Next week we only know where we are starting, not where we are going - how philosophical is that? We'll begin in the tennis court parking lot on Braddock Ave., and figure out where to go according to the weather. OK, so maybe not that deep. Will probably end up at Biddle's Escape (a new favorite) for coffee.
Today's slippiness (!) took us both ways through Chatham, whose well-heeled neighbors really know how to keep their streets pristine, and over through Shadyside, whose equally posh residents rely on Public Works unfortunately, but whose mansions were just as gorgeous in the snow. (I'm deliberately using "posh" to try to get PtB back.) But the best words today were Virginia's: "I'm not leading the run, I'm just out front." This has so many mind-melding interpretations that we will be deconstructing it for years, but suffice it to say that it has already become a RG slogan.
On the topic of lingo, back at Commonplace, we pondered the café lingo laid out in the NYT article much of which has to do with what the baristas call the customers - ummm, not going there. Especially after we spent the first half hour standing around treating the place like a cocktail-party. Chat-wise, as usual food reigned: first Teri discovered the Urbanist Guides to extremely hip dining etc. in the back (I can't believe we missed the launch party!), which led to Burgatory (worth 2 hour waits) and the defunct Minutello's (food was awful but the murals were adorable.) A natural segue then, from those temples of ground beef and pepperoni to veganism in various forms: in-house-only, before 6, by marriage, etc. A surge of enthusiasm for turning RG's treasure trove of food advice into a blog of its own: "Eat 'N Run" - let's do it!
Endorsed:
- Fabulous trail running shoes (great for snow) modeled by Teri
- Snacking at the Strip: the eggplant-parmesan sandwich of Lainy's life; beans & greens at Colangelo's; the mung bean pancake outside Sam Bok(?), the Vietnamese sandwiches from the lady under the umbrella
- Trader Joe's soup in cartons: butternut squash, red pepper
- Smart Balance, not to be tampered with
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