Bart
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I'm glad to see this! I raved about a meal in August there in this thread, But there hasn't been much action in that thread since then. Vindication!!
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We had a Peets in our neck of the woods (Mt. Vernon area) in a strip mall on the northbound side of Rt. 1. I think it opened sometime this summer and closed a few weeks ago. It came and went so fast I don't think people even had time to realize it was there, but it seemed like a perfect place for people to stop on their way to work. Guess not. -
Thanks. I got the part about the chef. I was wondering about the Armstrongs and their "expanding" empire. In the last couple years they "lost" Virtue Feed and Grain, PX in Arlington (or was it Eamons?......one of them) and now The Majestic. It just seemed strange to me that one employee leaving "caused" them to leave the business. Jeter retired, but the Steinbrenner's still own the Yankees. But as you said, maybe there was some contractual thing going on, or maybe there was some behind scene friction between the parties
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How about Rasika or their West End brother (sister?).
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Anyone care to hypothesize on what happened here? I don't want to get all gossipy, just trying to understand what happened. If I look at this like a football team, the owner doesn't sell the team just because the coach takes another job. They just find a new coach. Why would the Armstrong's bail on an operation that was successful? (maybe my confusion is because I thought they owned the Majestic and not just ran it, (or whatever they did))
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The chef is leaving and so are the Armstrongs.
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Mark Bittman on foie gras being the tip of the tip of the iceberg when it comes to the treatment of livestock for most of our food.
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Sounds cool. Seems like there are tons of restaurant-in-a-restaurant things opening up. When I first read the thread title, I thought it was for making a reservation in the year 2216! Talk about planning ahead.
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Photos please!
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As of this past wednesday, they are open once again. Whoo!
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Hunting Creek...........great name, and very local. The real Hunting Creek is just a mile or so from that location. I'm assuming it's no longer going to an Italian joint.
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Even more here: China Chilcano: What to expect from Jose Andres's Peruvian-Chinese-Japanese restaurant By Maura Judkis January 5 at 8:00 AM http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/going-out-guide/wp/2015/01/05/china-chilcano-what-to-expect-from-jose-andress-peruvian-chinese-japanese-restaurant/
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From Rose's Twitter, here's a better description of "that light crunchy thing topped with roe", from my NYE post above
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It wasn't us, I swear! The time on our receipt was 7:53 and as soon as we finished our coffee, we were gone. That's a bummer. i can't imagine what it's like to deal with jerks like that (probably every night)
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Thanks for the tip! I didn't know about the gift cards and probably would have just tossed them. Here's the hangover kit
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Don - I'm not sure what they were, but they were soft like micro greens if I remember correctly.
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My wife and I scored two seats at the kitchen counter last night at the very un-New Year's eve time of 5:45. I actually pick the time on purpose because I wanted to eat and go home early and avoid any insanity of the night. All the usual superlatives apply, great food, great staff, super friendly service, everyone looking like they were loving being there. We got to choose 3 small plates to share between the two of us and one large plate. When I lamented to our server that I didn't see the popcorn soup on the menu which I've only read about the never tried, she said don't worry there's going to be a few extra treats coming out and I promise you won't leave hungry. She was of course correct, and we ended up taking half of the brisket home in a doggy bag. We ordered the pork, habanero and lychee, the quail, and a pasta with breadcrumbs and truffle dish is our three small plates, and we put the brisket for a large plate. The extras included chicken fried oysters, scallops, some sort of like crunchy thing topped with roe, consommé with, I think, "chicken thigh fat "noodles. Strangely, one of the highlights was the sorbet of green apple and celery. I could've eaten a gallon of that stuff! We also got a choice of two desserts and we pick the banana split. When we ordered some coffee for after dinner, our waitress brought us a couple of macaroons is a little bonus The final bonus was