New Yelp Review: Riva

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Judy decided that we'd celebrate our anniversary with dinner at Riva. Was generally solid - my review is over on Yelp

Originally posted 5/26/07

You should help save this restaurant: Col-Ubas in Andersonville

Had a nice dinner last night at Col-Ubas, and posted my review on Yelp.

Originally posted 4/28/07

Give this Mexican red a shot: Casa Pedro DomecqCabernet Sauvignon XA

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I am far from being a wine connoisseur, and I recognize the impact that time and place can have on one's perceptions of how good something really is [good company, on vacation, etc. ... this is the best wine ever!]. That said, Judy and I had this with one dinner on vacation and we enjoyed it. Pleasant enough. Made a mental note to try and grab a couple of bottles to bring home, but never made the trip to a store. Now I don't see it available online for US delivery. If you see it around and are feeling cRaZy, give this Mexican red a shot.

Originally posted 4/11/07

Review: Vivere

Had a nice dinner at Vivere last night. Full review on Yelp

Originally posted 1/14/07

New Middle Eastern restaurant disappoints

Habeebi's just opened, turning one more empty store front on Bryn Mawr into something somewhat more useful. But our first experience wasn't great. See Yelp for my full review.

Originally posted1/7/07

Barcelona tapas & dessert joint in NYTimes

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Just randomly saw that Bubo was quickly covered in the NYTimes. Judy and I stopped there while wandering around the city on spring break last year ['06]. Couple of pictures from that pitstop are here, including shots of what we could see from our table outside.
Note: the crusty looking guy in the shot above appeared to be a regular, as he was greeted in a "Norm!"-esque manner. He was also one of the handful of misguided dickheads we've encountered on our vacations who think it's a good ice breaker to shout "konichiwa" at Asians passing by, because clearly all Asians speak Japanese, right? Sure.

Originally posted1/6/07

Sunday night dinner at Hamburger Mary's

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Judy and I had dinner at Hamburger Mary's. [Didn't realize it was a mini chain until just now when I found it's web site. Anyway ...]. My full review over on Yelp

Burrito joint recos from people who care

Useful discussion on Chicago burrito joints - one of the most immediately noticeable and welcomed things about moving to Chicago ~10 years ago. You don't have 24-hr burrito joints on every corner in Boston or DC, at least not while I was there.

Originally posted 11/26/06