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Given the overloaded schedule you already described I hesitate to ask, but what the hell. Any chance you might offer cooking classes from time to time? Your answers here have been very descriptive...definitely painting great mental pictures and I can't help but think you would be a wonderful teacher.

I understand the upcharge thing. I appreciate having access to a larger range of the menu. But why would you add a charge when the regular price of the item (clearly printed on the menu) plus the upcharge is less then several other items offered without a charge as part of RW?

We had the same experience. At one point I contemplated wrapping myself in the curtain.

This sounds like a fabulous meal (even if he skipped dessert) and I'm inspired to duplicate the attempt. Anyone else up for the challenge on Thursday?

I thought the duck was ok but not as described. It was supposed to be coffee-crusted. There was no crust. There was no crisp skin that one could pretend was a crust. The mango risotto was too sweet for me and needed some savory balance. It might make a nice take on rice pudding for dessert. The heirloom tomato salad appetizer with burrata and tomato sorbet was very good. The temperature contrast as well as some background herbs in the sorbet really set off the tomato and burrata. I highly recommend this dish. This and JG's steak tartare were my two favorite dishes of the night. The cherry cobbler dessert was tasty but more of a cake then a cobbler. I expect a layer of warm, juicy fruit in a cobbler and not individual cherries distributed sparsely in cake. The service was about what you'd expect for RW. They seemed a little overwhelmed. I had a very nice lunch there a few months ago and I'm left thinking they aren't reaching too far with their lunch dishes. Much simpler prep which makes it easier for them to meet their goal. Dinner seemed a bit of a stretch.

I went last summer with a group that would have tried the patience of a saint. They treated us wonderfully.

I've enjoyed their prosciutto in the past and now I know at least part of the reason why. Has anyone tried their ravioli or other pasta?

c'mon, a little rain is good for the soul...join us!

They said they have them for the big monthly bacon dinners. The manager mentioned something about bacon fat added to whipped cream but promised it was paired with savory-sweet things so it wasn't as disgusting as it sounded (his words).

Happy to take one for the team.

I went with 6 friends to David Greggory last night for their Wednesday night pork and pinot special. While it is listed on their happy hour menu link, they happily seated us at a table which was great since the bar was packed but the restaurant not so much. The pork menu was available all evening and not just during happy hour. They do have a whole roast pig on display that they shred for several of the dishes. The dishes are "tapas sized" and offered one for $6.50, 3 for $18.75, or 5 for $30. We went with three rounds of 5 dishes each. They also have a variety of pinot noirs available by the glass or bottle with a flight of any 3 you want for $16. Considering the wide range of prices for the glass offerings, we were surprised you had free reign of the list. As we were a large group and all wanted to do the flights, we ordered three bottles (one each of the OR offerings -- we were still thirsty and ordered 2 bottles of the NZ). Our attentive waitress took note of our discussion of interest in the flights and offered to bring all three bottles at once with separate glasses. Nice touch that was well appreciated. Now for the food. There were some amazing dishes and some that were just ok. I think order of consumption matters greatly as some of the lesser spiced food was lost under the great smokiness and spice of other dishes. I was glad I tasted the bacon wrapped shrimp first for this reason. It was juicy and not overcooked as a recent version I'd had was. The standout dish for me was the bacon risotto. It had a wonderfully smoky flavor that balanced the creaminess of the rice. We ordered more of this. I could happily sit at the bar and order this and glass of wine for a less indulgent night. Another star was the tempura bacon -- served with a sweet dipping sauce you had the salty, sweet, smoky, crunchy interplay of flavors and textures. The pulled pork on bacon biscuit was mighty tasty. We ordered two of these and one was oversauced while the other was fabulous. I'd ask them to go light on the sauce the next time. While the pork was great the biscuit made the dish. It was light, moist, with a hint of smoke. I was disappointed when first served the Pork "Burger" w/Bacon because there was no visibile bacon. It was, however, a moist, flavorful burger with a spicy bun (jalapenos maybe), tomato, and mustard. We speculated about whether there was chopped bacon in the burger or the bun but never settled the matter. The Tuscan Ham Sandwich and special of the night shredded pork taco were the disappointments of the night. The ham came on a little bun with mayo and maybe a leaf of arugula. It had no taste. The shredded pork taco had salsa and mexican crema on it, rolled in a soft flour tortilla. It was ok but paled in depth of flavor compared to the pulled pork on bacon biscuit. Others at the table seemed to enjoy the other special offering of sauteed pork and mushrooms but since I'm not a mushroom fan, I skipped that. We pondered ordering a vegetable to round out the meal but opted to save room for dessert. Smart choice. This is a dessert menu for me -- grouped into chocolate and not chocolate (or what's the point?). We cleaned our plates. We sampled the chocolate bread pudding with cherries (my least favorite of the dishes but still good), the classic 3-layer chocolate cake (moist cake, fudgy icing), the dark chocolate pudding with mascarpone (I somehow missed a taste of this), and the greek smore (my favorite but very sweet -- rich, hot brownie, melty marshmallow, and crisp phyllo sheets). This was a very fun and tasty way to spend an evening. All this (15 dishes, 5 desserts, 5 bottles of wine, one sparkling water and one iced tea) came to $350 including tax, not tip.

Those of us from New York are happy to point out that Jersey is indeed foreign.

from today's Front Burner chat...

No way -- they are the staff support types that really run the place. They will always have my undying gratitude. I know who takes care of me!

They will now that I know they have more then cake! Hmmm...next week all the boss-types are out of the office. Perhaps I will have to sponsor a field trip with the rest of the underlings.

Who me??? I graciously accept tokens of affection from restaurants with very large tips and luring friends to go for happy hours and meals.

This is our go-to place for office birthday cakes. Fights have been known to break out over which flavor to get.

I don't know that I'd go back and order the 3 course with dessert option because it was more food then I typically eat in one meal, but I'd go back and order off the menu at full price. I enjoyed my meal (steak tartare, fetuccine with rabbit -- the one dud of the night, butter poached lobster, caramel napoleon with chocolate mousse). I thought it was a tremendous bargain and very great meal for $35. I'd think it was still a good meal for $70. The service was a tad slow to start and I think they would have been better off seating us at smaller tables. It isn't as if we had table-wide conversations and it is much easier to bring out dishes for 5 at once.

They had about 8 cases out when I was there yesterday.

I also thought the appetizer dish of yuca and pork was very tasty and was easily large enough to be an entree.

After talking about this at dinner tonight, I investigated whether this was an area-wide sale. It is not. It isn't available at the Glover Park Whole Foods. The wine guy said that some sales overlap stores while others don't. They do try to offer same categories so GP had the Tres Ojos Tinto but not the same price cut.

I'm in

I found rennet in the baking section at Whole Foods. Citric acid is also known as sour salt in the kosher food section. I picked up both this morning and will give this a try toward the end of the week.

I picked up my first Le Creuset that way and then started kicking myself for not buying more while it was on such deep discount. Then, magically, they sent me coupons for more.

And a box of rainbow cookies. And a pastrami sandwich. I keep telling my parents that they are welcome to come visit me anytime as long as they find a way to bring me a pizza.