RTP-area local music and culture

[grady <grady AT ibiblio.org>]

Right, sorry. Allow me to amend my recommendation: I find it best to
only dine at Federal when Grealey is there, as he is a sure-fire target
for any and all waistaff hostilities, guaranteeing good service for
everyone else in the joint as long as he's around.

xo

Ross

p.s. that Halloween tracksuit was awe-inspiring
p.p.s. you get away from the cops OK?

Kevin Grealey wrote:
> Ross,
> You didn't mention that I was there.
>
>
> > From: grady <grady AT ibiblio.org>
> > Reply-To: RTP-area local music and culture <ch-scene AT lists.ibiblio.org>
> > Date: Sun, 30 Oct 2005 07:53:52 -0500
> > To: RTP-area local music and culture <ch-scene AT lists.ibiblio.org>
> > Subject: Re: eGullet founder/author dines at Federal
> >
> > They must recognize your high-caliber ranting skills and treat you with
> > kid gloves, then. The rest of us are periodically treated to the Amazing
> > Diappearing Waitress, and just a couple of weeks ago I had a bowl of
> > soup that took 20 minutes to materialize & was more-or-less room
> > temperature when it arrived.
> >
> > At most other restaurants, these experiences might be enough for me to
> > write the joint off, given that it's a 45-minute drive from my house,
> > but the rest of the time the food is so fucking great (and when it's
> > good, the service is fine), and the beer selection so pleasant, and yes,
> > the prices so reasonable (although the food is so good I don't even
> > consider the prices) that I keep going back, *and* steering other people
> > to it.
> >
> > Late lunch on Saturday seems to be a pretty reliable time to go, and it
> > works out pretty well with matinees at the Carolina, which despite its
> > own set of quirks is my favorite theater in the Triangle. They both seem
> > pretty quintessentially New Durham, in fact. Or I guess the American
> > Tobacco Mall/Southpoint North is that now?
> >
> > Anyway. I love Federal, despite its quirks, and isn't that what True
> > Love is all about?
> >
> > xo
> >
> > Ross
> >
> > p.s. less black pepper, please!
> >
> > Chris Calloway wrote:
> > > Also, whether Abby or anybody else, I've never had anything but
> > > fantastically great and friendly service at The Federal, even from
> > > the neophyte first-day on the job servers. I'm at the point where I
> > > just don't see the need to go anywhere else but The Federal if I can
> > > get there before the kitchen closes and my financial goal in life is
> > > to get to the point of making enough money again where I can eat
> > > there every day. The Federal just excels in every category: food,
> > > atmosphere, value, and service. And excels in those categories to a
> > > degree and at a consistency that just seems a little surreal. Really,
> > > there seems to be some magic pixie dust scattered over the place.
> > > They do a superhuman job.
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>
>
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