Worst Assessment of Richmond Food From a Comedian
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"In Richmond, Virginia. Just ate a gross French dip sandwich. Might nap in a bit. Anyway I'm a real Tony Bourdain over here, put me on CNN."— Comedian Max Silvestri, tweeting from @maxsilvestri before opening for Aziz Ansari's Buried Alive tour stop at Richmond CenterStage in April.
"Welcome to Richmond. I can think of any number of places you could get a gross French dip sandwich, sorry." — In reply from @aprilmaywilson.
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Nightlife
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People and Places
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