ustreetguy
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They're doing mock service next week so it should be very soon. I've heard the date of June 2nd tossed around, but that of course is always subject to change. -
How about someone whose main pet peeve is triple-spacing? Dan, I'm sure you'll soon figure out what this means.
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Did you check out Crackers' yearbook on the Media and News page? It's a good place to start.
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I claim it will happen, but in reality it'll never happen. I enjoy eating out too much.
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Give Rocks some credit! Between mispellings, peasents, grammer, and lets, I'm sure it was a joke
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For those of you that may be interested, Straits of Malaya is offering a cooking class on June 3. Oh - and while my signature happens to be Larry T., I can assure you I am not Larry Tan of the restaurant
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Their brunch is definitely where to go if you're strictly drinking and looking for a "plethora of choices." I believe you get a choice of several vodkas, choices of spiciness, choices of add-ins (clam juice, old bay, fresh horseradish and the like) - hell you even get your choice of garnish.
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About half of the current menu is supposed to be changing sometime in the following week. New Starters: - Chilled asparagus soup with tarragon creme fraiche $8.50 - Three little tastes from the garden $9 - Housemade duck rillettes with chipotle toast and cornichons $8.50 - Portobello schnitzel with lentils and mustard vinaigrette $9 New Mains: - Roasted breast of guinea hen with ginered grits, bok choy and shiitake mushrooms $25 - Roasted Alaskan halibut with morel-potato hash and port wine reduction $26 - Porterhouse of pork for two with twice baked, pork cheek stuffed Yukon potatoes, haricots verts and dried Mission figs $48 - Creamy saffron risotto with English peas, fava beans and marscapone cheese $18 (with smoked bacon add $4) - Grilled lamb minute steak with Raclette potato gratin and caramelized fennel $22 Don't worry - the fried oysters are still there.
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Exactly - why stop there? Why not ban veal or non-free range chicken? Yes the practices may be a bit cruel, but this seems to be a poor use of the council's time. Why not let chefs or consumers decide for themselves?
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That actually sounds like a great price compared to what you'd get a Whole Foods.
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I'm going to have to let my lack of chipper knowledge be known and ask, "What is a batter burger?"
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In addition to the places Chris already mentioned, if people are just looking for a place to drink and don't care about food options (and why should we since dinner is already set), there's always Daily Grill (yuppies & tourists staying at the hotel) at the Bethesda Metro Center, Union Jack's (large pub-type place) on St. Elmo's Ave which is just a block away from L'Academie, Willie Reed's (sports bar) on Norfolk Ave, or Rock Bottom Brewery.A little further away are Divino Lounge on Wisconsin Avenue, Old Homestead's bar in the Chevy Chase Bank building or Tommy Joe's - all of which are about a block away from the Metro Center but in the opposite direction of L'Academie. Jaleo might be a bit further than some people may want to walk.
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So was the comment about the hog's head burger actually from Barry?
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Yes - they were there early on but seemed to go pretty quickly. Someone was also selling ramp flavored cheese.Last year the Whole Foods on P Street was selling them for (what seemed to me) an outrageous price - something like $10-12 for a small bunch. But similar to what happened to Stitch, when I brought them to the register and told them what they were, the cashier couldn't figure out how to ring it up so he just gave them to me for free!
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Crackers - just throwing more love your way! When you mentioned you were putting this together, I had no idea how well laid out it would be. Very impressive!
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None of the above. The bar at CityZen is just that. The bar in the restaurant CityZen. You're in the right place if you find yourself sitting at a sleek metal bar with some sort of fire sculpture behind the bar.
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You will be sorely missed at Firefly, but I expect great things out of you at Agraria! I can't wait to see what you and Paul come up with!
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In that case, buy the iSi Thermo Whipper available at Williams and Sonoma. For only $149.95 you too can make your own air at home.
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It's a delicious sauteed softshell crab on a bed of greens and hearts of palm that was one of their specials last night. Practically everyone at the bar was eating them!
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When I went to college in St. Louis in the early 90's, Balaban's was already doing that concept - a formal dining room upstairs with a casual cafe with a somewhat different and more affordable menu downstairs. Sadly they changed chefs in '95 and the whole two menu concept was nixed.
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Does this area have any mushroom hunting tours? Maybe you could check out www.mawdc.org if you haven't already.
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I suspect their spell-check had something to do with changing "Begula" back to Beluga.
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Want a great and delicious way to spend an upcoming warm evening or maybe a quick lunchtime snack? Order Firefly's cheese plate and wash it down with their refreshing Cucumber Collins (or in my case a couple of them). Part of their new cocktail menu, the Cucumber Collins combines Hendricks Gin, fresh squeezed cucumber juice, simple syrup and a splash of tonic. It's garnished with a slice of cucumber and a sprig(?) of lemongrass and looks as good as it tastes.
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Next time I decide to head to Penn Quarter for brunch, I'll make sure I have a reservation someplace especially if it's Cherry Blossom Festival weekend AND a local team is playing in an NCAA tournament regional game at the Verizon Center in just a few hours. After being told that the wait for four at Cafe Atlantico would be 90 minutes, my friends and I walked up the street to check out Poste. Once again, we were told that all tables were booked, but that there was a table at the bar we could sit at right away which we snatched up. The food was pretty good if standard brunch fare (eggs of all kinds, sandwiches, salads), but we did seem to have a snafu when it came to ordering. I suspect that the person taking our order placed the starter orders but forgot to put in our entree orders after we finished the appetizers. Anyway, an hour passed from when we finished the starters as we lost track of time in conversation before we flagged down someone to inquire about the entrees. They asked what we were still missing and went to check on it. To Poste's credit, the manager came over and let us know that our meals would be arriving shortly. She apologized for the mix-up and told us they would comp the entire bill for all four of us! That was definitely more than generous on the restaurant's part, and certainly made a good impression on my friends and me.
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Merely stating an example of a place that has a long wait where the quality of the food isn't necessarily good (as you pointed out as well).