Well, well. You've all done very well. Your suggestions for local eateries all sounded good, and were mostly within the boundaries of the rules. I was pleased to see some of my favorite spots recommended, some more than once. As I said, I figured this out earlier. But.... now I've rethought it several times. So the revised list goes as follows:
Breakfast: Now this is hard. I happen to love Wolfgang's Eggs Benedict, and though I've never tried them at Real Food Cafe or the Red Geranium, I'm sure they're scrumptious there as well. Still, all things considered, I'm going to stick with Brandywine. The Brandy Benedict is amazing (loaded with chicken, spinach, tomato, and cheese - yum), and comes with potatoes. Since I'm boring and only drink water when I go out, my total here is $7.50.
Lunch: Again, I am conflicted. I love the Cottage Bar (no one else in town makes better burgers, except of course my dear Mr B), enjoy Two Choppers (the almost Soup Nazi-ish style of ordering is worth it when you've got a yummy gyro to show for it), and am partial to the Real Food Cafe (I'm convinced they make everything with a stick of butter. How bad could that be?). I have to give a shout out to Russ' here, and say that as long as you don't order the hot turkey sandwich, most of the sandwiches are delightful. However, I had a big breakfast, and want something light. Therefore, a trip to Marie Catrib's is in order, where the hummus and tabbouleh pita is delish. I can't remember exactly how much that costs, but I'm going to guess it's in the neighborhood of $7.00.
Snack: A little slice of happiness in the form of Arnie's Dutch Chocolate Torte. It's dark chocolate, so it's good for you. Yeah. Costs somewhere around $3.00.
Dinner: San Chez is really really good. So is Tre Cugini. So is Pietros. And One Trick Pony, and Yen Ching (though sadly, as noted before, the good Yen Ching is closed), and Osta's and so many more. But right now I'm in the mood for chicken vesuvio, and no one makes it better (if they make it at all) than Olive's in East GR. The large portion goes for about $14.00, and comes with yummy potatoes and artichokes.
Dessert: The only no contest question. Any of the yummerific confections at La Dolce Vita, taking out that last $8.00. Yes, I know I got cake for snack. Shut up. It's good cake and I ate a light lunch. And La Dolce Vita is not to be missed. It's fantastic. Seriously.
Total cost:
$39.50
I think I want cake now. In fact, I think I need cake. The baby needs cake. Mmmmm....
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Russ' is a chain and shouldn't be considered. Arnie's is a chain as well and also shouldn't be considered.
As for your other selections, I'll have to say that I hadn't considered Olive's but I really should have. They have a wonderful shrimp lingunie in a delightful white wine butter sauce and they have a terrific rigatoni. Have I mentioned their soup? No. Their beef noodle is excellent as is their tomato-basil and their seafood gumbo. Those of you who haven't been to Olives are missing out.
Ahem. Please consult my list of rules. Namely this section "Local chains are allowed, but no national chains or big box eateries. Them's the rules, baby.". Arnies and Russ' are local chains. Nice try though.
A chain is a chain, stop trying to protect your dutch chains. And yeah, two pieces of cake? Come on now, that's excessive.
Arnies is not Dutch Mr. NL- they were socialist Swedes who came to the US to bake a better life for themselves.
I also reccomend the Omlette Shoppe in Breton Village for their tomato basil soup. Yummariffic- also a local chain.
Whaddya mean, "were" socialist Swedes? Still ever they plan to overthrow the government, hiding their dark schemes behind delicious cakes and pastries. Though I suppose I could get the hang of an Arnie's run nation, provided they keep the chocolate coming. Besides, they'd rename the nation and we'd all be Arnieians. Woot.
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