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On 1/7/2018 at 3:50 PM, Poivrot Farci said:

Despite the menu marquee, the Chesapeake Bay does not appear to be bountiful if oysters and quail eggs are the only items deemed representable from a 64,000 sq mile watershed (not even the crab cake gets MD designation).  Might as well pave portions of the bay for parking and drill for oil in the rest.

I’m pretty sure you can squeeze some gluten-free, paleo breakfast juice out of those Assateague Island horses. You know, for a cleanse.

23 hours ago, Kev29 said:

Tom Sietsema writes for 70 year olds. And young people don't know or give a shit about Ann Cashion. 

No offense to all parties above. 

Sorry to disagree there Kev, but Ann Cashion is still one of the most influential chefs in DC. The dining crowd there should absolutely ‘give a shit’ if they know anything about food other than Thrillist’s Best Burger or Zaniest Brunch Specials.

If I haven't said it before (pretty sure I have), wings at The Big Board on H are the best I've had in town.

8 hours ago, Poivrot Farci said:

While still relatively early in the year, this is the most substantial (and substantive) list of 29 year-old luminary foodie heavyweights to date and 25 of them independently define success as "achieving your potential", verbatim. 

Now that's some good writing.

(Softly says to himself) but, I like Sean Brock.

On 9/23/2016 at 2:20 AM, Poivrot Farci said:

*whom I admire, envy and had a drink with a long time ago after he bought the kitchen a drink.  He’s a top notch globetrotter and hosts a captivating show, minus the 42 crapulous minutes wasted with Sean Brock.

It's a warm, pleasant evening here in Billings. I'm in the backyard with a glass of wine in plastic, and my two stupid hounds are fighting over a squeaky toy in the shadow of The Rims. Man, oh, man, am I glad to let you guys figure this whole mess out.

Can one judge a restaurant before it opens? I want to say, 'Hell no. Give the poor bastard a chance.' But, my rational self disagrees. If you're not bright enough to get ahead of this cost controversy in the press, you're probably not bright enough to stage this coup on DC dining. The stakes were a lot higher in Turkey, and look how that turned out.

Everyone is right; there are a shitload of viable options to spend your dining dollar, and this sticker price is high. Wasn't it Marco Pierre White that said (pararphrase) 'In the recession, everyone else lowered their prices. I raised mine.' You could say Chef Onwuachi is not Marco Pierre White, but how do you know? Maybe he is and we will be the ones happy to raise the banner when he succeeds. You could also say current DC is not late 1980's Britain, but why split hairs?

That damn show is responsible for a ton of investment capital and an embarrassing amount of revenue in DC's dining scene. Which speaks to the real issue here. Why? What is the difference between Pineapple and Pearls, Citronelle, and Shaw Bijou? Experience of the chef? Diners don't care. Value? People honestly don't know what they're paying for. Location? Shaw is the new Barracks Row (but better), and arguably the Georgetown from days of yore.

There's probably a racial component in this 'issue' that could be argued, that I, as an admitted coward, am only willing to acknowledge, and in no way address. 

I'm chock full of skepticism, but that's boring. Anyone that's seen my fantasy football lineup knows that I am an unrealistic optimist. More power to you Shaw Bijou. I hope you prove everyone wrong and blow it away (but I don't think you will). 

Haven't been, but my neighbors went and had a great time. They said it was a straight up crab shack experience. I'll have to get over there soon.

Here's another ANXO sighting ... we're heading up this coming Friday.

Mark  your calendars: this Friday, Oct 23!

Also Nov 13 and Dec 11:

Hey everyone, we're doing another ANXO sighting at Colony Club this coming Friday. No tickets, just show up for cider and pintxos from 5 pm til 2 am. Check out this righteous poster my wife did!

Hi everybody! I'm working with an awesome group of folks to open a Basque cider house and pintxo bar called ANXO (an-cho) down the road at 300 Florida NW. We are offering a preview of ANXO at Boundary Road on Monday, August 17. The last one we did at Dolcezza sold out super fast and these tickets are also going fast. The dinner will be a cocktail / pintxo hour and then four courses of Basque-inspired cuisine paired with fantastic ciders of varying origin. The tickets are $85, plus the eventbrite fee, which you can find here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/anxo-sighting-cider-pairing-dinner-2-tickets-17996473938

Here's a recap of the last one: http://dolcezzagelato.com/anxosightingphotos/

I hope some of you can make it. We are having some serious fun with the food and drink and look forward to being the District's first cidery.

