susanmab
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that part about the crab being around a little longer than expected...is that still the case? (I shouldn't be salivating at my desk this early in the morning, but I can't seem to help it). -
ack, the horror!! I'm so sorry! I will monitor this space closely just in case they make a return. If not I'm sure there will be another pasta and cream sauce to make me forget the idea.
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Oh my God. I'm not sure what else to say. Geez, too bad I'm out of town for a few days!
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Ha, I was upstairs doing the same. I was pretty surprised to see asparagus salad on the "late summer" menu in November. I'll admit that the bison hot dog my friend ordered looked pretty good. The frites weren't as good as I remembered them, I wonder if it was an off night?
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So what's to be recommended here these days if one is not eating moules? I looked for the menu on their website, but it's still reading April 09 so I'm not sure if it's changed much lately. I recall the frites as being pretty remarkable. I'm afraid to recommend them for the whole of someone's dinner though. Although I do recall seeing Emeril at a small creperie in NOLA a few years back. What does Emeril order when he's in someone else's restaurant, I wondered? Big plate of frites.
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I've been having some health-related problems and pretty much haven't eaten a normal meal since Labor Day. I took a deep breath and ordered the Vine St. and a Limonata yesterday. Hot damn, it was better than I remembered. One thing I have noticed though is that while the sandwiches with the chicken cutlets are perfect, the ones without have either too much bread or not enough filling - the balance is off. But the Vine St.? Perfect. Mmmm. They also stock Dolci Gelati, which gets a big thumbs up from me.
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It was on the shelf at the Yes at Georgia and Taylor yesterday. oh geez, it's good. Very very good.
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great. thanks and thanks.
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Heading to Key West for a few days over Thanksgiving week. Flying into Miami, driving down. Thinking we'll stay somewhere on the way for the first night, then 3 or 4 nights at what appears to be a quiet little B&B on Key West, then either a night on the way back up (or in Miami). This thread is a little stale - can anyone opine as to places to hit (or miss?). We're looking for more quiet than nightlife-y, casual is cool but a splurge is nice as well.
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Dolci Gelati, Washington DC-based Artisan Gelato
susanmab replied to KMango's topic in Shopping and Cooking
They carry it at the new Yes! at Georgia and Taylor. It's miles superior to the Ciao Bella that it sits next to (and Ciao Bella is pretty decent for a mass-produced brand). But they don't have the pumpkin. Mmmm, pumpkin. Better still, they might have the most responsive CS of any company, ever. I had a small problem with two pints I had purchased (had been stored improperly, affecting quality a little). Gianluigi replied to me in a few minutes that he was dispatching someone to check on the freezers at Yes, and that he would be pleased to deliver a replacement. Nothing like a fantastic local product. I'm always happy to keep my spending money in the community if I can. -
Can anyone tell me a little about the vegetarian entree? I'm recovering from a few weeks of some really debilitating GI issues (prompted by a bout of what I think was food poisoning, ugh, miserable). I've been given orders to stick to a "bland" starchy diet for a while - no insoluble fibers, no spices, no red meat (ack!!). This is making me alternately depressed and stir-crazy, since it's the exact opposite of the way I normally eat - I call it the "everything you never ate" diet...white bread, white rice, simple starches. eeek. Anyway, I've been having a RTS jones for a few months now and a friend invited me to join she and her mom at dinner tomorrow. Although I can't go due to other plans, it got me thinking that if this ends up being a longer-term thing I might really lose my mind. Thus the query: is the veggie option terribly, umm, I don't even know what to ask - spicy? Damn typing this out I'm really feeling how much this sucks.
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Congrats indeed. We were there Thursday night and the Venice menu just is that good. I was also super-impressed with our server's wine recommendations - now if I could only remember what it was that he told us was a "very unusual" wine we would be golden. I enjoyed it too much to write it down, obviously.
