DanCole42

The Clarendon location will be closing on Christmas Eve. Read more.

It is with an abiding sadness that I announce the closing of American Flatbread in Clarendon. The Ashburn location will remain open. Here are some excerpts from the email I received from the owner: So there you have it. At this point they're most concerned about their staff, so please do what you can to support them over the next week and give yourself a final taste of the best pizza in Clarendon. And then, if you'd like to try some of the best pizza in the area west of Orso, check out the Ashburn location!

I apologize for nothing.

I have DC food pride.

I was thinking more like BBQ ribs would be a terrible idea given the cost of nice jerseys and the difficulty in washing them.

That's different. You're Mark Slater. I bet you could tell us while we were eating it, and you'd still make it fun.

You should stop doing this for free, you know.

Any recommendations for a restaurant near the Verizon Center where we could go in our jerseys before a Caps game? Preferably one that would appeal to both a picky eater and a foodie?

My wife and I were enjoying some chain texmex fajitas last night, and somehow we ended up in a conversation with our waiter wherein he started talking about how much food the restaurant wastes: they're constantly throwing out tortillas, rice, etc. He became very serious and pointed out how terrible it is to waste food when there are so many people starving in the world. Now, I don't think anyone actually supports the wasting of food, or feels like it's unjust that people in the world go hungry every day, but it seems like an odd topic for a waiter to discuss while his patrons' mouths are stuffed with beefy tortillaed goodness. His service overall was fine, and it certainly didn't affect his tip, but it just seems like as a waiter you probably shouldn't make your patrons feel guilty about eating.

Jen is the best Top Chef of all time.

We're trying to get a dinner together for some old business associates. We used to do the seafood buffet at the Mayflower, but apparently they don't do that anymore. Someone suggested the Old Ebbitt Grill, but.... meh. Does anyone have any thoughts for something suitable in the Dupont area with an OEG price and an OEG "safe food for everyone" menu?

Is the plastic impervious to fingernails?

See below for my thoughts. Fair warning: I'm very, very biased. Final thoughts: "I can't do anything without pork." Love it. Also, I would much rather have seen RJ up against someone like Michael Symon.

Ugh... "No sandwiches." I don't know why I bother to try and help these people...

Okay, what about $15/pp that's NOT pizza?

Or just the baker's %ages and temps they use at Cityzen?

Anyone have any good recipes for these?

Doubtful... Also, what would they be torching?

I'm trying to duplicate a particular preparation of potatoes au gratin. The potatoes are thinly sliced and almost meltingly tender (but firm enough to be sliced into squares). I think there might have been gruyere and/or parmesan in them. The distinguishing feature, though, was the crust. You see a lot of these kinds of dishes where the potatoes are kind of uneven, and the crust is dark brown in spots and white in others. The crust on this version, though, was completely even: mostly flat, and cooked to a perfect light gold all across and just slightly crunchy. It was also "removable": that is, you could take it off and just eat the crust. Any ideas how this was done? Egg? Cheese? Breadcrumbs? Broiler? No broiler? Par-cooked?

Chicken confit tacos with chicharrones de pollo, homemade flour tortillas, and tomatillo-avocado salsa

http://www.donrockwell.com/index.php?showtopic=11513 Mmmmmmmm....

A big thank you to everyone who came out! I had a great time.

DanCole42+1 ktmoomau+1 Rovers2000+1 kmango+1 RWBooneJr.+1 DonRocks Sweth+1 Can't wait! See you all at 7. And Rovers, wake up.

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