Friday, October 18, 2013

More food for thought



Years ago we were quite impressed when a restaurant had open air dining. That’s because we were treated to beautiful views of forests, mountains, lakes, golf course fairways and other sights making our lunch or dinner a pleasurable experience.  Unfortunately it was rare for us to experience these patio pleasures locally.  More than likely we enjoyed these on vacation trips to more exotic places.

Boy has this changed.  We can now dine with spectacular views of traffic on Queen street in Southington and many other urban venues.  If that doesn’t rock your boat why not try dining at Wood N’ Tap and view the cars parked in Friendly's and the Price Chopper’s parking lot.  Oh, and there’s another Queen street restaurant on a corner that tops that with views of not only Queen street, but a street that directs traffic to Home Depot.  This way you get an even greater thrill seeing all those trucks going up the hill for supplies.  I could go on and on describing all these newly constructed walled in patios bedecked with trees and flowers, both real and fake.

Since New England offers scant weeks to enjoy this new found phenomenon, some have even provided portable heaters to stretch the season, and perhaps marvel at the Fall foliage on the “Charlie Brown” type trees along these city streets.  Who in the world started this ridiculous trend?  I guess if one does it the rest must follow suit to avoid losing all that business created by outdoor dining….lol.  I for one am going to continue dining inside and relax in air- conditioned comfort away from the flies and bees that always seem to locate me.

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