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Fantastic meal here tonight. From the astoundingly good bread -- perhaps better than any bread service I've had in DC -- to the desserts, it was just about all awesome. Well worth a trip to Baltimore, if only for the bread and their over the top disco fries.
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Hitting up the bar at Palena in about a half hour. Say hi if you're around.
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As leleboo described, we had a great meal tonight. A part of me feared that Ba Bay's concept of modernized Vietnamese food would equate merely to yet another cuisine presented (poorly) via overpriced small plates, but that's not the case here. The kitchen seems to be striking a good balance between innovation and tradition, and other than the slight oversalting of those crispy rice sticks, each dish was flavorful, deftly balanced, and well worth the accompanying price tag.
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Opening Monday, according to Sietsema.
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Masala Art is worth going out of your way for, and it's really only a 10 minute drive from Dupont.
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Voting closes tonight at midnight. It's real close, so hurry up and vote if you haven't already (and don't forget that your phone will allow you to vote a second time).
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As usual, another awesome meal at Cork tonight. Order the chick peas with saffron broth, swiss chard, tomato, and mint, a dish that doesn't stand out on paper (next to all the other options), but turns out to be a bowl of warmth and perfection.
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Check out the nominees for the Mid-Atlantic, including 4 from the DC Area: Nicholas Stefanelli of Bibiana, David Guas of Bayou Bakery, Daniel Giusti of 1789, and Kyle Bailey of Birch & Barley. People's Best New Chef 2011 - Mid-Atlantic Nominees
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When I think finger food, I think fried. Do you have a deep fryer (or a bunch of oil and a pot)? As soon as you ditch AP flour for rice flour in dredges, you can go to town frying whatever you want. And there are plenty of things you can fry without a dredge at all, like chickpeas: fried chickpeas, tossed with whatever spices you like (over at Radius they use cumin and thyme), are perfect finger food. Also, if you want to do something like a pasta salad, corn pasta is an alternative that actually tastes good, and you can work with the flavor it brings by employing ingredients that complement it. Oh, and on the subject of corn, there's always polenta, which can easily be chilled, cut into cakes, seared or baked, and then topped off with all sorts of condiments.
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Dish of the night for me, though everything was across the board fantastic. After some momofuku inspired doubt regarding the state of DC restaurants, Cork was just what I needed: really flavorful, precise cooking, accompanied by great wine, all served at seriously reasonable prices. And that cheesecake definitely did come close to stealing the show, especially when paired up with the suggested wine.
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Dining in New York City
Flavortown replied to jparrott's topic in New York City Restaurants and Dining
One meal in NYC, and I can start to comprehend how people find it possible to uphold the distinction between the DC and NY food scenes. There simply is no equivalent to momofuku ssäm bar in DC. Possible restaurants with stylistic similarities that come to mind are Masa 14 and Ba Bay, but based on personal dining experiences and what I've read, they don't seem to be operating on the same level. Nothing at ssäm bar fell flat, almost every dish was a revelation - from expert pickling to some of the best treatment of proteins I've seen in a while (and here, too, from both ends of the spectrum: precisely prepared raw fish to pork in all its variations), and the prices were shockingly reasonable. DC has plenty of its own all star restaurants, for sure, but last night's dinner has me seriously jealous. -
As we all know full well, snow inspires drinking, and eating can't be far behind. So, in case anybody's experiencing the same compulsions, I'll be heading over to the bar at 2 Amy's around 7 for a few drinks and a bite.
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For anybody considering this beef feast, don't hesitate for a minute; it is well worth the money. Chef Ruta's Vaccinara is the most deftly balanced dish I've had in recent memory: so many components ( oxtail and beef cheek in a sauce of tomato, raisins, cinnamon, and micro mirepoix, paired up with spicy, garlicky vermicelli pasta), all at the right levels. The other courses, spanning tongue, heart, rib eye, and filet, showed just as much finesse, and amounted to far more food than I had expected.
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Cauliflower Pasta: spaghetti, roasted cauliflower, cauliflower puree, extra virgin, anchovies, garlic, toasted pine nuts, bread crumbs, crushed red pepper, parm, lemon juice.