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  1. Keithstg
    Just seeing this, but +100. Also, regarding real names, I think it would be an asset. The wine board I frequent is a real names only board (berserkers), and things seem to run smoothly.
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    The city is fantastic, and doing very well. The best that can be said about the One City crew ( 2/3 of which are now out of office, with one more to follow, one hopes) is that they have managed to confine their incompetence to personal endeavors (theft and fraud, mostly). Personally, I'm drinking to Ron Machen. Also a drink to Tony Williams and Adrian Fenty, who got the ball rolling fast enough that even a cadre of complete morons can't stop it.
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    To Aldo Conterno, RIP.
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    Chuck Brown. Rest in Peace...
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    For what it's worth, the veal chop at Le Paradou was $48 - $50 for nearly the duration of that restaurant's existence. While I enjoyed it, the portion at Fiola is at least 1/3 larger than what Yannick served. I think that Fiola's veal chop presents a (modest) fine dining value at it's current price.
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    To the Hartford Whalers, who played their last game on April 13, 1997, to Kevin Dineen, who scored the final Whalers goal, and to 19 year old me, who lingered in my seat long after the game ended.
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    To Acadia, surely the greatest cocker spaniel ever. 1999 - 2012.
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    Pat, I'm guessing you live on the hill from your posts here - you can find the "dead tree" version of the City Paper at P&C Market, the corner of Tennessee Ave and East Cap NE, or the Corner of 11th and N Carolina NE. Hope this helps.- No affiliation with the city paper - just deeply appreciate the work they do, especially their city politics coverage.
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    Whoa, whoa, whoa. As this owner has nothing in common with Donna's other ventures, I think it's premature to speculate as above - although I was going to ask (jokingly) when the DR.com discounted meal days were....
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    They were both phenomenal - probably the best wines I've had in 2012. The Chapoutier was slightly better to my taste. Both criminally cheap, BTW. Those two followed a slightly maderized '68 Inglenook Cask and a stunning '68 Louis Martini Cab the night before. Tampa is horrible, but Bern's is a national treasure. Will be back for some burgs in two weeks.
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    '66 Chapoutier Hermitage Le Sizeranne '66 Revol Cote Rotie It's always great to eat at Bern's.
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    http://wineberserkers.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=61172 May be a bit geeky for some, but this thread on WB has incredible background on RK's last attempt to auction some wines, including very dubious lots that were called out by posters on the bulletin board, in close to real time. Fascinating.
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    Completely agree. On both counts. As someone obsessed with punctuality, and who regularly stresses out over being ten-fifteen minutes late to ANYTHING - I can't imagine no-showing to a restaurant, as I'm sure is the case with 99% of the folks on this board. I have no issue signing a contract if necessary, or providing my credit card number to a restaurant while making a reservation. In fact, having done this with a few restaurants within the past year, I can say it had absolutely no effect on either my enjoyment of the meal or perception of the restaurant. Maybe I'm not sufficiently emo, but I just don't understand how a restaurant taking the same precautions as virtually any other industry can be perceived as a slight.
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    No argument that I'd rather eat at nearly all of the Chef's establishments you name above than Graffiato, Good Stuff, or WTP. BUT: "You should be ashamed of yourself - not for putting out a bad product, but for having the audacity NOT to acknowledge the greatness of these individuals who come way, way before you in the pecking order of things" The pecking order of things according to whom? Take other industries, for example: Is an American Idol winner remiss for not acknowledging Elvis, Buddy Holly, B.B. King, Diana Ross, John Lennon, etc etc etc while promoting their new album? How does one / would one properly "acknowledge the greatness of individuals who come way, way before you on the pecking order of things", anyway? Or, should folks in similar positions to Isabella and Mendelsohn decline any/all media requests and refrain from promoting their enterprises (which probably collectively employ hundreds of Washingtonians) in an effort to be properly deferential to a list of "superiors" determined on a whim, no matter how different their styles of cuisine may be? Just thought of an interesting question: Say the Association of Independent Restaurants receives membership applications from Chefs Medelsohn and Isabella - are they accepted?
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    Rather than labor over a paragraphs long re-hash I'll simply say this, again: I agree that the correct formula can work in spite of (or because of) location.Upthread, as now, I was not ascribing specific reasons to any restaurant's closure. As you note, and as is obvious, restaurants can and do close for numerous reasons. However, openings and closings on the high-end evidence that (a) DC is a more attractive location than Fairfax County for high-end dining investment, and (b ) when high end restaurants close in DC, they are replaced by similar establishments far more frequently than Fairfax County. Yes, Colvin Run is an exception, but is Chef Geoff's cuisine similar? Nope. Will the old Michel space be filled? Likely, for reasons that you note. With something similar? Maybe. In hindsight, I should have been clearer in my initial post, but it was 6am...
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    Chef, I did not mean to imply otherwise - just that after Gerard's Place closed, another restaurant took over the same space. That's all.
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    Chef Zieblod has been famous for his fried rice (among many other dishes) for some time - as I recall, he made fried rice to accompany the DR.com Waygu tasting at Vidalia back in the day <edit: went back through the archives - it was in 2007 - what a fantastic event, btw> No argument re: the quality of CityZen's wine list, however regarding markups - '09 Catena Malbec may be readily had at retail for between $17-$22 depending on location.
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    No argument with the last sentence, but while you may think that an expensive, high end restaurant is as likely to do well in Fairfax County as DC, in practice this isn't the case. While the Galileos are a poor example for reasons that don't bear repeating, in DC for every Gerard's Place there is a Siroc to take it's place, for every Olives a PJ Clarke's, etc etc. Even looking across genre in DC - say high end Italian, Galileo's demise (since you mentioned it) is countered by Elisir's opening. For every Michel / Maestro / Monterrey Bay / Inox in Fairfax County, there are empty buildings.
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    Sorry to have missed this - although I will definitely make the next one.
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    Joe, both RdV and Thibault-Janisson did not enter. No clue about the others you mention.ETA: Congratulations Jeff - well deserved!
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    I will be there, closer to 6pm, pre Caps game.
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    I don't think it was a question of Curt and Pres NOT wanting Friendly's to be bigger, but rather a question of them wanting someone else to deal with the growing. They were certainly not wed to any romantic notions of what Friendly's concept was.
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    I may be dating myself here, but I think that the Indian Ocean / Coat of Arms thread may give this one a run for its money...
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    Back before their expansion and several sales Friendly's was a solid spot. The Blake brothers could be difficult (to say the least - Curt / Pres stories are legendary in the corner of Maine I call a (summer) home, and I have some doozies), but they built a regional chain that served for the most part solid food and ice cream to a broad audience. Ah, memories.Ending up with 600+ locations wasn't part of their plan, and didn't bode well for the chain overall...
  25. Keithstg
    Funny to see this topic - was just thinking about the "Legacy Libations" happy hours at Notte Bianchi a day or so ago...
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