European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - September 11, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Review Brussels sprouts with some food by sgt ret Clement Lounder Somi Linin s in Best  the ones  ire not  la bul   themselves much in the very same Way jell Oil tighten up around i Linn him lies i f you Pup i he works in the fridge and do Nult hot k in in l Iru  seven hours. Lii  1  t was True the fill r week Hen i  River to Luteen s linux , kinked  Wilh a Imine of Chi in bum my listening a her pretty extensive collection of Bobby golds Ioro records. Loleen herself  crawling around nil i hi1 flt Irir pawing through 11" Burnt Orange shag carpet in scan of ,1 loss earring ,1 Gold Lone Star with .1 Pearl dangling in the Middle mini to my understanding she never did find.  she said in the Middle of inc chorus of watching scatty Cramvis slit1 pulled Down one of the embroidered Texas is a slate of mind pillows Tift the m i ind plumped Down on it. I am apparently not going to find his earring. So Lei s St  regular readers of this column who Are men and who it married will rec Gnu Iii Type o logic. They will not understand it but they will recognize in. What the buy 1 Seitl taking a last pull on inc bottle of Budski and putting it Down on one of her Onyx toasters. Let s go to Brussels your  fit Belgium is within easy striking distance for people who Are living in  Europe in being n trip  will generally Lake less time  the Duck of tour d Argent folks who live farther South though or those who own 6-Volt Volkswagen is like my Toad will required Little longer time. But the trip is in easy one unless you miss your turn in the Border Anil end up in downtown Aachen an event i can Tell you right Here  is about is much fun n thursday night shopping Al pig july once we got there we headed right for the Center of town found a clean Little hotel and immediately set out in search of some Chow of the Cheek lightening so Type that you have read about Here before. Now there Are about 2,420 lit lie restaurants in the cily Center packed together lighter n sri in kans on a Freedom of Anjilla and we settled on the Mare nostrum a crowded Little fish restaurant that former altar boys will recognize As meaning our sea. It is in older building but hey what in t Over Here Wilh Ihu bricks inside painted Over Bright White and the place decked nut with Wicker chairs and Nils of polled ferns and Palms and Wilh Racks of wooden kegs hanging from the ceiling to offer up what people Wilh Money Call Milieu. Otherwise they got some Little fireplaces  around the dining room and nver Eai ii  is this hanging lamp made out of sea shells that would be very Latky indeed if it was in your Home but that looked All right in this restaurant. Altott Lei they got More help  than a Cecil b. Demille film and they had us filled is Poi Nejio Joleen a Cater spfw3 the Petite Rue Des vouchers in Brussels a Streel of fish restaurants. One it the Best is the Miff nostrum Al no. 20 which cannot be seen in this picture. Down armed with menus ind facing a couple glasses of Kir loyale before you could say plot de Jour. For starters Loleen went for a fish soup i hit comes with a Little bowl of to ? sauce  you put on top of the soup and then drop in chunks of bread which i Gol to mention right Here is Bonanza baking  tastes real yeasty and like in was done right there and done right before we got there if you understand what i m saying. She followed that up with Lotte a very Nice while fish of the turbot family that is served Here on n bed of Green vegetables that May have been col lard greens and that tasted pretty Good. On the Side was some potatoes  had whipped and theri baked in a Mold and a couple Little grilled mushroom . All told solid Chow. I started off with a seafood , .1 Tomato based casserole filled with sea mussels and land snails and Wilh plenty of Fine herbs and garlic that was outstanding. Truly awesome. After that a lobster. A Friendly Little Guy of maybe a Pound and a half split Stern to Bow and broiled Wilh Bulter and a Little garlic. One note Here for people who love the Little critters but Are not switch hitlers the Mare nostrum equips lobster eaters Wilh More tools than $59.95 will buy you at Sears making it an easy operation. We washed it All Down with a 1983 pinot Blanc a very dry White from the Middle of the listings. A couple of meals Worth considering Are inc seafood /j.itjf.j, which looked darn Fine and the  cold seafood , your i  Rii fruits tie Alcor though it was a Little pricey for my Tali s and retirement checks. Tor desserts they got your cheese Platter and your ice creams ind oven j chocolate mousse but i settled for a flan Lial would be a Crenis  except that it was served in a Lemon sauce Loleen ordered up a piece of Apple pie served with Vanilla ice Cream and a shot of Apple Brandy. 1 got to recommend that list there by the Way. For people who like desserts because the pie is As big is jumbo Perr a face and in is hammered Down Wilh ice Cream and then torched Wilh burning Calvados. Whew. We ordered up a couple coffees Afler that and then strolled Down to the grand Picc to watch the sound and Light show at the town Hall and work out our rating. Firs off service is Fust Friendly and lag , so if you speak English italian German or French you Are going to be understood by at least one of the people who will be wailing on your table. If Yuu speak american express so much the Butler. The food was very Fine if a Tad overpriced. But then hell everything in Brussels is overpriced. Mare nostrum is located Al no. 20 on the Petite Rue Des vouchers Aboul iwo blocks from the old gothic town Hall. Telephone in Brussels is 5135573. Loleen and me give the place four pointy lingers even. Ratings Tift b a 3 awesome till. We re talking Paradise on a plate Here. G b 2 a very dining. Crack service and memorable food and drink. J a b solid Chow. Good food of atmosphere and pleasant service. 2 � decent Aboul equal to a Ponderosa Steak House. Ujj pm Hutul. Crummy Chow so so service Semi ratty Interior. 20 scripts Magazine Trp remier i of 19s6