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I've had some wickedly good (and really fun) birthday dinners at a bunch of places over the years. This year is potentially something additional to celebrate (if all goes as planned I'll close on my first house the day before). Guest list is always the same, my folks plus a few friends of mine who are family-like. Foodies, the lot of them. I normally have some idea of what appeals, but this year I'm sort of clueless. I keep thinking Kaz, but we did one there two years ago and perfect though it was I would kind of like to avoid doing a repeat. Last year was Circle Bistro and it couldn't have been more perfect in all regards. I asked one of my guests who keeps up with the restaurant goings-on and he suggested Zentan, but after reading some commentary I don't think I'm feeling it for this particular event. So throw it out there for me? What oh, duh places just aren't coming to mind?
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thanks for the input. I'll go sometime, but not with this particular crowd.
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So has anyone been here? It's been suggested for a celebratory dinner on a Saturday night.
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I knew I should be paying more attention to those alum mailings!
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I had been looking forward to a steak all week. I don't know what possessed me, but I ordered the crab. Actually, I think the thing that possessed me was wanting to save room for dessert: if I got the crab, then I wouldn't get the bisque and could get a salad. Salad + crab = some dessert, but bisque + steak = no room (I'm a small person!) Anyway, hoo boy was that good. A great option.
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diablo and blue. heaven.
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I finally tried the crab bisque. Yikes. I did NOT need to know how good it really is. I'm a goofball for not remembering his name, but our server was awesome. Best service I've ever had at either location awesome. Times like that are such a treat no matter where I'm dining. I thought I would never break away from the dark chocolate mousse, but my date suggested pairing the coconut cream pie with the white chocolate. Damn, it's as good as the dark chocolate. I wanted to cry when I realized that if I ate one more bite of anything I might keel over and die. I woke up in the middle of the night thinking about that half-serving of mousse we couldn't finish.
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Chef, I would be thrilled to receive some pointers. My experiments have met with varying success, the best when I use cooked meringue and egg whites that have been sitting out for two days. They are acceptable, but nothing too special. I presume your method uses the classic French meringue?
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Another great dinner last night. Got to catch up with some friends, fabulous time had by all. We didn't plan it this way, but all four of us got a 1/2 of the duck pasta for an app. It was so good that I could excuse the embarrassment of being, you know, the table what all ordered the same thing. Luckily we managed to select four different mains.
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Indeed! I can't even be too sore about that though, because it's just so wicked cool. Oh, and now I look good to the friends that I've been trying to cajole to go out for a burger.
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I thought about taking myself out to dinner Saturday - the skies were grey and I had been working all day. A spur of the moment thought. I called RTS to ask if the new space had a bar area appropriate for a solo dinner. Not like I haven't been to the new joint, but I couldn't picture it with or without. Indeed, I was told I would be welcome as a party of one at a table, but there is no bar. I declined, as it was a Saturday night and I thought that if I was going to take up a whole table by myself I could at least do it on a Tuesday or something.
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oooh, fantastic. thanks. I did try asking Mr. Google before posting - I just wasn't sure if anyone in the industry had any experience with any system in particular. This is plenty to go on though, it seems.
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I drink a lot of San Pelligrino. A *lot*. It's one of my primary vices. I can accept that I spend quite a bit buying it by the case at Costco. It's the bottle upon bottle of empties that drive me crazy - even though I recycle them. I very much appreciate that some restaurants have moved from bottled to filtered water, both still as well as sparkling, and I would be pleased to do the same at home. Does anyone know anything about commercial filtration/carbonation systems and whether I would be crazy to pursue fitting one for home use? At present I use a Pur filter on my tap. It's not fantastic, but it renders the water drinkable. I guess I could use an old-fashioned seltzer cartridge type thing, but the idea got me wondering about commercial-grade systems in general. Both carbonating as well as filtering. (and now I'm wondering, is it possible to filter the water as it enters the house as opposed to at the kitchen spigot-level?) Does anyone know anything about this? I've promised no more gadgets in my current kitchen (I've maxed out my space), but I'm looking to buy a place in the near future so I thought now might be the time to research.