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  1. DameEdna
    Why is Cork closed Aug. 25 to Sept. 1 ? Because they are slackers, that's why.
  2. DameEdna
    Must ... have ... brains.Oh, I scare myself.
  3. DameEdna
    So, what's next? A tasty Cynar, or maybe a nice Aqwa de Bolivia? Something from the dusty shelves, I sure.
  4. DameEdna
    Happy Birthday, goldenticket!
  5. DameEdna
    "Lime Rickey Retardo"Oh, dear.
  6. DameEdna
    Or tomato. Or a few tobacco leaves. All in the same family. It is just the henbanethat will help with that gout. If it doesn't kill you first.
  7. DameEdna
    Note to self: stay away from Landrum's nuts.
  8. DameEdna
    Bringing out the Luxardo Fernet was fun ... I hadn't really experienced the bitter (don't get me started) in other than a rather medicinal way. Stimulate the appetite? Worked for me. Thanks for the evening. And good luck to JW.
  9. DameEdna
    Bastille Day approaches, but if Les Halles can't be bothers to update their web site, why bother? Other sources indicate the waiter race will happen on July 14, on Pa. Ave. The good race is the little kids race, the contestants carrying baskets of french fries, which often get nibbled during the run (carbo-loading). That happens at noon, apparently. I'm also trying to work out a plan that involves seeing the Jim Henson, Muppet, exhibit at the Smithsonian (of course I know where it is ... there is a garden behind the old castle building ... in the garden is a little gazebo ... go in there and take the elevator down ... so what if you don't believe me .... I don't think Henson was French. Next consideration is finding some French themed place for dinner... um, probably not Les Halles. Really, I might prefer the Philadelphia take: On Bastille Day, a woman dressed as Marie Antoinette throws approximately 2,000 Tastykakes from a tower of the Eastern State Penitentiary to the audience below, while shouting, "Let them eat Tastykake!"[1] (From wikipedia)
  10. DameEdna
    The Canadian Embassy in the U.S. sent out a party invitation showing Samuel De Champlain holding a plate of poutine. Some considered this offensive to Quebec. I don't get it ... isn't poutine considered a special dish?
  11. DameEdna
    At Sheridan School ... the local pilagers do not wait for the 4:30 bell before they start plundering. I am wondering how many English peas I need, when a woman elbows me out of the way, and shovels a vast amount into a paper bag ... I got some, but not nearly enough, Also, some beautiful lettuce. The pea tendrils and garlic scapes were enticing, but, what to do with them? Next time I will be better prepared.
  12. DameEdna
    Maybe she did really want to talk about cannoli*. It could happen.*(food reference) Kramerbooks looks like it should be good. It usually isn't. There used to be a place around the corner (Cafe Splendide? don't recall) that made Kramerbooks look good. It was truly wretched.
  13. DameEdna
    A sign in front of a restaurant: "DINE IN TOGO" I thought it was an African Restaurant. No, ordinary Chinese carryout.
  14. DameEdna
    "Your Honor, my client is an idiot. That said, the proprietor did promise ... "
  15. DameEdna
    I keep thinking, based on no real information (and what better way to conduct a barroom discussion with oneself) that the rule is "you can write about anything stocked at Rodman's on Wisc. Ave." But then, Rodmans has some pretty good stuff, now and then.
  16. DameEdna
    The guy with the guitar today thought he was Joni Mitchell ...now the Dupont Market has an official busker (?). It adds something to the market experience. Yes the strawberries were a little too watery. But good! I was concerned about Salmonella on the tomatoes ... I asked The Person With the Answers about this ...she said that our tomatoes were Amish! (?)
  17. DameEdna
    Making your own sugar cubes is not that difficult ... of course, the Martha Stewart recipe starts "Growing sugar cane is fun and worth the effort ..." Amaze your friends with sugar cubes in different shapes ... Edited to add ... The basic formula is to add two or three tablespoons of water to a cup of superfine sugar ... mix into a gloppy consistancy ... press into a mold (such as a measuring spoon) ... turn out onto a sheet of wax paper and let dry. Cake decorators sometimes add an egg white, to get a firmer product ... probably wouldn't work in this context.
  18. DameEdna
    Haven't you, at some time, done worse? (tell the truth)
  19. DameEdna
    Some of these suggestions would result in a product with a non-orange color. Which makes the product, technically "not Mac and Cheese". I'm just sayin'. I think there was a symposium on the subject at the National Pre-Schoolers Convention.
  20. DameEdna
    delete, delete, delete
  21. DameEdna
    Happy Birthday, Laniloa! (we still think of you when we go to Corduroy, even though Corduroy has moved.)
  22. DameEdna
    Influenced by the AFI theater so close by ... "It was quiet Saturday night at Ray's the Classics ... too quiet."
  23. DameEdna
    Isn't this the same group of pervs who, when the paparazzi upskirt photos of Paris Hilton hit the supermarket newspapers, thought they saw a Philly Cheesesteak? Not that I'm thinking of anyone in particular.
  24. DameEdna
    The scallops have left the menu, alas.
  25. DameEdna
    Is it the roast beef with yorkshire pudding? Would RTS be willing to prepare this (with improvements), given two or three days advance notice? Even listening to the unrestrained whimperings of joy wouldn't be that bad. It would be a unique (and rare) dining experience.
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