Mark Slater

Joe's Seafood and Prime Steaks is large enough. Woodward Table, also. Bobby Van's is right there also. 

4 minutes ago, DonRocks said:

Remember the first time? 😠

Wow, what a crazy blast from the past. 

1 hour ago, Keithstg said:

Le Paradou? I liked it there, but it was definitely no Citronelle.

Every time I went there, there were more tuxedoes leaning against the wall than customers in the restaurant. 

Just as an aside, when I worked at the Watergate Hotel starting in 1984, the famous door that had been taped open by the "burglars", was just a random door in the parking garage with no plaque or identifying sign. It always seemed very strange to me. 

I remember watching as much of it as I could. Only the OJ trial eclipsed it at the time. 

Yikes, that sounds horrible. What kind of landlord does this stuff?

10 hours ago, DonRocks said:

I just finished watching "Psycho" for the third or fourth time - enough so that I was able to study details instead of worrying about the plot. People can talk about "Citizen Kane," or "Vertigo," or <pick your choice> as "Best Ever," but for me, personally, since "Psycho" scared the holy hell out of me when I was about twelve-years old (introduced by, of all people, Count Gore de Vol - I guess I first saw it in 1973), this is a film that has appealed to my most basal childhood terrors, and also still resonates with me as a 57-year-old man. I suppose the ending is now dated, since *everyone* knows about "what happened," and also the concepts are no longer novel with the audience - in that respect, I can see "Vertigo" remaining fresher in the public eye - but for me, I might have to pick "Psycho" as my all-time favorite movie. Maybe.

I took a film class in college and we were told to watch Psycho several times. One thing that we immediately noticed was how long the shots were.

For entertainment look at Popular Cruising on YouTube. The guy's voice is hysterical. 

3 hours ago, DonRocks said:

Has anyone ever had a good Welsh Rarebit? I have not.

Until I learn otherwise, Welsh Rarebit is something like a Ploughman's Lunch (*) or an Irish Breakfast (**) - everybody orders it once; nobody orders it twice (although when you're staying in Irish hotels, sometimes you don't have a choice about the Irish Breakfast).

Capish?

(*) Picture scraps from the drunken, non-eaten remnants of a Safeway party platter, except there's always this one pickle.

(**) 10:59 AM Holiday Inn Express steam-table breakfast with canned baked beans - I don't know any better way to put it.

Welsh Rarebit (sometimes pronounced Rabbit in the US) has always meant to me Cheddar cheese and beer. With the proliferation recently of so many craft and European beers available these day, I believe the third ingredient is butter. Add crunchy toasted bread and Voilá,

The Delegate is now open and all the construction mess on our block is gone. 

17 hours ago, lion said:

I need to learn to make some new stuff! It's hard making school lunches and then to make a different dinner a couple of weeknights. 

Real food for Healthy Kids at Amazon has over 200 recipes for every meal  they claim are "kid approved". 

6 hours ago, lion said:

I need to learn to make some new stuff! It's hard making school lunches and then to make a different dinner a couple of weeknights. 

Hi,

How many are you cooking for?

4 minutes ago, DonRocks said:

So what *did* a $400 chicken taste like? More importantly, how was it?

Bernard Loiseau's was only $267. 

I can't remember which restaurant it was, but I had a friend who ordered an entire chicken for some obscene amount at some French 3-star restaurant, and underneath the skin was *an entire Perigord truffle* !

The chicken was very good, served in 2 services, it overpowered the Viognier we has chosen for it so we moved on to the Charlopin Gevrey Chambertin, which was a  much better match. The breast meat required a steak knife because it was so firm. It was removed from the bladder at table, the leg course brought back from the kitchen at right moment. Dessert was a 1945 Pedro Ximenez that was out of this world. After dinner we walked to the bar at Le Crillon. This was during my rum and coke phase. I was offer a 1929 rhum J.M. for "only" 500€, I explained that since I wanted rum and coke, that was probably excessive. 

13 hours ago, DaveO said:

Wasn’t around here when this thread was started in early 2009.  With regard to some of the restaurant comments above  I have heard from a number of restaurateurs that Inauguration Day 2009 was the busiest day they ever faced.

On the current side of things I’ve been voting for over 40 years.  Not infrequently, especially during presidential elections I’ve heard this is the most important election you will face—VOTE.

This year I believe it.  Among the commentators I read are a number of people who were active in one way or another in the GOP.  A number of them strongly say vote 100% Democratic.  That is something I’ve never seen.  In fact that perspective is inconceivable.

What a freaking time!!!!!!

I've been of voting age for 48 years. I was a college student during the Vietnam War and remember the divisions in this country- hippies vs. hardhats. I've never seen a political landscape so completely divided with demagoguery on one side and smear campaigns for everything. 

