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  1. JPW
    Thai night last night. Pad Ka Prow with chicken and larb with pork. washed down with a couple bottles of Victory Prima Pils.
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    My sighting of this cut has been at Trader Joe's
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    Maybe we're all a little scared that your new avatar is going to start a fire.
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    I'm still trying to figure out why they gave all of that space to the story about Moby and his tea house in Manhattan. My best guess is that they were trying to appeal to the "young folk". Other than that, I have no idea why they thought that was worthy of coverage to the detriment of food around DC
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    It's a Wisconsin thing, you wouldn't understand.
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    Something always slips through the cracks.... Many of you know that I'm a big Jackie's booster. Easily the best of SS (for now ). The specials are usually the best dishes. My personal favorite is the Thursday night braised pork. Small but excellent beer selection and a small, but very nice, wine selection. Service can sometimes be a crapshoot, but is always friendly. Jackie and Patrick are great. Need to rectify my long absence. A HH sounds like a capital idea, I'll just pack up Peanut and bring her on down.
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    Not a big fan of the Finca Antiguas (either the base or the reserve) - left me with a furry tongue and teeth. Nice fruit though and drinkable. The Vina Rey "70 Barricas" is a nice tempranillo, if a little thin. I prefer the Montecillo tempranillo at this (el cheapo) price point.
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    I love the Dreamery. One note -- it's custard, not ice cream. Close, but not quite the same thing. I think that to some custard can be an acquired taste. I happen to like it a lot.
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    Depends. Are you three little girls from school?
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    No voice modulator. You can hear him every Thursday or Friday (forget which) on WTOP when he does a bit with the "Man About Town".
  12. JPW
    Hamburgers that would make Frank Ruta jealous! The buns, however, needed an upgrade.
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    Tried to stop by the new TJ's in SS on Friday. What a madhouse! Lines at registers 15+ people deep. Selection looks broader than elsewhere as would be expected due to larger size. Will try again this week.
  14. JPW
    A couple of cheap inoffensive whites. (cue broken record) Hugues Beaulieu Picpoul de Pinet. Couteaux de Languedoc. $6.44 bottle at Magruders. $8 Total Wine Domaines de Pouy. Cotes de Gascogne $7 Total Wine For a red, perhaps a Nero d'Avila (Sicily). DCMark introduced this grape to me at our dinner at Sette last year. Light, fruity, generally cheap.
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    As I'm taking off, I just wanted to wish everyone a happy Memorial Day. Think of that special vet. For me, it is my deceased great uncle Charlie who was in an Engineering Company and landed on Omaha Beach on D-Day. If you're driving -- be safe!
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    Cool! Location - Colesville Road about a 1/4 mile North of 4 corners. I'll go after work to stock up on road trip snacks.
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    For what?
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    Ummm Don, TMI Cheers, Onan
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    Clean out the fridge night. Cheese remnants, prosciutto that was a day too old, leftover pita from the picnic, some really crappy rose that I got at Paul's. Shared a pear with Peanut.
  20. JPW
    Inner librarian bubbling up -- "Vichyssoise" Sorry, sometimes I just can't help myself.
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    As Mark said, YES. There are indeed more important things in life. For example, Mrs JPW and Peanut (look to your left). On the whole, I can be a rather dispassionate person, but food and drink are one of things that I get very emotional about. I think that we're all a little snobby about it on these boards. Do I look down on people feeding their kids at McD's? You betcha, but I like a sausage and egg biscuit as much as the next guy. There's as much perfection in an heirloom tomato bought in season at the farmers' market as there is in Thomas Keller's Oysters and Pearls. Equal amounts of ecstasy to be found in that hidden gem of a divey neighborhood Thai joint as there is at Per Se. What is a real food snob? To me, it is the person who looks only at the number of stars they eat at or the amount of money they spend on food and drink.
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    Welcome Lydia! Just a note to tell you that if it's about food in DC it won't get "spiked". There are no agendas here. Interesting list.
  23. JPW
    In the interest of keeping things neat, this thread will be moved to the DR Policy Discussion Forum.
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    Monica Bhide

    JPW replied to DonRocks's topic in News and Media

    I'll be there. That event was positively amazing. I was so stuffed, I had to unbuckle my belt upon leaving .
  25. JPW
    Interesting. Merci monsieur.
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