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Q: We’ve found that many
restaurants — especially smaller,
neighborhood ones — are happy
to pour half-glasses, especially to
customers who are regulars. It
never hurts to ask.
a: Agreed!

Q: Any suggestions for a place
for dessert that I can order to-go
in Georgetown? I’m not in the
mood for cupcakes (Baked &
Wired) or a french pastry (Paul,
etc.), and I don’t have time for a
sit-down meal but could use a
pick me up! I’m flexible about
type of dessert and price!
a: Head to the lounge at Fiola
mare on the waterfront and face
the difficult decision: will it be
the dark chocolate terrine with
frozen mint pearls or one of the
city’s loftiest tiramisus? (Both are
$14, by the way.)

Q: Taking a quick trip to
Baltimore for one night in April.
What place would you
recommend for the one dinner
we’ll have while there? Is Alma
Cocina Latina still a good bet, or
is there another place you would
recommend? Staying near Inner
Harbor so someplace near there
would be ideal but not a
dealbreaker. Any type of food and

ask tom from 12 numerous nights. Not every solo
diner wants to eat at the bar if
they are not drinking, but it feels
like more restaurants are
pushing solo diners to the bar.
a: I went on open Ta ble
Wednesday morning to see
whether I could find a
reservation for one that night,
and I found dozens of options.
Same for resy. So I went straight
to Elle to see what the issue
might be.
Co-owner Nick Pimentel
responded via email: “This
question actually came up last
night where a solo diner had no
choice but to make a reservation
for a party of 2. The guest called
after making the reservation to
let us know they would be
dining solo and also mentioned
that there was no option on our
resy page for a solo diner.
Amazingly, this was the first
time (that I am aware of ) that
this was brought to our
attention, and sadly, we were
oblivious to the situation. We
contacted resy and they gave us
instructions on how to change
this setting, which is now live.
Thank you to the guest that gave
us this feedback!”

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price point is fine.

a: I’ve been spending a fair

amount of time in Charm City

the past few months, scouting

restaurants for potential review.

alma Cocina Latina continues

to impress me enough that I

included it in my December

roundup of favorites. If you’re

looking for something new,

however, there’s the terrific Le

Comptoir du Vin, where the

lone complaint might be the

difficulty in snagging a

reservation. T he place is tiny.

Q: Why is it so difficult to book

solo reservations at some

restaurants? one example, Elle.

Tried to book, no availability at

all. But party of two available

Laura Chase de formigny for the Washington Post

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