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SuperStar BBQ

SuperStar BBQ

As far as restaurant names go, I take my hat off to SuperStar BBQ for sheer aplomb.  Naming your establishment after the diva inside all of us (or perhaps that is just me) was more than enough to pique my curiosity.  Maybe after lunch, I 

Clarke’s

Clarke’s

I heard that Clarke’s was an outpost of the gentrified, so I couldn’t resist a visit after my trip to Paris to check if cultured people in white table cloth restaurants in England acted the same.  Hence, my visit to this institution.  Clarke’s, apparently known 

The Portman

The Portman

I could begin as many other posts I have read seem to do – by talking about the location, the premise and the décor of the restaurant.  Instead, I will start with a more intellectual introduction to The Portman.  When I initially heard the word