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  1. Jacques Gastreaux
    Good luck finding a table somewhere else or a bar where the prices of the dinner menu have not bee escalated for VD. It is industry practice and simply reflects the law of supply and demand. There are only x number of seats available and on VD the demand is 2x. I don't blame them and I don't begrudge them. Some chalk it up to the cost of insuring against the risk of alienating the SO on a day when the risk is high. The prices were higher at the place I dined last night but the menu included upgraded ingredients such as foie gras and caviar.
  2. Jacques Gastreaux
    Whenever I think of lasagne, I think of the line in the movie Big Night, where Tony Shalhoub is talking about a lasagne made with bolognese that is so good "you have to kill yourself after eating it." Great food movie by the way.
  3. Jacques Gastreaux
    That's too bad. Stella's perservered while the entire Eisenhower Avenue corridor built up. It would seem that a lot of potential customers moved into that area over the past several years and no one seems bent on capturing them, unless they all are goint to Ted's Montana Grill.Speaking of restaurants that never come up, what about Monroe's at the corner of Monroe Ave. and Commonwealth in the Del Rey area. It's been reliable ever since it opened up. Basic Italian menu, good neighborhood spot. Always hard to get a seat on weekends. Lots of families.
  4. Jacques Gastreaux
    The departure of Susan Lindeborg was perhaps the removal of the balast from the ship and the departure of the others the disabling of the bilge pumps? Would that make the the Armstrongs and the others the salvage company?
  5. Jacques Gastreaux
    Perhaps this is the reason for the drop-off in quality.
  6. Jacques Gastreaux
    Well, l'll be a SOB! Eta: And whenever you see somenthing in quotes on an Armstrong menu, such as expect the unexpected.
  7. Jacques Gastreaux
    What does the button next to the "Reply button do? (the button that says +quote and if you press it it turns red and says -quote).
  8. Jacques Gastreaux
    He probably views places like DR.com as competition (as if he doesn't have enough of that) and it would have surprised me if he had said that, overall, sites such as this add value.
  9. Jacques Gastreaux
    Keep in mind that this is in reference to something Kliman reported nearly a year ago: And should be tempered with this remark: A question that Kliman does not appear to know the answer to.
  10. Jacques Gastreaux
    Just how does Kliman know what an Eastern European bordelo looks like?
  11. Jacques Gastreaux
    My father performed over 50 years of government service as a meteorologist. I did learn a thing or two from him, God rest his soul.
  12. Jacques Gastreaux
    Good grief, that's expensive meat. I get boneless shortribs from SFW for aboutg $3-4/lb.
  13. Jacques Gastreaux
    An "ice storm" and "freezing rain" are two different forms of precipiation. I would much rather have freezing rain than an ice storm. Freezing rain is rain that freezaes on its way down and lands as ice pellets (sort of like sleet). An ice storm is much different. In an ice storm the rain falls and lands as a liquid but the ground and everything the liquid touches is below freezing and thus forms a layer of ice on the ground and particulary tree branches which get heavy and bow against power lines, knocking out power.
  14. Jacques Gastreaux
    I hope you sprung for the extended warranty.
  15. Jacques Gastreaux
    Is there any relationship between spinalis thicknes and ordering a prime rib. The conventional wisdom seems to be that the better rib roast is ribs 10-12, where the spinalis would be thinner. Would a rib roast from ribs 8-10 be a better choice.
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    You might want to take a look at our dining guide. Also, it depends what you mean by western suburbs. If you mean Manasas or Gainsville, you will be spendinig a lot of time on the east bound lanes of I66. If you will be closer in, there are some decent places in Vienna and Tysons. Bazins in Vienna could be a place that will interest you.
  18. Jacques Gastreaux
    The braised pork with olives and tomatoes also is surprising. The saltiness of what appear to be Kalamata olives provides a nice foil for the mild pork. Very tasty.
  19. Jacques Gastreaux
    I've heard rumors that the Eve people are opening a butcher shop in Del Ray near Cheesetique. Rumors only, mind you.
  20. Jacques Gastreaux
    Not much of a chance of that at Eve. There is no "pass" in the traditional sense at Eve. When the stuff gets done, the line cook shows it to the Chef who approves it for immediate transmittal to the customer's table. That kitchen is so small that there is no place to let anything "sit" for any amount of time.And if Eve did not impress you, you are going to have similar of problems with some of the other places in town. Perhaps you should give the tasting room a try. Different menu and format.
  21. Jacques Gastreaux
    Ten Phen (right next door on Pa. Ave), the bar at Oceanaire ( a few blocks away), the bar at Capital Grille (about 4-5 blocks on down Pa. Ave).ETA: While I have not been, I'll bet that 701 has a bar as does the new Italian place that used to be Signatures. Both a few blocks towards the Capital on Pa. Ave.
  22. Jacques Gastreaux
    Wow, I wonder what the parking situation will be like?
  23. Jacques Gastreaux
    I wonder if he would consider putting it on his specials menu for a while so we could stop by and sample it at our leisure.
  24. Jacques Gastreaux
    I'm drunk too.
  25. Jacques Gastreaux
    What is a good local source for dried chili peppers? SFW has the usual varietes but I'd like to locate some chipotles and SFW always seems to be out of anchos.
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