they sent us home with two little doggie bags with the Red Cross sticker on it that said New Year's Eve hangover kit on it. Inside the bags were potato chips, water, Alka-Seltzer and an energy drink. PS - I forgot to mention that we started the night with two glasses of sparkling rosé champagne Here are the things we didn't order: Scallops Chicken fried oyster The super light, crunchy thing topped with roe Here's the quail. It was somehow charred in places on the outside but super tender and moist on the inside. Those little white "sticks" on top were actually sliced apple. This was one that we did order! Somewhere in here we also got a mini loaf of challah bread with butter that was sitting in a little pool of honey. (A great combo by the way) Pork, habanero and lychee (ordered) Truffles, noodles and breadcrumbs (ordered) Then we went back to the unordered items. This was the consommé. The little dumpling looking things in there were " chicken thigh fat noodles", at least I think that's what they said they were. The broth was amazingly well flavored and rich but so thin and clear. The contrast was amazing. Next was the absolutely amazing sorbet which was more liquid than solid. It was like a chilled soup of green apple and celery that was late and crisp and wonderful. One of the surprise highlights of the night. One of many The final dish that we ordered of the night was the brisket. You could either chose brisket or eggplant Parmesan for your large dish. Our waitress said the brisket reheated better the next day so we decided to go for that, and it's a good thing too because we took half of it home with us. I was a little wary of ordering this because the only brisket I've had has never really impressed me that much, but our waitress reassured us and said "this is your grandmother's brisket". That's the type of brisket that I was accustomed to but again she was right on the money and this was definitely not your grandmother's brisket. Worth two pictures:
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Walk ins available right this instant!
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Great post Barbara, and very interesting. And scary. I can't imagine what that was like. Your quote above reminds me of the news today. Remember a few months ago when were were all going to die from Ebola. Or a few years ago when the bird flu was going to kill us all? Or mad cow, or Y2K, or the Mayan calendar, etc, etc?
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Two thumbs up to you, Mark and Idiocracy. How that film is not a major hit escapes me. I hope it's a cult hit, but I'm not sure. We're surely heading down that path as most of the smart young people in my office are putting off having children until they can "afford it" (which of course is smart and nobel and the right thing to do, but they can actually afford it now). Meanwhile, it my daughter's 10th grade class, a classmate is pregnant and planning on the raising the baby.
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Nothing to add, but count me in! Love this movie. Haven't seen it in years, but I need to see it again, and soon!
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Wine is both too expensive and too cheap..... "Are Wine Prices Too High? Or Too Low?" by Mike Veseth in wineeconomist.com (Probably not the best place for this since it's not about restaurants)
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That was it! Thank you"¦"¦we had burrata too. Thanks for the memory jog
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Damn. That's sad, and worrisome. This place is run/owned by a husband and wife team who never take any time off. My wife and I have been going here for 24 years (our entire relationship) and she's been going with her family probably an additional 15 years (maybe only 10). In all that time, they've never taken a vacation or a day off, other then being closed on Mondays. And on Mondays, they work at Duck Changs in Ananadale. Can you imagine never having a vacation in something like 40 years?!?! The hardest working family in show business.
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My wife and I "finally" made it here on Tuesday night and it was a great dinner and a really special night. The menu was nearly identical to what's listed above (we didn't get the beer float though), but Ferhat said once the weather changes (read: spring/summer) the menu will change as well. He's all about using local ingredients (I'm talking veggies here) , in season, so don't hold hour breath for tomatoes! The food, as described above, was great but what really made the evening special was the setting and Ferhat himself. He's very funny and charming and witty, which is impressive if you're speaking your native language, but doubly impressive when it's your second language. We spent the night talking about his home country (Turkey), his history in cooking, the worth of a Vitamix, his unsuccessful attempt to eat at Rose's Luxury, how he made this dish or that dish, etc., etc. It was like being at a dinner party......no, scratch that.....It was like having dinner in your cool, talented friend's kitchen. He really needs his own TV show! Can't wait to go back in 6 or 8 months!
