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  1. What options does Corduroy have for Thanksgiving? We have been there several years for Christmas dinner and always enjoyed it. They used to give a little Corduroy cardboard boxes of Christmas cookies at the end of the meal to take home -- a really nice touch. But then they stopped doing that. I wish they would do it again. It was one of those simple little touches that made the dinner seem more special.
  2. I've been reading and lurking at DR for ages but finally registered so I can post. One of the most delicious things I've eaten this year was the orange souffle with chocolate sauce at Central. But it tragically disappeared from their menu. I read somewhere here that it still may exist at the Lounge at Citronelle. Of course now I want to go there, possibly quite soon for my brother's birthday. So if anyone has information about the Lounge, I'd appreciate it. (I thought there was a separate thread for it but now I can't find it.) Does it take reservations? Opentable lists Citronelle but not the Lounge. Is it outside or indoors? If it is outside, is there any covering like an umbrella/awnings? Are they open on Sundays or Mondays? Is there some choice of entrees and appetizers? So men have to wear a jacket? (My brother is anti-jacket as a matter of principle!). Do they do anything special for birthdays? And most important, do they still have the wonderful orange chocolate souffle? Also has anyone had the maple souffle with blood orange sorbet at Le Paradou? I love maple and blood oranges and have considered going there just for that dessert! How does it compare to the orange souffle at Central/Citronelle? Thanks!
  3. Majestic in Old Town Alexandria has some lovely evocative old pictures opposite its bar in the front of the restaurant showing the restaurant and staff over the years with captions -- nice images from the 20s and 30s. I think the captions said it was originally further down King Street and opened as the "New Majestic" after it moved to the current location around 1930(?). Maybe the new owners have more information. The pictures are worth a look. I vaguely recall some clipping or article I read at Reeves that said Helen Hayes visited when she was young around 1912 or 1916(?) They had to move from the original location around 1988 when the building was torn down. Wasn't Yenching Palace the place where there were secret meetings with the Russians during the Cuban missile crisis?
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