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    There's actually another pirate bar in Glen Burnie. I've never been, but it's from the Iron Bridge Wine Co. folks, so it might be pretty good.
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    Say hello next time -- I must have been right next to you in line. My experience was very different than yours, so maybe next time I need to request Chef Dennis' "special sauce" too. My "Original Fuzu" ($9) was fine: perhaps a little fresher than the generic stir-fried noodles you might encounter in a mall food court, but still mostly reminiscent of them. It reminded me of a bland pad thai without peanuts (which are available as a topping if you create your own combination). I also didn't care for the "Mexicane" diet cola ($2), but there was nothing wrong with it, it's just not a particularly good diet cola. As for the chork, it's not that great as a fork and utterly useless as conjoined chopsticks, but was fine as traditional chopsticks once broken apart. I still would have preferred some disposable wooden chopsticks or a real plastic fork, but I guess the chork is the gimmick that's supposed to make Newton's Noodles memorable. The noodles I had weren't, though perhaps they'll improve after the place matures. It was slammed from the outset and the staff was clearly unprepared for it. In addition to being generally slow, the person that took my order initially forgot that my dish -- supposedly their "signature" -- was supposed to have an egg until I asked. Then they lost my order for about half an hour, which the man who appeared to be the manager couldn't have cared less about. My food was still hot when I finally got it, so I didn't make an issue of it, but the dish may have suffered some from sitting. Anyway, I might try Newton's Noodles again once it has a chance to settle in, but I'm not sure I'd send anyone there now.
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    Yes.
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    "New York City Red Guide 2014" by michelintravel.com
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    I just checked with the DC Department of Broken Records and found this. Anyway, Komi should also be on anyone's short list of best restaurants, but money is definitely an object there and I'm not sure I'd want CityZen, Marcels, Rogue 24, and Komi in the same week. I'd pick maybe two of these and mix it up with some of the more casual new places like Etto, Kapnos, Casa Luca, or Doi Moi, and some old stalwarts like Proof, Zaytinya (or another Jose Andres place), Rasika, or Birch & Barley. Also, while I'm not that enamored with the thought of a formal meal at The Source, the lounge downstairs is one of the better places in DC to grab a drink and a few bites, particularly during happy hour.
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    Rather than building a twelve-story duct, couldn't they just vent the exhaust into a nearby law firm?
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    If I recall correctly, the "friend" was an out of town guest, making the likelihood that he'd ever see the discussion rather remote. Mrs. Todd, on the other hand . . . As for whether the guest was wrong in refusing the meal, my point is that it's immaterial. If he had done anything else that would have inspired Todd to like him, whether or not the friend ate anything wouldn't have mattered, or wouldn't have mattered much. I'm guessing Todd would have disliked this guy regardless. It's not so much a question of etiquette as it is one of charm (or lack thereof).
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    Todd did say that, at least in part, he was trying to provoke discussion, noting: Well, listen "” part of the fun of dredging this up again was to don the cloak of righteousness and get huffy all over again. I'm not saying I didn't feel those things at the time, but I didn't express them like that. That's one of the fun things in writing, the adopting of a mask "” to say things with more intensity or extremity than you might otherwise as you play and explore. I say things that I mean in the moment. An hour later, I might feel differently. A day later, I might have forgotten all about my state of mind at the time. I also, in discussions "” and this is a discussion, is it not? "” say things that I'm trying out. To see where I go. To see where a conversation goes. Maybe I mean them. Maybe I don't. Maybe I think I mean them. Maybe I mean them more later. Maybe I don't mean them as much later. Maybe I mean them less later. As one who enjoys the "devil's advocate" role, I can appreciate this, though I recognize that it can be annoying. That said, it seems clear that Todd actually was put out by this male guest of his wife. One could imply a certain sexual dynamic and resultant territoriality, but the circumstances suggest that the guy was probably just a bore. Had he otherwise been an engaging person, the perceived slight of refusing food would have seemed, if not trivial, much less. In other words, refusing hospitality was not why the guy sucked, but a symptom of it. Personally, I would have eaten unless I had a compelling reason not to, if only to be hospitable. Conversely, I'm not sure I would have cared that someone didn't eat, had I been the host. But I have known a number of people with eating issues, so I'm kind of used to it. After religion and politics, food seems to be the thing that makes Americans the most crazy.
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    The errors in the link come from the use of "smart quotes," not the use of accents that don't appear in American English. But the smart quotes indicate that you used a word processor to compose those posts, which, if not pretentious, is at least mildly weenieish. As for the accents in Mr. Andres' name (see what I did there?), that shouldn't be a terribly big deal because he never gets any press. I am, of course, kidding in all of this. We could try to run a converter, but I'm afraid it might massively screw things up. Anyway, we are wildly off-topic.
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    The second sentence was my point, which is the case nearly everywhere the "God damned black diamonds" appear. I'm guilty of this too.
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    It's élan, which means style and vigor. It also implies pretentiousness, but only in the writer.
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    Did you all, perhaps, try to open a window to let some of the sound out?
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    I like POPville too. It's in the DC feed at rssFood.com (as is Eater DC, which has a decent amount of original content too). Anyway, the purpose of the feeds is to make it easier to stay in touch with the latest news. I hope they encourage people to read the full posts at the source websites (which is, after all, why these websites have rss feeds to begin with). I also hope that they stimulate discussion here by making it easier to post about interesting stories. The News and Media forum has always been built around these sorts of discussions, the news feeds just make the process a little easier. Incidentally, there's now a "sister" music feed at rssBand.com. It's currently DC-only and relies heavily on local music bloggers, some of whom have a tendency to make shotgun posts (lots of entries at once) which then dominate the feed. But it's still fairly interesting if you're into local and/or indie music.
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    There are signs up that "Stoney's on L" is hiring in the old LiteStars space between 21st and 22nd (next to Brugger's and Bourbon Coffee). More here.
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    It's "Florida Avenue/Union Market" on DCDiningGuide.com.
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    The gem in this report is that Eater Philly's erroneous use of the Greek Delta amounts to "STD Burger."
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    This is correct.
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    Foobooz's rss feed is broken. Also, the picture is awesome.
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    If you're a local to DC or Baltimore and want to have a nostalgic (but likely unsatisfying) walk down memory lane, there's a Gino's.
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    Who Moved My Cheese?
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    The Twenty-first Amendment.
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    If You Do Not Change, You Can Become Extinct
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    What Would You Do If You Weren't Afraid?
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    That's because it's more a condiment than actual chili. Eating a whole bowl of it is about the same as eating a bowl of ketchup, but I guess people do. It's not bad for its intended purpose, though. And Ben's half smoke is a decent, if pedestrian, sausage. I look forward to a half smoke "all the way" when I head to Nat's games. Actually, you know what Ben's chili reminds me of? A spiced version of the stuff that's left over in a can of Chef Boyardee ravioli after you eat the raviolis. Kind-of a tomato sauce with little bits of meat. The fact that I do not have children, yet know this, is causing me to regret some recent nutritional choices.
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    Does anyone know if they serve the dinner menu at the bar? --- [Yes (see below).]
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