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August 13, 2003
For your dining and viewing pleasure
Last night we had a dining treat...that doesn't happen very often since it's hard to follow the natives around trying to ferret out where they like to eat or settling for one of the zillion national chain type restaurants...Applebees, Cracker Barrel etc. At least with those you know what your meal will be like however, the trouble with those is you know what your meal will be like, regardless of whether you are in Vermont or Arizona or Virginia... Anyway.........a restaurant by the name of Ipanema Grille was suggested to Greg and his fellow consultants so I looked it up online and got directions...I was ready when the guys asked where we were going to eat. Off we went...through torrential downpours at times and sort of following the directions I got online and looking at a map I had in a touristy book. When we found ourselves at yet again another strip mall we were a little skeptical but we forged ahead. They don't have a menu except for a laminated thing that explains the pricing...the procedure and drinks/desserts. Basically it's a Brazillian "churrasco" (succulent chargrilled meats) type place. There is a huge salad/side dish bar where you help yourself first..then when you are ready for your meats you turn your little table card to green and the waiters start bringing on the grilled meat all on skewers right from the grills.. Shiskabos, pork, sausage, bacon wrapped turkey, chicken, tenderloin, a little at a time of course. You can turn your card to red for a breather but then when you are ready to resume pigging out turn it back to green. One time they showed up with grilled whole pineapples they just sliced off a piece for you. Very tastey indeed......and a nice surprise as well as a treat. Thank you Richmond.....
Some mornings, don't you just wake up and think to yourself..." Am I really just another bit player in some grand B grade movie??" Opening the window shade this morning, I was sure it was true!! Nooo this isn't Mothra devouring the Holiday Inn Express next door...just a praying mantis on the screen...whew.
Later on in the morning, I ventured forth to Careytown....quite an eclectic little west end district of Richmond of little shops, boutiques, antique stores. One shop-owner told me there were 8 blocks of shops there...ok...I only managed to walk both sides of 4 blocks of them before deciding to leave. I found crafts to copy when I get home...toys I'd forgotten about but was thrilled to see again....and one store where I thought just maybe I wasn't quite the right gender or um...orientation or um ....anyway, I made my purchase in one section of the store after I nonchalantly moved on from the the other section of the store. Hey, hey....they had good flamingo stuff in there! It's really good to pay attention and know your neighborhood, though...ya know?
Posted by frani at August 13, 2003 04:20 PM
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wish I was there to play those stores sound awesome
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Posted by: frani at August 14, 2003 09:51 AM
~~~~we would have had real fun in the doll/bear shop~~~~~
...................yea, but did they have bear tu-tu's you could wear on your head?
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Posted by: Cori at August 14, 2003 09:33 PM
oh I remember those tu-tus...poor TOm...had to sit through that
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