Dinner with friends

Hmmm, any guesses which soon-to-be longest ever serving Australian Foreign Minister was dining at Pelligrinis last night, and ended up sharing a table (you know, the one in the kitchen) with a precocious smart arse blogging ex-Democrat and his two dining buddies?

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Anonymous said…
Thanks for sharing that, but since when did private citizens dinner arrangements constitute news?
28 October 2004 at 13:06
Anonymous said…
you could have at least told us what you ate.
28 October 2004 at 13:14
Anonymous said…
I can't believe that evil bastard sullied that quaint little dining experience with his presence... I love Pelligrini's. Detractors be damned.

Tk
29 October 2004 at 09:06
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