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  1. lion
    Wow, Tom was getting hammered in that thread but he handled the anonymus comments well.
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    Ah man, unfortunately have a friend visiting from out of town at the moment so can't make it. Thanks for the info!
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    I cut back on my beef intake a while back but really enjoy their pork chops. Super easy to put them in a brine for 3-4 hours, pre-heat a skillet in the oven, and cook them on the stove and oven. During the summer time, I've pickup the pork tenderloin many times for the grill, they have a couple of in-house marinades that are pretty tasty. We've had their chicken and seafood as staples for a majority of our purchases. It is a good idea to ask sometimes as some products have difficult levels of being organic, etc...but again my favorite are their pork chops which are cut steak size. Perfect!
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    Bad move, Chef Andres should never have been treated in this manner and of course no one should. The Daily Beast reports that Chef Andres was already inside the event and was taken outside and asked to leave.
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    Just started reading my Christmas present cookbook, Salt Fat Acid Heat written by Samin Nosrat and illustrated by Wendy McNaughton. It is quite different from other cookbooks that I've read as Samin strives to create broad foundation , her context for viewing cooking instead of going from a recipe point of view. Really enjoying it so far.
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    I've made this one, too and it is addictive how sweet it tastes. My wife gave me an eye roll when I made it a weeks in a row.
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    Interesting list to be sure as some of the flag bears for DC are not there as others above have pointed out. Seeing Field and Main makes me think that the list is spread around geographically as well.
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    Can't believe it's only been five years since I've been going there! I would have guess ten years if the proof wasn't earlier in this thread. We go there almost weekly.
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    Havn't been recently but still think it's quite good. Asian Origin and HKP have been more in our rotation the past year.
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    There simply isn't the infrastructure, roads being the main reason, for all of the new condos and office buildings going up in Reston.
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    Same boat. After frequenting OEG as a late night dining option in DC, completely switched to the Hamilton. The main dining room at the Hamilton is much more pleasing and conducive for conversation with others versus the OEG. Though I do miss the Orca platter after 11pm on Sundays for half price, too. Great deal!
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    Happy New Year Don and thanks for all the hard work!
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    That's a real shame. I've frequented Appalachian Spring a little bit even going there this year on Christmas Eve, searching for a last minute present for my wife. Last year, I bought a lovely wooden jewelry box which is quite beautiful and hand made. Very good attentive service and always helpful. Real Estate development pretty much guarantees in this area any mom & pop stores are not going to have 'street' presence in these new quasi downtown areas.
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    My 3 1/2 year old also insists on helping us out in the kitchen and in the past few months has become quite vocal in which restaurants he wants to eat at outside the house. Last month we ended up at Bindaas and we're surprised that he was able to make it almost thru the entire meal there before one of us having to take him for a walk...which ended up being to Vace for a slice of cheese!
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    Ōath Pizza, a Nantucket based pizza restaurant opened their first franchise in the metro area at Mosaic. They have seven locations in the Boston area and plan to open a couple more in DC proper over the next year. We stopped by for a quick lunch and had half a simple salad ($4), half a cheese pizza ($6) and a 11 inch pepperoni pizza ($9.5). They hand stretch and grill their pizza in avocado oil. We throughly enjoyed the good amount of char on the thin crust pizza. Additionally, the 11 inch size was perfect for an adult and the half size was good for a kid. Ingredient quality and taste was flavorful and filling. It's a welcome addition to the pizza scene in DC and definitely jumps into the top ten for the area especially considering that it is fast food.
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    My association with gyros are that they are like a pocket of warm tasty bread and meat on a chilly outing since I spent a year in Chicago near Greek town and would frequently eat there. The Parthenon use to give out shots of ouzo to people waiting in line on the cold windy nights! Tastes and memories form expectations I guess.
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    AO has a larger (and more extravagant) menu than HKP but in our experience the quality is very similar. Recently we've been to HKP more frequently as some shopping has taken us to that area and the Chinese vegetables have been pretty good this fall/winter. Still haven't made it to the flagship PC in MD so can't really compare amongst the three of them but agree with Ericandblueboy that all three (PC in Ballston) are pretty consistent.
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    We stopped by for lunch today after a great puppet show of "The Nutcracker" at Glen Echo with our son. Taking the escalator up from the parking lot does create a sense of not going to mall food court, but unfortunately the eateries are separated by being on both sides of the mall and the regular food traffic makes it feel awkward. Walking around we ended up getting food from Pepita and Kapnos Marketa. At Pepita our order was chips & guacamole ($12), crazy corn ($6), crispy Baja fish tacos ($4.5) and cheese quesdilla ($10). To my surprise, my wife liked the flavors of our order where for myself the food was cold and that diminished my enjoyment. At Kapnos Marketa, our order was a marinated lamb gyro (~$14). Ingredients were good and combination flavorful but again it was cold. Our lunch bill was around $60 with tip which for a seat down restaurant for 3 people wouldn't be extremely outrageous however since effectively you order and pick it up yourself does seem a little much. To keep things in perspective, normally going to lunch we may spend at Sweet Green ($30) for good level of organic quality food, at Nordstorm Cafe which is similar quasi restaurant and food hall but our gold standard for decent quality of food that is very kid friendly, our bill is usually ($40) with a tip, and at HKP ($50) with tip. The operation does seem to still be finding their operational way as several times saw managers and waiters congregating to keep things moving smoothly. In the future would try the Arroz as well as Retro Creamery. People seemed confuse where it was sit down restaurant or take out sit-down which is all over their area. Overall, right now it just seems like a mixed bag.
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    We drove by and went to Nordstrom Cafe since we had some Christmas shopping at Tysons 1. My wife wasn't interested in trying it out today but asked if there was chatter on DR. May have to give it a go for breakfast later in the week.
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    bdoughnut.com Portuguese style malasadas & doughnuts by Brian and Pin Chanthapanya at the Mosaic in Merrifield. I stopped by for the first time and enjoyed a quick treat with crab dip bagel doughnut and chocolate creme malasadas. Very tasty!
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    I've been curious about this place since seeing the Netflix show on Chef Anand. The way he talks about Indian cuisine and the issues involved with modernizing it and refining it to bring it to a higher level seems to be a perennial obstacle as more places try to create a bridge to the haute cuisine level of dining. Great writeup and nice photographs.
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    Nice writeup and beautiful photographs!
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    Prices due seem to be high but my wife has reduced her gluten consumption and apparently they have some gluten free options. Rise Bakery is another such bakery and these prices seem comparable to theirs. Thanks for the review funkyfood!
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    Mrs. Lion already texted me this morning about trying it out and we'll try and get to it in the next couple of weeks. Anyone's advance reviews would be appreciated!
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    Having this two week break between free periods at Thanksgiving and Christmas...it just seems so petty for consumers, and for retailers brazenly antagonistic to their sales. I just don’t see what Boston Properties end game *is*. Every new metro stop along the Silver Line will have a new shopping area. Already development along the greenway at the new stops is going on like gang busters.
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