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Gordon Ramsay tweets a picture with me in it. (Original Post) Recursion Jun 2013 OP
Just a guess In_The_Wind Jun 2013 #1
No, I'm to the left of her (that's a woman, IIRC) Recursion Jun 2013 #2
That is beautiful. Baitball Blogger Jun 2013 #3
It was even better when they took the lights away and the fireflies came out Recursion Jun 2013 #4
I don;t think I understand the concept of a beer garden OriginalGeek Jun 2013 #5
This is one of the few in the deep south Recursion Jun 2013 #6
And I LOVE OriginalGeek Jun 2013 #7
Are you in the South? Crooked Letter is expanding quickly Recursion Jun 2013 #11
Yep, Florida OriginalGeek Jun 2013 #12
Do I need new glasses? marzipanni Jun 2013 #8
Look at the right side of the gate Recursion Jun 2013 #9
Oh, now I see your face! marzipanni Jun 2013 #13
I just got new glasses mimi85 Jun 2013 #10

Recursion

(56,582 posts)
2. No, I'm to the left of her (that's a woman, IIRC)
Mon Jun 17, 2013, 11:40 AM
Jun 2013

That's my face that looks like it's sticking out of the stanchion

Recursion

(56,582 posts)
4. It was even better when they took the lights away and the fireflies came out
Mon Jun 17, 2013, 11:47 AM
Jun 2013

The beer was outstanding. It's from Crooked Letter Brewing, a Mississippi craft brewer, and the summer ale had mango and jalepeno. They also had an Italian lager, an IPA, and an oatmeal stout.

And yeah, the place is beautiful. This is the little Mississippi town I grew up in and the downtown/main street area was always pretty sad with half the stores closed down. This is an old Art Deco hotel that was basically vacant throughout the 80s and 90s that some guy bought up and tried to renovate, but it apparently wasn't going well. I had to promise not to talk about the changes they made until the show aired, but I will say I'm more hopeful for the future of Main Street now.

Recursion

(56,582 posts)
6. This is one of the few in the deep south
Mon Jun 17, 2013, 11:49 AM
Jun 2013

They're generally against regulations; this one only exists because the city council was desperate to have somebody do something with the property.

Basically, it's just a fenced-in outdoor area with a bar where you can sit outside and drink. In Mississippi, the whole thing has to be invisible from the street; this shot is from a parking lot so they got by on that technicality.

OriginalGeek

(12,132 posts)
7. And I LOVE
Mon Jun 17, 2013, 01:04 PM
Jun 2013

the thought of mango jalapeño beer...Now I'm sad I was that close to Ramsay and didn't know it AND I don't have any mango jalapeño beer...

Recursion

(56,582 posts)
11. Are you in the South? Crooked Letter is expanding quickly
Mon Jun 17, 2013, 01:51 PM
Jun 2013

Ask your package store guy to start carrying it.

OriginalGeek

(12,132 posts)
12. Yep, Florida
Mon Jun 17, 2013, 02:48 PM
Jun 2013

We have a couple really good beer stores here in Orlando. I'll ask them about it. Would't mind trying that oatmeal stout either...

marzipanni

(6,011 posts)
8. Do I need new glasses?
Mon Jun 17, 2013, 01:11 PM
Jun 2013

I can't see a stanchion, with or without a face sticking out of it, or a woman who looks like a man looking over her left shoulder...(at the bar?)

Recursion

(56,582 posts)
9. Look at the right side of the gate
Mon Jun 17, 2013, 01:34 PM
Jun 2013

My face is sticking out from the post. Short hair and a short beard.

marzipanni

(6,011 posts)
13. Oh, now I see your face!
Mon Jun 17, 2013, 03:26 PM
Jun 2013

That's fun.
I hope Gordon Ramsay's advice will help the Beer Garden succeed.

This may be a 1.5 mm of fame instead of a 15 minutes of fame

mimi85

(1,805 posts)
10. I just got new glasses
Mon Jun 17, 2013, 01:44 PM
Jun 2013

and still couldn't tell. Ha, I almost tried to enlarge the pic with my fingers. Forgot for a second that I was on my iMac and not the iPad. Although, it may not be able to be enlarged. Damn, I need more coffee!

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