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Dolcelatte -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Dolcelatte is a very soft blue cheese from Italy, and melts in the mouth like ice cream. The name Dolcelatte means "sweet milk" in Italian, and this cheese has a corresponding sweet taste. Exactly.

Lunch today at CP: Hand Cut Yellow Fin Tuna Tartare avocado, soy and lime emulsion, crisp sesame flat bread; Pan Roasted Fillet of Mahi Mahi, cannellini beans, chorizo, and puree of preserved lemon and parsley; and Classic New York Style Cheesecake, citrus scented blueberry compote and crisp sugar cookie. $20.07 Prix Fixe Lunch, plus a glass of wine, all for a little more than $30 plus tip. Such a deal. Prix Fixe Lunch apparently offered year round. Where have I been?

write up in the weekly dish: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/conte...7022000278.html it's all good. nicely done!

Bebo Trattoria http://www.bebotrattoria.com/

I went to lunch at Colvin's close to a year ago and thought it was outstanding. Unfortunately, it was long enough ago that I forget what I ate. Maybe it was that flight of wine that I had with lunch. I do remember that the service was excellent. The only minor dissappointment was that the dessert cheeseplate had probably the thinnest slivers of cheese I have ever been served. I went to Kinkead's for lunch about 6 months or so ago. The skate main course was top notch. The tomato based soup I had for an appetizer had a small clump of hair in it that I did not find until I was almost finished with the soup. Overall, I more fondly remember my Colvin's experience.

is there not also something about an opera singer in England and the inability to enforce specific performance in a personal services contract?

I would have bet money that you were working up to use the phrase "detrimental reliance." Maybe if you had more time.....

omigod. really? he or she actually said that? no need to question yourself, the insecurity is clearly in the wait staff.

well, at least you liked my fish. the bottom line is that these restaurants are free to do want they want. this is a customer satisfaction issue. if folks feel abused by paying more for the exact same item because of the date on which it is prepared, they will migrate there business elsewhere. i have no problem with restuarants charging more on a holiday, i just think that their customers would prefer the illusion that they are getting something a little more or "special" for the extra money.

under that theory, doctors should raise their fees in times of epidemics and supermarkets should raise their prices just before hurricanes and major winter storms.

Charging more for the exact same menu item just because it is Valentine's Day just seems like poor form to me. You could at least try to dress up the menu to make it seem more "special" to justify the surcharge. Not doing anything different could lead some to view it as simply gouging. Maybe they should start charging folks more for their dinner when they are celebrating an anniversary or a birthday, too. FWIW, I had another outstanding dinner at Ray's the Steaks last evening for the same reasonable prices.

Just called RTS to confirm my reservation for this evening. We are good to go. Yahoo!

2004 Domaine La Tour Penedesses, Coteaux du Languedoc Hmm, wine............

Indeed, this is true. I guess I had too much Ray's on the mind. I would be too lazy to drive to IOTA, get back in the car and drive to Ray's, then drive back to IOTA after dinner. Once I park, I stay parked.

If you want to get into Ray's on a Saturday night you need to get to the restuarant around 4pm (sometimes the door is open earlier) and leave your name on the "reservation" list. If you are not on the list you may have a hard time getting a table. You may want to hedge on the early side so that you do not miss your show. The steaks are worth the hassle of getting a seat. Guajillo is right next door to Ray's and is also good. They also take "traditional" reservations. http://www.waheeyo.com/

I realize that this is the Ray's thread, but there is nothing wrong with eating at Iota. You might be surprised. One benefit in eating at Iota is that you can get your hand stamped early (before dinner) and avoid "the show is sold out" blues.

Sounds like the drinking is a priority. Dr. Dremo's would scratch this itch and no doubt could accomodate the size of your group, whatever it is. http://www.drdremo.com/

Another outstanding evening at Pizzeria Paradiso in Georgetown last evening. Antipasto, Margherita and Napoletana pizzas exquisitely prepared, finished off with the Frutta e Formaggio. What really made the meal was the wonderful selection of draft beer. Through the course of the evening we sampled: Chimay Cinq Cents; Lagunitas Cappuccino Stout; St. Bernardus Witbier; Het Kapittel Abt; Rodenbach; and Joker Ale. The Chimay was so good we went back for a second. I recommend the Belgian flight (4 short beers) to get a chance to try as many beers as possible without getting too looped. I still need to get to 2 Amys, but I just cannot stand waiting to get a table - not a problem I have encountered at the GTown Pizzeria Paradiso. Frankly, I cannot imagine 2 Amys being appreciably better than what I ate last night, not to mention that they don't have the Belgian drafts.

I'm looking to brave the service ills and head over this weekend for a try. These folks must be busy as they cannot even seem to find the 5 minutes necessary to post up their menu or much of anything else on their website. http://www.bebotrattoria.com/

opps on Hershey's facts, sorry. how about the Quarterdeck in Arlington, Virginia. go to page 15 of the following link. it says it dates from the early 1930s. http://www.rossren.com/rosslyn/content/fil...ws-2004Fall.pdf if you've ever been there, you'll have to agree that it does look that old. great for crabs.

Hershey's Restaurant in Rockville - 1952 http://www.hersheysrestaurant.com/