DonRocks

I really can't wait for HillValley to post the events so I can delete this thread...

La vendetta è un piatto che va servito freddo.

[in all seriousness, I'd be happy to start a second thread for "Special Occasion Dinners" although I suspect the majority is happy with the way it is now. Please don't debate this here - PM amongst yourselves or send me your thoughts in a note (but please don't expect me to reply to all of them). Cheers! Rocks]

Does some bold entrepreneur want to summarize the changes that need to go on the original list in the first posting? I don't think everything is slam-dunk sure, so err on the side of discretion if you wish to attempt it!

Click!

Cringe-o-rama: Category Five. Yes, I know it was just unfortunate timing, but I can't possibly be the only person who winced when they first saw this on the drink list.

This bears repeating: Don't show up at Galileo with a printout from this website - it's not valid. This offer is only for people on their email list - perhaps this would be a good time to subscribe to their email list for future offers and other information. Cheers, Rocks

Few people realize that the longest known bowel movement - 25,000 miles - occurred shortly after a multi-hour dinner at Fogo de Chao: the diner left the establishment in his personal flying machine, and decided to go ahead and circumnavigate the equator because he didn't have anywhere else he needed to be. Click

[Nah, because I want to give Segway users more time to register and comment if they wish. For now, I do think we should either get back on topic or let the thread drop down, but my guess is that this subject isn't over just yet. I'm also thinking there must surely be a way for me to leverage this situation into a free Segway. How about a 20-second clip of me rolling down M Street, without any clothes on, and pulling up to the valet at Citronelle?]

Not to mention that Bis has a 2002 Josef Leitz Rudesheimer Klosterlay Kabinett for twenty dollars a bottle. Twenty Dollars A Bottle! This may be the best twenty-dollar bottle of wine available at any Washington-area restaurant. Just don't drink it and get on a Segway afterwards; otherwise that Segway will need to be renamed Gangway. Nadya, you looked lovely last night, dahlink. Rocks p.s. And the sweetbreads were great! Great!

Math exercise: Multiply 40 Private Messages by 2 minutes each. That's 1 hour and 20 minutes on top of everything else. Please understand when I can't reply to all my PMs. I can barely open-and-skim them right now. And the thing that kills me is that about 35 of the 40 messages today were from people whom I consider friends, miffed when I don't reply, and everyone thinks I'm being aloof. I'm not! I'm just deluged, and may need to put a cap on future membership. I don't care about numbers. I'd rather it be smaller and better, than larger and without soul. Tired, Rocks

I'm still in my pajamas. By the way, I found out who the guy was on the Segway. It was Frank Ruta. I'm off to get some exercise. Play nice... Rocks

[This thread is getting a bit testy. That's fine, but it seems like it's ten minutes away from degrading. Please stay on the high road for as long as you can and avoid personal insults. At some point, it will probably implode (far be it for me to go to the gym, but that's probably when it will erupt into a flame war), in which case I'll have no choice but to shut it down. BTW, I'm trying to priority-register Segway users today out of fairness. Cheers! Rocks]

[it's Godwin's Law. Carry on...]

Somewhat off-topic, but I can attest to the professional and ethical manner in which Amy Argetsinger went about making her initial contacts. (Okay, so her colleagues at Reliable Source may be falling off their chairs laughing right now, but that was my experience, anyway.) Cheers, Rocks P.S. To the mole who tipped her off (and we both know who you are)... I'm billing you for a day's lost wages!

The January 18th chat.

[Note: No personal insults of any type will be allowed, regardless of how this conversation evolves. Play nice... Rocks.]

Fasten your seatbelts...

Sorry for the shameless plug (you have to strike while the iron is hot, and the Reilable Source today has a lot of people visiting here. So, that having been said ... Click --------> HERE! <-------- Cheers! Rocks

A lot of times we all get busy and forget to thank the people who labor behind the scenes. hillvalley has put in dozens of hours helping with the membership and the events here, and if it wasn't for her, this community wouldn't have been able to blossom like it has. Some people have assumed that she's being paid for her efforts. Here's my response to that: "With what?" I don't have much else to add except a sincere Thank You! to the engine that runs this machine. Buy her a drink next time you see her! Rocks

The following posts have been split into separate threads: Da Domenico (Escoffier) Rustico (Free Wilma) Famous Luigi's (The Hersch) Argia's (Jacques Gastreaux)

[The following posts have been split into separate threads: Three Pigs BBQ (goodeats)]

[Nobody in town is happier RW is over than I am. Cheers, Rocks] Tabard Inn (NewFoodie) Rasika (goldenticket) Cafe Atlantico (mhberk) Galileo (Woodleygrrl) Corduroy (RaisaB) Rasika (Pat) Dino (jm chen) Notti Bianche (Barbara) Georgia Brown's (DCJono) Acadiana (bonaire) Notti Bianche (JLK) Acadiana (Sportsgirl) Notti Bianche (DanielK) Notti Bianche (Skysplitter) Notti Bianche (aqm) 21P (dinwiddie) IndeBleu (wahoooob) Palette (Giancarlo Buonarotti) Bangkok Joe's (Principia) Tosca (The Doctor) Notti Bianche (NewFoodie) Corduroy (V.H.) Corduroy (goldenticket) Zengo (demvtr) Ceiba (Giancarlo Buonarotti) Palette (MBK) Acadiana (MBK) Corduroy (Gastro888) Corduroy (porcupine) Corduroy (MBK) Acadiana (hgolightly) Rasika (Pat) Raskia (Tujague) Galileo (Scott Johnston) Corduroy (Barbara) Corduroy (jm chen) Corduroy (brr) Circle Bistro (Capital Icebox) Rasika (gnatharobed) Charlie Palmer Steak (dinwiddie) Corduroy (Dental FlossTycoon) Corduroy (AlliK) I Ricchi (rbh) Corduroy (collije) Corduroy (NewFoodie) Notti Bianche (Giancarlo Buonarotti) Notti Bianche (Pat) Circle Bistro (dcdavidm) Galileo (jdl) Ceiba (clayrae) Mendocino Grille (The Doctor) Mendocino Grille (Billy DeLion) Willow (cucas87) Tabard Inn (cheezepowder) Tosca (crackers) DC Coast (jcc) Indebleu (Demvtr) Ten Penh (Jacques Gastreaux) 1789 (DanielK) Notti Bianche (dcdavidm) Corduroy (gks_eats_dc) Corduroy (DanielK) Corduroy (Principia) Dino (cheezepowder) 1789 (jdl) Corduroy (Camille-Beau) Corduroy (Barbara) Corduroy (crackers) Corduroy (Jacques Gastreaux) Notti Bianche (cucas87) Cafe Mozu (entropy) Notti Bianche (goldenticket) Notti Bianche (gnatharobed) Dino (dinwiddie) Majestic Cafe (Escoffier) Willow (Yentruoc) Notti Bianche (mdt) Circle Bistro (Giancarlo Buonarotti) Circle Bistro (giant_shrimp) Andale (The Delicious) Corduroy (KeithA) Zengo (cjsadler) 21P (The Delicious)

I don't want to single places out here, but I'll mention three: Dino's reserve list is a Italian-wine-lover's dream. Vidalia has the most extensive moderately priced list in town. Taberna del Alabardero's by-the-glass program is superb. Cheers, Rocks