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    I will second the recommendation for Five Fishermen in Halifax! Beausoleil and Raspberry Pt. oysters at their weekday happy hour, 4-7, for $1.50 a piece! Right in the downtown district. The scenic drive along the northwest coast in Nova Scotia from Amherst to Cap d'Or (north side of the Minas bay) found us at lunch time on Father's Day in Advocate Harbor (Havre d'Avocat). The only place in town we found, the only place around this remote corner of Canada, the Wild Caraway Inn, was fantastic! My wife's lobster roll bested the one we had just days before at Red's in Wiscasset Maine (sweeter lobster, and I should report that it was mixed sort of like a lobster salad). We split a beef vegetable soup that really hit the spot on that rainy rainy day. A great cheeseburger that relieved someone (me) who was getting tired of the deep fried and boiled seafood (pense donc!) we had had along the way in New Brunswick (St. John and Moncton.) Really good, crisp dinner rolls that incorporated fennel seed and dulce, a sort of native seaweed. Beautiful drive and the friendliest people! Run, don't walk, to Maritime provinces! Next year? Upper New Brunswick, like Shediac and Caraquet, and PEI!
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    Those fries at Duck Fat in Portland were great when we were there last Wednesday! We liked their panini sandwiches even better. Thanks for the lead! Raze would do well to serve such frites too. This was the second time we've been to Red's Eats in Wiscasset. They still have great lobster rolls, but we were surprised by how good their fried clams were. The batter was unlike anything else we had in Maine and the Maritime provinces. A savory beignet batter, like I had growing up in Cajun land. Kind of hard to describe. Melt in the mouth!
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    My wife and I would like to attend this special dinner. That's 2 from the same household, 1 book. Looking forward to it!
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    I passed by today and a sign on the door said that as of June 7 they were closing indefinitely, and thanks to its customers for years of patronage. Sounds like it's closed! Too bad. I hadn't been there in a while but it was comforting to see that it was still around. Good prime rib and crab norfolk. Mostly early birds. Oh well, another tradition passes.
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    Talk about good! Yeah, I heard a fair portion of it. Makes me want to take her classes! Bravo, Monica! Good segment on how the spices will differ if you use them raw, dry roast them, or sizzle them in oil. So many different flavors, such depth to Indian cooking.
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    Maybe not a "must-visit," but Bright Star in Bessemer for seafood with a Greek and Cajun twist, of all things. Went a couple of years ago and found it very comfortable. http://www.birminghammenus.com/brightstar/
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    I want teh exclamation pts back1111
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    Looking pretty good due to the latest rains! I hope it keeps up. We are still below average rainfall, and I dread another drought this summer. Several things sprouted up from last year without any intervention: chives going gang busters, swiss chard, and strawberries. Got some plants last year from Johnson's Nursery in Laytonsville, Maryland. Here is my lineup this year so far (tomatoes to come): March 22: onions, leaf lettuce, arugula, silver thyme April 5: garlic April 18: parsley, sage, english thyme, rosemary, dill, Italian oregano April 19: leeks, basil April 26: green bell pepper, yellow banana pepper, cayenne, tabasco May 2: tarragon, cinnamon basil, colored sage I am excited for onions and garlic. Never tried them before. Johnson's nursery had them. I didn't know what to expect. Turns out they just came in a bag and looked like some pearl onions and some heads of garlic that I just needed to put in the ground. I had no idea that's how it worked. Of course I have no idea how they will produce either. The herbs are all around the perimeter of my garden, meant to help ward off deer. I will be putting up fence around the garden pretty soon. Been spying rabbits in my yard lately, and I am sure they will go for the strawberries like last year (well, they're just starting to flower) and the leaf lettuce if I don't do something soon. What do you do with cinnamon basil?
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    Agree with the remarks about Maratahon Deli! Carry out a cold cut sub or meatball and parmesan sub from Marchone's in the Wheaton Triangle. Been around for ages. The little grocery has cheeses, meats, olives, frozen dinners, vinegars, pastas, and San Marzano tomatoes, etc. And the owner is a nice man. http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/display.php?id=35510 Skip down to the section on Marchone's.
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    This was our first Twenty Dollar Tuesday and it was great! Thanks to Daniel K for organizing it and to Sudhir Seth and staff for making us so comfortable. The company was pleasant! The space looks great! It was really a lot of food for the money. Highlights for me were the Tawa Grilled Scallops with Anise (nice and spicy) and the Chili Cheese Toast. That was hard to put down! The spreads that came with our breads were very nice too, especially the coconut spread. Among the entrees I enjoyed hte Chicken Chatpata, the Lamb stewed with apricots, etc. (so tender!), and though I didn't try it everyone was raving about the Gratin of peas, corn, carrots, and pineapple. The rice with lentils (Dal Makhai), I will definitely try that again on our next visit. Thanks again!
