He wants the boy to shut up, and, with all the sympathy in the world, the audience may wish the same.

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His extensive wine list came with an impressive number of half-bottles. (I wish more restaurants would do the same, enabling diners to experiment with different wines.) Following his sage advice, we tried the 2009 Pride Mountain Viognier, followed by the 2010 Hirsch Vineyards San Andreas Pinot Noir.

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