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He said he wanted to focus on the Henri.  Maybe the finances didn’t work.  Annapolis is not destination dining and boat owners like myself spend thousands on boat maintenance and eat $25 crab cakes.

Flamant has closed.  last day was supposed to be NYE but staff quit Christmas week when they found out about closing with no advance notice.  Owner didn’t win many friends with the closing.

I hope he is not ditching Annapolis where Flamant was doing well.  He is reimagining Flamant as a bistro instead of a finer dining experience.

View this email in your browser   Chef and Owner Frederik De Pue is thrilled to announce that his newest restaurant, The Henri, will open later this month. Situated between the National Theater, Warner Theater and just blocks from The White House at 1301 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, The Henri brings an innovative dining experience to Downtown Washington, DC. The welcoming 8,000-square-foot modern bistro is an ideal location for both communal and private dining. The space focuses on a Bonnet Rotisserie and six versatile one-of-a-kind private rooms, including access to the building’s rooftop space that overlooks the Mall. Named after his grandfather, The Henri is Chef Frederik’s seventh restaurant, which he began planning and designing in 2019. Fueled by his passion for food and creating an open-door feeling, the restaurant is meant to be a unique experience for everyone as the possibilities are endless. Upon opening, The Henri will offer dinner daily from 4-11:00 p.m. with happy hour specials from 4-6:00 p.m. Lunch and breakfast will be added soon. The Henri was designed with everyone’s safety as a top priority and features the latest ventilation filtration systems and technology. The space and staff will adhere to all CDC and local COVID protocols.  CLICK HERE TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THE HENRI Copyright (C) 2022 Flamant. All rights reserved. We send special offers and news to customers who opted in through Open Table, Resy, Facebook or our website.  Our mailing address is: Flamant 17 Annapolis Street Annapolis, MD  21401 Add us to your address book Want to change how you receive these emails? You can update your preferences or unsubscribe

Ate at the Salt Line Monday night for a business dinner, party of 5.  Many empty tables both inside and outside.  Service was very good.

Seafood tower was very good.  Many types of oysters, all well shucked.  Nice Briny clams and a few spreads and dips lead to a well rounded appetizer.

My poached See Bass entrée was 4-5 bites with very little else on the plate.  The food was good but I came hungry and left hungry.  The food tasted great on someone elses dime.  I would come back but probably just to enjoy appetizers and wine at an outdoor table with fire lamp. 

Talbot 208 is highly recommended in St Michaels.  St. Michaels is a boating town and weekend destination for sailors like me, as it is a day sail from Annapolis. If we go this weekend there is good chance we will dine at Talbot 208.

Enjoyed a great dinner at the Penn Quarter branch this past Saturday night.  There we 10 of us and my nephew ordered enough dishes to put us into submission. Half the table were picky eaters and they were happy with a cheese plate, eggplant, anchovies and tomatoes. My side of the table had that as well shrimp, Octopus, Jamon and meatballs.  And we all had plenty of Potatoes Bravas. 

Solid meal and worth the drive in from Annapolis.

A few summers back we saw Christo's Masuba in London.  7500+ painted and stacked barrels.  It was very interesting and impressive.

Google reminded me that 11 years ago my wife and I hike the Grand Canyon.  Yes we hiked all the way down 1 day, stayed overnight in a tent and hiked back up the next day.  Temp at the bottom was over 125 and we woke up at 4am so we could start our hike at 5 with headlamps and avoid the heat.  We went with Wildland Trekking a firm we have used several times and highly recommend.  They provided a guide, equipment and handled permits and logistics.  The guide even cooked both a great dinner and breakfast the next day.

Highly recommend this trip.  Saw many layers of the canyon and each layer was breathtaking.  Hiking down was actually harder then coming up the next day.

On 6/20/2021 at 10:31 AM, naxos said:

Looking to find a good basket to grill whole fish on outdoor grill. Reviews all seem to be negative . Any suggestions?

I have a generic square basket which can hold 2 whole fish.  Get the fish cleaned, head and fins off. Season, stuff with herbs and aromatics and grill for about 8-10 minutes each side.   Works great. 

a side dish of Spinach, Pine Nuts, and Grapes-We had that on Tuesday.  It was a great dish

I remember Harvey's.  They advertised their drinks as free bar pour.  I had no idea but my Vodka Tonic was delivered as a tall glass of Vodka and a bottle on tonix water.

We celebrated our 36th Anniversary at Tio Pepe Tuesday night.  Many of my wife's Baltimore friends had raved about it.  Very old school, surprised they are still in business given the location was not inner harbor.

