like I’m overstaying my welcome at a busy, tiny place. I’m not saying that should apply to everyone, just that I PERSONALLY would never be able to relax and enjoy a book club when there are people standing and waiting...

home for a visit next week. yeah or nay? menu suggestions? anyone eaten there recently? we might go for hungarian instead. we’re taking my spouse’s folks to THE PINE CLUB later in the week. any recent reviews? might...

Have you looked at Bourbon and Branch? 1920’s, but should know how to make a drink. Ha Ra Club? A little dive-ish, maybe Sinatra on a gritty day.

Coast area Rendezvous with pal at Tonga Room for happy hour Dinner at Tadich Grill (what time to minimize the wait? nearby alternative?) tails – Bourbon and Branch (made a res), House of Shields, HaRa Club, Cantina Saturday -...

There used to be a tapas place on Rachel a block and a half east of the Main. They used to have a very good sangria, however they are LONG gone. Club Espagnol has sangria thats not bad. I agree that most places serve crap. And what...

Don’t know what "Ri Ra" is, but there is (was?) Firewaters in the Tropicana. Horrible atmosphere (kinda shoe-horned into a shopping mall hallway- no walls, loud [when the "dance club" starts up] & not very comfortable- ah,...

Ra? Better than average? HA! A date tried to take me there to impress me once. There was no second date. The fish was flavorless, mussels in a supposedly spicy dynamite sauce fizzled like a wet firecracker, and they didn’t...

I’ll be driving up this weekend with 4 other buddies for a big send off. The only problem is that some of them for various reasons are relatively fiscally frugal (ok – cheap!). I’m looking for recomendations of...

Hello Chowhounders... I am interested in participating in a wine tasting group in the Chicagoland area. If anyone reading this email either knows of any existing clubs or wants to talk with me about starting a new club, please...

looking for downtown SD (gaslamp?) hip/good dinner for bachelorette party (6girls) on Sat. night. We’re planning to hit a bar/club in gaslamp afterwards. Does anyone have recommendations? Thank you.

probably the best pub-type food I’ve ever had was at the Bandon Dunes Golf Club. cozy pub, great beers on tap too. And even if you aren’t a golfer, the resort and surroundings are a great place to stop on the road.

...Think of the sun God RA and add an S So, it is pronounced as '‘Mudh-Ras’' (Mudh-raaas) *the ‘dh’ is pronounced as you would '‘the’. If you repeat this 10 times fast enough you ought to get the...

First of all, for the non-Jews reading the article, "lashon ha-ra" is the Jewish law that prohibits gossip (i.e., telling the negative truth about someone who isn’t present). The law says that you shall abide by shmirat ha...

Hmmmm....Murphy’s in Alex. is Tues. Ireland’s 4 courts in Arlington is Mondays. A websearch came up w/this for Thursdays but it isn’t a pub or grill: http://www.brainstormer.com/venueList.aspx?state=dc National...

Tic Toc. Lola’s. Both are great. I also think the food at Ri Ra has come a LONG way since they opened.