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  1. Tourist Visa requirements for Brazil had been waived - they are coming back in April. Had to check precisely because of Iguazu - I have an active business visa for Brazil, but was a nice relief not to have to go through the e-visa process for the rest of my family, even though from what I understand it was relatively easy.
  2. Thanks for this! Heading to BA and Montevideo next month. Staying in the recoleta in BA. Couple of questions - have noticed you mention Visa/ MC, but not Amex? That due to personal preference or a lack of acceptance? I assume the former but thought I would ask. Did you stay in BA or take any day trips, like to the Tigre Delta, for example?
  3. Yes! I was there about a month ago for a work lunch. The space presented much more as a Sushi restaurant than french bakery or coffeehouse, FWIW. Most of the details of my visit are lost to time, but I remember being pleasantly surprised by the fish. Granted, "best sushi in tysons" is a low bar, but I would happily return.
  4. Carryout is generally horrendous QPR (Q as in quality, not quantity), IMO. Very few things stand up well to it.
  5. Pretty sure I understand village life in the Piedmont. To clarify by "governing itself in a normal fashion" I mean the town being able to conduct any business - free of distracting lawsuits, endless meetings and general mayhem. It is hard to adequately express the time sink this (and other Washer related issues) have been for the village.
  6. Worth noting that the Washer's lost EVERY SINGLE SUIT they filed against the Town of the Plains and the Waybourn/ Spauldings. Very sad that in the end the owners of the Front Porch sold, and that the Washer's continue to be bad neighbors, as they have since arriving in the Plains.
  7. Unfortunate, but true. Inox was one of the best restaurants in VA, period, over the past fifteen years or so. Was ahead of it's time. Jiwa's location was worse than Inox's, and while mall foot traffic may look closer to "normal", offices are still not consistently full. Tough environment to succeed in.
  8. Me too. I ran into Joe a few times in real life (at Central, Rogue 24 and a few other places) over the years. I hope that heaven is very real, as he would say, and that Joe's version is filled with mouthcoating red wines served in fishbowl sized glasses.
  9. See my point re: Travel above. No coincidence the one skipped most was the farthest away, least prestigious, earliest in season, and without a meaningful warmup run - at that time. Also, how many were Borg, Connors and McEnroe healthy enough to play in to begin with?
  10. Example number 1,000,000 of why this community is invaluable. Was in Leesburg for my sons hockey game at ION, and after a tough loss he didn’t want our usual postgame Leesburg/ Ashburn meal at Ah So. Remembering MELT from the posts this week we headed over. Fantastic. Excellent burgers, cooked to order on a freshly baked roll (reminiscent of when Miami Subs was a chain and served freshly baked rolls for their burgers). Massive portions of fries (the poutine fries were great, if salty), and milkshakes/ floats. All left happy. Miraculous that we found seats at 5:15. Best burger in recent memory - easily one of the area’s best.
  11. Nothing about this is open minded, and probably even worse than damning with faint praise. Investors aren't always bad (and Noyes is among them). Expansion isn't always bad. As Neal says, The Wavra's see their role as being stewards of Red Truck - and heck, Red Truck was already shipping cakes all over the nation AND collaborating on ice cream flavors to begin with. Maybe trust the process and leave "devastation" out of it, at least on day one?
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