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    Food at RFD = crappy Another Hill choice would be the ugly mug (on 8th st, se), they have an extensive beer list...and mini burgers.
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    Break tradition while still keeping it cheap and boozey...margaritas and mexican/el salvadoran at La Plaza on Penn Ave (between 6th and 7th) by Eastern market metro
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    I know they sometime do this (like Michel Richard's salmon recipes) but I think they should be carrying more cooking with DC chefs, pick a chef and have them do a column each week for a month, how to make this dish from my restaurant at home, dishes I like to cook when not in the kitchen, ma's recipe for apple pie etc. Helps promote DC restaurants and more interesting then Twinkies...sure it's a rip off from the NYTimes food section, but that's usually one of the better pages in their food section.
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    Hey CrescentFresh, it's good to see someone else who gives deep thought to beer. I have a question for you. How does the Elephant and Castle corporate concept differ from pubs/bars in england. It's my understanding that many (most?) pubs in england were originally owned by brewers as outlets for selling their beer. Thatcher (I believe) deregulated the pub market whereby a couple of corporations stepped in and bought up thousands of pubs. while we have this quaint idea of the independently operated local pub in england, in reality (at least from what I've read) a lot of pubs/bars are very much corporate entities in england, 3 companies in england own/lease/franchise over 20,000 pubs/bars/restaurants. Is Elephant and Castle taking this business model and bringing it to the States or are they going for something completely different? btw, I think I went to a Elephant and Castle in Chicago and it struck me as being very mock pub with bad food. ie: lets make a bar that looks like what Americans think an English pub should look like and throw fish and chips on the menu. honestly, despite the sometimes questionable hill staffer crowd and heavy jukebox play of Def Lepard and Journey, places like the Hawk and Dove and Capital Lounge are much more like an American pub...heavy on locals, you know the staff they know you...food could be better and they could have more local beers, but both places have that locals atmosphere that to me seems inherent in a "pub" Finally I agree with you that I would love to have a good bar that carried only locally (DelMarVA maybe eastern Pa.) brewed beers. Michael Jackson (beer guru not boy guru) himself states that the midatlantic region is one of the better brewing areas in the country. Some bars I went to in Philly seem to be pushing that more than in DC, carrying only locally brewed beers and very few if any large corporate beers.
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    The menu is typically pretty short. The current menu is split up this way first course Grilled Asparagus $9 Housecured Salamia $12 Crispy squash blossom $11 Thalassina (seafood selections) Crispy fresh sardines $10 pastrami of wild king salmon $9 selection of Oysters $12 Macaronia (pasta dishes) Black tagliatelle with peekytoe crab $14 Zucchini dolma $10 rabbit liver ravioli $12 Meat and fish Roasted Quail foie gras & fig stuffing, morel and fig vincotto $27 Day Boat Scallops loucanico saudge, dates, arugula $24 Speck Wrapped tuna $26 Cast Iron Roasted strip steak $32 Whole Bronzini Me Harti fingerlings, herb salad and meyer lemon oil $27
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    Cell phone camera doesn't work too well at Komi...best shot I got all night: Housecured Salamia plate at Komi
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    The Hill has me, does a neighborhood need anymore style than that!
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    I've read a couple articles lately about the fate of People's Church on the newly crowned Barracks Row (or 8th Street to us Hillies, why does everything have to be a Row these days?). It seems the only bidder on the property is a restaurant group led by Maurico Fraga-Rosenfeld, the man behind Chi Cha, Agua Ardiente, Gazuza and other swanky lounge places around town. Hill residents are up in arms over the potential new owners: noise, traffic, cars etc. and their plans for a 300 seat restaurant/lounge/club. Like his other places, the menu is latino influenced. The liquor license hearing is June 29. Article in today's Wash Post: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/conte...5060100773.html
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    They said they didn't have the license last night, but the waitstaff seemed to be still a little confused...either way, they only had wine and beer last night!
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    Stopped in to Hank's before heading to Komi last night. wow what a great space! Esp. when you consider it use to be dumpy trios pizza! The room has soaring ceilings and is light and airy, with a small but nice looking bar in the back. we sat outside on the front patio (which has a bit of a severe slant to it, I thought my beer was going to slide off the table!). They are now serving beer and wine, still waiting on the hard liquor license, so had a couple Sierra Nevadas and a plate of peel and eat shrimp with Old Bay...definitely a nice way to spend a hour after work. Definitely want to try it for a full on dinner...judging by the curious looks on people's faces, the neighborhood is still discovering Hank's, esp. as an after work happy hour place.
