http://www.democraticunderground.com/10024173540
She left out the part about having the valet parking staff detail her car, the head chef taking her to the jewlrey store for some comp gold, and having their banker write off the balance of their mortgage. HockeyMom,It's the little details that make a story so interesting!
Yes she did leave out details, but, sometimes weird shit happens.
Of all places Washington DC. We strolling about a block or so from the Zoo came to a restaurant with a menu outside. Italian place and it was not yet open. We had no idea what the heck the dishes were, like Frank when he posts menu's of Italian food, I have no darn idea what kind of food he is talking about, could be pig brains in milk for all I know.
As we turned to leave a woman well into her 80's came out and told us they were open. So as the only customers at that time a day we went in and asked the woman for menus-- In English at the top of the menu was a statement they had been in business since 1940.
WOW, I bet my parents had dined there when both were stationed in DC. for the early part of the war.
I made my confession to this waitress/owner or what ever that we had no idea what anything on the menu was familiar to us. She asked us what we did not care for, we both turned down Liver, Squid and steamed mollusks.
Hubby is Half Italian ---the poor part and only had Italian food on the holidays as a kid. I asked her to choose a meal for a couple of Yankees that had no idea what we were doing. To my surprise she brought us house red wine with a bowl of ice cubes. How on earth she knew I liked my wine chilled-----
Then the serving, some kind of meat ravioli with a white sauce, a salad with olive oil and cheese. Unbelievable, we were wide eyed and scarfing up like hogs at a troth.
After the meal we still each had a second glass of wine left over and she directed us to the front outside dining area so we could enjoy it with a cigarette. Illegal in DC, but we were so happy we left her a $25.00 tip.
These things do come out of the blue, never know when they will strike but it becomes memorable in time.
