For the record. I was merely trying to publicly support a local project as an example based on my "multiple" comments yesterday.
Nothing more. Perception is not always reality. S. -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Knight, Sandra (US - Philadelphia) Sent: Wednesday, November 20, 2002 4:36 PM To: 'Elizabeth F. Campion'; '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' Subject: [UC] RE: Vientiane Cafe at 4728 Baltimore has opened! Mentioned in the Inquirer today! Well I wasn't invited and I am expressing sour grapes. So there and phooey. Sande Knight Deloitte & Touche LLP 215-246-2424 215-448-2233 fax [EMAIL PROTECTED] -----Original Message----- From: Elizabeth F. Campion [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Wednesday, November 20, 2002 2:36 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; Knight, Sandra (US - Philadelphia) Subject: Re: Vientiane Cafe at 4728 Baltimore has opened! Mentioned in the Inquirer today! S and A, To share just one of my laughs du jour... ... S.Ali made sure to let all of PFSNI, UnivCITY know that he was both an Invitee and an uber extended no-show. It is not "sour grapes" that I didn't make the "A" list for a Melani event. I got a laugh out of the multiple posting by our computer expert. L On Wed, 20 Nov 2002 12:40:25 -0500 "S. Sharrieff Ali" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Sounds great, I'm sorry I couldn't make it. > I'm sure I'll get there soon. > > S. > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Wednesday, November 20, 2002 11:29 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Vientiane Cafe at 4728 Baltimore has opened! Mentioned in > the Inquirer today! > > Excuse me for promoting the new restaurant in my Baltimore Ave. > building > today - but so many people had asked me to tell them when it opened, > and this > is the best way to let everyone know. Besides, I'm proud of the > restaurant > and proud of the building's evolution from an ugly duckling to a > swan on our > local Main Street! > > Vientiane Cafe opened on Monday, after enthusiastic crowds attended > a private > party on Saturday. The place looks great, the food is great, and > proprietors > Daovy, Phoxay, and their daughter Manni are eager and ready to feed > you all! > It's open Mon.-Sat. (closed Sun.) for lunch from 11-3 and dinner > from 5-10. > BYOB. Nothing on the menu costs more than $8.95. Lao-Thai cuisine. > > Baltimore Ave. Corridor Manager Eli Massar deserves a HUGE thank > you! He > spent a lot of time trying to get the city licensing & inspection > needs > coordinated, and he worked with the restaurant owners for at least > three > weeks to get PGW to turn on the gas. It shouldn't be this hard to > open a > small business in Philadelphia, but it is, and Eli and Vientiane are > going to > document the process in hopes that the city might understand the > need to > streamline things for the future. > > Meanwhile, Vientiane is mentioned in the Food & Dining section of > today's > Inquirer: it's at > http://www.philly.com/mld/inquirer/living/food/4558478.htm and I've > copied it > below. > > See you at Vientiane! > Melani Lamond > ___________________________________ > Posted on Wed, Nov. 20, 2002 > Michael Klein | Table Talk > By Michael Klein > Inquirer Columnist > > A tree grows in West Philly > �EUR� It's a victory not only for foodies but for the Phanthavong > family, which > left Laos in 1979 and ended up in West Philadelphia after several > years in > Thailand. > > What began as friends dropping by for mother Daovy's food evolved by > word of > mouth into a backyard eatery dubbed "The Blue Tent" for its blue tarp > stretched over the patio. The city got wind of it and shut it down. > > The Phanthavongs just surfaced with Vientiane Cafe (215-726-1095), a > cute > 25-seat storefront at 4728 Baltimore Ave., down the block from > Dahlak. > Everything is well under $8.95; it's a BYOB open for lunch and > dinner every > day but Sunday. Laotian cooking, explains daughter Manorack, or > "Manni," is > similar to Thai (curries, satays, etc.), with a twist: There are > more herbs > used, and flavors tend to be stronger. The family has uprooted its > lemongrass > bush from the yard; it sits under a skylight in the dining room. > ______________________________________ > > Elizabeth Campion - Neighbor & Real Estate Broker - Mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Direct & VM: 215-790-5653 / Cell Phone (emergencies): 215-880-2930 Mail to : P.O. Box 23632 / Phila, Pa 19143 PRUDENTIAL, FOX & ROACH - Reception:215-546-0550, Shared Fax: 215-546-9781 Office at 210 W. 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