For some reason that’s never been entirely clear to us, restaurants next to movie theaters always seem to have a rough go of it. It’s strange because you’d think dinner and a movie (especially if they’re right next to each other) would go together like summer blockbuster and brain dead.
BATTISTA’S HOLE IN THE WALL
Battista’s is the kind of place that, even if you’re not crazy about the food, and are put off by the forty-year-old decor, and can’t stand the wine, you’re going to have a great time in anyway.
JULIE AND JULIA – Review
“When you’re flipping something, you have to have the courage of your convictions….and if you happen to drop something in the process, and you’re alone, whoooO is going to see?”
With words like those, and many others, delivered in an almost improbable, sing-song-y falsetto, Julia Child endeared herself to American home cooks over the last four decades of the 20th century.