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We did! Our intern, Kathryn Chou, is a journalism major from AU. Kathryn has been posting stories in our News Feed for about two weeks, and we plan to involve her in a lot more soon. But we're expanding fairly quickly are looking to hire two interns this summer. So, if you know of someone who might be interested, please have them send their resume to dcdiningguide@gmail.com.
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I can't imagine there is anything that Barkeeper's Friend won't take off a pot if you're willing to scrub. I wouldn't use it on the nonstick surface itself, but if it something on the hardened exterior, I bet it would be fine.
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The dividing line should be whether it sells food that is ready to eat, as opposed to something that you need to cook, assemble, reheat, etc. Otherwise, no food truck is a restaurant. Regardless, Stachowski's has a table, but is in Shopping and Cooking.
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I met some friends at Mari Vanna on Tuesday to watch the Olympics.
A lot of stuff on the menu looks good, but I never seem to make it much past the vareniki and pelmeni:
They were so good we immediately ordered a second round of each.
Later, we tried the blini with smoked salmon and the pirozhok:
Then I think the Baltika must have started to kick in, because things got weird:
We didn't last much longer after that.
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At 12oz, you have five times as much milk as coffee, so there isn't a whole lot of coffee flavor.
People who drink lattes do not like coffee. A typical Starbucks "latte" is basically a hot milkshake.
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I've heard from more than one very reliable source that the bribery that takes place with the Woodley Park concierges is astonishing.
It's a shame there isn't some more trustworthy source for tourists to find nearby restaurants.
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Chef LaCivita is only assisting his brother with the opening of Pomegranite and plans to return to the DC area to open his own restaurant.
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Cool that he named his son in honor of his growing restaurant empire.
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I realize that because the source is "rssFood' few people are going to read it.
You'd be surprised. The New York City News Feed is the most viewed forum in DonRockwell.com.
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This is, first and foremost, a bar, and the dress is as casual as you like. You would basically need to vomit on the floor before anyone there starts to judge you. I only know this because I have been in the bar with someone who vomited on the floor. She was not made to leave, although I would have preferred she had.
The food is great, though, and the upstairs dining room is removed from the crazy but retains a good view of it all. I was once one of the crazies, but it's been a good long while. I've eaten there recently and would recommend it. It's fairly sedate during Saturday dinner hours, but gets considerably more interesting after 10 p.m. Friday is busy from happy hour until close.
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It's got to be nearly impossible to afford Clarendon rents without a very busy bar or high prices. There really isn't a lunch crowd, at least not one that's proportionate to the number of restaurants, so you need to earn a lot in one meal.
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Source: Grub Street New York
Gray's West Village corner operation was a neighborhood fixture.
The famous, brightly lit hot-dog shop at one of the most trafficked corners of New York City has apparently closed for good: Gray's Papaya has been shuttered and dismantled in the West Village. "I heard we were closing for good, but I don't know the details," general manager Romy Villanueva tells Bedford + Bowery, adding that a recent rent hike is to blame. Villanueva also says that owner Nicholas Gray is currently looking for a new location. For the moment, there's only one remaining Gray's Papaya in New York City, ...
This sucks. Not that there's much to differentiate the various hot dog and papaya drink places in NY, but Gray's was my first. It's a bit like cheesesteaks in Philly: whichever one you first fall in love with is the one that you hold above all others. The original is still open, but I don't make it to the Upper West Side much.
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Spring Intern
DCDiningGuide.com
Do you have a passion for food and a good grasp of the dining scene in Washington, DC? If so, this may be a great internship opportunity for you. The premiere guide to dining in the Washington, DC ares is looking for an intern to manage its food and restaurant news blog. Gain hands-on experience applying your html and writing skills to a growing website. This internship will run for 14 weeks from January 20 "“ April 25 and requires approximately 2-3 hours per day, Monday through Friday.
Responsibilities:
"¢ Maintaining the website's news feed Monday through Friday.
"¢ Assisting with the maintenance of restaurant listings.
"¢ Besides primary responsibilities, additional opportunities may include collaborating with the site's creator to develop and implement marketing strategies and assisting with planned expansion to new markets.
Requirements:
"¢ A passion for food and dining.
"¢ Excellent writing and communication skills.
"¢ Basic HTML skills and familiarity with Wordpress, some blogging experience is a plus.
"¢ Ability to work independently with little supervision
"¢ You must have your own computer with internet access since most work will be done remotely, but you should be available for periodic meetings or phone calls.
