Monday, September 10, 2012

Georgetown

It's official, my parents are buying a house about 40 minutes from us, in Georgetown. They will get the keys in a couple weeks. This weekend, Tony and I decided to visit Georgetown and get a feel for the area. Jackson and Olivia napped in the car while we drove around. When they woke up, we stopped by a fun playground.
 

 
After the kids worked up an appetite, we ate at the Monument Cafe. The building resembles an old-timey diner, the type we saw everywhere when we lived in New York state.

 
While we perused the menus, our server brought us each a giant, fluffy biscuit.

 
I ordered the garden sandwich -- a big slab of cornmeal-crusted fried eggplant, tomato, mushrooms, avocado, swiss cheese, and sprouts, served on hippie wheat bread, with a side of housemade potato chips. Tony hates eggplant, so I could never get away with making a sandwich like this at home. I savored every bite -- it was a great sandwich!

 
When I saw "key lime pie" on their daily specials board, I knew I had to order a slice. Even though it's my favorite type of pie, key lime pie is another thing that I never make at home. Tony doesn't have much of a sweet tooth, so I'd end up having to eat most of it by myself. When it comes to key lime pie, I lack the restraint that such a scenario would call for.

 
Divine! Jackson and Olivia "helped" me finish it off. I didn't really need help, but we always tell them it's important to share, so I felt I had to set a good example. It was tough!

3 comments:

  1. How great that your parents will be so close! That diner sounds so good! I love diners, it's one of my fav stereotypical NY "things" that we have :) those biscuits look yummy and your meal sounds great!

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  2. Monument Cafe looks incredible. Key Lime Pie is one of my favorites as well. Beautiful pic.

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  3. i would hurt someone to get that sandwich right now. wow. and key lime pie is my favorite too!!

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