Buon Anniversario to @CafeMilano on its 20th

LUNCHTIME AT CAFE MILANO TODAY, ITS 20TH ANNIVERSARY

Wishing a Buon Anniversario to Cafe Milano today. It opened in Georgetown twenty years ago on this day, November 3rd. Midday the place was bustling. Not clear if many customers knew the specialness of the occasion, but that's okay. A good time at every table, under the exceptional, watchful eye of manager Laurent Menoud. I was with Hugh Jacobsen and Faya Causey  - for the pleasure of their company, of course, but also to celebrate Faya's new book, Amber, published by Getty. At an adjacent table was my colleague, Washingtonian food and restaurant writer, Anna Spiegel, with her parents, visiting from far off McLean. 

Two things about this occasion: the number 20 is huge in restaurant years; and every restaurant should be so fortunate to have a manager such as Laurent.