Compensation:
Stipend of $1000 with possible opportunity to earn a bonus based on exemplary contributions to marketing strategy or expansion plans.
To apply, please submit a resume, a paragraph explaining why you'd a good fit for this role, and a writing and/or code sample that you think represents your style to dcdiningguide@gmail.com.
We posted the above-quoted ad for a spring intern with local universities, but also wanted to note the opportunity here in case any members know of any suitable candidates. We are interviewing this week and next, but if you make sure that the resume is submitted with "DCDiningGuide.com Spring Intern [DonRockwell.com Listing]" in the subject line, I'll make sure it gets prompt attention. If you have any questions, you can email me directly at rwboonejr@dcdiningguide.com.
Rich.
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It appears that the rumor of Song Que's closure isn't true:
Source: Eater DC
Image: Eater
Eater relays a rumor from Chowhound that long-time Eden Center banh mi shop, Song Que, is closing at the end of the month. However, it appears that the rumor isn't true, according to Alan Frank, the leasing agent for the center.
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I can't believe that 2014 is now more than a week old and nobody has started a "best of 2013" thread. As my father once told me after our family's power had gone out due to a storm, "it is better to light a candle than curse the darkness." Despite his obviously literal intent, I'll seize on the metaphor and start: the best meal I had at a restaurant in 2013 was at The Farm and Fisherman, a tasting-menu BYOB in Philly. The best locally was at Rose's Luxury. What were your best meals last year?
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Some news, but no additional details:
Source: PoPville
Image: PoPville
PoPville has an update on Another Ray's Joint, the new restaurant from Ray's the Steaks' Michael Landrum, which is coming to 451 K Street, NW, next to Mandu in Mount Vernon Square's City Vista. PoPville's photos show that kitchen equipment has been delivered. However, there's no word yet on an opening date.
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So here's an interesting question: would you call Old Ebbitt Grill a "tourist trap?"
No, I'd call it Clyde's of Metro Center.
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Source: DonRockwell.com
Image: Bangkok 54
DonRockwell.com user Biscuit Girl relays a report from WJLA that there was a fire at Bangkok 54 overnight. The report notes only that "Firefighters worked through the night putting out a fire at a restaurant in Arlington. They were called out to "˜Bangkok 54"² in the 2900 block of Columbia Pike for a report of a fire in the duct work. They quickly knocked the fire down, but were on the scene for a while longer putting out hot spots. No one was hurt." No word yet on whether the restaurant will be closed as a result or for how long.
All the news that's fit to print . . .
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I recently visited Dr. Silveus, who just relocated to Tysons, because I cracked a molar. I thought I'd add that I not only received the same excellent care as always, but the practice has gone even more high-tech. They now have a milling machine that can make inlays and crowns while you wait, which means one visit instead of two. The inlay that replaced the missing part of my tooth is really beautiful work. And there's a garage that's free with validation, so parking is easy.
Rich Boone
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Please, let's go back to being an example for others to follow, rather than a cautionary tale. Isn't that what heroes do? They live as if the world was what it should be, to show it what it could be.
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There has been much background discussion about the post on DCDiningGuide. So, just to clarify: (1) Don has no bearing on what is posted there, it's just roundup of what's going on in the food world; and (2) DCDG posted the attached photo for two reasons: (i) posts look cooler if there is a photo than if there is not a photo; and (ii) I like the photo -- RJ posted it here and it reminds me of a great dinner I had at Rogue 24 with a close friend for her birthday (how can you look at it and not want to at least TRY Rogue 24?). As for the report itself, it doesn't take sides -- the post just stated what was said (it was directly quoted) and invites people to see the rest.
Anyway, I guess this is an appropriate forum to say that you can see all the news at: DCDiningGuide.com's News Feed. I mean, if people are gonna get pissy about it, they should at least know it's there.
I ask Chef Cooper to tell us what upset him about any of this.
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The opening would itself be unremarkable in a city with a lot of decent hoagie shops, but DC isn't one of them. You can find much better Italians at Stachowski's and Cheesesteaks at Ray's to the Third, but you can also find much worse ones just about everywhere. What is remarkable, in any event, is the massive response. I like the place largely out of nostalgia -- a good friend in Pennsylvania has one right by his house and we get takeout from there whenever I visit. But the sandwiches I've had at the DC branch have all been good and they're significantly better than anything I've eaten from Bub & Pops, which is directly across the street.
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