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  1. zgast
    We've basically stuck with our delivery staples - the places we want around post-apocalypse. All our dine in favorites are closed, more or less, but we have tried to order from our occasional visits (Jaleo, Gringos, etc) to the extent we can. For the places that are just closed, we're getting gift certificates. Between full time work and 'teaching' at home, I haven't really felt the urge to go downtown to pick anything up.
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    Hmmm......
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    I'm impressed the manager was the one who took the garbage out!
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    Getting ready to open a bottle of Linden Vineyards Wabi Sabi. First time they ever made it - basically it sounds like they threw together some leftover lots of wines and it ended up tasting good (that's a technical term there), so they released it. Viognier, Vidal Blanc and Semillon blend.
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    Agree completely - I work in the building across the street and almost never ate here because it simply wasn't good enough. The owners were often there, though, and were still quite friendly. I wanted to like it (and did like them) more than I did.
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    I don't disagree with this at all. Just for places that have their own delivery, I try to default to that instead of uber or seamless.
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    The points guy did a great review in January of how these guys hide their fees: I forget how to properly do links They each mark up the food in different ways - some hide it in the food prices (while claiming its the restaurant), others do it through a service charge or delivery fee. It's all the same bucket, though. It doesn't go to the restaurant. We're definitely trying to call in orders and pick up (where that's reasonably safe) or to use delivery that the restaurants do themselves.
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    Quite sad. I enjoyed his posts.
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    Quarantine for months should not be necessary - we really need to ramp up the testing capability, though. That's what has allowed China, Singapore and other countries to flatten the curve. Identify cases and ringfence them aggressively. That buys time to work towards a vaccine.
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    Extremely important. We wrote to our favorite local restaurants last night asking to buy gift certificates. Would encourage everyone to do the same to the extent they can.
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    Patent trolls suck - these guys have a particular level of suck that goes beyond the norm.
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    Here's what their website says: Since 1997, our Bib Gourmands have been awarded to restaurants offering a good quality menu for a modest price. These establishments have a menu (starter, main and dessert) for a maximum of 33 euros in the provinces and 37 euros in Paris. Quality and price … those are the only criteria in the awarding of our Bib Gourmands.”
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    We tried to order face masks for our Hong Kong employees in January - there were no supplies online. I think you missed by more than a day.
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    I feel like I completely get this ratio due to my extensive experience playing Plaque, Inc. on my iPad.
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    I've always integrated the cheese into the pasta in the pot, adding some of the water on top. Honestly, though, I've never gotten the same consistency at home as I could during my brief sojourn at a restaurant. The water you use to boil 40 servings of pasta is basically a giant coagulant at the end of the night that'll tighten up any sauce, stray chest hairs, minor home repairs, etc.
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    Any recent diners? Going up there for lunch this week on a whim - still up to par? --- Self-update here. Went for a lunch yesterday before hitting up Black Ankle Vineyards. Appetizers were the roasted carrots and the ravioli. Both were quite good - the former was a cold dish and quite sweet due to the carrot juice reduction and accoutrements. Mains were the burger and mushroom ragu. The ragu was very good, but might have fallen more into the appetizer side of the equation. The burger prompted a debate on whether it was Palena good or just below. We settled on just below, but that's high praise in our house. Interestingly, the 5 course tasting menu looked even better than the a la carte, we just weren't hungry enough to merit that much food (nor did we have enough time). Would love to go back and try that another time when I'm not driving.
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    Kids welcome? Not sure if I'll be in town, but if so, would love to come.
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    Three words: Montgomery County sucks No wine shipments shall pass (picturing Gandalf standing in front of my door with his staff).
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    I have enough wine in my cellar to last through Saturday night - but only because I get home from a trip abroad Saturday afternoon. The struggle is real. I just hate buying random cases and not liking 80-90% of what I've just bought.
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    Just out of curiosity, how do you try new and different wines? Is it just random selection? Any great wine shop that can steer you towards hidden gems?
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    It sucks, but there's not much we can do as travelers except reward the programs that continue to provide benefits. There aren't many, though, and those tend not to be ideal for DC based travelers. For example, AA was the last US airline to go to dynamic pricing for redemption fares (they still haven't officially done, this, but just try to get a ticket and see how many miles it takes). With the new, absurd pricing basically the only remaining benefits are related to status - but for business travelers those are huge. My only advice would be to not hold onto points - simply use them as you can since they're devalued constantly.
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    I don't know. Kind of sounds like pole vaulting to me. But with a car.
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    Sounds like I should take one of those cheese classes - are there any you'd recommend?
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    I am serious about having read it in the comments of a Washington Post article. I just spent 20 minutes trying to find it and couldn't, so I could be slipping into an age of lesser memory facilities. As far as Kim Crawford, I think it's a quaffable white at the $12 price point. It's not a serious wine - and the commercials are atrocious - but it's fine. Everything on a sliding scale with price as the ultimate yardstick. I'd love to devote more time and energy to finding good wines at a similar price point, but I'm not going to shift my spending to everyday wines costing more than $25 or $30 at this point.
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    That was actually a joke - the Washington Post had an article about the wine and Don let his true feelings show.... I'd love to try the Loveblock, though. I'll have to keep an eye out for it.
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