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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;The Penny Lady®, post: 2014849, member: 16948&quot;]On Friday night, I was invited by my foreign coin dealer friend Karl Stephens to join him and his other dark side coin dealer friends to their favorite Baltimore restaurant, the Black Olive in Fells Point.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/2014%2011%20Baltimore%20Show/IMG_7752_zps5c06843a.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>It’s a Greek restaurant that serves the freshest fish around, and has an amazing wine cellar!&nbsp; Karl and his friends have been coming to this restaurant for several years and always reserve the one table in the cellar surrounded by shelves and shelves of some of the most rare and expensive wine!&nbsp; I was truly honored to be able to join this group for an amazing dining experience – even if they were all darks ide dealers! ;-)</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>One of their specialties is grilled octopus which at first made me cringe a little since I’m not a seafood lover, but it was absolutely delicious! </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/2014%2011%20Baltimore%20Show/IMG_7754_zpsf502ca67.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>We started off with a delicious bottle of this Techni Malagousia white wine at the restaurant bar.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/2014%2011%20Baltimore%20Show/IMG_7759_zps04640181.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Al Boulanger, me, Karl, and Mike.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/2014%2011%20Baltimore%20Show/IMG_7761_zps8c4f3d50.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Then we headed down to the cellar where our table was set up for dinner and waited for the rest of our party to join us.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/2014%2011%20Baltimore%20Show/IMG_7762_zps781ec8a2.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/2014%2011%20Baltimore%20Show/IMG_7763_zps2f1f0c2b.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/2014%2011%20Baltimore%20Show/IMG_7768_zps117fc381.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/2014%2011%20Baltimore%20Show/IMG_7767_zps7861412a.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Our group included Dan Sedwick, me, Al Boulanger on the left, then Augi Garcia-Barneche, Mike, and Karl Stephens on the right.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/2014%2011%20Baltimore%20Show/IMG_7782_zpse5b0f6a9.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Then we had a bottle of Techni red wine which was decanted in this fanciful decanter.&nbsp; That’s Augi Garcia-Barneche holding the decanter.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/2014%2011%20Baltimore%20Show/IMG_7770_zpseff0c440.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/2014%2011%20Baltimore%20Show/IMG_7772_zpsd74f3f14.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/2014%2011%20Baltimore%20Show/IMG_7773_zps950a282e.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>After numerous appetizers, including the grilled octopus, I had the Village Pie which was Village Pie a chef’s specialt<i>y </i>of<i>baked homemade phyllo with Greek cheeses and a variety of savory greens and herbs with a side of garlic marinated yellow beets – everything was delicious!</i></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><i><img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/2014%2011%20Baltimore%20Show/IMG_7775_zps02892485.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></i></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/2014%2011%20Baltimore%20Show/IMG_7774_zpsa2bcea9d.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Mike (with his Cat in the Hat hat) had grilled lamb and this was all that was left when he finished!</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/2014%2011%20Baltimore%20Show/IMG_7778_zps39dc5ce0.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/2014%2011%20Baltimore%20Show/IMG_7776_zps864f3789.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Their house dessert specialty is baklava ice cream, which sounded odd, but was heavenly!</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/2014%2011%20Baltimore%20Show/IMG_7779_zps61c12140.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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