Community Table, Part III (the final installment): Invite Someone to Join You

On certain Friday nights, our son, Ian, has lacrosse practice from 8-10pm.  It’s not ideal for family dinner, but it is a short season and he really loves his team and the game, so we deal with it the best way we can – by feeding him early, dropping him off at practice, and heading […]

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Community Table, Part II: Dine at the Bar

A few months back, my family and I had sort of a funny weekend experience.  We eat out quite a bit and that weekend was no exception. On Friday, afternoon, I scrambled to make a reservation at one of our local favorites, Lidia’s (a delicious Lidia Bastianich restaurant), and was thrilled to get a table […]

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