Dinner at Home, thanks Julia for Moules Marinière recipe

Mastering the Art of French Cooking, otherwise known as "Wow, I feel like having mussels tonight." I was sitting at work, nearing the end of a busy day, and was craving mussels, didn't really feel like going out...so I headed to a nearby Whole Foods and headed straight for the seafood counter, so glad to find a lovely lady willing to find me 50 really good looking mussels. And then I headed home, with some herbs and other necessary items... soaked the mussels, just like Julia said While they soaked I put all the necessary...

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A Road Trip to Dine with the Siblings in Princeton, NJ

OK, you are right The Blue Point Grill on Nassau Street in Princeton, NJ is not even close to DC and therefore not on the top 100, but it was an adventure and is worth writing about it!  This was an adventure for a bunch of reasons-first because we drove 3 1/2 hours to eat here, not because we heard the food was great (which it was) but because it was (sort of) a central location for my brother from Houston who was visiting NY and my brother from Philly  and me to meet up, along with our spouses. Back many years...

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A Perfect Warm Hearted Bistro for 2 Best Friends to Share Lunch, Central Michel Richard

I have been waiting for this weekend to arrive since Sue, my child hood/matron of honor/closer than a sister friend said she was coming to visit for a few days. She picked a place on the top 100 to share a meal. But first  I picked a place in Old Town for dinner on Thursday night when she arrived. Nora joined us at Hanks Oyster Bar (sorry no pics), we shared, oysters and mussels and mac & cheese and bread and a bottle of white. Everything was quite tasty, combined with heartwarming conversation as we reminisced about...

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