Alexandria, VA (USA)

[worked a full day - I took the Metro to Old Town - met up with Joe R. and Kelly - Winesday at Whole Foods: "Halloween" (Food / Wine - Gravel & Chopped Kidneys Lentil & Beet Salad / Rubus Chardonnay Reg.; Hansel & Gretel Stew Bread & Tomato Soup / Bricco dei Tati Barbera; Squealer's Leg Cranberry Pecan Pork Loin / Riebeek Pinotage; Bloody Brains Baked Cauliflower / Bubo Cabernet Sauvignon Reg; Harvest Carrot Cake / Decolio Moscato) - had another nice experience with the food-wine pairings and hung out for a bit longer afterwards (compared to last week) - the crowd was different this time but we had an even better time - Joe B. showed up and we had some funny exchanges with an older lady who was sitting near our table ("who needs a stool to rest?") - let's just say that lots of photos, texting and social media were involved (for our friends who couldn't make it) - everyone was all smiles by the end and I left for the Metro wishing it could have continued...]