Meaghan

TV is good, but only if the Simpsons are on full time.

Yeah! And I don't like the TVs showing the food you're about to eat on "the pass" or being plated. Like at Beck's...bad fluffer.

8.

I'm not kidding. When I did this the young man working the x-ray machine gave me a thumbs up. (It was a long flight)

I like you. You pass.

I wonder how many airplane size bottles I can get into a 1 quart bag

The FAA has no laws against your carry-on luggage turning into a cooler once you're in the air.

So what did he write before the edit? I have always admired Don's mind and the way it works, though quite twisted at times. Anyone care to share his original post? C'mon!

Copy and paste is a beautiful thing.

I forgot to tell you:

Go, Go, Go!

LIME AND CUMIN MARINATED SEVICHE

OF MAINE SEA SCALLOP AND YELLOW FIN TUNA

With blood orange cream, horseradish and peppery greens

If you miss that and you call yourself a "foodie" in DC, I'm sorry.

A buddy of mine said something great the other night. “I love uncovering all the little treasures Frank hides on the plate.” I love that, too.

Even when the menu you tells you so, you can never take those little whims and gems for granted. “My God! It’s a morel the size of a giant man's toe!"

Anyway, I decided I'm not messing around with too many other restaurants anymore. It's exhausting. It's like going on a million bad dates. So, from now on, I'm either going home. Or to Palena.

So, to each his own is right. I like less moppy fries.

To each his own.

I loved Beck but I thought their fries kind of, you know, sucked.

I'll have to try again to be certain they don't suck . To be honest, they weren't that memorable (neither is anything anymore), but I don't think they sucked. Compared to, say, a dozen bistro-like places that serve fries, they were good.

I won't say they were the best fries (frites!) I've even had, but the ones I had last week at Brasserie Beck's were certainly very good. They came with a trio of dipping sauces; my favorite a creamy curry-based one...

And as frites should, they held up well after a swim in broth du moules and in scooping up beef tartare.

I think the worst fries are Five Guys'. Nasty greasy peanut oily. Yick!

Sweet pickle relish, homemade mayonaisse, paprika. I like 'em simple. Also, I like to use the smallest eggs I can find. Makes 'em easier to eat.

Yum, that sounds so good. Can I come over?

I don't get the point of making something up. Why not just say no?

I actually I said 'noooo.' I mean, I really don't want some tool in marketing at Whole Foods checking in on me at any point. "Um, no I don't want to do an 8 minute survey in exchange for a shitty pastry and a dollar off of my next purchase. Goodbye."

Do you know what? Whole Foods now asks for your phone number when you checkout. I was convinced that the lady had the hots for me, but then the yucky, grumpy, veiny man behind me got asked his number, too (and grumbled 'noooo'), so I knew the checkout lady didn't love me. Does Whole Foods have Bonus Points like Giant now? They should be called Bonus Pricks...

How brilliant is this?

This dude asks the flight attendant for five little bottles of whatever at a time...and several cups of ice. Then he fills his barf bag with the ice, stacks and stows the plastic cups out of sight, and makes a little wine/booze cooler for the loot.

This way, there's only one (or two) beverage transactions, the stash stays nice and cold and he is less likely have to wait for the cart or find that his selection has run dry.

Isn't that the greatest?

There's nothing as sweet as a whim.

Like spooning the sweet grains up from the bottom of your coffee. Sweet whims.

Be warned that there is nowhere to sit around there, so if you're not going back to a nearby office then your best bet is to find a patch of lawn across from Union Station or near the Capitol building.

Just head on over to the front stoop of Jones Day, and have a little picnic there. They love it!

Yikes...

As of May 15th, the price will be $120!

Wine, tax, and tip are not included.

Now going to Minibar is like having good seats at a show you've already seen and will only see again to entertain some curious guest. And whose not drinking with a 30-something course dinner? So, it went from like 90 bucks with everything to like 200? Why?

I want to try Frank Sinatra's Coney Island.

Vegas Survival Tip # 777

Do not attempt to stop drinking.

You might think you're gonna die, you'll want to go to rehab when you get home. But whatever you do, for goodness sake, keep the booze bath flowing.

I feel grrrrreat!!!

Has anyone eaten really good Japanese food in Vegas?

Hey, guys?

I'm off to Baltimore for a meeting ...and then I plan on having dinner there. Does anyone have suggestions beyond Charleston and Pazo? No Cindy Wolf this time. I know there is a Baltimore forum, but I am short on computer time (PM me!).

And if you feel like being in Baltimore this afternoon/tonight, see you there.

Who cares. I was fun.

Anonymous Dickweeds grow in my backyard. They'll go right after your tomatoes if you're not careful.

How easy is it to clean? Although I have long been tempted, I have resisted getting an integrated bean grinder / coffee machine because I have heard reports that the grinder mechanism gets damp from the brewing and gets to be a little messy in the clean up. Is this true? For now, I just use a separate bean grinder. Anything that can save me an extra 10 seconds in the morning would be well worth it. Thanks.

I don't think it's that messy-you just have to get the system down. Really hungover, it's a little messy maybe. Set up near the sink and drag the trash can to you. I wash and dry well between uses and have it queued to go on a whim (b/c you never know when you'll want to crack out on coffee).

The other day I got one of these puppies for my office. The noise it makes when the beans grind automatically is like a jet taking off ( a good thing), and it brews a pretty decent cup. Neeeeeeeeeeaaaaaaarrrrrr (grind, grind, grind). I'm into sound effects.

I'll be in Vegas for an absurb amount of time in a few weeks. Ideas off the strip? After the first few Vegas meals, I'll be looking for something away from monkeys in Convention halls. Outside stuff with real trees and away from faux international cities (ie New York, Paris, etc.) a plus.