he loves the ocean. Pat: We talked about family and about how we both love the beach. We talked about work a little. She’s a nanny by day and goes to grad school for education by night. I think it sounds great. Tara: I was saying how some people [condescendingly] are like, “Oh, you’re a nanny.” And he was so sweet. He was like, “If you love it, don’t think about what other people say. Just enjoy it.” At first there wasn’t too much chemistry or flirting. I like confident guys, and at first, he seemed shy and reserved. But as his personality kicked in, I was more attracted to him. Pat: I was definitely attracted to her. She was easy to talk to, outgoing. She just seems like a lot of fun. I’d say there was [flirting] but we weren’t, like, making out or anything. Tara: As we [continued] talking I could definitely sense some chemistry. We had great eye contact the whole dinner. And we laughed a lot. After the meal, we both had to go to the bathroom, so we walked down this hallway, and he waited for me. We were kind of flirting walking back through the restaurant. Pat: We were both stuffed from dinner, so we didn’t get dessert. [But] we got another drink and sat and talked awhile. Then we headed out of the restaurant. I think that was 10 o’clock. She was going to see the “Sex and the City” premiere at 12 [midnight], so I didn’t suggest doing anything [else]. Tara: We walked to my car, and we gave each other, like, five hugs. He was like, “Do you want to do this again?” and I was like, “Yeah, I’d love to.” Pat: We talked for a while there and then exchanged numbers, and then I headed for the Metro. I’d probably [rate the date] a 4∏ [out of 5]. Tara: I would rate the date a 3∏, leaning toward a 4. I’m definitely interested, and I’m pretty sure we’ll hang out again, but I think I’d have to get to see him more hanging out with his friends, in his element.
Update: Pat texted Tara immediately aſter the date saying he’d had fun. Both were headed out of town, but he planned to call her the following week.
Original Ruth’s Chris Steak House, New Orleans, 1965
a hunch and bought a neighborhood steak house, which eventually grew into a family of local steak houses. Using an 1800° broiler and 500° plates, steaks are still cooked and presented just the way Ruth would insist: sizzling.
WHO put the sizzle in Ruth’s Chris Steak House? Ruth Fertel. The woman who mortgaged her home on
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