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    While I'm not a scientist, this sounds suspiciously like those people who argue that global warming is just a myth. I'm all for more education and access to information, but I see no need to regulate salt content. On the other hand, I wish there're more reduced sodium products (e.g., there are no flavored low-salt potato chips, AFAIK).
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    Thinking about stopping by this joint on the way back from NJ on MLK Day. Too lazy to do much research, should we go here or somewhere else? ETA: Looks like we should go to Canopy but that's a little out of the way. Does the difference in quality warrant the extra driving (considering we'll be driving home from NJ, already a 4 hr trip)?
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    Thanks for all the replies.
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    Mother in law will be in town after the baby is born. My wife wants to take her mom to Prime Rib. Question, does Prime Rib or any other restaurant prohibit infants? If so, how would you know other than to call every restaurant we plan on going to in advance?
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    Hmm....Arabic name from an Italian brewer in the style of Belgian ale - seems interesting.
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    Kind of like this [imagine a pile of coats behind the lady's back]?
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    I agree that having someone intrude upon your personal space is annoying but I'm not sure that any restaurant would've done anything to rectify the situation. I think if this situation happens, you're just hosed. It's kind of like getting stuck next to a fat person on the plane (few airlines will require that person to buy 2 seats).
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    Could it be too crispy? We had 3 pizzas this weekend, the Winter (clam), Classico, and Vermont. All 3 had cracker-like crust (which isn't necessarily bad, depending on what you like), otherwise the pizzas were terrific. I really loved the toppings on the Winter - whichever clams they used had lots of flavor, were cooked just long enough to open the shells. If they had crusts like 2 Amys or Red Rocks, I'd proclaim this the best pizza in DC.
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    I love pizza but can't keep up with all the new joints that are now dishing out gourment pies and the old standbys that are now a shadow of their former selves. Please help me out by ranking your top 5 pizzas int the DC metro area and provide a brief description of the type of pizza (Neapolitan, NY, Chicago, etc.)
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    That begs the question, what are the top 5 pizzas in the beltway? I'm always curious about why someone would slight a restaurant but not provide any substantive discourse. I don't agree or disagree with you, just would like to know how you arrived at your conclusion.
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    Spaghetti and meatballs are really in? What else is in? And what's out?
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    Is swimsuit actually required? Is there a sign that says "no speedo no service"?
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    I guess this is an admission that I watch Man vs. Food. Adam Richman did go to Iguana in San Jose but that was not the Man vs. Food challenge for the episode.
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    Ordered something for dim sum that I've never seen before - braised beef tendons, a small plate of hot (as in temperature), peppery (the black kind), soft and slightly chewy tendons that one might mistake for a mound of fat. The picture is from the internet, the version at Mark's is a shade whiter, but fairly tasty. I managed to order $37 of of food by myself, a bargain it is not but everything I had today was pretty good, including black bean clams, turnip cakes, shark fin dumplings, chicken feet, chives dumpling, and a plate of roast pork (which is $12 or $13 by itself, and by far the worst dish - I think there's too much fat left).
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    Crab Masala at Passage to India. Must ask for whole crabs in advance. Peking Guinea Pig at Astrid y Gaston (better tasting than the Peking Duck we had at Quan Ju De in Beijing). Here's the picture of the "Cuy Peking." The skin was crispy, like bacon, with little fat and almost no meat (I've yet to eat a meaty guinea pig). They chose to use a purple corn wrapper that has the texture of bao skin (thus kind of spongy) as opposed to the typical Peking duck wrapper that is more like a tortilla. In Peru, they've been combining Chinese and Japanese cooking with local ingredients for a long time and I thought this was a great way to eat those fatty rodents.
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    Restaurants that shuttered near my office: Paya Thai Narita (Japanese) Song Bird (now called EGA)
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    Took a look at the statute. While I support the collection effort, it does not appear that the violation constitutes a felony under that statute, and there does not appear to be personal liability (for the owner unless the business is a sole proprietorship) for not paying the tax when the business itself is supposed to be the taxpayer. This statute is an example in poor drafting. I don't know if some of the delinquent business owners intentionally failed to pay over the taxes knowing the county can't collect from them personally.
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    Funny but $250,000 x .04 = $10,000. ETA - I see, $4 million generates roughly $150k in meal taxes.
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    Thanks Ferhat for recommending some tasty dishes at Corduroy. Good luck with your future endeavors and I'll miss your input about what's cooking at Corduroy.
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    Why do I get the feeling that Donna flouts the laws? How legal is it to run a cooking school or serve food and booze for money at home? Don't you have to have a liquor license? Business license? What about zoning rules?
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    DC has some pricey dim sum in comparison to NYC and Philly. A small order, such as shu mai, may run you $2.50 in DC whereas the same dish can be had for $1.75 in NYC and Philly. Ping Pong's shu mai costs $5. I haven't been there (nor am I likely to ever visit) but I don't get the sense that they give you twice as much food. My observation is that this isn't much different from PF Chang (i.e., overpriced westernized Chinese food). Disclaimer: I'm a xenophobe when it comes to Chinese food. No need to rehash prior arguments.
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    Going back to Peru, partly for the food and partly because there's so much to see. In Lima, we're going back to Astrid y Gaston. On this trip, we fly to Cusco the next day. On day 3, we tour the Sacred Valley. On day 4, we go to Machu Pichu but we're staying in Agua Caliente. On day 5, we return to Cusco to eat at Gaston Acurio's Chi Cha. On day 6, we fly home. I love Peruvian food, from cebiche, tiradito, tamales, causas, to cuy. Recs anywhere along the way would be appreciated. In my opinion, if there's one place to eat in Lima, it's Acurio's La Mar but they don't serve dinner and we're not in Lima in time for lunch on this trip. Also a trip to the central market in Lima with Chinatown next door is fun for people who like markets.
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    Not a food rec, but a rec for the National Geographic Museum exhibit of the Terracotta Warriors. We were in Xi'an this fall and didn't see some of the figures they have at this exhibit. For example, I had no idea that there were musicians and acrobats in addition to warriors buried in the pits. A little history and some very nice pieces. Order your tickets in advance online. Another possibility is to see the ICE exhibit at National Harbor (in the Gaylord). We like cheesy stuff like that and we enjoy eating half ass Mexican food at Rosa Mexicana every once in awhile.
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    Whatever the Copa flight from Peru is serving....okay, maybe'll we'll get hot dogs during our layover in Panama City. It's not going to be a fun day as we'll wake up in Cusco and go to sleep at home in our own bed.
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    Is there any difference in quality between the two locations (presumably not but you never know)? I've been to the Columbia Heights location, it's a pain to get to by car and nearly impossible to park nearby. Is the Petworth location more navigable?
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