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Wow! Hard to believe Fortune in Seven Corners closed. Yes, visited the Reston Fortune many times.
A lot of Dim Sum places in the DMV have shut down, guess financially doesn't make sense.
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spinach and shiitake mushrooms with mozzarella and basil pizza. droopy chocolate ice cream. pineapple,.
long day!
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On 2/19/2019 at 12:34 PM, Tweaked said:
We bought fresh dough and mozzarella from Vace, I had some leftover pasta sauce in the freezer, and I slow cooked some onion until they started to get a bit caramelized. I'll have to say, we were pretty impressed with the Vace dough. I left it on the kitchen counter for a couple of hours and it continued to ferment and expand. We were able to make two medium sized pizzas. I cranked the gas oven to 550 degrees, cooked them on heavy weight 1/4 sheet hotel pans for 10 minutes. I probably could have pushed them to 12 minutes to toast the crust and mozz a little more. Expect the pizza crust to come out a little more bread-y and soft rather than chewy and crisp. But overall, great success.
Pizza looks good! Can't go wrong with the basics from Vace.
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16 hours ago, reedm said:
It was my fault for not checking the hours of operation, but it wasn't a wasted trip because I was on my way to the Galleria. A nice noodle dish at Sen Khao save the day. 🙂
They are definitely working out the kinks in the operation. Sorry should have mentioned that in addition to several items on the menu already being taken off permanently.
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On 2/12/2019 at 12:58 PM, SilverBullitt said:
Kenji Lopez-Alt is a fan of a baking steel. It appears to do a credible job at a tenth of the cost of the Breville.
He’s selling them on his website! 😂
I’ve been using our Breville Toaster oven and it does a fairly good decent job.
Would like to see a demo of the Breville Pizzaiolo but yeah it may be over kill!
However it has been fun making pizzas with my son so part of the thought behind purchasing it would be the science experiment style cooking with him.
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Made pizza last night but gluten free. My son helped with the fresh mozzarella. However he didn’t want red sauce instead preferring some premade pesto as the base.
Honestly the GF dough recipe needs some work!
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Stopped by last night and they were doing a fairly brisk level of business. Place had the normal decor which has become the standard post chipotle style of fast food restaurant style.
A few things were already off the menu most likely to stream line the production. Generally people were there to test their ability to deal with the Nashville levels of hot chicken.
As some local high school students were dealing with getting the highest level “5” and sweating, I selected the Sando sandwich at level “3”
“3” was tasty with a little kick but not unmanageable. My wife ate some of mine and she said that it wasn’t hot-hot
May try the “4” at some point in the future.
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Breville made a new pizza oven ($800 clams!)! When I bring this up in conversation with my wife, she shakes her head. She knows the depth of my temptation to add to the clutter of the kitchen countertop no matter how nonchalant I try and keep this conversation. 750 degrees at home! Leopard spots! I would relegate the air fryer to the garage shelve to make space! Eater has a youtube video!
Has anyone seen one in action?
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I went with a bunch of friends, a couple who are Korean. It's casual and fun with a group of people. Food was decent but nothing to write home about, honestly it's more about hanging with friends. In that capacity, it's an enjoyable space.
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12 hours ago, zgast said:
Basically as soon as we thought he could get the thermos open and eat it without an assist. Probably late kindergarten or early 1st grade. We lucked out in that our pre-K provided lunches before then. Son is a 'bland-itarian' so lunches are a PITA since peanut butter is mostly banned.
That's for the data point! Another year or two does seem right. Unfortunately it limits what we can pack with his lunch and he's starting to not like certain foods at school that get cold.
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14 hours ago, DonRocks said:
When Matt was three-years old, we were at a Pho House in Eden Center. As a sadistic joke, we gave him a lime wedge, and told him to lick it: What followed was the Pictionary definition of the word, "shudder." I know it might sound cruel, but it was *hilarious*.
My son is the exact opposite, he likes to lick lime wedges. Actually when we go places, we will give ours to him and he will squeeze it over the rice. He really is interesting to see his tastes even at a young age!
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On 1/28/2019 at 9:59 AM, zgast said:
The new thermos containers are amazing at keeping things warm. Just pour boiling water in, let it sit for a couple minutes, then add the hot entree. Son reports it's still warm at lunchtime. Even when it's next to his double wall water bottle, which still has ice in it at lunchtime.
Our son is pre-k, so we haven't broached 'hot' foods away from us yet. At what age did you feel comfortable with that?
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14 hours ago, leleboo said:
My first-grader’s first favorite food was spinach dal (no joke). My preschooler is “meh” on it so it’s fallen out of rotation, but then I found these (at Target, of all places). They’re really good. The little one even likes the one with squash. Meet dinner.
How do you deal with the hot/cold temperature thing? Packing lunch still is a challenge with that.
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Recently was having a converation about Menomale and a nearby local said they had switched to Timber. We still haven't tried Timber yet but it seems to have the heat in the DC pizza scene.
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We're been getting take out from there once a month (eating there less frequently) since last my first visit back in April 2017. Only problem haven't been to HKP only once since then and I kinda of miss the hole in the wall atmosphere.
Cumin fish.
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Cheese omelets, avocado and Route 29 Sweet potato chips. Very lazy but tasty dinner.
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Happy New Year!
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WS had some good stuff on sale, unfortunately some of the more expensive appliances were not discounted and are being shipped to other stores.
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Palak Chaat is going into the list of things to make finally in 2019!
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On 12/11/2018 at 1:43 PM, TheMatt said:
Meadowlark Winter Walk of Lights. I did it last year with my family. It was fun...save for the end-of-days rain storm we got caught in.
Bull Run Festival of Lights. I'm planning on doing this this year. After last year and the deluge, the idea of Christmas lights you drive through in a nice warm car sounds kind of nice.
(That said, I've never been. Anyone out there been and have advice?)
We've done the Bull Run Festival of Lights the past two years and have brought some apple cider and snacks to munch on in the car. My wife is on one of those online lists for discounted tickets so it's not too expensive. For our 4 1/2 year son, it's been a lot of fun but now that he's a little older considering walking thru Meadowlark.
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Didn't the animals get out of the barn already? 🤣
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On 11/19/2018 at 1:44 PM, Kev29 said:
Thanks, I just took care of my anniversary dinner a month and a half in advance! 😀
Late! Should have done this for our anniversary dinner, too. May have to try same day reservation.
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Yeah we picked up some good PB classic towels on sale from RTC.
(That said, I've never been. Anyone out there been and have advice?)
Paid Parking Slowly Killing Reston Town Center?
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BP is looking at it from a strictly business point of view as parking spaces being revenue generators once the Reston Metro Stop opens. They are willing to sacrifice their commercial tenants who require customers to drive there, shop and leave.