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26 minutes ago, Ericandblueboy said:

I generally don't get food delivered.  I hardly get take-out either.  However, that's all changed due to the coronavirus.  I see that Grubhub and Doordash are offering "free" delivery.  How are they making money?  Marking the the cost of the food from the restaurant?

I believe they charge the restaurants a healthy percentage “commission” per order (20% - 30%?). If you really want to help a restaurant by getting takeout order directly from the restaurant. Many now have online ordering where you an pay and tip online. All you need to do is pick up the bag at the restaurant. About as contact-less as it gets. 

11 hours ago, DonRocks said:

American Pie for the Apocalypse.

11 hours ago, funkyfood said:

confession: i truly, unironically enjoy my meals at the cheesecake factory.

Sometimes you just need to eat.

The Cheesecake Factory Tells Landlords Across the Country It Won’t Be Able to Pay Rent on April 1, by Matthew Kang, March 25, 2020, on la.eater.com.

Clarity has been offering 3 course take away dinners for $35.  Quite a bargain for what you get.  Check the website daily for what is on offer.  They tell us that all staff has been kept employed.  Why not order a meal to help keep it that way?  Don't forget to tip!

Tommy Jacomo, executive director of D.C. power lunch institution the Palm, dies at 75, by Harrison Smith, March 7, 2020, on washingtonpost.com.

Lexington Candy Shop - 1925.

2 hours ago, Kibbee Nayee said:

What did we Springfield residents do to deserve such a fate?

Next thing you know, a Cheesecake Factory will appear hereabouts. (There's one in Woodbridge, which is too close.)

At  least you still have Mike's.

Closing of Iconic Fried Fish Carryout Is Part of ‘Cultural Genocide,’ Owner Says, by Gabe Hiatt, February 12, 2020, on dc.eater.com.

The Spotted Pig, Where Employees Were Sexually Harassed, Closes, by Julia Moskin and Kim Severson, January 27, 2020, on nytimes.com.

On 12/27/2017 at 2:08 PM, DonRocks said:

Alto Fumo's website says that they're open (I would absolutely call first).

Sitting at the bar across the street and this place does not look open. We can see the stools upside down on the front counter. Seems odd for mid-afternoon on a holiday. 
 

Just checked their Twitter feed. They closed for good on January 15. 

On 9/8/2013 at 9:50 AM, DaveO said:

McSorley's Ale House on the Lower East Side dates to the 1850's or 1860's.   One recollection I have of that place is visiting w/ a friend wearing a U Virginia t-shirt.  The ia was covered up.  Some guys saw the word Virgin and hoisted him on up in the air.  The hearty drinkers haled him as the bar's only virgin that night and any night.

Matty Maher, an Institution at an Institution, McSorley’s, Dies at 80, by Sam Roberts, January 13, 2020, on nytimes.com.

6 hours ago, DaveO said:

I had 2 martini's the other evening.  I was out, not at home.  Totally ripped.  Can't do that anymore.  In fact haven't done that in over a decade.  One would think I would have  learned.  

For the life of me I can't recall the gins.

It is like riding a bicycle.

On 6/2/2010 at 2:15 PM, eatdrinkmore said:

ArlNow is reporting that the owners of Liberty Tavern have purchased the Alpine.

http://www.arlnow.com/2010/06/02/liberty-tavern-group-to-take-over-alpine-restaurant/

I am super, super, super excited about this.

County Board Approves Request To Eliminate Off-Site Parking At New Children’s School on Lee Highway, by Kalina Newman, on ARLnow.com.  It is too bad this location could not have been preserved as a restaurant.  I suspect that the costs of bringing the facility up to code as a public establishment was probably just too great.  That place was a warren of steps and turns.

Mike Isabella Resurfaces in Florida After #MeToo Allegations Decimated Him in D.C., by Gabe Hiatt  November 27, 2019, on dc.eater.com.

On 3/6/2018 at 11:00 AM, DonRocks said:

It's interesting you qualify this with "in NY" - have you tried bagels in Montreal? For my palate, I think Montreal's close-grained, textural tori of happiness have a better overall chew (dare I say they're more toothsome?) than NYC's.

A Montreal Bagel War Unites Rival Kings, by Dan Bilefsky, November 26, 2019, on nytimes.com.

3 hours ago, curiouskitkatt said:

Inkind dining credit has launched at Reverie. As far as I understand this is a frequent diner program in which diners prepay, and is  powered through InKind. Is this the new trend for dining?

I wonder if they offer refunds if a place closes on short notice?

Asiatique in Clarendon Closes for Renovations and Rebranding, by Kalina Newman, November 6, 2019, on ARLnow.com.

Peter Luger Used to Sizzle. Now It Sputters.  By Pete Wells, October 29, 2019, on nytimes.com.

For those who have not been following along at home, Don offers commentary in the final episode of this season (yes, I am counting on a second season!) of Dish City - Power Lunch.  Transcript here.

1 hour ago, DaveO said:

Only once or twice.  I don't really get it.  Tell us more!!!   OTOH, if we are speaking of that neighborhood. try Takeshi Sushi and Ramen.   Their spicy pork ramen is incredible!!!!!!

I haven't been. Never saw the need.  It is a coffee shop that doesn't open until 9am, which pretty much made me skeptical of the operation.  Just wondering if you had any intel that I might be mistaken.

47 minutes ago, DaveO said:

hmm.  I saw that article.  I work across the street.  Go there often.  Still go there, even as I don't like their brews...(Commonwealth Joe's)  (but it IS across the street).  I'll ask but I assume it was a surprise to the staff.     They have nice staff now;  I wish them well.   Ah well, two Starbucks in equal distance.  Even better coffee a bit further.  Life goes on.

Have you been to Blümen Cafe? 

Java Shack to Close Unless Buyer Can Be Found, October 18, 2019, on ARLnow.com.

2 hours ago, cheezepowder said:

Closing on Oct 27 (Washington Business Journal)

🙁

Fanelli Cafe - 1863 (under the Fanelli Cafe name since 1922).  The Bar That Has Fed SoHo for Almost a Century, by Reggie Nadelson, Oct. 14, 2019, on nytimes.com.

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