DanielK

So Jon and Ankur thought a Sunday afternoon about 3p would be a good time for a DR invasion. Weekday evenings would also work, but I think traffic makes Sunday more likely to gather a food crowd. 

I'm proposing March 29th. Before I go create a topic, can I get a few people to say "sure, I'll go on that date"?

On 12/3/2019 at 10:53 AM, DanielK said:

Jonny told me the other day that, while they weren't ready to share a date, "you'll be wearing shorts."

I told Jonny and Ankur that I would arrange a DR gathering as the date gets closer. We can pack the place, right?

Sunday, June 14th according to Store Reporter. I'll talk with them soon about a DR gathering.

16 hours ago, DonRocks said:

I can't remember the last time I took a bite of pizza, and said, "Wow!"

Any pie at Inferno in Gaithersburg, or the Sicilian at CS New York in Rockville. 

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1 hour ago, Kibbee Nayee said:

The "tower" at Clyde's is half-priced during happy hours. It has a different name at each Clyde's -- Lighthouse at Gallery Place, Ocean Liner at Chevy Chase -- but during happy hours, they are half-priced. Best deal in town.

Also some locations you can get at the tables, others only at the bar. And some locations have odd happy hours, including later at night. Do not assume that just because they did something for you at one location they can/will do it at another.

Feb 16th dinner is open for me +1. Not available lunch, though.

My company had our holiday party this year at Sequoia. It was.... fine. Considering the money we spent, we're wondering if there are better options.

The biggest limiting factor is size - we had 250+ this year, and expect to climb closer to 300 this year. Who can handle events of this size and still put out food that will please? Would prefer not to do it in a hotel ballroom, though a hotel restaurant would probably be acceptable.

Interested, depending on date.

1 hour ago, nelumbo said:

I've been to the Kabob N Karahi that is on New Hampshire, any idea if this one is related? The goat karahi was really good at the other one.

Shoot, that's the one I thought we were talking about. No idea if the place in Laurel is the same owners.

Kabob N Karahi was very good when I last visited - but that was years ago.

Shrimp beignets are always a winner there.

This is where we had our wedding block (and stayed ourselves for the weekend) 2+ years ago. The Marquis Lounge, if you have a room on that level or have enough Marriott status to gain access, is fantastic, and provided a great view for July 4th fireworks!

FWIW, if you get on the mailing list, every December Rose's puts gift certificates for sale. With the certificate comes the ability to make a reservation.

37 minutes ago, curiouskitkatt said:

I think I may have heard about this occurring at previous dinners, where  the service staff (volunteers) took social liberties to an unacceptable level, and hence adding the formal application. There is a level of service to be expected at these dinners I assume as well, but I think as long as you are respectful and know the basics, that should be sufficient. That's my opinion. 

I used to volunteer, and about 5 years ago they said I couldn't volunteer anymore, because I didn't have recent fine dining employment. Unless they've relaxed the volunteer screening, most of us aren't eligible.

I used to volunteer for this, but there were apparently a few incidents with inexperienced volunteers. They are now enforcing the "must have recent fine dining employment" clause of the volunteer request form.

38 minutes ago, Kibbee Nayee said:

At Wilson Blvd, mouse droppings were found on bags of onions....

Which wasn't even enough to close them down - it's an otherwise pretty excellent review. Every restaurant has mice and bugs - you just need to keep the food safe. Which, other than a couple of minor corrected items, they were doing.

On 12/21/2019 at 5:29 PM, saf said:

OOOOH. Now I just need a reason to get catering from Corduroy.

I could be wrong, but I don't think they do off-site catering. I think it's meant in terms of doing a buyout at Corduroy, or an event at Baby Wale.

No weak teams in the Round of 16. This year's CL is awesome.

Grabbed a pic of my last 2 leftover tamales last night.

On the left, the pork, in the masa with spices. On the right, the chicken with the plain masa.

1 hour ago, Mark Slater said:

Am I the only one who puts espelette on store bought hummus?

I will pour some good olive oil and a sprinkle of za'atar.

On 12/10/2019 at 6:36 AM, weezy said:

You're welcome, and thanks for bringing the supplies and the tablet! 

BTW, anyone need masa harina?  I've got lots and lots of leftovers, more than I'll use in any reasonable amount of time ( the Milk Bar corn cookies use some in that recipe).

I thought about it after we got into the car and headed out. If you were closer, I'd say yes, but it's not expensive stuff.

8 hours ago, Mark Slater said:

Its on the catering menu

Yep. We served it at our wedding. 🙂

4 hours ago, Ericandblueboy said:

I think it really says all grocery store hummus suck.  You can do better making it yourself.  I've never like any store bought hummus, including Sabra and Cava.  My favorite hummus is from Zahav/Dizengoff, which I understand may be available for purchase at a Wholefood in Phlly.

There's a Dizengoff stand WITHIN the Whole Foods by the museums, but I'm not sure if they actually package the stuff and sell on the shelves.

Did we manage to not get any pictures of the tamales out of the wrappers?

23 hours ago, DonRocks said:

Okay, I've read this interesting article. I'm also reading a book, "What If?" by Randall Munroe, subtitled "Serious scientific answers to absurd hypothetical questions."

Comparing the human brain to a computer, Munroe says: "Humans, for example, are probably still far better at looking at a picture of a scene and guessing what just happened."

Any parent could look at this picture for five seconds, and figure out what most likely happened, whereas a computer, even the computers of tomorrow, might take a million-billion-trillion calculations to reach the same conclusion (granted, that might take less than five seconds, but you get what I mean):

It will be a century after my death when computers finally figure out that Brooks Robinson was the greatest defensive baseball player that ever lived, but I already know, just as surely as I know the sun will rise in the morning.

Munroe's webcomic, XKCD, is one of the best things on the Internet.

I saw "Snowpiercer" once when it was first released. Though I had some issues with the technical logistics, I thoroughly enjoyed the film, and thought the acting was spectacular. Considering that the director spoke little English, it was an impressive directorial effort. Have not seen, nor plan to see, "Parasite", as I understand that it crosses into typical Korean violent slasher/horror territory, which I do not care for.