Tom Power

Duck Confit Cassoulet Style just went back on the menu at Baby Wale. There is no sausage or other meat in the dish but it is a whole duck leg that roasts over and drips all of its fat into real Tarbais beans. These beans are super expensive but they absorb flavor like none other.

Thanks for thinking of Corduroy first. I wish everyone did that! We will be open Christmas Eve and Christmas day as we have been the last 14 years.  We may not be accepting reservations for that night now because the menu/price has not been set.  The price will probably be the same or $5 more a person depending upon what is offered. We can take your reservation early since Don has vouched for you.   

Koji is the chef at Sushi Keiko and it feels like old times. The Flounder Carpaccio is as good as it ever was. Koji's sushi rice has a firmness and separates in a way that is very much to my taste. I am very happy to have Koji working on Sunday nights again.

There is a great knife store in the open but covered street market in Kyoto. They even stamp the character for "Power" on to my purchases. I am not sure if they have a "Yalcin" stamp.

Thanks for saying that. I have been posting here for a while but I am always leery of being criticized. Nobody likes that.

Some of the best advice I ever got in a kitchen : "Thin skinned; don't punch in. Can't hack it; grab your jacket."

attn: it's Le Diplomate

Good job

This sounds awesome. Will it be available at the bar as well?

Yes it will.

I may see you tomorrow (or Tuesday) night, sir - it has been much too long.

Cheers,

One of your biggest fans.

Hope to see you. After that we will be closed for two weeks - reopening September 5.

Corduroy will be offering a special surprise 5 course tasing menu today August 20 and tomorrow August 21 for a special price of $40. Please make a reservation so that we can be staffed properly. You must ask for the special surprise menu when you are seated as it will not be offered or advertized anywhere but here. Priceline style pricing on beverages will be available only if you take the special menu. This will be a limited return of liquid liquidation. Tell your server what you are interested in drinking and I will give you a special price of AT LEAST 25% off. Tell your friends.

Hey! You know who wrote the lyrics for the AstroBoy theme song?

Don Rockwell !

Don, you need to get involved in my wife's show at the Studio Theatre!

The Studio 2ndStage

Innovative and thrillingly eclectic, 2ndStage takes on Japanese Manga,

Astro Boy and the God of Comics

created and directed by Natsu Onoda Power

World Premiere

February 15, 2012-March 11, 2012

The site got a face lift today!

I tried my best.

That was a charming review of Corduroy, one of my favorite places. I must ask you, did they have the scallops over the mashed potatoes? It was changed on the menu last year, and was prepared with rice. I loved ,loved the mashed potato version and vowed not to return til it also returned.

Sorry Susan. I have to change the menu sometimes because critics complain if I do not change my menu . I am still serving scallops (so maybe it is not viewed as a menu change to some) but the rice preparation that you mentioned has been replaced with jerusalem artichoke sauce and maitake mushrooms. I am sorry that you missed the return of the scallops on mashed potatoes and other old favorites, like the baby chicken, that I brought back in the fall in celebration of Corduroy's 10 year anniversary. I will try to do something similar for our 15th.

I always love Koji's lobster miso but yesterday was the first time I had it with the daikon, it made a great canape. The soy marinated sea bream sperm was awesome also. Next time say hi.

Corduroy will be open tonight and featuring the return of Liquid Liquidation. ALL BEVERAGES will be discounted 50% off tonight. Just request the special price before you ask for your check.

(15 rounds with me if you don't wear anything)!

Corduroy will be open tonight. Avoid the lines at Safeway and Giant. We have plenty of milk and toilet paper. Valet parking will not be offered this evening. The menu may be slightly limited but I have plenty of duck confit, beef cheeks and pork belly.

I have always maintained that there is no better steak (or burger) than one cooked at home over a Weber grill fired with charcoal. I also have no doubt that Joe can cook a mean steak.

I also always recommend Montreal seasoning.

I'd say that his observations are perfectly valid and his results completely unsurprising.

(For what it's worth, by the way, I'd love for the Ray's thread to not be the reason people don't feel comfortable participating in this forum).

What is Montreal seasoning???

Ironically, I opened the wine list of BourbonSteak the other night, and found EIGHT consecutive "pinot noirs" that were quadruple-digits (yes, that's TEN TIMES as expensive as the "triple-digit" pinot noirs mentioned in the Inox review). I didn't see fit to say anything, because I had the knowledge to order a $35 Chinon. Nor did I say anything about the Bentley in front of the Four Seasons, because that had nothing whatsoever to do with my experience in the restaurant.

In case anyone hasn't noticed, I have quietly recused myself from writing about Inox - due to personal friendships with the sommelier and the service director - because I didn't want to be perceived as trying to bias the print publications. However, just as I called them out on their incompetent, unfair reviews of both Proof and Adour after the fact, I reserve the right to follow suit on their amateurish, content-starved, agenda-driven pieces about Inox.

Or maybe someone wants to do it for me? Just for point of reference, Inox now has the same "star rating" in The Washington Post as Al Tiramisu (!), Amici Miei, Artie's (!), Breadline (!), Ceiba, Co Co Sala (!), Delhi Club, Et Voila!, Jackie's (!), Le Mannequin Pis, Lewnes' Steak House, Locanda, Majestic, Marvin, Me Jana, Nava Thai, Oya, Pesce, Ruan Thai (!), Samantha's (!), Sei, Sunflower (!), Surfside (!), Tabaq Bistro (!), Taste of Morocco (!), and The Occidental.

It has a LOWER "star rating" than Bangkok 54 (!), Foti's (!), Four Sisters (!), Jaleo Bethesda (!), Jaleo Crystal City (!), Notti Bianche (!), Sakoontra (!), Thai Square, Zaytinya, and Zola (!).

Cheers,

Rocks.

Word!

WE are finally open!!

The Southern Style "Crap" Cakes sound delish! http://www.districtgrill.com/district_grill_menu.pdf

These last four days will not be Corduroy as usual. Many staff have already left for other employment, so please be patient. We will have a celebrity server coming to help. Deals on drinks include $3 Smurf Piss $3 Jim Beam and Shafer Hillside Select, 2000 for $120. There will be no deals on beer or vodka as we have none left to sell.

After seven and a half long years Corduroy is leaving the Sheraton Four Points Hotel. Our last day at 1201 K Street will be January 31 and we will reopen at 1122 9th Street NW Washington DC in early March. The restaurant week promotion will be extended through January 26th and then there will be a big fire sale.

January 27-31 will be liquid liquidation time. The menu will shrink to almost nothing over these days while the deals on wine, beer and spirits will be fantastic. Bring your friends and help drink me out of the Four Points.

Brent's passing after only 22 years of life really makes you feel lucky to be alive and appreciate the little things. He had a big heart and will be missed.

Funeral services are this Sunday at Cameron United Methodist Church at 3 PM. Details are available at www.cameron-umc.org . 703.960.9505.

Brent's family has asked that flowers not be sent but would appreciate donations to defray funeral expenses.

red curry

WRONG!!! Tomato