Today Terry and I left the Green City to travel to Greensboro to attend the North Carolina Council for Social Studies Conference where we are presenting about mixed-text Reader's Theater. I love Greensboro so I was glad to be back in a city where there is real "slow" food available in restaurants. We stopped for lunch at the Green Valley Grill--http://www.greenvalleygrill.com/--where we dined on an exquisite lunch. We split an appetizer of pork kebabs with Moroccan citrus marinade and also a white bean salad with citrus vinaigrette dressing. Both were divine. Our next stop was Elm Street (downtown) the site of the Greensboro sit-ins at the old Woolworth's store. For several blocks in this revitalized downtown area are interesting shops and galleries. We went to a few of our favorite places and then stopped by to make dinner reservations at 223 Elm. Our last stop was Simple Kneads, a lovely little bakery located on a narrow alley. I bought a loaf of Jewish rye bread and a multigrain loaf which I will freeze and take to Mother and Dad's when I go to Tennessee over spring break. We then made it over to the Koury Center, checked in, and immediately went to the Health Club where we walked on the treadmill. Next, we checked out where we will be presenting so that we'd be familiar with the space. We returned to our room and relaxed for a while and caught up on email. About 6:00 we readied ourselves to go for a leisurely repast of exquisite food and live jazz music. I've eaten at 223 Elm twice before and have always been well satisfied. The ambiance of the old building is divine. Not only is the food outstanding, the presentation of the food is worthy of a feature in any high brow gourmet magazine. A nice quiet meal with good wine, good music and a dear friend is about as good as life gets. One little touch that makes 223 Elm special is that a calligrapher creates a name plate for the reserved table. I am back in Room 471 in my pjs and nice and sleepy for bed. Good food and wine will do that to you.
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Good food, good wine, good company. What better way to make up for all the crap you had heaped on you when you checked in. I have to admit I'm a wee smidge jealous of the divine food! ;o)
Hi, Melissa!
I'm so glad that you enjoyed yourself in Greensboro. I'm always pleased when people enjoy my hometown. :) In fact, Ron and I just returned from "The Boro" a few hours ago. We spent the weekend with my parents.
My mom used to take me to Woolworth's to have lunch at the counter where the NC A&T students made history. It was a true honor to learn about their bravery and sit where they sat. It's pretty neat that the past few times I've seen those seats they were in The Smithsonian!
Green Valley Grill is great. That's where my Mom's friends threw a wedding shower for me! (And we took the Gaulden's out to eat at a restaurant on Elm Street that night. We'll have to try your restaurant next.)
I hope the conference went well. If you're ever back in Greensboro, The Bicentennial Garden and Bog Garden are great. (Corner of Holden and Cornwallis/Hobbs and very close to Friendly Center...)
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