Lynn and I were not overwhelmed by culinary greatness during our recent trip to the DC suburbs near Silver Spring, Maryland. There were, however, a couple of noteworthy stops which we would re-visit. One of them was the Silver Spring Diner in Laurel, Maryland. This is part of a chain of eateries driven by the locavore orientation of Executive Chef Ype Von Hengst of the Netherlands who oversees the menu and recipes of the Silver Diner group and whose philosophy informs the operation. Lynn and I ate there with our granddaughter Zoe awaiting the birth of her big sister so the experience was a bit of a blur but I had a great warm Roasted Veggie Salad (local of course) and Lynn had a hearty Omelet. I had a nice glass of wine local to a Virginia vineyard. Despite the high bar that Chef Ype has set for these restaurants the place had the look and feel of a traditional diner with jukeboxes, sassy waitresses and regular Joe customers. Again, if we weren't so distracted by the imminent arrival of Beatrix our sixth(!) grandchild we might have paid more attention to the details. We will certainly go back and take better note of the place and perhaps gain an even greater level of appreciation for the SD....
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