Mr. Alan Hirsch

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  www.smartwomanonline.com/ME2/dirmod.asp?sid=B5549CFD24E - [Cached Version]
  Published on: 11/17/2007    Last Visited: 11/17/2007  

  Every week, Allen Hirsch, co-owner of Donna's, or founder Donna Crivello herself oversees a wine tasting with appetizers.
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  Hirsch, who creates the wine list for the Donna's chain of restaurants, is a fan of rosé.For hot weather he recommends Bon Bon Rosé from Australia: "It's like drinking candy.It's not sweet, but it has the flavor of strawberries."
  
  He also raves about sparkling Shiraz, something relatively new to the American market.Served cold, he says, it's the perfect summer accompaniment for meat: "You have the depth and richness of a red, and the bubbles help to cut the fat."

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  www.bilingualhospitality.com/About_Us/Testimonials.asp - [Cached Version]
  Last Visited: 7/16/2009  

  Alan Hirsch, Donna's Café, President, Mt. Vernon, MD

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  Baltimore City Paper: Closing the Book (April 4 -... - [Cached Version]
  Published on: 11/21/2001    Last Visited: 11/21/2001  

  Alan Hirsch, president of Donna's, says he will remain open at the present Bibelot locations and that landlords at those spots are supporting the coffee-bar chain."We're confident that workable situations will happen in Pikesville and Timonium," Hirsch says.Sources say that Borders is already sniffing around those two locations, although a spokesperson at the company's headquarters in Michigan wouldn't comment.
  
  The situation in the city Bibelots is more tenuous.Big-box bookstores prefer more space than the 16,000 square feet Struever can offer them in Canton.He says he'll continue to look for an independent bookseller, "even though they're rare."

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  Baltimore City Paper: SPECIAL ISSUE Who Let the Chefs... - [Cached Version]
  Published on: 4/20/2004    Last Visited: 12/16/2004  

  It all adds up to what Donna's co-owner Alan Hirsch calls "a classic restaurant experience."
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  First-place votes: Donna's "Yes, I helped start" Mount Vernon's Ruby Lounge, Donna's co-owner Alan Hirsch says, getting the disclaimer out of the way first, "but [I] haven't owned it for a year.
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  Thairish offers "the best value of any restaurant in Baltimore," says Donna's co-owner Alan Hirsch."Zero atmosphere but excellent, simple Thai food."We don't know, Alan--we kind of like the tiny, tidy dining room (four tables and a few stools), the daily papers for browsing while you wait for your carry-out order, the sizzling sounds from Kitikul's kitchen as he prepares his colorful curries (make ours veggie masaman) and pungent pad Thais.
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  Votes: 3 The "great sushi" (per Alan Hirsch, who's no doubt had his share--his flagship Donna's is right upstairs) pays the bills at this basement Japanese in the heart of Mount Vernon.
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  Alan Hirsch, co-owner, Donna's

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  Baltimore City Paper: Who Let the Chefs Out: The Poll... - [Cached Version]
  Published on: 7/28/2001    Last Visited: 7/28/2001  

  It all adds up to what Donna's co-owner Alan Hirsch calls a classic restaurant experience..
  
  9. ( tie ) Samos
  
  600 S. Oldham St. , ( 410 ) 675-5292
  
  Points : 13.
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  Points : 8. Votes : 2. First-place votes : Donna's Yes , I helped start Mount Vernon's Ruby Lounge , Donna's co-owner Alan Hirsch says , getting the disclaimer out of the way first , but [ I ] haven't owned it for a year.
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  Thairish offers the best value of any restaurant in Baltimore , says Donna's co-owner Alan Hirsch.Zero atmosphere but excellent , simple Thai food..We don't know , Alan--we kind of like the tiny , tidy dining room ( four tables and a few stools ) , the daily papers for browsing while you wait for your carry-out order , the sizzling sounds from Kitikul's kitchen as he prepares his colorful curries ( make ours veggie masaman ) and pungent pad Thais.But we're with you on the value part--nothing here costs more than $6.95.Makes you feel good after you eat their food , proffers someone else who knows her way around a value , Woman's Industrial Exchange operations manager Mary Brown.Like a million bucks..
  
