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Montsouris (french bistro fare) on P Street?
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seems to be enough grumblings on these posts that there are some basic service issues at Thirsty Bernie, regardless of being a sports pub/neighborhood joint. But I think we can all agree that it is a new place and hopefully they will be sorted out.
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So sports bar should automatically equal crappy service? Quoted from the Wash Post: It's a little distracting for a bar that has grand culinary ambitions. Thirsty Bernie aims to be more than just a place to knock back a few beers. The chef is Jamie Stachowski, formerly of Restaurant Kolumbia, who made a name for himself downtown with homemade charcuterie and sausages. "The whole idea is that it's pub food but at a higher level. I don't have the mental fortitude to do fine dining," Stachowski says with a sigh. "I want something fun right now." http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/conte...8062400471.html From the handful of grumblings here and my own limited experience (aka one visit with medicore food) Bernie is a work in progress, but it is a place that appears to have high aspirations, which apparently are not currently being met in its young life, hopefully any issues are fixed soon. In the Post article Jamie is quoted as saying he wants to get things "shipshape" for a July 4th's "Grand Opening"...that's one short week away. Jamie might have high stature on DR but lets not get all sacred cow.
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Despite the clanging of construction (someone was building a deck next door) we had an enjoyable meal on the roof top deck at Straits last night. Went with three apps, the curry puffs, five spice roll, and rojak, and split an entree of the chinese eggplant and chicken curry. First time at Straits and I thought it was solid and worthy of return. only "complaints" would be the tables on the deck are jammed together and as noted below, the service, while friendly, does get a little confused. But hey, you're getting tasty inexpensive food on a lovely roof deck with little wait...unlike across the street. so really, why complain. Bill was $60 for two (with tax), but we had a couple Mai Tai which at $9 each jacked up the tab.
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The turkey club sandwich at Sizzling Express at M and 18th.
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Heritage India Dupont is a restaurant fronting to be a nightclub.
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Say hi next time.
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word at the stalls is that Eastern Market will experiment again with later hours...open until 7pm during the week starting around July.
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Uncle's Brutha's Hot Sauce Emporium -- Closed
Tweaked replied to Tweaked's topic in Shopping and Cooking
There is an article in this month's Hill Rag that cites something along the lines that while weekend traffic at Eastern Market is at pre-fire levels, the weekday traffic is way off...and now there is even more competition with the opening of Harris Teeter. But honestly, as much as I love Uncle Brutha's hot sauce, I always thought the Hot Sauce Emporium was an extreme niche store. The article makes references to him have a stand at the Market, like pre-emporium days...and he will make way more money marketing his own product to super markets and restaurants etc. It is a shame though -
what? No Food Porn for us to oggle?
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Gulp...at the risk of being forever mocked and yes, perhaps, ostracized...I dined at Chef Geoff's Downtown last night...AND ENJOYED IT! ok, first let me set the scene: it was only a quick snack after an afternoon of shopping and wandering around downtown...we sat outside on their little balcony and the weather was beautiful...there was a parade of fabulously dressed people going to some gala thing which made for fun people watching...so a lot was going in their favor! the duck spring rolls were nice and crispy and the hoisin BBQ sauce sweet and spicy (3 for $11) the prosciutto, manchego, asparagus brushetta was piled high and drizzled with olive oil and a reduced balsamic (1 for $8) a couple beers rounded out a pleasant hour at Chef Geoffs. There, I said it!
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I should also give an update: Returned with my parents and had a much better experience. They were offering a mussel special which included a shot of ouzo in the broth and it was excellent...doner kabob was satisfactory (no where near as good as the version served at the much missed Anatolia!), Dad had beef kabobs which were solid and Mom had lamb chops which were good. and the bread was nice and soft and fluffy and warm! Cafe 8 is a nice addition to the neighborhood...I feel like it will end up being one of those places where you learn where the landmines lay, find a handful of dishes which they do well and add to your rotation for a decent meal at a decent price.
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Went to the Glover Park location and the food was of ventworm quality. Deep fried nastiness (ok, the onion rings were good)...the tater tots and sweet potato things were a study in diminishing marginal utility. Sliders esp. the crab cake were not good...the bagel on the bagel sandwich was hockey puck hard...the club sandwich looked...gross. The patio waitress clearly didn't want to be there...but considering it was Sunday night of Memorial Day weekend, I guess you couldn't blame her. I suppose if I lived in the hood I might frequent the joint...but not worth the trek from the Hill.
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Chris and Binni, your food photos are always lovely...but check out the roof deck...sweet!
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The other good news, the Cap Hill Safeway was very slow on Sunday afternoon, found parking right away, in and out in under 15 minutes!
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Over heard on the Hill...as in my neighbors talking outside my apartment building: "Over on the other side of Lincoln Park is Park Cafe, one of the best gourmet restaurants in DC" Wasn't sure if I should have gagged or fallen over laughing.
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Signage is up...story is here "The New Murky Cafe: Peregrine Espresso" by Rend Smith on washingtoncitypaper.com
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An English Classic: Baked beans on toast topped with a couple fried eggs!
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I recently bought two bags of Tyrell's at World Market, went with the chedder/Chive and the red pepper/chili. They were ok, a well cooked chip, but I thought they lacked flavor...if I didn't know what the flavors were already, I probably wouldn't have had a clear idea. I probably would have said something along the lines of: I don't know, some kind of cheese...some kind of chili spice thing Thought they didn't live up to the hype quite frankly.
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Parents were in town over the weekend and after tromping around the city for 3 days we were all exhausted. Being the thoughtful son, I whipped up a light Mother's Day dinner. Apps Iberico Ham Manchego Cheese Bacon Wrapped Dates Dinner Seared Scallops on a Bed of Couscous Roast Asparagus Market Greens with Lemon & Olive Oil Dessert Balsamic Strawberries over Vanilla Ice Cream Scallops photo (place settings are not mine!)
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Bought a pint of this over the weekend. Good stuff, tastes remarkably like vanilla ice cream and honey mixed together. Was tasty when topped with some starwberries that had been soaking in balsamic vinegar
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Bought some at Eastern Market, going for $80 per pound at Canales Deli. It's good, you can tasty the nutty acorn flavor, I'm glad I tried it, is it worth $80 a pound probably not. I'm guessing that it is one of those things were if in enjoyed in Spain at some little temple to all things cured it would be a wonderful experience, in my kitchen on a Sunday when it's pouring rain...it's just some tasty pork product.
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Irvine Robbins...co-founder of Baskin-Robbins http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080506/ap_on_re_us/obit_robbins
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Tempura battered soft shell crab...fantastic!
