Monday, September 29, 2014

Romeo 9-24-14

The Romeo Gang met again this month at 12 noon on September 14th at the Kitchen on Common restaurant in Belmont. Go to www.kitchenoncommon.com for menus and more information.  The restaurant is right in down town Belmont with plenty of free parking on the street as well as side lots. Kitchen on Common is located at 442 Common Street (Cushing Square).

Those Romeos present were Steve Winter, Paul Girard, Joe Pignatiello, Joe Lapiana, Jim Terlizzi, and Mark Ryan.  

We all arrived about 12 noon and were seated at a table for six along the wall. The restaurant is small and can seat maybe 20 people. Our waitress Kayla brought bread and water and left menus for us to review. You can see photos at my Picasa web site.  Go to ………. https://picasaweb.google.com/108806068200291783388/Romeo92414?authkey=Gv1sRgCMO7q8n1uZWIpQE

Several Romeos brought bottles of wine to share and filled glasses around the table. The restaurant does not serve alcohol and you can bring your own (BYOB).  We all toasted a good life and good health.  Although several bought local wines, Joe P. brought one that he made this year at the Boston Winery.  It was great and especially since it was a home brew.

Joe P. brought Steve who lives in Belmont and only 5 minutes away from the restaurant.  I came by way of rte. 60 and others came by rte. 128. Jim decided to go home rte. 60 since 128 had heavy traffic on the way down.


 Joe P. then said that a student he knew (Paula) from Somerville worked at the restaurant later in the week.  He then asked our waitress to leave her a note and say Hi from Joe.

The restaurant serves a limited menu each day of home cooked meals. There were four choices on today’s menu with a few sandwiches and some side orders.  The prices were quite reasonable with main dishes about $10 and sides $4-$6. 

We then gave our lunch orders to the waitress that included bowls of sausage soup with kale and potato, lentil soup with chilli oil, Farfalle with vegetables, pulled pork sandwich with cabbage slaw, chicken salad with assorted greens, and salmon croquettes with greens.  The food came quickly and was delicious.
 
The conversation was lively as always and bounced around the table. Joe P. mentioned that he will be going on a river cruise to Norway next spring. He said Steve just returned and raved about the trip. Joe L. also said he had been on several which were always a delight. 

Jim asked jokingly if anyone wanted some Sox tickets. They have had a terrible season although they did beat the Yankees 10-4 the other night where Derek Jeter got a standing-O.

Joe L said he quit skiing. The cost is over a $1000 for new skis and accidents happen more frequently the older you get. Jim said he still enjoys skiing and will continue as long as he can.  Joe P. said that he also skis and will again buy a season ticket to Wachusett Mountain.  He also volunteers for a week to help the disabled Vets at Mt Sunapee each winter.

We then talked about where to go for lunch next month and two places were mentioned (Nappi’s in Medford and the Tuscan Kitchen in Burlington). Jim will send emails later.

We then discussed a little politics and the governor’s race where Coakley and Baker are running neck and neck.

As we left the restaurant there were several electric bikes parked on display outside. The Bike shop proprietor came out and struck a conversation with all of us about his new venture and bike shop (PEDEGO).  He spoke with a German accent which interested Jim since his wife was born in Berlin. They talked a lot about skiing but also the electric bikes which cost  about $2000. You can see some photos at my Picasa web site.

Comments and suggestions welcome …. Markryan82@comcast.net

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