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Heidi’s Picks is a weekly selection of restaurant suggestions from Review-Journal critic Heidi Knapp Rinella.
We are, it seems, in the age of the happy hour.
Heidi’s Picks is a weekly selection of restaurant suggestions from Review-Journal critic Heidi Knapp Rinella.
There’s not much better on a hot summer day than a scoop of cold gelato, and since we’re having a lot of those now, it’s fitting that readers have several suggestions for Connie Hannon.
If you’re under the care of a cardiologist, I’m thinking Catfish Alley shouldn’t be your first choice, since virtually everything in the restaurant is fried. Well, foodwise, anyway.
One of the most sought-after — and elusive — items in the Taste of the Town column year after year is Canfield’s Diet Chocolate Fudge soda, most recently requested by Barbara Metzger and Phyllis Friedman.
Brad Dunaway is looking for places that serve breakfast with “good eggs … good orange juice and coffee” (and good hash browns, but more on that below), and it seems readers are eager to nominate their favorites.
Having a room with a view is almost always a plus in the restaurant world (and the only reason I say “almost” is that sometimes location-location-location poses a whole set of logistical/operational problems). A view alone isn’t enough to guarantee a restaurant’s success, but it sure helps.
