Archive for the ‘Ind. Est.’ Category

Cafe Beignet, New Orleans, LA USA

When I learned we had dinner reservations confirmed for 10pm, I knew I needed food before the gang arrived. They were still at Jazz Fest and I had at least 4 hours before eating anything. No club sandwich on the in room dining menu, I would have to find my dish of choice elsewhere. Walking […]

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Zoe’s Kitchen, Atlanta, GA USA

I had just left Chuy’s. We were down in Atlanta for my friend’s wedding, and his father, Bruce, had mentioned Chuy’s after I had expressed my interest in investing in restaurant chains. Low and behold when I typed their stock symbol into Google, a location 15 min away popped up. I didn’t feel like Mexican, […]

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California Pizza Kitchen, Boston, MA USA

Boylston street was closed in Boston. What a nightmare. We were trying to make it from Brookline to Boston’s Theater District to celebrate Rachel’s grandmother’s 90th birthday, and all we could find was roadblocks followed by traffic. Make a U turn, find the same thing. I put my drivers cap on and meandered around Beacon […]

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Cosi 30th Street Station, Philadelphia, PA USA

I woke up in Philly angry my hotel didn’t have a club sandwich… an independent, boutique hotel, without a club just didn’t make sense. The Latham’s biggest disappointment. And as we made our way to the train station, my hunger and lust for a club, which in reality started the night before when I got […]

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Towne Stove and Spirits, Boston, MA USA

The first time I went to Towne for lunch I just couldn’t bring myself to order the smoked salmon club sandwich. It looked… interesting, that’s for sure, but having been accustomed to eating great smoked salmon plain (well, maybe with a bagel and cream cheese) I was confused why it would come in a club […]

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Silver Star Cafe, Park City, UT USA

We had the best tourguide in Park City taking us down the slopes during our second day on the mountain. Rachel hadn’t been snowboarding in four years and this was my second time skiing in eight; with Bruce leading us, we had nothing but great snow and zero lines, a perfect re-introduction to the sport […]

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