The owner was a real stonehead and I felt sorry for his wife. The 'GM' was at most a host...at Denny's. I wouldn't be surprised if they backslid to their old habits because they didn't care about food quality to begin with.

The donut plant on Grand St. in NY was the source for the D&D lavender donuts, I'd bet.

We were in Rome last month and had our best meal at "Renato et Luisa" - near the ruins with the cat shelter in center city Rome. We were referred there by UN staff that my wife works with. Great food, reasonable prices. The desserts were incredible.