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  1. Had dinner at Pacci's Trattoria Friday night. At just after 5 PM, we were the 2nd table seated, by 6 PM, there were couples/families waiting by the door to get in. Everything was fine for a neighborhood spot. The bread on the bruschetta could have been toasted, and used more goat cheese; at least the roasted peppers were very good. The Arancini de Riso (risotto balls stuffed w/ground beef) were bigger then I'd have preferred, but nicely fried. For the mains, my wife's gnocci was good - but not as good as our own home made - and was a portion generous enough to be Saturday's lunch. My Scialatielli alla Rosario could have had a stronger sausage flavor, but overall was pretty good. The wait staff was efficient and didn't seem to be bothered by us frequently having to indulge the 15 month old with a walk around the restaurant. The bus-staff however was either not coordinated, eager to turn our table, or both. No less then four different busboys asked if they could take our plates or box our dishes inside of 15 minutes. I understand people were waiting for a table, with really no place to wait given the restaurants size. But their eagerness to please one waiting group annoyed our sat-and-dining group.
  2. Maybe I read this somewhere (Pollan, Nestle?), or came up with it on my own, but HFCS tends to be a marker for highly processed, cheap and nutritionally deficient food. That is, for me at least, why it is viewed in a negative light. Then throw in the other mentioned issues; subsidies, how the body processes it. A "Throwback Pepsi" made with cane sugar is still junk food, but I did buy a 12 pack to see if I could taste the difference, and I generally don't buy or drink soda.
  3. I know this is a late notice, but I didn't find it on DR.com anywhere. Michael Pollan is giving a lecture at Strathmore Hall on Wednesday, October 26th at 8 PM. Tickets still available. Strathmore's site
  4. Anyone have any updated info on Kitchen Aid stand mixer repair shops? After mixing a cake batter, it only runs at speed 10, regardless of speed setting. This is the 525 watt, 6Qt model, purchased 8 years ago.
  5. We have that system at work and have Green Mountain cups delivered. The Colombian Supreme is pretty good, full flavor. Had their French Roast - too roasted for me, like getting a brewed coffee at a Starbucks..
  6. I realize it is a relatively new event, but has anyone been to this before? EU Open Houses Looks like it could be a fun and interesting day. Or looks like a day of waiting for buses/admission to the embassies/lines in general.
  7. Would that be the one at Montrose Crossing? (where the Super Giant and Sports Authority are) Never heard it referenced that way. Makes sense though. I think a Trader Joe's would work ok in RTC. Unless the existing space is too big for it, and I guess it is close to the one on Rockville Pike? Although there is one in Bethesda as well, close to Rockville's. Years ago, Rodman's had a grocery sized store by White Flint. Much more grocery selection then what is in it's current fraction-of-a-size location there. That might work well in RTC too, especially given Rodman's international offerings.
  8. I thought I read a while back in a Cooks Illustrated that it helped with the texture of the apples as well. Maybe kept them (depending on variety) from turning to mush?
  9. Picked up a couple frozen pie doughs at Rockville TJs. Easily better then any other frozen we've picked up at other major grocery chains (note, those crusts with lard were never sampled). The ingredient list is pretty close to how one would make it at home.....flour, butter, salt, water and TJs adds palm kernel oil I believe. You could see the quality in the baked crust.
  10. Years ago I "followed" Malawry through the professional cooking program at L'Acadamie. She blogged about it weekly on eGullet; look for Diary of a Cooking School Student. Though not specifically pastry related, you may find it interesting. As someone who at the time was considering a similar career change, I thought it was a great look into the process.
  11. Whatever the name of the place is, a couple of months ago I received in the mail a $10 gift card to the restaurant. I'm not going to use it. If anyone wants it, PM me to coordinate a hand over. I believe the only considerations are that it is $10 off of a $25 food purchase, and it expires on 2/1/10. There is one in downtown Silver Spring, maybe that is why I was sent one; I live near there. Or that and they got my name from list of food-related magazine subscribers. Whatever the reason; I know I'm not using the card.
  12. Most of the bakery/pastry items are sold by Praline at the Silver Spring farmers market on Saturdays. The pear and caramel tart is amazing, though my 2 1/2 year old quickly identified the best thing there; the chocolate chocolate-chip cookie, which is moist enough to be a brownie.
  13. Haven't seen it there or Rockville in some time, My Organic Market (Rockville) as well. Been buying the packaged Bob's Red Mill instead.
  14. http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=121205338 NPR piece on a dairy evangelist.
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