The Postcard Thread

[Rikki Gins]

Louis Pappa's lost because of that inbred looking lady!
No fair, she is probably dead now and will not be there.

That lady was Louis' wife, “Mama” Pappamichalopoulos.  They hailed from Greece. 
https://louispappas.com/about/

Louis M. Pappamichalopoulos, from Sparta, Greece arrived in America in 1904. He shortened his name to Pappas to help simplify life in his new country. During World War I, Louis served in France as an army chef in General Pershing’s “Wildcat Division”. It was there that he created his own version of a Greek salad by adding potato salad to sustain the troops during hard times. In 1925 Louis and his wife, Flora, affectionately known as “Mama”, established the original Louis Pappas “Riverside Café” in Tarpon Springs. With a handful of employees on sawdust floors, they opened their humble café, specializing in fine Greek-American cuisine and the Louis Pappas Famous Greek Salad™. Potato salad at the bottom of a Greek salad soon became commonplace and the salad itself became internationally known. The Pappas Family prospered over the years, sustaining four generations in the restaurant business.

It isn't mentioned in the article but I read somewhere that Al Capone liked to dine there when he was in Florida.  He became especially fond of "Mama" and would send her a big bouquet of flowers every Mother's Day.  She never knew who he was, but would refer to him as being "That very nice man." 

[PolkaDot]

It isn't mentioned in the article but I read somewhere that Al Capone liked to dine there when he was in Florida.  He became especially fond of "Mama" and would send her a big bouquet of flowers every Mother's Day.  She never knew who he was, but would refer to him as being "That very nice man."

It's all about context I suppose.

And flowers. Women love getting flowers. 

[Rikki Gins]

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The Green Mountain Restaurant in Arlington, Vermont.

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Henri's, in Terre Haute, Indiana.

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The Ship Lantern Inn in Milton, New York.

Time once again to vote for your favorite restaurant.

[PolkaDot]

Ship Lantern!!!!

Those barrel chairs do NOT look comfy!

[Bart Ell]

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Henri's, in Terre Haute, Indiana.

There is so much wrong with this place that it has to win!

[JUAN]

Henri’s. 
Those barrel chairs make me nervous.

[Ciardelo]

Ship Lantern!!!!

Those barrel chairs do NOT look comfy!

THIS

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[PolkaDot]

There is so much wrong with this place that it has to win!

Are you hoping to get car service so you don’t have to mingle with us @Bart Ell ?

[Bart Ell]

Are you hoping to get car service so you don’t have to mingle with us @Bart Ell ?

It tickles me that you think I would offer anything more than a video greeting.

[PolkaDot]

It tickles me that you think I would offer anything more than a video greeting.

Apparently, I’m an optimist. Who knew?

[Starbuck Twitch]

Ship Lantern.

[ShayP]

I vote for The Ship Lantern Inn in Milton, New York.

[Rikki Gins]

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The Ship Lantern Inn will move on in the competition.

[ShayP]

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The Ship Lantern Inn will move on in the competition.

Wow.  I really like the exterior.

[Rikki Gins]

Wow.  I really like the exterior.

The place is still there, and open, even under present day circumstances.  If we meet there, I'm ordering the Veal Osso Buco a la Milanese ~ Porcini Scented Risotto.
(Fresh Thick Cut Veal Shanks Slowly Braised in Pinot Noir, Veal Stock, Vidalia Onions, Leeks, Shallots, and Fine Herbs.)
https://shiplanterninn.com/