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We went in and got seats at the bar right away - tables are all two-tops. We were in and out in an hour.

Actually there is a dining room in the back, so there are more than just the two-tops. From the few times I've been lunch hasn't been too crowded. This is the lunch menu page: http://restaurantkolumbia.com/menus/menulunch.html

If you do the bar lunch it's a bit faster than the sit down lunch.

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Hahahaha... if that were me that food would be salted with my tears. And it would end up in his face. Hahaha...

This is a great idea, when i was a low-fat vegan, this was my fav meal. I also used BBQ sause, steak sauce, worsdichire sauce, as well as anything else that was there. Steak sauce was my favorite.

I would be careful about white potatoes since they have the problem of breaking down into triglycerides. See here: http://www.uhs.wisc.edu/docs/uwhealth_trigly_361.pdf

Its sad to me, because I LOVE potatoes, and could subsist on them.

I don't think anyone has mentioned this, but consider going to a registered dietician. It will help you to create a balanced and nutritious diet. I think they can help you work out an actual menu plan that works for you and your preferences and habits. Starting the food diary beforehand will probably help when you meet with the dietician.

I know that Hopkins has a weight management center: http://www.hopkinsbayview.org/weight/index.html

With all the talk about coffe on the Murky thread, it reminded me of my favorite coffee place, Monmouth Coffee Company, which has places near Seven Dials/Covent Garden and one near and one in Borough Market. Their espresso-based drinks are great, as is their filter coffee, which you will see lined up in rows; it looked old-fashioned to me the first time I saw it.

I had the roast duck during dim sum at Tony Cheng's in Chinatown this weekend. It was pretty good. Does a good roast duck a good Peking duck make?

It's so funny that as I walked past the Clyde's in Chinatown today there was a board for a $3.50 bacon, egg and cheese breakfast sandwich.

Haha... interesting that no one has mentioned Jose Andres toothbrushing comment. Someone in the audience asked what would they rather give up, exquisite food or sex. Jose Andres mumbled something about having to brush your teeth after both. A lot of people in the audience were pretty confused to which he responded that there were kids in the audience.

I think Michel Richard pretended to be shocked by Jose's kiss. I also enjoyed the comment from Bourdain about how when kids ask why they can't cook food like Sandra Lee, "Sorry, but we don't have Cheez Whiz in the house."

Michel and Jose seemed pretty supportive of the girl who asked for a job (and who I personally found a little grating). Meanwhile, Anthony Bourdain seemed pretty annoyed.

I've liked the sausage, egg and cheese at the Uncommon Cafe on between 16th and 17th on L. Dun know about the bacon.

Or you can come to the 5K Help the Homeless Walk tomorrow morning. Hint, hint! Registration is closed, but I can get you or anyone set up.

Plus, dried fruit is relatively healthy.

Do try and buy the kind without added sugar, which is the tendency. Otherwise you end up accidently loading up on a lot more carbs and calories than you might think.

Oatmeal with vanilla soy milk every day for breakfast is a big part of my regimen. Filling dietary fiber plus proven cholesterol cleansweeping power. Running regularly plays a big part for me, though I haven't been doing as much lately.

There's also this fellow, Rick Bradley who was at DOT when I was there: http://www.washingtonpost.com/ac2/wp-dyn?p...37060-2001Aug20

His philosophy sounds pretty good. Just make sure you do something simple to start and don't go too full speed ahead in the beginning - otherwise it's a little demotivating.

There's also that research study about getting three servings of low-fat dairy products helps with the subcutaneous fat. http://www.obesityresearch.org/cgi/content/full/12/4/582

If you choose yogurt to meet this, stick with non-fat without the fruit that comes in it - tends to be more sugar - and throw in some freeze dried fruit without added sugar; they have sugar free freeze-dried strawberries at TJs.

Anyone else going to the Three Chefs thing tomorrow night and want to catch dinner beforehand?

If only this place were not in VA, I'd be there all the time. I went tonight, and seriously... yay! I was happy to see the Club Orange, Lemon and Rock Shandy, not to mention the Topic bars. Chili tartar sauce had a lovely kick, and the Chesapeake does a Baltimoron's heart some good. Wish I had some salad cream for the chips, though the tartar sauce does well enough.

If they posted the prices that people are quoting here many would probably just turn around and walk out.

Well that just fits with the adage... if you have to ask, you can't afford it.

From the reader's description, my personal disappointing service experience and the lack of price posting, there's almost an air of exclusivity and unfriendlyness. It's embarassing to ask what the prices are, as if we're supposed to just know.

Not going to be any $20/Tuesdays here!

Maybe we should request they do a Rocks special, and give us 1/5 a piece. I think that might be | | this big.

Won't everyone be with me in Baltimore?

Only if you promise to wear leather pants.

Anyone up for Restaurant Kolumbia $9 bar lunch on Tuesday at 12:30?

I'm in for Spices. Whee...

For other places, I'd suggest doing a search on the term banh mi. The chewy stuff might have been tendon-y sort of stuff if it was a shredded pork.

I feel like it's been covered a lot on the board. Quickie round up:

couple of places in Eden Center (duh!) - Tyler Cowen goes into a little more detail on his site http://www.tylercowensethnicdiningguide.com/vietnamese/

Ba Le - various locations in the area - closest to you is in Rockville

I was told they used to sell them at the assorted Asian foods market (not Maxim/Masim) on University Blvd. and that shut down. I think that places comes up in some searches still... so you can ignore that.

From Ba Le, I've always enjoyed the combination or the chicken. The shredded pork is kinda dry. Make sure you put some sriracha sauce on... yum.

I had the braised veal cheek with the bacon, egg and tomato risotto. I also made sure to order the side of frites. The veal cheek was great - tender, but the risotto was a bit too acidic from the tomato. The frites were pretty nice, and made a nice combo with the veal. The veal was accompanied by two carrots and two small patty pan squash. Both were undercooked and difficult to cut. I couldn't even succeed in trying any of the squash.

Has anyone been here recently? I'm supposed to go there tomorrow for a business lunch.

We noticed Chinese clientele nearby being brought dim sum straight from the kitchen, although we couldn't really see what they were getting (special dishes, or just fresh offerings of standard items).

Probably a combination of both. When my family (Chinese) goes for dim sum, we often don't find the foods we're looking for on the carts, so we always ask the waitstaff if they have it available. A lot of the time they will bring it straight out from the kitchen if it is available or seek it out from the carts. Sometimes it's a regular dish to supplement the meal.

It's in the same strip as Marathon, a bit further up away from Panda.

Oops, I was thinking of the wrong place. I was thinking of the Israeli pita place - Pita Plus, which closed but will reopen.

P.S. Eww... to the Pita Pit.

It's in the same strip as Marathon, a bit further up away from Panda.