Mine was Le Bristol in Paris under Chef Eric Frechon. I've been 4 times. The second time, the maître d' and sommelier remembered me despite 2 years having passed. I was floored. My last visit with a friend in Paris was a blow-out dinner. The appetizers (entrées in French) started at 80€, same as the mains. For a middle course we ordered the Poulet de Bresse en Vessie- Bresse chicken cooked in a pigs bladder- for 300€, mainly because I wanted to taste what a $400 chicken taste like. Impeccable service and beautiful room are part of the magic. The food was flawless. With wine it was very expensive but very satisfying. I'm sure I'll return at some point. The restaurant moves  outdoors to the hotel's courtyard in the summer months. 

5 hours ago, Pool Boy said:

I'm having difficulty location a bottle of this for reasons of cocktail. Any suggestions? Ideally in PG or Montgomery county MD, but I work in Ballston if you think one of the VA ABC stores would carry it. Worst case, point me to a DC liquor store. TIA!

Ace Beverage, of course. In my experience, Suze in an acquired taste. 

11 hours ago, ol_ironstomach said:

Hear, hear.  Those two were the core of our most recent case buy a few months back.

On 10/23/2018 at 11:49 AM, The Doctor said:

Me too! Is there a corner at the bar? Just wondering how it worked with your group of four, if you were all seated next to one another or something else.

Interesting. Manseng both Petit and Gros are fairly obscure even in France. It makes really delicious dessert wine. Extremely aromatic. 

On ‎10‎/‎30‎/‎2018 at 10:57 AM, DPop said:

Anyone been since the kitchen turnover?

I had a marvelous lunch there a few weeks ago. Steak Tartare was very good. I had the clam dish, fried belly clams and steamers with cornbread. I really like it, but had trouble finishing it. There service was outstanding and it was nice to see Jenn Knowles. 

19 minutes ago, DaveO said:

Have been stopping at the wholesale bakery for Balthazar located in Englewood NJ for 2 days.  Wonderful breads plus amazing tarts which might be more like spectacular toppings the likes of which I’ve never had.

The bread at Central from Panorama in Alexandria is called "Palladin Loaf". It was originally made by Mark Furstenberg at the original Marvelous Market, now it is made by Loic at Panorama. 

7 hours ago, Xochitl10 said:

"Beanie-weenie" using Hebrew National hot dogs and black beans, along with cumin, oregano, and a smidge of red chile, and cornbread. Goat ate a ton of the beanie-weenie (he loves black beans, so I wasn't surprised) but was skeptical of the cornbread at first. He finally ate it after breaking it up with his spoon.

Goat is cutting a bunch of teeth right now, so his appetite isn't always the best. But even if he doesn't want to eat his meals, he'll gladly eat his weight in grapes.

Beanie-Weenie is one of my favorite things to cook. I always add to the beans Vidalia onion, bacon and bratwurst or spicy sausage. Plus , of course, shredded sharp Cheddar. 

9 hours ago, Pool Boy said:

I find Cherry Heering too sweet. Luxardo Sangue Morlacco is much more cherry on the tart side than the sweet if you get my drift. Much more in my wheelhouse.  I've used a number of ryes at home to make this and pretty much prefer my go to - Rittenhouse Bottled in Bond - for cocktail making that is.

Cherry Heering goes really well with chocolate cake.

On ‎10‎/‎23‎/‎2018 at 12:30 PM, Mark Slater said:

There are 11 seats at the bar. 4+7 on the long side. 

The Corduroy bar will not be available for seating this Saturday Oct. 27 until after 9PM due to a private event. 

40 minutes ago, The Doctor said:

Me too! Is there a corner at the bar? Just wondering how it worked with your group of four, if you were all seated next to one another or something else.

There are 11 seats at the bar. 4+7 on the long side. 

30 minutes ago, Mark Slater said:

In addition to the Marriott Marquis a block away, the Marriott Residence Inn and Marriott Courtyard are on our corner adding about 2,000 rooms to the neighborhood. 

The Delegate is comprised of 5 storefronts and is connected to the hotel lobby. 

6 minutes ago, DaveO said:

You omitted Marvelous Market which they also purchased as with Austin Grill. They only recently got their mitts on Matchbox so give them time.

This group befuddles me.  They must make a lot of money with their institutional food business.   Over many years they have invested in restaurants and Marvelous Market and everything they touch goes belly up.   Then they buy something new.

I wouldn’t worry at all about their food being competition.  The good news is that there are that many more hotel rooms close to Corduroy

In addition to the Marriott Marquis a block away, the Marriott Residence Inn and Marriott Courtyard are on our corner adding about 2,000 rooms to the neighborhood.