Author: Restaurant Gal
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Word Power
“I don’t want a boyfriend right now.” Say those few words, with just the right inflection, with just the right amount of conviction, and poof! Texts are texted, phone calls are made and returned, and all the pressure seems to have evaporated as you give in to simple fun and wondering why it hasn’t always…
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Couples Night
I go to my dive bar every Monday to watch football. I go because I adore the bartender and the dive bar owner. I go because it’s a dive bar and I can wear an ugly T-shirt and baggy jeans and whatever makeup I put on in the morning and not care because no one…
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Off to Vegas
Taking a few days off to be with my best sister friend in Las Vegas. Taxi arrives in five hours to whisk me away to the airport. I cannot wait! Stay tuned…. –RG
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A Year Ago
A year ago… I danced at the Elbo Room like a crazy girl. I was with my wonderful friend from D.C., who also acted like a crazy girl. I had embarked on a Spring Break that would last a full year, although I didn’t know that at the time. I thought I was merely celebrating.…
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Will You Marry Me?
A great guy asked me to marry him today. Too bad I didn’t know him. He is one of our sort-of regulars at lunch. I say sort-of, because he only comes in when he is part of a large corporate luncheon that happens every so often at my restaurant. Actually, I didn’t really remember him…
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20 Questions
From the day shift host the minute I walked in, regarding the completely fried and clearly dead Open Table computer: “Do you know how to turn it back on? I don’t know if it’s broken, but it looks like water spilled all over it last night.” I got the real scoop on whose drink spilled…
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Dancing with Girls
It is Tuesday night at the hip, cool nightspot close to my apartment. I am meeting my hip, cool, confident girlfriend here for “a” drink. An early night is what I need, after being up late both Sunday and Monday. My re-entry to South Florida has been a rough one. I miss the Colorado pace…
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Rocky Mountain Higher Power
Day One with RG Daughter Hugging her like there is no letting her go when she meets me at the airport. Meaning it when I tell her how cute her apartment is and how much I have been looking forward to spending the next few days with her. Collapsing early into bed that night, still…
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Dog Blessings
It was “Bark Mitvah” day at doggie day care yesterday, complete with a rabbi and little yamikas for the pups and doggie cake treats and everything. Now, I know my great grandparents were Jewish, but I also know I am as much a shiksa as you would ever meet, having been raised an Episcopalian. As…
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Three Takes
Take One: He shows up at her apartment for a sixth date with a bottle of Ketel One and a toothbrush. Take Two: She had seen a nice side to him that wasn’t always apparent to others. Take Three: “Why do girls always go for the bad boys?” ~~~ Take One: She tells him, “Don’t…