February 21, 2008
Well let's just say today proved, once again, that nothing is free! I was really excited about my afternoon. My mom was coming over to watch the kids while Mike and I went to a French restaurant for a 7 course meal courtesy of the DIA. And it truely was a very scrumptious 7 course meal and we did, in fact, not pay one cent for our meal. The catch you ask? Three long hours of discourse on which fork to use, the role of the hostess, when you can begin eating, how to serve yourself from a buffet platter etc, etc, etc. Which still would have been manageable, EXCEPT I kept getting served really well prepared courses only to stare at them for half an hour while the "instructors" told us how to eat, or not to eat, the course along with an anecdote of the time Major Mistake took, dare I say, 2 peices of bread! All kidding aside some of it was informative, especially for those with no formal dining experience, but it was painful... long and painful. Food was good though so I highly recommend Le Begerie to anyone visiting Old Towne Alexandria, Va.
2 comments:
So not fair to make you sit and stare at yummy food!
That's one of my faves!!! I love that place but haven't been in years---since I was single and has a disposable income!
Just remember, outside in for cutlery and break your bread into pieces, don't lather one huge chunk in butter! Now you're set!
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