Wednesday, April 29, 2020

Dempsey's

"Nooooo," my husband said.

He'd heard my daughter who lives in Malden say she was going to Dempsey's which is about a ten-minute walk from her house. https://www.dempseysbreakfast.net/We were chatting on Facebook as we do regularly.

The "nooooo" was jealousy that we weren't going with her.

What is Dempsey's?

Not a gourmet restaurant but a breakfast and lunch place run as a family business. Stepping into it is like going back to the 1950s in decor and offerings.

Llara took Rick and I went there often when we visited and now it has become a must-stop whenever we stay with her. We need their waffles, their home fries, their bagels.

You can have you cookie cutter Starbucks or your Tim Horton's.

We don't know when or if we will ever be able to go back to Boston and if we do will be allowed back in to Schengen countries.  Probably but not soon.

Meanwhile we can fantasize a plate of waffles, a big glass of juice, a mug of tea, a...


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