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    Zing!
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    Thanks a lot to Chef, GoodEats, Don Rocks, and everyone at the table for a lovely evening! I couldn't describe it any better than in David's post. The wines served went like this: Chasse du Pape Blanc - Rhone Valley, France (Marsanne-Roussane) Tavignano Verdiccho dei Castelli di Jesi - Marches, Italy (Verdicchio) Hartford Court Four Hearts Vineyards Chardonnay - Russian River Valley, California Di Stefano Sogno - Columbia Valley, Washington (Cabernet Franc-Cabernet) and Yalumba Museum Reserve Muscat - South Eastern Australia More than generous for the price! Good luck, Grapeseed! We'll be sure to pass along the good word to our friends.
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    Lest anyone think the food there is bland now, I had the larp appetizer last Friday and it was very hot for being marked 2 peppers out of 3! I can't imagine a dish marked with 3 peppers, and I like spicy! They think they'll have their beer and wine license by mid-March.
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    Our server suggested that the steak was big enough for the two of us if we had a couple of smaller dishes, so we split the minestrone with meatballs and the iceberg lettuce salad. A $46 steak for one is certainly out of our price range. Certainly expensive. I realize that. But our bottom line total was about the same at Buck's as at Ray's, and it included dessert. I'd still call our dinner expensive, but not more than at Johnny's Half Shell. The entrees in the evening at JHS can be around $25 or more, if my memory is any better than my math!
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    We split the steak. It was plenty big. $46 for two was not a bad price. Cheaper than Ray's. The other items were much lower. I can't see why Washingtonian described this place (#40) as expensive and Johnny's Half Shell (#39) as moderately priced. We found it more expensive at JHS. We took friends to JHS assuming we'd have entrees for ~14 and were really surprised by the prices.
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    Wow, that was a great steak! And the best fries I have had in a long time! Now I can't understand the negative publicity this place has gotten. Well, last night was our first time there but it won't be our last. What's with the Washingtonian's current issue remarks about big shots eating there? It was all very relaxing, laid back. I felt like I was in a roadside Alabama fish fry joint, and I mean that in a nice way. We even liked the background music (Van Morrison doing Hank Williams, some Patsy Cline, some modern bluegrass). We split the apple/pear pie and had some "whoa!" moments. Seriously tasty food. Thanks, Buck!
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    Room for my wife and me? We'd love to try one of these Dim Sum Sundays!
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    Deli City on Bladensburg Road opens at 6. I haven't tried it.
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    If they liked Dixie Kitchen and Bait Shop, maybe they will like Buck's Fishing and Camping.
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    I would say that the Lerners and Nationals Park have more in common with this than the earlier description.
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    This place has just been open for a week. The sign says Kebobs and Gyros. Open for lunch and dinner 7 days a week. 11-9 for now. Right now they seem to be just settling in. Don't see gyros on the menu yet but I have tried their kefta kebob with cous cous and their appetizer plate of falefel, stuffed grape leaves, eggplant, and olives. The menu also has lamb, chicken, and fish kebobs. The falafel smelled delicious and looked good but for now it's not as crunchy wonderful all the way through as at Max's Deli in Wheaton. Crossing my fingers that we can count on this place since it's so close by. I don't know much about North African food to compare it with. English, Arabic, and French spoken there. The seating looks like a fast food joint. It's in the inexpensive range. I think the highest priced item was around $9. Anybody else tried it? In the Colesville Shopping Center, corner of New Hampshire Ave. and Randolph Rd.
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    They are going to be moving to the Rockville/Bethesda area to a bigger place. I didn't get any details but I was put on their e-mail list to be notified once they have moved. I must have misunderstood the waitress when she said "by the end of the month." Has anyone else heard about this? I will miss going there for lunch. The new location will be out of my range.
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    Beer and wine. Nothing to shout about. No alcohol.
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    Pastrami On Wheat
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    My wife and I went for our first time last night. We'll be returning when we're on that side of the county! She had pizza parmiagana (mozzerella, eggplant, tomato, basi and parmiagano). She had sausage as an extra topping but she said it didn't add much flavor. The eggplant was the star! It's the season. I had something from the mozzerella bar, the mozzerella with avocado and grape tomatoes (excellent!) and a half order of panzotti (pasta stuffed with goat cheese, flavored with roasted peppers-cream sauce and pine nuts). After she tried it my wife said she should have ordered roasted peppers as an extra on her pizza. Wow, were they sweet! The portions are large here, as mentioned before. I am tempted to go at lunch time one of these days to try their panini. If the bread they use for the panini is as good as the breadsticks they serve with their entrees it will be a winner. I bet the appetizers baked in a casserole are good too. Big menu.
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