Got rid of all the bling years ago, made me look like a pimp, got some very good watches and never wear them. the admiral has some very good big rocks, but she doesn't wear them often-don't advertise when you don't know the lay of the land- not worth having to resort to something you don't want to do to defend yourself- because you're wearing thug bait

I agree----9mm rocks can lead to 9mm slugs

25 Restaurants You Have To Visit In North Carolina

Some of these restaurants look pretty good. Ate at some Durham, NC place in late 1994 with the North Carolina Central University Law Librarian, a Criminal Law Professor, and a law student who was Top of Her Class but do not remember the name of the restaurant. Pretty good though and in downtown Durham. We had gone out for breakfast too but just to I-Hop or something like that and with another group of people.

Maybe its just the source...................

What was the check total?:icon_twisted:

:1rotfl::1rotfl:

Those are things one doesn't speak of.

I thought The Precinct was pretty good. Is it still open?



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There doesn't appear to be a market in The Villages for fine dining establishments. It's fun to go to them when traveling. Used to think just New York, Chicago, San Francisco, Las Vegas, and a few others. Never thought of Cincinnati or North Carolina. Glad to know.

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Highlands, NC is an area I know well. Lived in NC for 24 years. There are many fine restaurants there and in many of the mountainous areas. The homes and people that frequent these areas warrant the prices with the excellent food. Here in TV, we go out for a bite. Do we want to spend $35. Per dinner? Not at all. For a special meal, no problem.

Really, at the end of the day, I cook great quality food, and that's that.

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Cincinnati Children's Hospital dropped to third best overall Children's Hospital in the U.S. Behind Philadelphia and Boston Children's. It had been second for many years. It still is number one in several areas.

Thought Cincinnati was a river town with a population under 300,000. Must be a large metropolitan area around it to support the arts like that.

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It is the Corporate HQ of some very Blue-Chip great American companies such as Procter and Gamble .

Lots of corporate giving over many decades . A long history of high paying jobs also allows much generosity on the part of the local and suburban population .

Not from there but had much experience in my career doing business in the region and even owned a business in Blue Ash for a few years . Great area !

The only good thing in Cincinnati....is the Harrah's downtown. :D


And the relatively short drive to the horse country around Lexington. :thumbup:

What a shame
 

Glad to see The Precinct get the rating it deserves. It also seems to me that we ate at another restaurant called Jeff Ruby that I thought was really good as well. And while I'm on the topic of Cincinnati, I might add that the Univ. Of Cincinnati & the Mayfield Clinic are home to some of the best neurosurgeons in the world. When Dr. John Tew (retired chairman) was at Mass General he developed a radical treatment for treating certain TMJ conditions caused by MS.

By the way, the Hyde Park Gourmet Food and Wine, owned by a radiologist friend, is a wonderful place to acquire great wines and cheese for pairings.

Cincinnati is such a sophisticated place. I've never lived in Cincinnati, but my wife has received world class medical care there, and we've enjoyed many nice meals there.

Thanks for being from Cincinnati GG!

P.S. My wife trained at MGH so we know Excellent medical care. And understand why Boston Childrens is always ranked highly.


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Et tu, Cold,

And we're off......with the regionalism that runs rampant around here sometimes.

"Why-oh, who-oh, why-oh," says me from Ohio, "do some Villagers insist upon painting people with a wide brush, basing their opinions only on geography?" (Geez. It gets annoying.)

There are all kinds of people everywhere. I know a few New Yorkers and I like the ones I know. I know lots of people in Ohio that I like, but I also know people in Ohio who are not wonderful. Regionalism is beyond silly. It is ridiculous.

And now, with a nod to my German Cincinnati roots, I hope you Villages regionalists will repeat after me.......

"Ich bin ein Villager." ....uh oh, I hope I did not just say that I am a jelly donut.

Boomer

What a shame
 

You must have stayed in a Holiday Inn Express! (And never visited downtown.) [emoji41]


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Hey, thanks, db. I bet that other Ruby restaurant could have been Carlo and Johnny.

And don't forget our zoo. People all over the world are following the videos of the progress of Fiona, the baby hippo born prematurely on January 24. She was just 29 pounds which is about 25 pounds lighter than the lowest hippo birth recorded previously. Fiona has made wonderful progress under the care of our dedicated zookeepers.

Fiona's proud parents are Henry and Bibi. It was love at first sight for them, even though Henry is quite a bit older -- actually he is twice her age. BUT the news reported that when they met, age did not matter. In fact, it was said that when their eyes met across the hall, Bibi stared, open mouthed, her tongue hanging out. They have a new 7.5 million dollar home. (Oh my! I wonder if Henry insisted on a pre-nup.)

