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Happy birthday Charles and Chris! Have a great day!

Happy Birthday, Hillvalley!!

DLB - Can you share which ones are good.. I would love to try some. Thank you!

Thanks! Glad you liked the piece.

Go Bill!! You have all my prayers and support!

I have never tried EB but I really enjoy the burgers at Five Guys. YUM! We go to the one on Gallows road.

Thanks Joe. I am calling them now. I really appreciate all the help, folks. Many thanks

Thanks so much. Calling them now.

Nope.. none of these places have it. I called all the branches of Balduccis. Any other suggestions?

Calling now.. thanks!

I really need to find some fresh rhubarb ( I know it is out of season) or frozen rhubarb, asap. I am doing some recipe testing and cannot find it anywhere. I have looked in Vienna in Whole Foods, Trader Joes and Giant. Do you know of any place that is selling it or if there is a good online resource I can tap into? Thanks much..

Hi FOlks - I am working on a feature story about pressure cookers. Do you have stories you can share? Love it? Hate it? I would love to hear from you! Please PM or email me. *Posted with permission from DR

Congrats Don. Great news!! I agree with JPW.. dont forget us little people!!

Thanks much. I can lose my way in a paper bag :-). I will let my friends know. Thanks

Folks -- Any recommendations for a late dinner with friends around the Washington Convention Center? Moderately priced. Any cuisine but of course good food Thanks!! --- To make this clear for out-of-town visitors, there was an "old" Convention Center, and there is a "new" Convention Center. *IN THEORY ONLY* every post on this thread was written after the new convention center opened, and should therefore pertain to the new one, and not the old one, but double check to be sure - here are descriptions of the old, and the new: Washington Convention Center (The Old Convention Center): This was located at 909 H Street NW, to the northwest of Verizon Center. Opening in 1982, it was 800,000 square feet, making it the fourth-largest convention center in the United States. However, by 1997, it was only the thirtieth-largest, as other cities poured money into competing for convention dollars. Plans were made for a newer, more modern facility, and on Dec 18, 2004 - 5 months before this website opened - it was imploded. Nevertheless, to show you how large this was, it's boundaries were: H Street NW on the South, New York Avenue NW on the North, 11th Street NW on the West, and 9th Street NW on the East. Walter E. Washington Convention Center (The New Convention Center) This is located at 801 Mt. Vernon Place NW, north of Mount Vernon Square. Opening in 2003 - the year before this website opened - it is 2,300,000 square feet, with 703,000 square feet of exhibit space. It's boundaries are: Mount Vernon Place on the South, N Street NW on the North, 9th Street NW on the West, and 7th Street NW on the East - just a five-minute walk from where the old convention center was.

Don - I want what you are drinking. LOL

Thanks DanielK. I enjoy some of those too. I guess I grew up with the Kraft bottle and am craving things that remind me of my childhood. :-)

Nope. I will take a picture of mine and post it here. It is a botteled soft cream cheese that I have never seen in Giant. Here is a link to a similar bottle. http://www.kraft.com.au/products/cheese_spread/index.cfm I will go take a pic of mine and post it.

Toast with spreadable Kraft cream cheese (I dont see it in AMerican stores so I buy mine from the Middle Eastern store), scrambled eggs and orange juice.

I had no idea he was ill. This is really sad news and he will be missed. I truly enjoyed his travel pieces. They were always so vibrant and full of life. My heart goes out to his family.

I have been craving spicy food.. I think I will head there this weekend. Thanks

This is the one in Merrifield.

I was at our local Korean Super H store yesterday and boy did that food at the counter smell good! I had no cash on me so could not buy anything there but I was wondering if anyone has tried the counter food and what they thought? (The store takes credit cards but the counter is cash only) thanks Monica who is enjoying her kimchi immensely.

I love letting kids make their own pizza. One thing that made a huge difference, and I think someone else posted this as well, was to take them to the farmers market and letting them pick out what they want to eat. I find that the more I get them involved in the cooking process, the more they like to cook. Also a few months ago I wrote a piece for the Washington Post on cooking with kids, if you would like to see it just let me know and I will email it to you. Good luck!!

Congratulations to TOm Sietsema for winning the first place award for restaurant reviews from the American Food Journalists association. Details are here -- www.afjonline.com