Josh
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I guess I would have to disagree with Washingtonian (and nearly all Washingtonians) about Fiola Mare. It's expensive and luxurious, sure, but I'd take Maketto, Seki, Thip Khao, or Rose's over it any day of the week.
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The thing is, when I was there last year, we had a great time. It looks like we may have just lucked out in having a personable waiter. He was young, and read us well...kept things light and very informal. The sommelier was a little uptight, but not terribly so, and he definitely opened up and got into a 'story-telling' mood after chatting for a little while. And yeah, that Seí±or Frogs review is fantastic. -
Love that he threw "bong water" out there.
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Ouch. We were lucky enough to be spared any service related foibles, but I could see being let down if the restaurant didn't already loom large in your imagination for other reasons. Like I said, I was a poor med student when it opened, and it took on a kind of mythical status in my mind. That most certainly influenced my experience (not that I would change anything).
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Why? Did you give him medication that led to a psychotic break?
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Argh! Just moments before getting this notification, my wife made plans for a brunch party with hammy quiche. If, in some sort of cosmic joke, I receive another ham, it is yours.
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I don't know that I'll ever eat ham again. We got yet another ham as a gift from friends. I might have to tap out or re-gift or something.
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I think everyone would agree that a discussion of value is an integral part of discussing one's experience at a restaurant. The only issue I (and apparently Keith too) have is when a discussion begins centering solely on prices and perceived value before anyone has even eaten at a place. After you dined at Kinship, I thought your review was fantastic, and really helpful (and led to me making my own reservation). Discussing the roast chicken beforehand, not so much.
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TedE, check out Mom's Organic Market...I remember seeing some Ayrshire Farms stuff there before...dunno if they sell their chickens there or not.
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Thanks for the reply, Luke. My support for BR is going nowhere, as it has been, and remains my "local" (though with 2 young kids, opportunities to visit my local are a bit thin right now). Dishes will slip from time to time, but given a couple different experiences, I just wanted to put it out there to maybe spur some examination. I almost always bring issues up on the spot (which we did with the chicken issue a while back), but the brunch was, as I said, pretty "bleary-eyed,' and the fewer complete sentences we had to put together, the better. And I should have mentioned that our guest that had the rapini salad really dug it. Thanks again for being so open and gracious in your response.
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I faced this problem after getting a huge ham as a gift from a relative. I ended up just making a pot of beans (large limas from Rancho Gordo) with aromatics, and then adding diced ham near the end to make a more than decent ham and bean soup. I also crisped some of the ham with shallots and spinach in butter and served over grits with a red eye gravy. Pretty dang good if I say so myself.
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I hesitate to post this because of my love for BR, but fair is fair. After a surprisingly poor brunch at Sally's Middle Name last month, we ventured out with our guests to a neighborhood standby for a bleary-eyed New Year's mid-day meal. Unfortunately, today's brunch just barely bested our SMN meal. We've noticed some unfortunate inconsistency in the food in the past couple of months (the worse of which was a very undercooked piece of chicken being served to our 3-year-old), and a drop-off in the level of service we were used to. Service was not in top form today, as they were staffed for half the number of diners who were there, though that could well have been due to people unexpectedly calling in sick after a long night. The drinks (Bloody Marys and a delicious Right Proper Berliner Weiss) were great as always. My BRB (Bacon, Radicchio, and Beet) sandwich was...fine. 2 slices of bacon, 2 circles of roasted beet, a few slices of wilted radicchio, and a smear of goat cheese on thick cut bread. This is a simple sandwich, and I think to really be something, one of the ingredients is going to have to shine. In this case, you're going to have to lean heavily on the bacon, and right now, Boundary is serving a thin cut relatively mild-flavored product. This sandwich calls for a thick-cut, smoky beast. My son's broccoli and raclette quiche was great, but served with a salad that looked delicious but desperately needed to be acquainted with salt. My wife went with the generally safe choice of "Gentleman Will Take A Chance," a hash of pork confit and various vegetables. Today's was served with diced root vegetables, none of which were actually cooked anywhere close to being done. (And unfortunately this wasn't a question of "al dente" versus done...these were raw. Inedible.) I have been and will continue to be a H St. NE booster, but our torch-bearers are going to have to step up their game if they hope to stay relevant as the corridor continues to develop. Hopefully I just hit two old favorites at rare off-times.
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(Damn you email notifications...) Don, I don't know or care where you land on the political spectrum, but arguments like yours align well with those being made by many of the prominent voices on the right. As for gay Christians, I suppose you'd have to ask Christian scholars that question. Lots of their leaders seem to say the answer is no. But I'm neither Christian nor gay, so I don't know for sure. And with that, I'm out. We're talking past each other, and nothing useful will come from further argument. I sincerely wish you a Happy New Year. I look forward to losing even more sleep on DR in 2016.