Thanks Man!

Pat:  "Since I don't see it mentioned in this thread, I'll make the note that the day of the week SMN closes is Tuesday."

Tuesday is fast becoming the new Monday (or Sunday).  It is, I believe, the day off for Seki and Donburi, too.  Others?

They also do Monday brunch, for those of us that recoil in horror from standard brunch times / experiences.

Definitely worth it. You can't get the same texture with something from Macy's.

Hey Pat, that's the current menu, but I'm getting ready to run out of the kid leg. We'll run the loin after on the same set up. Then, who knows? Maybe rabbit?

Also, we have some interesting beverages.  Lost Rhino Kolsch,  that our current beverage director, Tim Prendergast, wrote the recipe for. And a couple of German wines: Dr. Loosen Reisling and  Villa Wolf Gewí¼rztraminer that are not quite on the list but for definitely for sale. The Choucroute will be there, as will the Sauerbraten Short Ribs for the next few weeks. Say hi when you come by!
 
Also, attention all Rockwellians! Tonight is the pre-release party for Green Hat Gin's Navy Strength. Starting at 5, until we run out. Hope to see you there!

I think the mushroom burger at The Big Board is good. Especially on their Chicago Fire set up.

PETA is coming to protest our Foie La La event tomorrow at 1. Come on and hang out. Love those hippies. Those poor, uninformed hippies. 

Once again, we here on H street NE are driving the PETA people nuts and having our second annual foie gras fest. Swing by any of these nine (!) establishments for their unique take on the most delicious thing on earth.

Happy Holidays Everyone!

Boundary Road is currently looking for a GM to start in the next month. We're a small, fun little bistro that provides excellent food and beverage for our awesome neighbors. This would be a good position for someone with some restaurant management experience looking to take the next step. Duties include staff management, scheduling, purchasing, bookkeeping, and generally running the place. Please send your resume, salary requirements, etc. to me at chef@boundaryrd.com.

Thanks,

Brad Walker.

Same deal with us. Mostly positive reviews are "filtered." And to answer Pool Boy, yes filtered means it is taken from the main view and not counted to your total star rating. You can access them if you can decipher the Catcha code and extend the effort, which I can't imagine anyone would do that does not own the establishment.

"other side of the park"

First time I've ever heard this expression.  Sorry, but it just really caught my attention.

When living here in DC while writing Fear and Loathing on the Campaign Trail '72, Hunter Thompson described living in Mt. Pleasant as, "the wrong side of Rock Creek Park."

Can I buy a uniform?

Exactly. What Yelp does shouldn't be illegal. The public should be aware of how shitty Yelp is, leaving room for more reputable sites to prosper. Printed publications have done this forever; if you don't advertise with them, you are not eligible for review and / or coverage. 

Yup. As always, I'm the asshole that can't promote things properly. So, as DaRiv, lhollers, and Don have mentioned, we're doing a guest chef take-over Sunday late nights. The chefs are encouraged to cook whatever they want, and they pick a movie to match. We're going to continue until chef's stop volunteering to work on their day off.

Next up, Jonny Taco cooks Breakfast from Neopol. He's showing The Breakfast Club.

After that, Evan and James are coming from Union Market and I have no idea what they're cooking, but it will be awesome. They told me they're going to beat Toki's turnout.

Andrew Markert from Beuchert's Saloon is coming September 21st and showing The Fifth Element. The prototype menu is awesome, but I think it's still in progress. I'll share when it's done.

Alex "A-Rod" Georgiadis formerly of Cashion's fame is up next.

After that, I don't think I have anyone, but we're still lining buddies up to sling some grub and possibly enjoy an adult beverage.

That's about all the details we have. We do the Bo and Overholt combo for $6, but the rest is a mystery. Come on by, nobody works Monday AM anyway.

All the info should be on our website, or you can give us a ring.

Thanks.

Brad

Thanks. You're right. My bullshit paraphrase doesn't come close. I also really liked the collections of letters, The Proud Highway. Particularly when pissed about something, no one cans vitriol like the good doctor. But that quote reminded me of what we all forget about Thompson, it wasn't all zaniness and chemicals. Brutal eloquence I guess.

I think the pug is doing it too.