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Mac and Cheese
I am not one of those people who go crazy for mac and cheese…certainly not the kind from a blue box anyway. (Or any recipe that includes Velveeta, barf.) But there are 2 restaurants in town that make *killer* mac and cheese. The first is Bourbon Street. Their mac and cheese is creamy and tasty…
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Wait just a minute, Waiter.
Sometimes I just don’t understand why waiters feel slighted if I don’t order the whole menu and then some. Sometimes I want to split a meal with someone else, I don’t want appetizers, I only want one drink, etc. I, like the rest of America, could stand to lose a few, so don’t make it…
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Tapas
We got a new restaurant in town. Lizarran Tapas Restaurant finally opened today. We have been waiting quite a while, watching them gut the building and turn a sweaty old gym into a classy new eatery. It is quite the unique experience. The cold tapas (or appetizers) are served buffet style and you go and…
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Help Wanted
A bit of advice for those seeking employment as a waiter or waitress: Do not apply for a job at a restuarant where you have never eaten. At the very least, apply some effort to learning the menu items before your first day. If you have to ask the patrons, “Um…what is that?” while pointing…
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Food, Glorious Food!
We have been eating wonderfully well on this trip…yum! We hit Brazazz again and it was amazing as I had remembered. Then we tried out a Spanish Tapas restaurant called Emelio’s, it was also quite good, and our friendly waiter dropped off two sherries for us at the end of meal. We also ate a…