On Jul 20, 2:51*pm, "Zeppo" > wrote:
> >>Back in the Stone Age, when I was in college (the summer of '80) we went
> >>to
> >>NYC and had dinner at Mama Leone's of fame and Billy Joel's singing. * Had
> >>duck l'orange, was not impressed. *Is it still there? I heard it closed,
> >>then reopened, then closed and is now open elsewhere. * What's the 411? I
> >>figured there were so many 'experts' (tongue firmly planted in cheek)
> >>here,
> >>that I would ask.
> >>-ginny
>
> > The original one is long, long gone and anything that might have
> > opened with its name would was not *the same and is gone, too..
>
> > When I got to NYC in 1971, I stayed around the block from the theater
> > where I was working and was in a hotel that faced Mama Leone's. It was
> > fun, it was boisterous, *it had more than passable linguini and
> > eggplant parmigiana. Was it the Italian equivalent of haute cuisine?
> > Nah, but a good time was had by all.
>
> While we're on the subject of NYC, Marci and I are heading up there for the
> weekend for our 5th anniversary at the end of the month. We have a
> reservation for Saturday evening at the eatery at our hotel, but haven't
> nailed down anything for Friday night or Sunday Brunch. We're probably going
> to search out some music to listen to (Jazz, Gypsy Jazz, Western Swing)
> after dinner.
>
> Recommendations? Any 'Knew Yawkers' in the group?
>
> TIA,
> Jon- Hide quoted text -
>
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Just don't go to any Jewish, Russian or French places or the thought
police will get you...

Kris