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Monday, August 20, 2007
Do You Like to Dine Alone?
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
As a woman who dines out a lot, I’m often asked if I ever go to restaurants alone.
Very rarely. I usually need a few mouths at the table to get a well-rounded take on the menu. But when I do dine alone, I almost always sit at the bar rather than at a table. I feel more comfortable there, I can chat with the bartenders, and I can get the same things at the bar as I can at a table.
Some people, however, think dining alone is a drag and feel a little intimidated by it — especially women. Do you like to dine alone? Or would you never consider dining out unless you had someone with you?
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What’s your favorite summer vegetable?
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
The heat that’s making me wilt whenever I step outside is doing the same thing to plants. In my garden, the tomatoes are going strong, but the pumpkin ripened almost overnight and the peppers are struggling. The eggplant we were getting in CSA boxes dried up in the heat, and even the squash are dwindling.
Gardeners are already dreaming of starting fall crops. It seems hard to believe, with summer still so strong, that I won’t be picking cherry tomatoes by the dozen every day, for much longer.
Fresh tomatoes and basil are the summer favorites I’ll miss most. What’s on the top of your list? Do you have a recipe to share for one of your favorites?
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