for specific recs prior to the rnc, and business owners told me their reservations were down if anything that week. did everybody order room service? i did go to hell’s kitchen for a late breakfast one day of rnc—... (8 replies, last updated by soupkitten September 10, 2008)

Our wedding anniversary falls on the last night of the RNC. We live upper west and hope to stay north of 59th Street to avoid a traffic situation, but we don’t mind going east. We currently have reservations at March, but... (2 replies, last updated by Jon August 25, 2004)

i’ll probably come off as rude. okay, i am rude. i was sort of bewildered at some of the selections. chino latino? it sucks(!)— but it’s also about as far away from the action at rnc as possible— you... (20 replies, last updated by The Dairy Queen August 27, 2008)

Looking more towards the Baltimore area and not D.C. area, but if you could suggest brunch and/or quaint restaurants to hold a baby shower, that would be greatly appreciated. More reasonably priced, the better and they do not... (0 replies, last updated by mrs.rnc November 9, 2009)

Just wait until the RNC comes to town. (2 replies, last updated by Bowfinger August 27, 2004)

Hi, Fellow Chows! I have a gift certificate for this restaurant. Thought it would be fitting to use it during the RNC. Any suggestions? Lunch or dinner? I’m not much of a breakfast sort – unless you consider caprese... (1 reply, last updated by Loren3 August 21, 2008)

Hey Folks; I’m a NJ native who hasn’t been back to the NJ shore in years. After a week long business meeting in NYC (Not the RNC) I’m going to spend a few days down at Point Pleasant with my girlfriend. She LOVES... (1 reply, last updated by xhdizfin September 3, 2004)

They’re opening up just this week for the RNC, but if it works out well for them I’m hoping that they might re-open for good. Here’s another thread about this... http://chowhound.chow.com/topics/550493 Could you... (2 replies, last updated by KTFoley August 30, 2008)

a three-choice “Scoop the Vote” ice cream special where the price of the dessert would be donated to the respective DNC/RNC/Nader campaigns. Consistency on what comes out of the kitchen could be improved, but... (1 reply, last updated by katya October 22, 2004)

's and it is in CJ’s column, delegates to the RNC complain about a Chino Latino billboard and it’s in the paper. Back when they opened Buca, St Paul they managed to get to get it covered as news by 2 of the 4 local... (9 replies, last updated by The Chowhound Team January 5, 2009)

Has anybody heard/seen if the Bulldog was open in St. Paul yet? I know the goal was to have it open in time for the RNC, but I don’t know if that was too ambitious or not. Now that all the out-of-towners have cleared out... (7 replies, last updated by Stillwater Girl October 30, 2008)

A friend of mine, just last Thursday, called the Mpls location to inquire about the opening date (first it was Sept 1 for the RNC, then Oct 1....) They said they’d be opening on or around October 14th. I’m not holding... (3 replies, last updated by L Hoff October 29, 2008)

the op might not normally need a res, but with the impending RNC and LBV’s high profile as one of the best restaurants in town i would *highly* rec calling ahead, as a lot of folks are already in town for the convention and... (3 replies, last updated by Foureyes137 August 29, 2008)

I started a topic on the Midwest board for comments on the story on chow about low cost places in the Twin Cities to eat during the RNC convention here. I wanted to see what people on the Midwest board thought about the list of... (4 replies, last updated by Ruth Lafler August 25, 2008)

You’re bound to get a few of these as the long weekend approaches and based on the recent few threads it looks like everybody in NYC is going to be in Montreal (myself and wife, included). It’s easy to blame this on... (1 reply, last updated by bftp September 2, 2004)