tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3814167885275431107.post438291095071101323..comments2023-06-26T11:01:03.582-02:30Comments on A Blade of Grass: 7-West -- A Restaurant ReviewJonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07415555531504843017noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3814167885275431107.post-54949127670346306002008-06-03T19:26:00.000-02:302008-06-03T19:26:00.000-02:30Hopper, sorry I don't have your email adddress so ...Hopper, sorry I don't have your email adddress so hope you find this note here.<BR/>Thanks so much for getting back to me about the photo. Will love putting it in my WWII quilt.<BR/>So appreciative,<BR/>LynnLynn Cohenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12094038275377357886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3814167885275431107.post-35714347682667469232008-06-03T12:52:00.000-02:302008-06-03T12:52:00.000-02:30Nice picsGreat reviewI took a big step down the pa...Nice pics<BR/>Great review<BR/><BR/>I took a big step down the path to enlightenment while working in restaurants<BR/>I had no clue at the time that was happening…<BR/><BR/>Table Ten/Table Top<BR/><BR/>I have been known to frequent<BR/>Many table tens<BR/>Over the years<BR/><BR/>There is an art gallery here in Albany<BR/>Where my band used to play<BR/>Outside on the street there is a big old fashioned mailbox<BR/>Stenciled on the side are the words<BR/><BR/>Take a poem<BR/>Leave a poem<BR/><BR/>I left some words there<BR/>And on some bathroom walls too…<BR/><BR/>There many mountains to climb <BR/>Here in NY<BR/>Some easy <BR/>Some, not so…<BR/><BR/>The most difficult peaks have no trail<BR/>You need to rely on map, compass<BR/>And your orienteering skills<BR/>To reach the top of these<BR/><BR/>Those who do <BR/>If they look around<BR/>Will find a canister<BR/>Bound to one of the stunted trees<BR/><BR/>Inside these canisters are notebooks<BR/>Containing the words of those <BR/>Who made the climb<BR/><BR/>I can tell you <BR/>It is worth a few days<BR/>Of sweat & hard work<BR/>Just to read the comments <BR/>Left by those who came before<BR/><BR/>There is<BR/>Something about climbing a mountain<BR/>That humbles you, enlightens you<BR/>Connects you to the Earth and to life<BR/>It shows deeply in the words <BR/>Left behind in those notebooks<BR/><BR/>And the only way to read them<BR/>The only way to add to them<BR/>Is to make the climb yourself<BR/><BR/>The last trail less peak<BR/>To receive comments from me<BR/>Is called<BR/><BR/>Table TopCitizen of Earthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03725229459557808120noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3814167885275431107.post-36118506343136085012008-06-03T12:45:00.000-02:302008-06-03T12:45:00.000-02:30I may not make it to TorontoAny time soonSo please...I may not make it to Toronto<BR/>Any time soon<BR/>So please place this question<BR/>In the drawer of table Ten<BR/>For me<BR/><BR/>“Where are the Snowdens of yesteryear?”Citizen of Earthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03725229459557808120noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3814167885275431107.post-28335693892240116892008-06-02T19:37:00.000-02:302008-06-02T19:37:00.000-02:30I don't do fancy bars and restaurants , period, th...I don't do fancy bars and restaurants , period, they offend my soul.<BR/><BR/>I live in Port Angeles, Washington. It's about 80 miles West of Seattle. Due South of Victoria, BC.BBChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15323188240580782454noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3814167885275431107.post-9540340709198670252008-05-31T13:00:00.000-02:302008-05-31T13:00:00.000-02:30The picture of a waiter's life is so vivid and wel...The picture of a waiter's life is so vivid and well drawn. I too love that drawer. Also, a place to leave notes for assignations? Meet me at midnight on the corner of 5th and Vine kinda thing. Be well, sukisukipoethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09351851210507048174noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3814167885275431107.post-9007464972115631552008-05-30T22:33:00.000-02:302008-05-30T22:33:00.000-02:30Oh I want to find the writing in the drawer in tab...Oh I want to find the writing in the drawer in table ten.<BR/>don't think I've ever eaten at a table that had a drawer.<BR/>I would leave some writing of my own, I would.<BR/>and I'd want to return a week later to see if someone *you, left something back again.<BR/>I think you can be a brat when getting bored at night...salt for sugar, shame on you...good thing I gave up sugar earlier this year!<BR/>;-)<BR/>I can tell you know how to have fun, and be nice when you want to be...<BR/>I'd leave you a healthy tip, for <BR/>good service<BR/>since I don't take sugar thank you and rarely salt my food.Lynn Cohenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12094038275377357886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3814167885275431107.post-69043838410940810912008-05-30T16:30:00.000-02:302008-05-30T16:30:00.000-02:30'the best service is invisible'years ego i heard a...'the best service is invisible'<BR/><BR/>years ego i heard a similar statement regarding the music which is composed for a film... it should not be heard... i liked it...this one,too...<BR/><BR/>eating can be a spiritual act... so people in this service can nourish our souls or ruin them...<BR/>this place seems so nourishing... especially table 10.<BR/><BR/>this job provides one with lots of opportunities to study people closely... one of the rare occasions people are themselves( somehow maskless) is when they eat... <BR/>and this is what a writer desperately needs...<BR/><BR/>so Jon, you are so fortunate...<BR/><BR/>if the crow happened to come to your restaurant, sure she would order Moroccan bean soup!<BR/>:)<BR/>really enjoyed reading this review... <BR/>the pictures... breathtaking... they told us of lots of things absent in the words...human beinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09232419187783429903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3814167885275431107.post-64917087381255359372008-05-30T08:12:00.000-02:302008-05-30T08:12:00.000-02:30hey, me also I did not forget you! especially your...hey, me also I did not forget you! especially your patience, your humour, your help and your listening which you brought to us, especially the foreign workers!<BR/>even if I did always not understand why you slipped by behind the restaurant or the toilets sometimes? anyways<BR/>you are right it is a hard work but I think that a restaurant belongs more to the employees than the owner. they are “heart and the body”of a restaurant,in a way ...<BR/>me too I like the relation that we could have with the customers and our coworkers.<BR/>when I would come to see you I want a coffee without sugar and black!!<BR/>see you soon<BR/><BR/>frenchtony <BR/><BR/>ps becareful a waiter could not speak to much but he could hear and listen what you re sayingAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3814167885275431107.post-89114032774366841252008-05-29T18:47:00.000-02:302008-05-29T18:47:00.000-02:30hey, you should put this in your local newspaper:)...hey, you should put this in your local newspaper:) ,I like the pictures of the now empty restaurant and the stories about how it is when there are "customers" in it. It must be a tough job sometimes, I did that for a while in a pub in Germany and always had to deal with the drunken boss when closing time came, oh my...<BR/><BR/>And I liked that you said you don't forget one of our coworkers throughout the years! Oh, I sure would check out 7-West and order the Virgin pasta.<BR/>Good night!<BR/>AndreaAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12602563148936673366noreply@blogger.com