Everyone Was at Nana Steak Tonight

Russ and I had to take his smart car to Cary to drop it off for service. At the last minute we decided to go out to dinner after dropping the car off. Russ looked at Open Table and saw that there were plenty of reservations at Nana Steak. Oh, I love July in Durham. Thankfully no one is in town and you can get reservations at the last minute.

We got there and there were plenty of empty tables. The Pottenger’s came in soon after us to celebrate Sara’s birthday. Then we saw the Spratt/Tendlers, then the Rands. Seemed like we weren’t the only ones who thought a summer Sunday night was a good night to go out.

Some of the only people we didn’t know at Nana’s tonight were the table of seven Russian young women at the table next to us. They got up from the table to go outside to smoke between ordering and the first course coming and between the first and second course.

It was such a throw back to see people smoking at dinner. I could not imagine how terrible the food tastes if you are smoking right up until the moment it arrives and then that you must have another cigarette right after you finish.

Thankfully people can’t smoke inside and ruin our dinner. I wonder if they can smoke inside restaurants in Russia.

I can’t imagine what is going on in Durham that is drawing large numbers of Russian women in their 30’s to town, but I am certain it’s not to go to the center for smoking cessation.