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Big Points Big Crowd What a treat to have share some German feasting with my visiting Meyer family! Our family group that gathered over the Thanksgiving holiday came from Idaho, Colorado, N.Carolina, Austin and Houston. This is the largest group I've dined with for the dining blog! 3 Bonus points! Cheers! We started the evening with a few toasts. Toasting is always a very good way to start the feasting... on the night before Thanksgiving! Beer Rudy's has a lot of choices for beer. A lot of sizes of beer! My Bro from Idaho This is my brother, Chris! We are Meyers, so this makes us feel like we belong in a German restaurant. Of course we did some discussing and we realize there are more memories of our Grandpa Meyer's bread baking than German cooking. I do have to give a huge 5 Bonus points for having a dining experience with Chris. Not only is he a huge fan of international food, but he's the only one I know who can pull out a little black book with details from past meals from all over the world. Step Back in Time Okay, one more bit spotlighting Chris and the world of cooking and dining! He really is my role model for being an enthused diner. As a kid, I rolled my eyes when he chatted with other diners and questioned waiters. (I was mortified when he followed a clueless waitress back into the kitchen to see for himself what kind of lettuce they had) But over the years, I've observed his enthusiasm and I've admired his curiosity. Chris gets so much out of his dining experience besides the food. I've become more Chris-like...trying to enjoy the people and surroundings and the history as well as the food. Maybe I should carry a little black book! 5 Points for Food Food? I'd like to tell you about our feast. I'd like to tell you about that huge pretzel and the wonderful schnitzels and such! But this idiotic blog has been scrambled over time. Pictures have swapped places and paragraphs have disappeared. I am discovering this after nearly 10 years and repairing what I can. But the food words are gone. Who knows what we ate? Meeting Rudi We had more than our share of Rudi-time! (he is Austrian, by the way) If you order up Bananas Foster and some of his flaming Lechner coffee, Rudi will spend a little time with his rolling cart at your table. Right before this photo was taken, Rudi confided that after 30 + years, he can no longer get away with eating his delicious foods, because of his waistband. I recommended getting a dress like mine with elastic waist. He said he would consider it. 3 bonus points for Rudi's flaming delights! Music & Dancing Okay, I know some people find an Oompa Band kind of corny and I did sense a bit of weariness in our musical duo at times. But there's something festive about eating German food while listening to accordion and Alpenhorn and yes, yodeling. I have to give 5 points for the inspiring music that got our entire group up on the dance floor for polka dancing! -1 bonus point for having such a tiny dance space. There was a lot of bumping into each other! 1 Big Bonus Point Sometimes you just have to give an extra point for spotting some lederhosen on the dance floor!
Rudi's gets 18 points!
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Christy Cody
12/12/2011 01:07:21 am
Loved reading about Rudi's and your brother's
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This is a blog about Dining Adventures. Sometimes, I talk about food. Below, you can read how this started. On July 4th 2011, I set a goal to try 50 culturally diverse restaurants in one year! (I knew that was possible, living in the Houston area) I spent the year pulling in friends and family to join me, on some unusual dining adventures. I met some curious people, tried some scary foods and explored places and cultures I never would have otherwise. Even though I met my goal, I learned too much to end my adventures in dining. I have continued blogging about memorable dining adventures of all kinds, near and far... and all the discoveries and funny things I've learned along the way! Locations and types of dining adventures, are listed further down. Archives
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