  31. ( tie ) Minato
  
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  Points : 8. Votes : 3 The great sushi ( per Alan Hirsch , who's no doubt had his share--his flagship Donna's is right upstairs ) pays the bills at this basement Japanese in the heart of Mount Vernon.And fine sushi it is--especially the rolls , and especially in the form of super-sized but value-priced lunch specials.Personally , though , we're partial to Minato's noodle soups : nabeyaki udon , tempura soba , ramen , swimming with goodies like tempura shrimp , sweet fish cakes , and crackly fried tofu , served in bowls you could bob for apples in.A few years back they made room on the menu for a selection of Vietnamese dishes , offering another welcome tangent from the usual sushi/teriyaki continuum.
  
  31. ( tie ) Rusty Scupper
  
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  Alan Hirsch , co-owner , Donna's

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  City seeks a jolt from Starbucks - [Cached Version]
  Published on: 6/9/2004    Last Visited: 5/9/2009  

  "When we're near Starbucks, we're leveraging the power of their national brand by being there," said Alan Hirsch, co-owner of Donna's with Donna Crivello.

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  Coffee Market Is Perking Up - [Cached Version]
  Published on: 1/21/2001    Last Visited: 6/14/2001  

  Calling the location a great spot , co-owner Alan Hirsch described its outdoor deck overlooking a conservation area as perfect for outdoor dining , which is part of Donna's trademark.
  
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  There is no substitution for freshness , said Hirsch.Go into any Donna's , and all you'll find is a small freezer..
  
  Hirsch , together with co-owner Donna Crivello , had planned to open a Donna's at The Mall in Columbia inside a Bibelot bookstore , but plans fell through , as did a deal to open a Donna's inside a proposed upscale Metro Food Market in Ellicott City. ( See separate story. ).
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  But it's been hard for us finding the right space , said Hirsch.
  
  Library Joe

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  CoverStory - [Cached Version]
  Published on: 10/22/2002    Last Visited: 10/22/2002  

  Alan Hirsch, co-owner of Donna's, a coffee bar and restaurant that has been operating at the site since Bibelot opened in 1995, said that Donna's has sent a flyer to its customers announcing that it is leaving the location by Friday October 18.
  
  "We thought we might come back to the location but now it doesn't look likely we'll reopen in the location," Mr. Hirsch said.
  
  Bibelot's closing came as a surprise to its many local customers, and was the subject of much media attention.Since then, there have been temporary tenants at the Pikesville site, including Book Market, a discount chain.

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  Despite recent store closings, Donna's still plans to... - [Cached Version]
  Published on: 11/1/2004    Last Visited: 11/2/2004  

  The renovations, which will be completed in November, are part of the overall makeover at the shopping center, as well as an attempt to give the 5-year-old store a facelift, said Alan Hirsch, Donna's co-owner.
  
  Donna's has also spent $15,000 on landscaping at Cross Keys, giving its outdoor deck patrons the feeling they are sitting in a garden full of cherry tomatoes, parsley and peppers, Hirsch said.
  
  The 3,000-square-foot Donna's in Columbia has begun offering more ambitious food items, such as stuffed grilled pork chops, rather than the usual salads and sandwiches.
  
  The decision to shift its focus comes after Donna's quietly closed its Clarksville restaurant and a cafe in the Borders book store in Annapolis Mall last spring."We weren't happy with the volume in either," Hirsch said.
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  An undisclosed hospital in that city is considering licensing the Donna's concept, Hirsch said.

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  Johns Hopkins Magazine - [Cached Version]
  Published on: 7/15/2002    Last Visited: 3/16/2003  

  Alan Hirsch '77: "Get him to tell you about the dance at Goucher, the bloody shirt, and my mother taking out his stitches."
  
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  Smith and Hirsch (with their Hopkins buddies) launched the City Squeeze on Commencement Day, 1977.
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  But Smith and Hirsch looked at the paper and saw a potential business, with staff and a payroll and profits.
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  Then Russ and Alan decided they were going to be the bosses, and the rest of us were going to work for them."
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  By 1982, Smith and Hirsch owed the IRS about $100,000 and the sheriff was at the door to repossess their CompuGraphic typesetter.
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  But Smith was restless and Hirsch was tired.
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  Hirsch and Smith remained friends but parted company.
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  Hirsch went on to co-found Donna's, a successful chain of Baltimore cafes pervasive enough to be locally nicknamed "McDonna's."

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