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  1. Marty L.
    Komi and Metier each get a star--everything else stays the same.
  2. Marty L.
    It's better than Dolcezza. (I liked the pistachio and the almond brittle better than the goat cheese/cherries.) Not sure about the comparison to Jubilee, which I haven't had in a while. I'd probably choose whichever has a shorter line.
  3. Marty L.
    It was fine, very good in fact, but not earth-shattering. 2 Amys remains the standard-bearer 'round here.
  4. Marty L.
    Tim Carmen's Top 14. To his great credit, he stresses that the list might look very different from day-to-day. Best I've had lately is at Etto. Anyone been to No. 1 Inferno in Darnestown? (How I wish Edan McQ. were still around these parts so that he could opine/remark on all of this.)
  5. Marty L.
    OK, you've persuaded me -- Arroz. Which means that TuG, Komi and LS, as well as Fiola Mare and Kinship, won't make the top 10, which is a bit silly (albeit par for the course).
  6. Marty L.
    I think highly of Rasika, but that would be a very disappointing, somewhat absurd, choice. I thought about the Dabney, but figured that Tail Up Goat is more likely along those lines. Arroz is an interesting thought--I haven't been there yet, in part because I'm wary of the Isabella Industry.
  7. Marty L.
    P&P is No. 2. Unless he pulls a weird All-Purpose surprise again, I'd say the top spot is almost certain to go to Komi, TuG, or Fiola Mare.
  8. Marty L.
    Any predictions on his top two? Note that this year he's describing it as "top," not "favorite" or "best"--without any effort to describe what the criteria are. Nos. 3-10: 3. Himitsu 4. Minibar 5. Métier 6. Bad Saint 7. Tiger Fork 8. ChiKo 9. Salt Line 10. Sfoglina I assume the contenders for the top two spots are: Komi, Little Serow, Tail Up Goat, Rose's Luxury, Pineapple and Pearls, Kinship, Convivial, Fiola Mare, and All-Purpose. Am I forgetting any possibilities? (My prediction: TuG and P&P.)
  9. Marty L.
    Please, hie thee to one of these establishments forthwith; drink up; and contribute. (I can vouch for the Painkiller at Tail Up Goat--it's great.) http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/food/article/20975823/with-ties-to-us-virgin-islands-tail-up-goat-kicks-off-citywide-irma-fundraiser
  10. Marty L.
    If you haven't yet had the "watermelon sorbet, nut + seed crumble, feta, mint" dessert, do yourself a favor and order it this--its final--week. Much better than it sounds on paper, I think it's the second-best dessert I've had there, after the swoonworthy carrot/pineapple cake, and an ode to the fading summer. Order a Painkiller while you're at it -- part of proceeds go to relief efforts for Irma-ravaged areas (and it, too, is much better than it sounds). (Oh, and I really loved the new porgy prep, too.)
  11. Marty L.
    Chef Seng has occasionally made a spicy ant egg salad at Thip Khao, and it's delicious.
  12. Marty L.
    Tried Chi-Ko yet? Hardly "authentic," and the name is cringeworthy; but I was very pleasantly surprised by my meal there last night.
  13. Marty L.
    It's where Afghan Bistro will be opening (purportedly) in September.
  14. Marty L.
    Drove by a 5:00 in the afternoon yesterday--over 200 people in line. Can this possibly be worth it? Don't think I'd wait that long even if there were rumors of a return of Julien Shapiro.
  15. Marty L.
    Putting together this, plus several severe downhill alerts at Sushi Capitol, plus Don's bar rave, adds up to the possibility that Chef Ogawa is putting all of his energies into the bar at Ogawa, and that it doesn't make much sense to choose either of the other two options.
  16. Marty L.
    I might say Mangialardo's, except I don't think they have any seats.
  17. Marty L.
    If it is, it's a miracle; a rare successful shot in the dark -- I haven't been to Pesce in at least 15 years (mostly because of prices; always liked the place), but the plate stirred up old memories . . . .
  18. Marty L.
    Pesce?
  19. Marty L.
    Saffron was amazing before it changed hands, or since?
  20. Marty L.
    I believe, but am not certain, that "Laotian" means from the country of Laos, whereas "Lao" is an adjective referring to the particular ethnic group, who might or might not be in Laos (e.g., Lao Isans in northern Thailand). My sense--but I'm happy to be corrected--is that "Lao" is much more commonly used by people from Laos. More to the point for present purposes, Chef Seng refers to "Lao food."
  21. Marty L.
    Had the banana blossom salad (with shrimp) last week -- great.
  22. Marty L.
    "golden fried pockets" brought this to mind (which I'm sure is a far cry from what's served at BT!)
  23. Marty L.
    I agree. Mirabelle would be slightly less pricey with a different address, and if it were trying to attract a different clientele. But Komi and P&P are much pricier. That's why I suggested its lack of (relative) popularity is mostly a function of location and, especially, formality/stuffiness, real and perceived, more so than the factors McArdle identifies.
  24. Marty L.
    Megan McArdle identifies some of the reasons people aren't flocking to Mirabelle, but she neglects the two most important: location and, especially, formality-bordering-on-stuffiness--both of which are largely responsible for the prices (which she does mention). It was obviously designed for an expense-account, business crowd. Which, along with the prices, keeps the crowds away. And that's a shame, of course, because she's right: there's no one better than Frank Ruta. (FWIW, I've only been once, two months ago, and thought the food was, not surprisingly, wonderful; but since then I haven't thought once of returning, largely for the reasons stated above. By contrast, I *always* yearned to go to Palena (the "front room" cafe before expansion, especially), though the food was no better there.) Case in point: Komi. Virtually everything McArdle writes is equally true about Komi, and Johnny Monis. Except that it is even more expensive. Yet it is booked every night. It's not very hard to see the differences that are the cause of the disparity.
  25. Marty L.
    It's long been a fave. (That carrot cake was amazing. I'll have to go back to Etto to try the marinara.)
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