JPW
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A big +1 to Adam's post. I also find it funny when I show a deep interest in the food and beverage - both ordering and consuming -- how often I am asked "Are you in the industry?"
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Being a solo diner also means the occasional big score that you couldn't get as part of a duo. One of my favorite meals ever was about 4 years ago when I walked into Hearth and saw exactly one free seat at the kitchen pass. 1 tasting menu with a few extra things thrown in,wines chosen and served by the chef, and I rolled out about 3 hours later a very happy boy.
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I used to go there from time to time when I worked for a different company. My best guesstimate is that they opened in 2004/5. Pretty much share the opinion of everyone else - fine if you happen to be in King Farm, but there are better Thai options around. -
I can't remember if it was Bourdain or Ruhlman who wrote exactly that in one of their books a few years ago. Most of the people in my company and industry are pretty well seasoned, but Mrs JPW works in an industry characterized by a much younger workforce and reports the same expectation of instant career gratification.
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I think that you nailed it on the head with this line. Not a destination restaurant, but a very good place that's better than anything else that I've had along that stretch of 29.
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Another bonus is that they're only about 5 miles apart. Veritas in Afton is also nice and you can buy a picnic lunch.
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Gazette article 1) If he wants them to rely on execs in silver spring they will be broke soon 2) Pedro makes a damn fine burger at 8407 for lunch. I guess that 200 yards away was outside of his area of research. 3) No place for execs to have a HH in Silver Spring? 8407, RTC, Sidebar, McGinty's...
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Funny that this topic and its recommendations would come up this morning. My sister and her 14 year old were staying in Crystal City and I decided that the best option for joining up for dinner with Peanut and Edgy in tow was Jaleo. I would suggest mainly not to worry too much. Outside of the temples of fine dining, just about any restaurant worth its salt will be family friendly.* I've found this to be especially the case for mom and pop Asian and Mexican/Salvadoran/South American restaurants. *And I say that more because it is an unreasonable expectation to ask a young child to sit through a 2+ hour meal than because bringing a child into a fine dining establishment would cause them to give you the stink-eye.
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The $4.99 prices won't become $5, they'll become $4.95 (or, if we're rounding down, $4.97). If you then get rid of the nickel, they'll become $4.90. That marketing trick will never go away.
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Senor Gastreaux treated me to venison taco dip. Superb. Absolutely superb.
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Retiring Army Vice Chief of Staff Peter Chiarelli for being the loudest voice in attempting to reduce the stigma against seeking mental health help in the armed forces.
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As Mrs JPW is a Southern girl, we always do some hoppin john.After seeing this article this morning, she insisted that I make the "cassoulet". I guess that I should start on it today in order to have it ready for New Year's.
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Lobster ravioli at Fiola. Soup(s) at Corduroy. The porcine blow out that Antonio put together for us at Masa 14. Almost weekly doses of mapo tofu at Joe's. Favorite restaurant meal was crab stuffed trout at Millstone Tea Room in Big Island, VA. The single most memorable meal was out of this world home-made tamales, posole, and pueblo bread put on for us while visiting folks in To'Hajiilee, NM. The single most delicious thing that I ate all year was the Wiseguy pizza from Pizzeria Bianco in Phoenix.
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Dagnabbit, porcupine beat me to the punch.
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The acronym "AIR" keeps throwing me off. In my world it means American Institutes for Research. Every time I see the thread title I think to myself "WTF is AIR doing looking for a programmer here."
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Thanks!
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Where is this on the Pike?
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To Heavy D - the overweight lover is no longer in the house.
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Very nice! Thanks for doing this.
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Stopped in yesterday for lunch. A very solid pie. Nice chew to the crust, excellent tomato sauce. Very well designed space. While Puputella remains the number 1 pie for me around DC, I really liked CS. A much appreciated alternative to Matchbox across the street. I think that they will do well and I'll be back.
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Leftover picnic supply inventory: I've got the tableclothes. We also have a boatload of leftover plates and cups. We could use some more utensils and need paper napkins. Will bring some beer and/or wine. Not sure what foodstuffs we'll bring.
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Go to The Modern.
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Herman J Wiemer has long been one of my favorite Finger Lakes producers. About halfway down the west side of Seneca Lake. Konstantin Frank isn't too far away on Keuka Lake.At all costs avoid Castel Grisch.
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Billings Eat somewhere else.
