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Skriven 2014-10-02 17:14:24 av Ruth Haffly (1:396/45.28)
  Kommentar till text 17574 av NANCY BACKUS (1:123/140)
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Hi Nancy,

 NB>  NB>> Ok... so amend that to be, one doesn't get just anywhere here in
 NB> the  NB>> North...  ;)   Especially not decently made grits..  ;)

 RH> You're more likely to get instant grits, made with too much water up
 RH> there. (G)

 NB> Sadly, true... which is why I rarely even consider ordering it most
 NB> venues up here...

Or, ask for a packet of grits and a (small) pitcher of boiling water,
make your own. Instant may not be the greatest grits, but better than no
grits, with some meals.

 NB>  NB>> An offshoot from that is getting together monthly with our
 NB> spouses  NB>> and an extra or two or three for Fourth Sunday dinner...
 NB>  often at  NB>> some place we've checked out at our lunch dates...  ;)

 RH> Soounds like fun.

 NB> It is, indeed.  :)  This month might be Taste of Japan... Fu's new
 NB> place...  :)   Or maybe this southern place...  we'll figure it out by
 NB> then...  ;)

You've got a bit of time yet. (G)


 RH> We've seen places like that. Then there are others that when they
 RH> open, you wonder how long they will last--and they surprise you with
 RH> their longevity. Others you see going for years, and then all of a
 RH> sudden close, for no apparant reason.

 NB> The latter is often because the owners decide it's too much for them
 NB> as they get a lot older and the kids didn't get into the business to
 NB> take
 NB> it over.  If there isn't someone reliable to take it over, it's likely
 NB> to just quietly close..


And nobody misses them until they realise the place is gone. We're
wondering how much longer the schnitzel place in M'ville will keep
going. Last year we saw the For Sale sign; it still hadn't sold as of
this past July. I think it was one of the original establishments when
the Binnekill Square was built, following a fire in 1976 that took out a
number of buildings in the downtown area.

 NB>  NB>> At least you found a good substitute for a special occasion.  :)

 RH> We would have gone out, no matter if we stayed around here or gone
 RH> elsewhere. Just that we got Ethiopean food instead of seafood.

 NB> Sometimes plans just need to be adjusted... :)

Plan B is always an option.

 NB> portions at this place... Either  NB>> of the sampler plates would
 NB> have been probably sufficient for the two  NB>> of us to share.  And
 NB> we went there hungry, too...  :)  And found it  NB>> very very good...
 NB> so it was surprising how much we ended up with as  NB>> leftovers...
 NB> two large takeout containers full...  :)

 RH> Sounds about as much as that Indian place we went to with you some
 RH> years back. That was good too.

 NB> That it was.  I think we may have had more than from Tandoor,
 NB> though... and this was only lunch!  ;)

That was a lot of food!


 NB> Deb took me to another new place this week... a fairly recently opened
 NB> Lebanese restaurant, called Sultan... I had the beef shawarma which
 NB> was excellent, and she had the vegetarian combo platter, which she
 NB> shared
 NB> tastes of with me.  We both had hot Lebanese tea with the meal...  It
 NB> all was very good... and I'm thinking of people to take there so that
 NB> they can experience it too...  ;)

Sounds like one we would enjoy, keep it in mind for whenever we get up
that way.

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Ruth
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