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  1. Ferhat Yalcin
    please everbody , help me out here !!! I truly know that all of you love hazelnut bars , in the real name ` Michel`s Chocolate Hazelnut Bars`. Everybody loves them , I love them. the problem comes when they are called `kitkats or kitkat bars` .Chef is getting so mad when he hears `kitkats` and punishing the service staff. Chef see it is not us , it is THEM calling the hazelnut bars as `kitkats`.I dont say kitkat. You should give them all the punishment Merry Christmas to everybody and happy holiday.
  2. Ferhat Yalcin
    Zaytinya served `olive oil ice cream` past summer. that was very interesting and quite good.
  3. Ferhat Yalcin
    Im not going to talk about starbucks coffee , but Im sure every business owner needs to learn from starbucks corp. they currently have over 12,000 stores worldwide and they are planning this number to be 40,000 stores. they sure know how to operate.
  4. Ferhat Yalcin
    keep eating subway. , just a joke. in the past years I have no food restrictions (low fat, butter,evoo) I eat everything I want and I eat a lot. People around me are usually impressed with the amount of food I eat. but for me the reason for is simple : I exercise . I go to the gym , I play soccer or table tennis . you need to exercise on a regular basis. wake up 40 minutes earlier in the morning and go for jogging or do some push ups , just dont give up. if you feel alone in this you need to find some friends and make it more entertaining. good luck.
  5. Ferhat Yalcin
    eggs are supposed to taste like ......... eggs . ?? Right (just joking)
  6. Ferhat Yalcin
    you should try Eamonn`s in Oldtown. fish and chips. 703-299 8384
  7. Ferhat Yalcin
    Corduroy will host a Wine Dinner on Wednesday October 4th at 7 PM. Tom Power will be cooking hearty bistro fare to match Jeffrey M. Davies Wine Selections from the Languedoc and Bordeaux. This dinner is a great value at $65 for food and wine. Please call us soon if you will be able to attend, the dinner is this Wednesday. 202.589.0699 - Scallop with Fresh Japanese Wasabi, Rilliette of Sardine, Sunset Beach Oyster Shooter, Chateau de la Negly La Brisse Marine Blanc 2004 - Confit of Duck with Tarbais Beans, Chateau de la Negly La Cote Rouge 2003 - Niman Ranch Pork Belly with Meaux Mustard Sauce, Chateau de la Negly La Falaise Rouge 2003 - Braised Beef Cheek with Celeriac, Chateau Gree Larogue , Bordeaux Superior 2001 Chateau Valmengaux , Bordeaux Superior 2003 - Selection of Cheeses * $65 per person excluding tax and gratuity , credit card information is required for reservations. Corduroy is located at: 1201 K Street, NW Washington, DC 20005 Phone: 202.589.0699 Fax: 202.589.0688
  8. Ferhat Yalcin
    you should try the bluefish and cauliflower soup
  9. Ferhat Yalcin
    saying `that server is fired` online to Mr Sietsema may be poor excuse of the manager just to make the restaurant and management look good(innocent) again and giving the impression that they care. I wouldnt believe without seeing actual papers.
  10. Ferhat Yalcin
    on a toasted bread , spread some butter and a little honey. makes good breakfast.
  11. Ferhat Yalcin
    are these the same people serving a red wine and calling it `this is a red chardonnay` ? you definitely can have red wine with fish. just make sure it is not a red zinfandel
  12. Ferhat Yalcin
    the country Im from , you drop the check without the customer asking it , would be one of the biggest mistakes of your life. but in here it is different. you dont give the check after dessert , it is called French, and people like it because they dont feel rushed out....you give the check right away , people like that too because they have a show to catch. It is all about reading the customers mind.
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    from the customers side and some other industry peoples side it may seem nice and complementing the server , but in my mind I always feel good and sad at the same time. It is really a good feeling when someone asks you to wait on them because they feel comfortable with you asking 20 different questions about the menu or the wine, about your pet and haircut, about the car that you bought last week.... And as the server you know it from the heart how to satisfy those people, taking another step for them and kicking up another notch as the service. This is a great dialogue between you and your specific server. But here is my sad part , look at the picture from the restaurants(owner,gm,chef,manager) side. 75% of the customers are asking the same server. that means the service given at this restaurant is usually not the same. if they get the good server they`ll be happy but if they dont that means something negative. I just wish the service given at a restaurant could be almost same by all the servers.(I know it wont be exactly same) I know a world class restaurant in US when you go the second time and ask the same server you will not get it on purpose. Because the owner thinks and knows that all of the servers working at this place are providing the same Class-A service. I hope you understand my concern.
  14. Ferhat Yalcin
    restaurants (either very good or terrible) may run out of things anytime . this is as normal as breathing air. I dont think any restaurant holds an 18-wheeler in front of its loading dock fully loaded with bread or tomatoes.
  15. Ferhat Yalcin
    does that `three dinner ` means 3 course dinner ! app, main and dessert???
  16. Ferhat Yalcin
    no you are not imagining. Mr. Power made this decision a long while ago maybe several years.
  17. Ferhat Yalcin
    it is unfortunate but Corduroy is not open on sundays.
  18. Ferhat Yalcin
    are these donations tax deductable ??? Im not serious.
  19. Ferhat Yalcin
    I still have hair , its just shaved.
  20. Ferhat Yalcin
    So , who is the new Chef? Mr Sietsema said they would announce this morning.
  21. Ferhat Yalcin
    About your burgers , what kind of meat are you using , what is the fat % , do you like the burgers you make, can the bun make an ok burger a good burger is it that important or it is just a bun; doesnt matter ? Thank you for the opportunity Don and Thanks Chef Brendan.
  22. Ferhat Yalcin
    it was june 10th when I first tried that new Ravi across the old place. I brought some friends with me and we were the only people in the house besides the three cooks , cashier and the owner. I had a short chat with the owner and said congrats. couple days later another friend of mine told me that the new place is not open yet because when he arrived no one was there so he had to go to the old place. the owner also mentioned that he is aiming more families than individuals in the new place.
  23. Ferhat Yalcin
    is this place James Beard nominee or has 3.5 stars from Tom Sietsema ?
  24. Ferhat Yalcin
    in addition , - the printer in the kitchen may be unplugged or out of paper , so the chef wont see your order even it is placed in the POS system.
  25. Ferhat Yalcin
    I still believe we should put a soccer team together of Donrockwell.com. It was great to see alot of people on sunday and I really had great time. to me the goat cheese with lavender was the winner of all the food. Thanks zoramargolis. We should also put a cigar smokers team together. Im looking forward to the next picnic. hopefully I`ll be able to wake up early and cook something.
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