Young & Hungry » Cracker Barrel http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/blogs/youngandhungry D.C. Restaurants and Food Tue, 14 Feb 2012 21:18:39 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.2 This Week’s Greatest Hits from the Young & Hungry Blog http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/blogs/youngandhungry/2008/12/12/this-weeks-greatest-hits-from-the-young-hungry-blog-3/ http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/blogs/youngandhungry/2008/12/12/this-weeks-greatest-hits-from-the-young-hungry-blog-3/#comments Fri, 12 Dec 2008 23:04:37 +0000 Tim Carman http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/blogs/youngandhungry/?p=1224

Here are the top 10 items this week on the Young & Hungry blog, as decided by you, the loyal readers.

1. More on Gillian Clark's New Restaurant Ventures

2. Ray's the Steaks Set to Move Soon...Or Not

3. El Pollo Rico Reopens in Wheaton

4. What Ris Lacoste Learned While Working at Friendly's

5. Are Ethiopian Eateries Really Hurting Because of the New Cab Meters?

6. Woman Returns Nearly 100K Found at Cracker Barrel

7. WSJ: Chuck E. Cheese's May Be the Most Dangerous Restaurant in Town

8. What Does a $19 'Mixed Grill' Get You at Lebanese Taverna's New Bethesda Spot?

9. The 'Subversive Element' at Ray's Hell Burger? Catsup!

10. Are Hot Dogs Really Made from Pigs' Lips and Assholes?

]]> http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/blogs/youngandhungry/2008/12/12/this-weeks-greatest-hits-from-the-young-hungry-blog-3/feed/ 0 Woman Returns Nearly $100K Found at Cracker Barrel http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/blogs/youngandhungry/2008/12/10/woman-returns-nearly-100k-found-at-cracker-barrel/ http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/blogs/youngandhungry/2008/12/10/woman-returns-nearly-100k-found-at-cracker-barrel/#comments Thu, 11 Dec 2008 00:11:04 +0000 Tim Carman http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/blogs/youngandhungry/?p=1139 This story from USA Today raises so many questions, the least of which is, "Why the hell did the woman return the $97,000 she found in a Cracker Barrel restroom in Murfreesboro, Tenn.?" I can understand the motivation not to keep so much found cash. I'd personally have visions of Charley Varrick running through my head.

What I can't grasp is the following:

  • How could anyone leave $97,000 in a restroom, let alone someone who essentially says the cash was her entire life's savings?
  • Who carries their life savings in cash? In a Manila envelope so stuffed with money that the purse won't even close? Have they not heard of cashier's checks or even traveler's checks?

  • Who is this mystery woman's real estate agent, who can get $97K from a house and its belongings in Murfreesboro? In this economy?
  • How on earth did USA Today editors allow this story to run without a comment from the woman whose cash it is? Or the police? It seems they were too quick to make this a feel-good story for the holidays.
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