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TheMatt

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  1. My calendar says I'm free Sunday, August 9 at this point. Sign me up and knock on wood nothing changes!
  2. As someone who ventures to Eden Center quite often, I love one of that article's followups: Mandarin Chinese versus Vietnamese, which has the line: "[H]ere's some unsolicited advice for David and anyone else who might agree with him: if you think Chinese is hard, steer far, far clear of Vietnamese."
  3. It does look like it might exist in Gaithersburg at New Fortune. I searched Google for "炸å­é›ž" and it came up with some ads (example pdf). In them, New Fortune has "炸å­é¸¡" in its ad (8th down, first column of black text on the left). As Wikipedia says, it looks like the Simplified Chinese version of the dish. Also, if you need a second-opinion taste tester in NoVA, let me know. I'm always up for Full Kee.
  4. After Don's latest review of Bangkok 54, I just thought I'd say I still do love Elephant Jumps. The kanom jeen num ya is still great, and even something as simple as pad ka na--described as "thai style stir fried chinese broccoli, chili, oyster sauce. thai style smoky finish"--is quite good. It really is smoky. Heck, a while back I went in and just got two salads, the banana leaf salad and their fried watercress salad. Mmm.
  5. Hmm. If you can get to Alexandria, Mediterranean Bakery on Pickett definitely has some of various flavors. But, in DC. Hmm. I think I once saw some at Union Market, but I'm not sure that seller is there anymore.
  6. Nice! I plan on stopping in first chance I get: Friday afternoon. Hopefully both are still available then. I suppose one question: for the noodle dish, do you recommend with or without the beef?
  7. That Annandale address is in the H-Mart center, right? That means I could get some milk tea and some pastry at Bread Corner next door. Mmm.
  8. Also open on weekends. That said, maybe the next time I'm off during the week I'll head there...or Wegman's (tend to avoid it on weekends, gets busy!).
  9. Daaang. I'm not sure I could pull the trigger on $40/kilo Jordan almonds. Though, I guess, that's because I never really liked them. Of course, I did just spend a weekend searching stores for Richardson Butter Mints, so who am I to talk? (PS: I found them!)
  10. According to the Post, it soft opens this weekend. And it's not fast casual, but the "usual" Chang menu.
  11. If you don't need huge amounts, most grocery stores will have it with the canning supplies. Ball has a bottle of it I've bought before. It might also be in the Kosher section as sour salt. Health food stores might have it in even greater sizes.
  12. Oh, and for buffets, I think someone really liked the one at The Hay-Adams.
  13. I suppose one question is: buffet brunch only or a la carte? If a la carte is an option, I've heard good things about Fiola Mare's.
  14. I have to admit I like Saigon Quan. I often go there for some banh hoi. I'll admit I'm a bit of a mess eating it, but I like their version. Their banh xeo is also quite good. I suppose I should venture away from those dishes but, hey, I like making my own wraps and a mess all at the same time.
  15. Heck. That might even be Newington. But, yeah, I'm also waiting for it. I could go there, stop by House of Dynasty...
  16. Bonet seems to be a traditional Piedmontese dessert. It looks like it's currently usually made with chocolate/cocoa, but in the past it didn't and that dish is termed "bonet alla monferrina". Now I can't see anything about "tiramisu bonet" but perhaps it's a newfangled creation. Take the standard recipe/technique of a bonet and add some espresso and use ladyfinger crumbs rather than amaretti?
  17. I hadn't thought about Hunan Taste, but I just looked and nope, not there. However, I took a look around the web and it looks like Hong Kong Palace might have it. Maybe I'll have to go check out their version.
  18. I think I remember seeing beef on weck at Jimmy's Old Town Tavern in Herndon. They are a Buffalo place through and through from my memory.
  19. Yeah, you have to dip them in water. They are stiff and dry and need to be rehydrated. As for the stir-fried noodles, that's probably something like mi xao mem (stir-fried soft yellow noodles) or hu tieu xao (the flat wide ones), 89-93 on their menu it looks like. I tend to prefer the yellow noodles...for no real reason, I think. Just because I tried them first probably. I've never tried pho ap chao which, I think, are a noodle both stir-fried and crispy...something like that?
  20. Mmm. Bí¡nh há»i. I often get that at a Vietnamese place near me (they also do the rice paper and lettuce leaves), so now I want to Rice Paper's version. That said, I am *not* very good at eating it elegantly. My chopstick skills combined with often stuck together noodles? Yeesh...
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