If you could use a smile, Google Fiona, Cincinnati Zoo, and look up Henry and Bibi, too.





........Wow. Has this thread derailed or what. I helped.

So the Renaissance has been turned into a HIE? :confused:

Whooda thunk? :D

I was hoping you recognized my mocking sarcasm of the constant 'regional arrogance/superiority'...that we seem to always see from certain people. :oops:

Some folks just love to try and make proclamations, that ALL folks from one area are great...and vice versa. :ohdear:

It just gets old, so a little nose tweaking...seemed to be in order. :D

In actuality, while I found downtown Cincinnati fairly bland in its architecture...I did like the little square area when a group set up for a free concert at lunch. :thumbup:

Food
 

I was in Cincinnati on business with four coworkers. Our hosts took us out for lunch and it one of the most horrible meals I have ever been served. It was the most awful looking chili served on spaghetti. One bite was way more than enough.

I have lost respect for your taste, sir. ;)

cincinnati chili - Bing

What! Bland Architecture! You say! Have you seen Music Hall? Have you seen Union Terminal? Those old Germans who settled the city would actually part with some of their money to build some wonderful buildings. Cold, you gotta get out of the Red Roof Inn once in a while.

OK, actually, you are forgiven. I'm just messin' witya. But I must say that you can't have "mocking sarcasm" and "tweaking" in the same phrase. Your tweaker was off in that one. Nuance, Cold. Nuance. It's all about the nuance. :)

Nope
 

I am a female and I know good food. The chili was gross! The only food that was worse was the "italian" on the hill in St. Louis.

Laugh a Minute
 

I've enjoyed delicious food in small restaurants throughout the south and southeast from Texas to Florida to Virginia. One of my favorites was a place called The Cupboard Cafe in Dillard, Georgia. (Down the street from the much better known Dillard House.)

But, it would never occur to me to denigrate The Villages by pointing out that most Villages restaurants are moderately priced chains and that their fare was not up to the standards found in other areas. And, I cannot believe that many happy Villagers would fail to recognize that the post was intended to belittle the area. It smacks of elitism...........in a mostly egalitarian community.

That said, the escalating war of words among posters on this thread about the best, most exotic, and most expensive meals to be found in various regions has become hilarious.

There are those of us who read this stuff who were in the military, living outdoors on C-Rations, or in law enforcement grabbing fast food from a drive through (or missing meals entirely) who know that we eat to live, not live to eat.

But, you folks keep it up. It's good for a giggle.

Cincinnati's history is based in their good beer and their beer barons.

Beer
 

The beer is probably good. The chili gross.

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Costume Party?

Every time I have been to Highlands, I have been too dizzy from the winding roads to have an appetite.

1000 residents support 10 restaurants? That's strange!

"What fresh hell is this?" I was trying to get outa here. I have not posted this much on one day in ages. But now I see I have to come back in here to defend Cincinnati chili, and so........

Hey! It is an acquired taste that can turn into an addiction. Our Chicago son-in-law was being all snootified by mocking that chili, when he first arrived. And then....AHA, now the Skyline Chili near where he works knows his order when he walks in the door.

Besides, where is there a restaurant in any other city where you can tell your server you want a 3-way or a 4-way or a 5-way and not get whopped upside the head.

Boomer (4-way, onions on the side)

Actually, you got me with the Union Terminal. :p


We saw it from the roof of a building and I was so intrigued (not knowing what it was), actually drove down to it...to see what it was. :cool:


I had no idea it was a railroad station (and museum) and was totally blown away by the Art Deco design throughout. :thumbup:




Music Hall?

Meh. :shrug:

Defend the Chili
 

4 of us found it inedible. It actually tasted worse than how bad it looked. Meatballs and sausage on spaghetti for me. Depends where you grew up.

Unfortunately, for us, these prices might warrant an anniversary dinner!

How did you even remember how good the meal was? 😜

The town I lived in before I moved here had far better restaurants than TV. But I didn't move here for the restaurants. And if excellent dining was so important to me I wouldn't live here. I love The Villages lifestyle. So I don't constantly complain about the lack of quality dining. I don't think people want to hear it.

Amen to that. Thanks for the grins.


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Pffft! I'm sure they wouldn't mind to add a couple more full time residents to that 1,000 number. Food that is good to some, may not be good to others. Think of it this way - no matter how expensive or how good that Italian meal was to you, it ended up as body waste, the same as the peanut butter and honey sandwich I have several times a week when I'm on the go. Food is food.....

I could not agree with you more. Well said