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    He's at Iron Gate, which is a great space. Fiola Mare would be a good choice too if you like seafood (there isn't much else on the menu).
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    I once represented an elderly woman who lost her home, basically because she let her accused drug-dealer son live there for a couple of months. Neither the woman nor the home had anything at all to do with any illegal activity, and she didn't appear to even be aware of her son's alleged wrongdoing. These seizure "laws" are awful.
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    This story is silly (and only kind-of food related), but worth it for the pictures of the "princess." Sounds like a very cool dad.
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    If you want to avoid sodium phosphate, you'd have to stop eating and drinking quite a few things, including tap water and processed dairy or meat. Actually, if you use half and half or light cream in your coffee, wherever you buy it, there's a good chance that you may be drinking it anyway. You'd have to drink a ton of it to see any laxative effect.
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    The truck is actually called "Chef Seb on Wheels." You can follow it here: Twitter Facebook Website The map on DCDiningGuide comes from FoodTruckFiesta.com. To get listed, Seb will need to email Kyle at foodtruckfiesta@gmail.com with details. This should automatically add the truck to the map.
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    Or you could head to Washington Deli a block and a half away, which sells decent slices for $3.25.
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    They make the sandwiches at the Park, or at least they did. I've had to wait for some to be made. I've had great luck at G Sandwich in the past, but I usually wait until at least the 4th inning to go. I suspect they make a bunch of sandwiches well in advance of the game, then replenish the supply with fresh ones as the game goes on. The cashiers are terrible, though. They're nice, but they really, really don't care. They'll also tell you they're out of stuff when you can see the chef making them in the back and passing them to the window. You definitely need to be assertive.
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    If you think they might also benefit from having a food taster (you can't be too careful these days), please allow me to volunteer my services.
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    There's a Japanese restaurant called Ootoya right there, which can be vegetarian friendly if she's careful. Kajitsu in Murray Hill is also a short walk, and it's a full-on vegan Japanese restaurant. If you want to see what else is good nearby [shameless plug alert], you can go to NYDiningGuide and click on the button below that map that says "See Full-size Map with Restaurant Markers."
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    Allow me to humbly suggest NYDiningGuide for places in the city. The guide will soon feature Brooklyn and Queens restaurants, but that part is not quite ready. However, the places nearest the Tennis Center would be in Flushing or maybe Elmhurst. My list currently includes: Flushing Biang! Hunan House Hunan Kitchen of Grand Sichuan Lake Pavilion Lu Xiang Yuan Mamak House Elmhurst Ayada Uncle Zhou Zabb Elee
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    Roofers Union, Perry's, and the Brixton have a great roof decks, El Rey has a roof they close for rain, Garden District has a zillion places nearby to retreat to, including Black Jack, the Gibson has a patio . . .
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    Who wants to bet that the first Sietsema story of the new chef's tenure includes the phrase "cafeteria food"?* * I'm not prejudging the chef's cooking, just the writer's penchant for obvious clichés.
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    It's two doors down from Ruppert toward K Street. Apparently, the buildings from at least there to the corner are staying intact, as are the facades of the rest. There's a picture of the plans here.
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    Both Red Hen and Rose's are excellent restaurants. I snicker at RAMW, an organization so insecure that it sponsors members only awards. Rose's, like Komi, is nationally recognized for excellence, yet both are ineligible for the only real local awards.
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    DCDiningGuide has a map that's very handy for this sort of dilemma. From the main page look for the button under the default map that says "See Full-size Map with Restaurant Markers." Use the search bar at the top to pinpoint the Marriott Wardman Park and the check boxes on the left to de-select the neighborhood overlay and bar markers (only the restaurant "knife and fork" markers will be left). This will show you what's nearby and how far everything is.
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    But it's not even the best new restaurant in DC? [*snicker*]
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    The music venue has a much smaller menu than the restaurant. The crabcake sandwich is on it, and it's fairly typical of a Clydes. The maki sushi actually isn't bad, though I wouldn't send anyone there for sushi. You can skip the pizza.
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    That "article" is crap, both for how it was written and the fact that it doesn't accurately describe the process for making an industrial wine like Charles Shaw. Among other things, the rodent thing is silly and the writer is apparently unfamiliar with how a crusher/destemmer works (it would generally remove most everything but the grapes even if they weren't sorted, which they probably are). The real reason that you shouldn't use Charles Shaw, even for cooking, is that it's bad wine. There is far better cheap wine out there.
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    Care to elaborate?
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    There's no "Architecture" forum in "Don's Cavalcade of Culture," but here is a great article by Philip Kennicott of the Post about the new Silver line.
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    From the Capriotti's thread.
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    Man, I've really been craving some textured vegetable protein lately. Said no one ever. I actually like Capriotti's, for a sub chain. They're definitely above average, and very consistent. That said, I have been remiss in not correcting my post above re: Bub & Pop's. I didn't think they were very good when they first opened. There was potential, but everything just seemed to miss the mark, like sandwiches that managed to be wet and sloppy, yet contain dry, over-braised meat at the same time. Whether I was just exceedingly unlucky or they've improved, I don't know. But, based on numerous visits the past few months, I'd rank Bub and Pop's among the best sandwich places in the city. Capriotti's is just "good for what it is."
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    I was there in May, and it wasn't great. Service was haphazard and there was something wrong with every dish we ordered -- salting, cooking, etc. My experience was probably growing pains, so it may be better now. But it's still not the Frederik de Pue restaurant I'd go to. I went to Table for the first time last week and it was excellent.
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    I really enjoy Todd Kliman's work, but this answer from his chat kind of annoys me. Old Ebbitt Grill is neither old nor historic (at least not that old). It was built in 1983, in a different building and location than the Old Ebbitt Todd describes. The original was torn down in favor of development. The current location has many of the artifacts from the old location, including the bar where the presidents are said to have visited, but not one of them have ever set foot in the building. It should be called the "Old Ebbitt Grill Museum," because that's what it is. I feel better now.
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    Gerhard is arguably the greatest living artist. Being alive is a huge advantage on the Internet. Also in life.
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