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  1. Good morning! Can you help me solve this dining puzzle? Family coming in from Texas for 3 nights, staying at the Willard. Pieces of the puzzle are as follows: 60-something aunt, 40-something cousins, two kids (9 and 7) Traditional eaters - not particularly into ethnic, unless you count French and Italian as ethnic! Favorite restaurants include La Grenouille (NY), Galatoire's (NO), Charleston (Bmore) Price no object They are doing the standard sight-seeing during the day, and the kids are used to eating late. They are GENERALLY very well-behaved, but I don't want to take them anywhere where the mere sight of kids in the dining room will make people shudder. I was thinking of recommending 2 Amys one night as a more casual (but delicious) stop; the other two nights I'd like to go more upscale. I'm very tempted by Cafe du Parc, especially considering its location! I don't usually travel with kids - I doubt that, say, Bardeo would welcome this group! - so all suggestions/advice welcome. Thank you!
  2. I just went to Winston for the first time in February - my sister is in graduate school at Wake. I was only there for the weekend but we did some good eating. (This is my first post so I apologize if my tags don't work - I haven't figured this all out yet!) 1. Mary's...Of Course! (www.marysofcourse.com) is a cute little cafe that seems to be staffed 100% by School for the Arts students. We went for brunch and it was packed, but the stone-ground grits and thick smoky bacon more than made up for the wait. 2. Ollie's Bakery (www.olliesbakery.com) - artisanal bakery named after the owner's dog. We just picked up some scones and cookies, but they had wonderful-looking breads and desserts. The spinach-cheddar scone was delish. 3. Cookout - this is just a little fast-food drivethrough but they have literally 30+ kinds of milkshakes, and they're open late. I think it's a local chain. Good for grease and sugar late at night! 4. Ronnie's Country Store - now this was a find. It's a teeny tiny little grocery/produce store where they can their own fruit butters and preserves and cure their own country hams. Definitely worth a stop. Hope this helps!
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