tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7218985326921858943.post8994797678532023016..comments2024-01-24T01:27:11.111-05:00Comments on Café Muscato: A Lunch with a ViewMuscatohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04657061324487851341noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7218985326921858943.post-38878739236076686582014-05-22T04:35:33.100-04:002014-05-22T04:35:33.100-04:00Indeed! I do hope that someday someone will resur...Indeed! I do hope that someday someone will resurrect the good old-fashioned Respectable Cafeteria, that haven for harrassed office workers and ladies taking a break from their shopping downtown - not as fancy as a department store dining room (another species that's dead as the dodo), but distinctly not fast food, either. Home to half-forgotten delicacies like chicken croquettes, ham-salad plates (with, of course, German potato salad), and, to top it off, a nice slice of Lady Baltimore cake. I mean really, what <i>is/</i> the matter with kids today?Muscatohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04657061324487851341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7218985326921858943.post-31231471261157953002014-05-21T17:00:34.918-04:002014-05-21T17:00:34.918-04:00I adore cafeterias and don't understand why th...I adore cafeterias and don't understand why they're a dying breed here just when things like Chipotle's, where you stand in line to have your grub shoved at you, is on the rise. mrpeeneehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13361948301941861890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7218985326921858943.post-20036226957750576932014-05-21T13:01:51.661-04:002014-05-21T13:01:51.661-04:00I aim to please.
And it does strike me that these...I aim to please.<br /><br />And it does strike me that these kinds of serendipitous places, once a feature even in American cities, are increasingly few and far between...Muscatohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04657061324487851341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7218985326921858943.post-67647284009327504622014-05-21T11:40:45.552-04:002014-05-21T11:40:45.552-04:00You've just whirled me back into a memory of t...You've just whirled me back into a memory of the early 80s where the most splendid view of DC (along with a reasonably appetizing luncheon) was to be found in the employee cafeteria on top of the National Geographic building. Thank you dear!Philip Mershonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05641146738422887485noreply@blogger.com