Intermezzo

For those of you who don’t know why “intermezzo” appears in a food blog, (respectfully) shame on you, google it and find out!

So I thought I’d insert a little bit between Missouri food courses to cleanse your mental palate before finishing your meal there..

Nice Day

I have grown to really like Tuesdays.   Mondays are usually spent recovering from the excesses of the weekend, and generally a crummy day.  Tuesday however, brings a brand new week into play, and since it’s only the second day, you can make all those glorious plans like: “well, I’ll certainly get xxxx done on Wednesday, and Thursday I can just…..” and when they all go to hell, you can take Friday to give up and plan your weekend, and the cycle goes on.  Happy Tuesday all!

Openings

While in Leonardtown recently for a nice, quiet civilized lunch at Café Des Artistes (you can’t miss with the soups here) afterwards I strolled over to the Rex, which had just (softly) opened to the public that day.  The space has kind of a unique historic tie to Leonardtown, and it has been getting lots of anticipatory play in the press and on social media. Since it was after the “ceremony” of opening, we thought we would take a peek inside.  What used to be the “ice cream” side now has some tables, and a nice bar along with a series of wall mounted movie posters (harkening back to its past).  Most of the posters have a little plaque next to them with quotes from local folk who saw those movies in the original theater.  Plans to reopen the theater have been discussed, but banal things like money and gigantic cleanup effort have so far put the kibosh on them.

We got a look at the menu, at least as it stands today, and it is pretty interesting.  Good combinations of sandwiches, wraps, light stuff so far.  They offer seasoned popcorn as a munchy at three bucks (which some Facebook poster thought was expensive) which is a nice touch.  So does Inn at Little Washington.  Passing from the ice cream side to the other you go by the door to the kitchen, so naturally the Bottom Feeder glanced in, and discovered Kelly in there.  She has a nice culinary trail through the area with stops at the Dry Dock and now runs Kim’s Key Lime Pies and Lotus Kitchen on the Solomons.  We chatted a bit, and she said Ben (Dry Dock chef) stopped by the previous evening accompanied by another (visiting) old Dry Dock denizen, “L. A.”  Ah, those were the days.   Anyway with Kelly keeping an eye (or hand) on the place, it could be a nice addition to Leonardtown dining..  Feeder report will be forthcoming after allowing some time to let infant mistakes get corrected.

Maybe, just maybe, perhaps my DFD campaign is bearing fruit, I applaud their sign in the entrance window:

I would prefer “Hats Removed”, (which doesn’t rhyme) but it is a step in the right direction, good for them.

Closings

They open, they close… Not real new news, but the Coffee Quarter in San Souci Plaza is supposed to be closing.  I am not sure completely financially driven, as food service people do tend to tire after a while.  No news on another occupant, but rumors are circulating..

Crossings

A year ago today, MFO and I started our trip to England.

Okay, we’ll get back to the main course in a bit.  Meanwhile, as the sign implies:

DFD

Oh, a little Lagniappe (another homework assignment) – at our Rotary Club meeting yesterday the “new” president of St. Mary’s College of Maryland, Dr. Tuajuanda Jordan, was our guest speaker.  I was quite impressed.  I suppose it is trite, but she did remind me of the previous female president, quick on her feet, and a good sense of humor.  And I also learned her first name is pronounced: “Too – wan – da”.  Look forward to her impacts.  Said that one of her goals is to “put the college on the map”.