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  1. Mark Slater
    Anyone remember Patricia Murphy's? Popovers!
  2. Mark Slater
    I worked at Tivoli for a few months. It was a quirky place. Tony hogged all the good tables. Every Saturday night, 2 tour buses would pull up full of cranky old folks. I got yelled at once because I couldnt bring Sanka coffee fast enough. Decaf brewed coffee was always regular coffee mixed with hot water. Tivoli was opened by the original F&B team at the Watergate Hotel.
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    I didn't see this one here.
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    When I worked there, the more scantily clad locals couldn't understand why I couldn't turn off the air-conditioning in a crowded restaurant on a hot night. Air-conditioning has been around for more than 100 years. Don't you think if you're going to wear your best wife-beater out to dinner, complaining about the cool air might make you look like a clueless jerk.
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    I'm pretty sure Barry has become the executive chef of the hotel and not just Pinea.
  6. Mark Slater
    All Purpose and Unconventional Diner are my go to lunch spots, both easily under $35. Buttercream Bakery for dessert.
  7. Mark Slater
    My first one was not pleasant. They were stingy with the sedation. The doctor couldn't navigate the peritoneum so they ordered a "virtual colonoscopy". Equally as uncomfortable.
  8. Mark Slater
    Keep in mind that a case of wine = 60 glasses.
  9. Mark Slater
    Bistrot du Coin is that place for me.
  10. Mark Slater
    Corduroy Bar is closed tonight due to a private party. 5/22/18
  11. Mark Slater
    Lebron. Is also a wine connoisseur. Check out his Instagram.
  12. Mark Slater
    It's a really great place for lunch. Not crowded and quiet, the food comes quickly. The lunch menu has so many good things on it.
  13. Mark Slater
    Be careful. The simpletons that think a wall is a viable solution might get offended.
  14. Mark Slater
    Not tiny.
  15. Mark Slater
    Thomas Hauck, quoted in the article, was sous chef at Citronelle for several years.
  16. Mark Slater
    Have a nice lunch at Le Relais de Margaux. Surrounded by chateaux in a Michelin star setting. Make sure to have dinner at La Tupina off of Quaie de la Monaie. It's a fancy bistro with a huge hearth at the front door and an amazing collection of vintage Armagnacs. They will try to sell you one from your birth year. While looking at the menu, ask for Le Bloc de Foie Gras. It comes with crusty bread that is slathered with duck fat and grilled. Make sure to get out of town and visit St. Emilion. It is the prettiest town in the area. Bordeaux is a major city with many medieval buildings still preserved. The center city is mostly pedestrian zoned. There are beautiful parks and a cool modern street car system.
  17. Mark Slater
    I'm a big fan of Peay. Their Sonoma Coast Chardonnay has beautiful smoky oak texture. Have you tried their line called Cep? Very high quality at half the price of Peay.
  18. Mark Slater
    Cool seems a little easier to say.
  19. Mark Slater
    Wine pairing, of course. Solid tasting menu. You won't leave hungry.
  20. Mark Slater
    Katt, Le Bernardin is the place. Eric is a genuine person. I worked with him at the Watergate a few years ago.
  21. Mark Slater
    If you want to try a classic viognier, Georges Vernay produces a generic Northern Rhone viognier. He is the master who brought the grape back from obscurity. French viognier, unlike domestic, is delicate, floral and light. I personally find domestic viognier to be oily, heavy, overoaked and downright unpleasant. Personal taste.
  22. Mark Slater
    Find a really ripe Afidelice and a very cold, Premier Cru Chablis. Afedelice is the cheese like Epoisses that is rubbed with Chablis, instead of Marc de Bourgogne.
  23. Mark Slater
    They still had a pizza oven back then, too.
  24. Mark Slater
    $55 for Kendall-Jackson is criminal.
  25. Mark Slater
    There's a restaurant in the old city called Boeucc. It's inside a former Medici palace and has been in existence for 325 years. It is a very grand restaurant just around the corner from La Scala. I had dinner there with a very diverse group of international folks , and I was impressed when the waiter took the order in 7 different languages. The famous Cutlet was very good. One word of caution in Milan, apparently it is illegal to serve cappuccino after 10:30 in the morning.
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