The food was excellent.  We both had seafood dishes which were really good and large.  We both cleaned our plates.  Their wine list was fairly priced as we had a reserva Rioja 2014 Marquis de Riscal for 42 dollars.

I would go back.  And I do need to get up to Baltimore more as it was only about 40 minutes from Annapolis.

Dinner at the bar Saturday Night.   Reservations for spontaneous dining are scarce in the Annapolis summer as tourists abound.  The bar rarely disappoints and we were able to watch the show as they crafted some great cocktails.  Wife had he usual Vodka Gimlet with lime foam and I have a spicy Tequila cocktail.

We shared many plates-all great.  Swordfish skewers, duck risotto and Brussel Sprouts were all very good. 

2 cocktails, 5 shares plates-110 Tax and tip.. No complaints and we were full and happy.

Dave Groehl of Foo Fighters recently ate here.  It seemed he grew up with one of the owners. 

Closed

We sailed to Cambridge and stayed over July 4th.  The town was dead. RaR Brewing was not hopping though the beers were tasty.

We have been to the Annapolis location.  Food is solid and reasonably healthy.  Each time there we left feeling full but not stuffed or regretting what we ate.  A god place to meet up with friends as they offer a good range of dishes.

We had a great time visiting Boston last weekend.  Trillium and Night Shift are outstanding breweries and Cambridge Brewing solid.  We walked the freedom trail so cannoli's at Mike's in the North End were great, the line not so great.  Boston has a really good young vibe, very happy that my son has joined a start-up engineering firm on the MIT campus.   Night Shift was voted best pizza in Boston and their Detroit style pizza was really good.

I like Hazy New England IPAs so all the beers were great.

On 6/20/2021 at 10:41 AM, Kibbee Nayee said:

Some pretty harsh comments about this place in the preceding posts. No, it's not fine dining, but I've definitely had worse BBQ. I've also had better.

With a house full of 20 coming over for a Father's Day-eve celebration, including 8 children, I decided I wasn't going to cook. With about 48 hours to order some catering, and knowing that the Mission BBQ catering kitchen was only a mile away, I went for it.

The meal for 20 people came to just about $20 a head all in. With the added benefit of not having to cook anything, and just tossing the plates and utensils in the trash afterwards, easy-peasy.

The meats were all good -- not great, but not bad at all -- ribs, brisket, pulled chicken, and regular sausage. While I might have overall higher standards, the crowd was very happy. The meats got thumbs up all around.

The sides were garden salad, baked beans, macaroni and cheese, cole slaw, and corn bread. The kiddies ate to their heart's content.

I was told by the assemblage to do this again sometime. Like I said, I have had better BBQ on many occasions, but I've also had far worse, and the crowd was very happy with the spread.

I would agree with you.  You can do far worse.

My bi-weekly CSA share started last week, so even more vegetables in my diet.  Which helps weight.  My wife is convinced I'm crazy with my rower and my neighbor has complained if I start too early, open the windows and blast old school rock. 

I would have blown a gasket.  Those bagels should have been prepped early, boiled and baked as needed.

You could have driven to my area, Annapolis and bought bagels quicker.

Flamant crushed mothers day brunch yesterday. Since Covid they built an exceptional indoor-outdoor patio.  Heaters for the winters with ceiling fans and pen windows for the summer.

We shared an order of Avocado toast topped with perfectly poached eggs and pickled red onions.  The Avocados were grilled which was a pleasant surprise.

Entrees and drinks were all top notch.  Not a scrap left on anyone's plates.

Flamant is a gem in West Annapolis.  Anyone in the DMV should make it a point to dine here and take in a tour of Annapolis. 

Has a few take out pies from Win last week.  As good as ever.  With pandemic restrictions going away they have stopped taking reservations.  That translates into 1-2 hour wait if you aren't waiting when they open at 5.  Worth it as you can sit outside with wine.

16 hours ago, DonRocks said:

Does anyone know anything about “Federal Fritter” in Rehoboth Beach?

No but it looks good if you like fried food.  Really most things fried well as good.

Last night. Veal Saltimbocca from Serious Eats, Roasted Maitake Mushrooms, Sautéed   Broccoli w/garlic.   Very easy and tasty.  

Tonight will be sheet pan dinner.  I am a big fan of these dinners.  A big fan of serious eats I have many sheet pans and find these always work well.

Roasted red cabbage and red onions with pork loin.  All marinated beforehand with maple syrup, cider vinegar, EVOO and grain mustard.