Once I arrived at the park entrance, I wanted a small meal to keep me going for the long ride into Denali's interior. Morino Grill did the trick. Named after the gentleman who operated a roadhouse here for many years, it offers the basic, solid food at reasonable prices one would expect at a National Park.
There was my lunch, waiting for me. The cod was good; I nibbled on a few crinkle fries. Satisfied, I was ready to head into the wilderness.
Our Texas Instruments colleague Cathy Wicks was gracious enough to host several of us at Ecco tonight. This is one of those restaurants that has been on my list for a long time. Even though it is within easy walking distance of Georgia Tech, I hadn't made it there until tonight. The menu is a combination of Italian, Spanish, and French that make use of some local Georgia ingredients. The combination of those three countries is sometimes a little forced, although the georgia ingredients (fruit, cheese) were all great and perfectly appropriate. We started out with a meat and cheese board. This actually reverses the French tradition, where cheese usually follows the main course. Everything was excellent. The Georgia cheese was a big hit, as was the French cow/goat cheese. I thought the sauscisson was very subtle and very good. The waitress said that the roast pork pasta was their signature dish, so I had to try it. It had traditional broad pasta (fresh, of course) ...
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