Hello otaku,<br>
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I'm coordinating the Friday night dinner at The Helmand. Please RSVP to me (<a href="mailto:gregmarques@cjas.org" title="mailto:gregmarques@cjas.org" target="_blank" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)">
gregmarques@cjas.org</a>) if you'd like to join us.<br>
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<a href="http://www.helmand.com/" title="http://www.helmand.com/" target="_blank" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)">http://www.helmand.com/</a><br>
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It has long been one of our favorite places to eat.<br>
They have lots of delicious lamb and ground beef in their savory
dishes. The Kaddo Borawni has been a favorite of my friends for years. <br>
Their "specials" are basically vegetarian versions of the entire menu, so you have equal selection if you're not into meats.<br>
The place looks nice, almost fancy on the inside, but the prices are very normal ($10-20 entrees).<br>
In terms of quality per price, this will likely be one of your best meals of the weekend.<br>
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I suggest we meet at 5:30 at the St Paul Street exit of the convention
center (this is the entrance they always use for registration). I will,
naturally, be making a reservation. I plan to place that call on the
1st, to ensure we can all fit (if I get a healthy response).<br>
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Getting there:<br>
If we have more than 4-6 people I recommend the Light Rail and a bit of walking.<br>
There is a light rail stop just west of the Convention Center by Camden
Yards. It costs $1.60 each (1-way) and we can all pile in at once. The
light rail trains come every 10 minutes or so.<br>
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<a href="http://www.mtamaryland.com/maps/downtown_baltimore/A1.cfm" title="http://www.mtamaryland.com/maps/downtown_baltimore/A1.cfm" target="_blank" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)">http://www.mtamaryland.com/maps/downtown_baltimore/A1.cfm
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We'd then walk from the L at center street over to the words "Mount
Vernon" on the right of it on that map. It's 5 blocks (2N+3E).<br>
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We could take Taxis if we really want to, but with traffic they might be a lot slower (and cost a lot more than 3.20ea).<br>
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E-mail me if you are interested.