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Well...you for one. From your initial post in this thread entitled "Do Muslims Need to Self-Police..." "Many people (myself included) have, at some time, thought that the Muslim community needs to step up and denounce what's going on in the world." "...the Islamic community - as a whole - needs to stand up and rally against extremism..." Again, do you routinely ask Christians of all stripes to denounce the violence done against gays here in America (and even worse, in some countries in Africa)? Does the "cultural Jew" bear responsibility for the violence of the extremist settlers? "‹And I'm still waiting for an answer to my question about what it is you would have American Muslims do. (BTW, they would be first against the wall should ISIS ever come over here.) Some points to ponder: 01/02/15 - "Why Don't More Moderate Muslims Denounce Extremism?" by Marc Schneier on washingtonpost.com "Statements by Muslim Americans and Groups Condemning Terrorist Attacks" on religioustolerance.org 12/30/15 - "Moosa Dhillon: Count Muslims among the Scared Americans" on dallasnews.org 11/2015 - "#NotInMyName: American Muslim Community Rally Against Extremism" by Jericka Duncan on cbsnews.com
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Funny...we're doing much the same, with some fried chicken and pimento cheese thrown in the mix. I have been aging some whiskey cocktails (Manhattans and Old Pals) with barrel char I picked up at the Willett distillery, but am also planning on plenty of beer and champagne. I'm also feeling a white, maybe a Riesling? I dunno...I imagine we'll try a little of everything I have around the house tomorrow .
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People seem to believe that "Muslims" are some monolithic group who must all speak in one voice while not expecting the same behavior from Christians. (Now that I think about it, Muslims are being treated the same way by the Right side of the spectrum as Jewish people are by the BDS zealots of the far left.) As far as I can tell, the Muslim community at large IS speaking out against terror, both in words, and by, you know, actually fighting ISIS, Al Qaeda, and the Taliban on the battlefield. What more would you have them do? Wear t-shirts and headbands with anti-terror slogans everyday? This, I think, is the crux of the author's argument. No matter what the community at large does, it will never be enough to convince people they aren't sleeper cells in deep cover.
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I bet most thinking people do condemn awful behavior. But the issue here is that we aren't bringing Episcopalians onto national TV to demand that they condemn bad shit whenever it occurs. Presidential candidates aren't making your standing as a good person/citizen contingent on a public display of anti-Nazism.
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I just read the article and agree with the author completely. From her tone throughout the article it is clear that she condemns terrorism and violence of all stripes. She points out though that by requiring any and all Muslim individuals to condemn radial-Islamic terrorism, you are placing some measure of guilt on them. Is a relatively loosely-adherent (yet practicing) Catholic in some way to blame for the anti-gay hate crimes of a crazed evangelical? They are both Christian, afterall. Their religious laws prohibit homosexuality. Yet, we would never call out this person to explicitly and repeatedly publicly condemn such craziness...and rightly so. Are Episcopalians culpable for the disgusting stunts of the Westboro Baptist group? Should they do more to stop it?
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This is what I was getting at with my "double blind taste test" remark. Expectations, setting, presentation, Hell, even political beliefs go into how one perceives the taste of a dish. There are plenty of reasons humanely raised chickens from small local farms taste better to me than Perdue, only one of which is the "quality" of the protein itself.
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Thanks for the leads everyone. Great ideas. I'll update folks on where they can be found if/when I find them.
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Thanks. Yeah, I have procrastinated on a NYE recipe, and find myself rampless. I'm going to order these anyway just to see how they are!
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Does anyone have a clue as to where I might find pickled ramps? Thanks!
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We had the gruyere dumplings the other day. What an interesting dish. It sounded odd to me, but the flavors all came together.
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I guess the other point to consider is how the bird is prepared. In a heavily spiced or sauced dish, I doubt anyone could tell a huge difference (although the size of the bird and texture of the meat may tip you off), but in a "simple" dish that showcases the chicken itself, I think it would be a bigger deal.
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It is superior. It tastes better. This phenomenon is not limited to chicken. I was skeptical of the prices at District Fishwife until I cooked fish from there and realized I had not really worked with good ingredients until then. The simplest preparations were on a completely different level...noticed by those who eat my food day in and day out (i.e. my family), and were not privy to the change in fishmonger. Ingredients matter. (And before I get challenged with a double-blind experiment, they matter for reasons beyond one's ability to reliably blindly differentiate them from their factory-produced counterparts in a sterile taste test.)
