I thought.

As Mills College Young Republicans chairwoman in 1966, I invited Nancy Reagan to speak at the campus. She agreed, and we had a dinner for her in one of the halls, and then had her speak at our campus auditorium, Lisser Hall. The event was well-attended.

About 10 days later I got a call that the college president, E. Easton Rothwell, wanted to see me. My worst fears abounded that I was going to be reprimanded for bringing a conservative to campus. My anxiety was stupendous. To my utter surprise, Rothwell thanked me for bringing other points of view to the campus.

I am sure the sigh of relief was palpable to him. And yes, I got some fellow students to walk precincts with me near the campus with Reagan materials, a very middle class neighborhood, probably 65% registered Democrats, but a lot of them had served in World War II, and Reagan’s appeal was so strong I felt it was the right thing to do.

Laura Dietz

Newport Beach

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Make a careful choice for president

Americans of voting age have a serious obligation — to select a person qualified to lead our country of the future. This person needs to be qualified by having experience in leadership in all the essential elements that comprise a modern, successful government, and the diplomatic aptitude to successfully represent our government in world affairs.

To be able to choose the most qualified person, we need to know what his/her background has been (shown in a document similar to a resume), so that we can all study this to see if his/her presentation agrees with our expectations of our next president and major world leader.

The obligation of “We, the People” is to determine what listed elements are essential, try to verify the truth of the presentation and ask ourselves, “Is this person willing and able to become president?”

Our vote for president is one of the most serious obligations we, the voters, have.

Jack Gordon

Costa Mesa