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    Fans of Komi be prepared for some sticker shock next time you visit! Prices on the latest menu have gone up...Last time I was there for dinner about 2-3 months ago entrees hovered around the $20 mark, now they range in the $24 to $27 range. Apps are weighing in the $9-$12 range, previously they were in the $7-$10 range. However, the food is still inventive and fun and for the effort that must go into the dishes, certainly still worth a trip. Last's menu had: Roasted Quail foie gras & fig stuffing, morel and fig vincotto $27 Day Boat Scallops loucanico saudge, dates, arugula $24 Speck Wrapped tuna $26 Cast Iron Roasted strip steak $32 Whole Bronzini Me Harti fingerlings, herb salad and meyer lemon oil $27 The amuse was a cauliflower panna cotta with a coddled duck egg inside...although I'm not a cauliflower fan (list of things I will not eat) it was a fun dish. We then had the crispy sardines; the housecured salamia (called the deconstructed gyro) with lamb prosciutto, pastrouma, capicola; crispy squash blossom which were delicious; and the pastrami of wild salmon which was speciously like salmon tartar. entrees: we tried the speck wrapped tuna excellent as always; the scallops which we thought were a little over salted (looked like sea salt sprinkled on top); whole bronzini, what a great piece of fish, moist and tender, mild but refreshing flavor. we then wrapped things up with the cheese course, a curiously strong chocolate dessert that tasted of chocolate and spearmint (not sure on that one!), and strawberries in a phyllo cup (which was a great summer dessert!). All in all it's the same Komi we know and love...we're just going to be paying a little more!
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    I would imagine that if you let them know you were trying to make a Nats game they would expedite things for you. Esp. if you just do an entree and a couple glasses of wine at the bar.
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    Because all those middle school kids are going to be corrupted by watching a couple people drink a glass of wine at lunch
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    The last of Wash Post's online chats with RAMMY nominated chefs of the year. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/conte...5052701036.html
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    Michel's Kit Kat Bars at Corduroy
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    Seared tuna at Corduroy
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    Scallops at Corduroy
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    Pork Shoulder Sandwich and Canolli at Galileo Grill
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    Duck Confit at Montmartre
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    I'm going to Komi Wednesday and can post their latest menu for all to drool at
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    Cheese course at Restaurant Eve
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    Spring Lamb at Restaurant Eve
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    Pork Belly at Restaurant Eve
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    I actually left the District Friday to eat...yes this is a very rare occasion and such occasions should be done properly...hence I took the folks to Restaurant Eve, hey mom's b-day and dad's footing the bill so why not right? I now see what all the fuss is about. we started off with a drink in the bar, I went with the yin and tonic, Eve's take on the gin and tonic made with homemade tonic water. A very refreshing drink. The bar was a very nice space, upscale but not pretentious, almost like you had walked into a friendly inn sitting in the middle of a city. We then move in to the main dining room for the bistro menu. The room is small but not crowded with skylights over head giving a refined airy space. I started off with the warm quail salad. Half a quail nicely rare, served with a small salad off baby romaine, a bacon vinaigrette and half a hard boiled quail egg. The salad was nice, simple with out being flashy. My dad had the Seared Maine Scallop and crepes and gooseberry sauce...being a Brit he was thrilled to see gooseberries on the menu (we used to grow them in our back yard)...the scallop was delicious, nicely seared on the out side but still rare in the middle. I then went with a the pork belly...wow, delicious! a large slab of the belly, served over cannellini beans and a rich sauce of tomato and oregano...the meat was wonderful, fatty and flavorful, the beans cooked just right still with a slight bite to them, and the sauce was wipe clean with bread...delicious. Dad had the skate wing with local artichokes and beurre noisette, I tried the fish and it was nicely tender and moist. Mom went with the lamb with creamy polenta and rapini, chef kindly switched the polenta for some fingerling potatoes. The lamb was cooked to medium, just a hint of pink, but mom was really blown away by the shredded braised lamb shoulder that came with it. it was damn good! for dessert dad and I split the cheese course, a tallegio, stillton and some other gooey blue cheese...mom had some pineapple fritters which came with ice cream. Restaurant Eve is definitely worth the outing. It's expensive with most apps above $10 and most entree above $25...but for a special occasion or just a drop in for a meal at the bar worth the money...now I must try the tasting room menu!
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    Doh, I'll be in transit to Bangalore to try the real thing Have fun, looks great!
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