Fish

Yes!!!!

I had Primo in OC last year and I thought my Italian was very good! One of the best I've ever had. My wife had the Sharp Italian and she loved that. I ate the leftovers of it that night and she is still mad at me for that. It was worth it.

Best pies ever!

What did you have? We've had ribs from them and they were good. And the they also have some good sauces.

We bought a turducken from cajungrocer.com and I smoked it over white oak at 300 for 5.5 hours.

Mmm mmm good. I now have to make 2 for x-mas for my MIL and my friend.

We had 12 adults and there was hardly anything left... Soooo tired and full.

Had some people over today, made some ribs...

Love of the rib was had by all.

All ready to go at 6am.

All racked out

Waiting for the temp

Ready to be cut and served

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Best TDS line ever!

Brooklyn's Deli in Rockville makes a good Reuben.

I noticed that Amada Amante has closed and changed ownership.

The new restaurant, which is open for business, is called The Vyne, and is chef-owned by Nathan Coons who used to be the GM at the Irish Inn at Glen Echo, and before that was the chef at Old Angler's Inn.

Cheers,
Rocks.

My wife and I went to the Vyne tonight. We live about two minutes away, and were able to get a babysitter, so we decided to try it out.

I had the oysters and the "crispy" duck. The oysters were alright. They were from lower Virginia. A little small, but not bad. The cocktail sauce, however, was very soupy/ketchupy. It could have used a lot more horseradish or tabasco. The duck was very juicy, but NOT crispy at all. It almost had a steak-like texture and taste. I really enjoyed it, and would order again, but they need a different descriptor than "crispy." The duck came with baby asparagus and mashed potatoes. The entire plate was artfully arranged and quite tasty. Minor complaint was that there was some sort of olive mixture on top of the duck, which did not go at all. I just pushed it to the side.

My wife had the "Mimosa" salad - frisee, baby greens, goat cheese, blood oranges, and a champagne vinagrette. She said it was really good. Enjoyed all the textures together. She also had the seared scallops is addition to the salad, which came with baby asparagus, wild mushrooms, and a puree of something. We could not figure out what the puree was, but it was pretty damn tasty! The scallops had a nice firm texture, and the mushrooms and asparagus went with it nicely.

For dessert we had the Chocolate Mousse Mille Fuille and the Ginger Creme Brulee. The Mousse was excellent. Chocolaty and delicious. The Ginger Brulee was interesting. The flavor was great, but we prefer that our brulees be warm. This was on the cool/room temperature side.

Overall I would give The Vyne a 6 or a 7 out of 10. We will definitely go back and try some other dishes.

I made Guy Fieri's Kemosabe and Jackass Rolls.

Kemosabe Roll: Rice paper roll with sushi rice, BBQ beef brisket, french fries, crispy onions & a garlic chili mayo sauce.

Jackass Roll: Rice paper roll with sushi rice, avocado, BBQ pork, french fries & a garlic chili mayo sauce.

This was my first time making any kinda of shushi and it was okay, but I'm not too good at rolling the roll and it kinda fell apart. I had to ditch the sticks and use a fork after about 2 bites. Next time, I want to make it a bit more spicy. It was kinda bland.

I have never smoked beef ribs. How long did you smoke them? What wood did you use?

I did the 4-2-1 method @225 and I used apple wood. You can crank up the temp to 250 and get them done in 4 hours, uncovered the entire time.

Smoked beef ribs and baked beans. Crazy man on the loose.

Nycci Nellis is reporting that Le Paradou will be closing later this month.

Cheers,

Rocks

I had the best duck ever there. But I've also had the worst service also. It's kinda bitter sweet to see it go away.

I get all my wood from Virginia Mountain Wood. Brian Sharpe. vamtnwoodman@yahoo.com

I pay $70 for 70Lbs shipped to North Potomac, MD. He has the best apple and cherry. And his sugar maple is very good also.

Tell Brian that Fish sent you...

I keep having recurring dreams about pit beef sammies... I think I need help.

I always order Steak a la Stone. It's my favorite dish next to the blue cheese house salad. I'm sad to see it go.

W00t! My first post!

I made ABT's and spareribs last night for the wife and the guys working on my house:

My spareribs:

They were some happy workers....