Phour Stars for Pho Paris, and Other Things to Do in Covington
Jennguin was in town last week from dc and i finally made it to Jean-Robert de Cavel's newest restaurant, Pho Paris on Greenup. I had a Vietnamese crepe, jenn had a sobu noodle salad and we split some wontons with a black bean & shrimp dip. Reasonably priced, friendly service and the food was div-ooon, baby. Will not wait so long or for out of town visitors to go back.
We also managed to stumble into Greenup Cafe on Saturday morning and as feared, now all I can think about is going back for another croissant... I have zero willpower.
My favorite ex-bartender from Coco's told me that the word is Jean-Robert will open another casual fare restaurant across the street, where Donna's Diner was located. He heard it will be another diner-type restaurant, Thank Goodness (still missing the bloody mary bar). Since Donna's, Jack Quinn's, et al moved so ungraciously away, the covington riverside district has been, well, almost boring.
Jerry the mailman says that Cavel is opening another restaurant on Greenup and not in the Donna's building, so, wonder of wonders, we may soon have a few picks around the corner. Hopefully Coco's will drop their prices back down when the places to eat become more competitive... They're too overpriced right now.
Other highlights from the week and to add to your list of things to do when people come in from out of town: hit the art museum, oohed and ahhed at basilica and traipsed through covington mainstrasse and the gaslight district in clifton. We also had sushi at the Waterfront, and yeah, it gets pricey, and there are a lot of cheesy people, but mostly, they're very friendly and don't harass you when you're talking to a friend or a sweetie-niece. And Josh at the Waterfront makes some of the best sushi around. All in all, a good week.
I'm behind on blogs, RFPs, Web pages and a magazine article so it's back to it this week.
We also managed to stumble into Greenup Cafe on Saturday morning and as feared, now all I can think about is going back for another croissant... I have zero willpower.
My favorite ex-bartender from Coco's told me that the word is Jean-Robert will open another casual fare restaurant across the street, where Donna's Diner was located. He heard it will be another diner-type restaurant, Thank Goodness (still missing the bloody mary bar). Since Donna's, Jack Quinn's, et al moved so ungraciously away, the covington riverside district has been, well, almost boring.
Jerry the mailman says that Cavel is opening another restaurant on Greenup and not in the Donna's building, so, wonder of wonders, we may soon have a few picks around the corner. Hopefully Coco's will drop their prices back down when the places to eat become more competitive... They're too overpriced right now.
Other highlights from the week and to add to your list of things to do when people come in from out of town: hit the art museum, oohed and ahhed at basilica and traipsed through covington mainstrasse and the gaslight district in clifton. We also had sushi at the Waterfront, and yeah, it gets pricey, and there are a lot of cheesy people, but mostly, they're very friendly and don't harass you when you're talking to a friend or a sweetie-niece. And Josh at the Waterfront makes some of the best sushi around. All in all, a good week.
I'm behind on blogs, RFPs, Web pages and a magazine article so it's back to it this week.
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