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  1. Lydia R
    Today the sign said: Pho Nom Nom coming soon
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    If you're a winery and even thinking about getting a permit: step-by-step directions
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    According to a WSJ article by Sumathi Reddy, H & H Bagels at 80th Street and Broadway will permanently close on Wednesday. The UWS still has Fairway and Zabar's, but H&H was a sentimental morning errand. More sentimental musings here.
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    Today, I got to Germantown's new Elevation Burger. I was drawn-in by Paul Frumkin's NRN article and video describing their Krispy Kreme-esque grill. Because it's been quite a while since I've eaten Elevation's regular griddle burgers, I have no honest comparision for their new griddle's output. The almost half-pound rare-ish burger is a new offering. The two veggie options are interesting, but the only place I've found to read the differing components of each patty is at the ordering counter. Is it on their website? I'll be interested to see what happens to their table delivery system when the dining room is more crowded and the outdoor seating is full [customer names are yelled from the counter followed by runners repeating the name while searching out their targets] .
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    I thank you too, DCDeb. I hadn't tried them because Tortacos' signage seemed "too professional" not to be a chain. It faces Roy Roger's and is in the old Hershey's Ice Cream space. Social media-wise, they're on Twitter, Facebook with original menu [some prices now higher] and Flickr. This family business a real find and a great place to take non-chowish folks. It's clean and non-threatening, while still serving fresh, SoCal-Mex food. The "fixin's bar" has a flip-cover and is well-maintained. There's cilantro, sliced radishes, pico de gallo, chopped onions, lime wedges and two really fresh-looking sauces. ICD is right about the guacamole - my Father pronounced it "Excellent" and I agree. Today for lunch, I had the Burrito Bowl combo with fountain soda, fried flour [wheat] tortilla chips and a side of Guac for $9.91, including tax. I could only finish half of the Burrito Bowl. On my extra day-off, I had a wide choice of lunch options and chose Tortacos. From reading their Twitter feed, they had a Cinco de Mayo "all tacos $1 each" special. I'm not sure of their future "special offers" calendar, but here's a past example from their Flickr photostream: My new plan is to eat at Tortacos before wading into H-Mart.
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    I haven't seen it mentioned, but Freddy's has the most comfortable bar stools. Next time, need a cocktail from Chris because my +1 already had a draft Tupper's Hop Pocket Keller Pils waiting for me.
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    Update: Freddy's is closed today (Sunday) and tomorrow. The sign on the door states they'll be open on Tuesday the 17th. Better they open when they're ready, but this rainy PM would have been better with Freddy.
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    They've started to open. "It felt real in there" Thank you TC for the link via Lunch Room Chatter.
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    Bob Marley. I've got you on Pandora all day mon.
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    The City Paper posted a congratulatory article with links to Tim's winning articles. Yeah Tim!
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    According to this Tweet from metrocurean at 8:17pm True? Deets?
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    This event is separate from the larger B-CC Restaurant Week and only includes establishments in the Bethesda Row complex. I wish this retail area well. Bethesda Up [bethesda.org] will not have their larger community event until sometime in July.
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    There was an article from the Washington Business Journal [reads like a vendor press release] detailing their plans. From your experience, "the switch" to in-seat ordering wasn't available opening day?
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    Yes, very accessible. Image from the Nats Website Sounds like it won't be ready for the Braves homestand.
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    Wow! Your link now updates the recent Maryland House & Senate vote: A more extensive article in today's WaPo, by Ann E. Marimow and John Wagner, includes an interesting reason the General Assembly is getting to these bills: Any ideas about which Maryland restaurants would allow canine connoiseurs to dine al fresco?
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    When visiting a friend in Seattle, we'd drive out to Columbia Winery just south of Woodinville. [about 25 miles NE of Pike Place Market]. The best nearby restaurant is The Herbfarm. I'm not really sure where in the state you're heading. Based on the Washington State Wine Commission, wineries are everywhere.
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    Are these specials for lunch only? Good report from Todd Kliman in today's Chog:
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    Yikes! Scott Graham's article in yesterday's Baltimore Business Journal really hangs the black crêpe paper:
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    Yes, news from Nancy Luna in D Magazine. This is a very comprehensive article with field guide [Flying Dutchman?] and map.
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    I'll report back in the appropriate Intrepid Traveler topics. Heading to Florida and watching Major Baseball League Spring Training is increasingly appealing. The "Training Triange" is defined by: * Viera Beach [Nationals] on the Atlantic Space Coast, * Tampa, Sarasota [Orioles] and * Ft Myers on the Gulf-side. Definitely looking for Sunday Brunch on the Space Coast and then non-breakfast meals on the Gulf-Side. We'll probably drive back and forth across Florida on the I-4 and either Rt 520 or 528 corridor. Early finds: * Grimaldi's [from under the Brooklyn Bridge] opened a coal oven pizzeria in Ft Myer * Bern's steakhouse in Tampa has a more casual outpost named "SideBern's" * Seasons 52 in Tampa is appealing both because of the "good for me" food & the Kensington site is opening soon More, please.
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    Hey! We offered you our bar stools in exchange for those cushy lounge seats. Y'all really looked comfortable over there - so we continued our intelligent conversation with Dr. Suave. Yes, I need to put Corduroy into heavier rotation. Their bar deal is generous and Pichan is the man.
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    Their website doesn't mention being a kosher establishment when they open in May [after peeking at your blog, I realize you already know that]. Also confounding: there's a Chef Salad on the menu. [Don: Thanks for raising the location of the Baltimore forum]
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    I was in Yonkers in September and ate at Frank Pepe's and thought it was a chip off the original block. The food and decor are the same down to the crust and wainscot panelling. I thought it was a more relaxed visit than the New Haven original. Here's a snippet from an article published on October 29, 2009, by Julia Sexton, when the Yonkers location opened: There's also Stew Leonard's the huge grocery store with anamatronic mascots. Just don't go on a weekend. Here are a couple of photos from their website of in-store options:
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    Yesterday, the couple at the table in front of me each had water and shared an order of ORings [nothing more]. I vowed that the next time I dine at HB-2, it'll be to make a meal of the ORings. I bet they go better with beer.
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    This photo, from the on-line version should be captioned: "I mean rare, really rare" At least you didn't tet the full-Carman experince. [quote name='Express article by Nevin Martell' ]Written by Express contributor Nevin Martell Photos by Jason Hornick and courtesy of Vidalia
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