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    Fishnet Shaw is Turning `1` on May 5th With a Party. All Are Invited!!

    in Events and Gatherings

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    It will be our first year on May 5th, 2015 here in Shaw DC. We are very happy and proud to be a part of this community.

    Please join us to celebrate our anniversary. A celebration that will go all day!!

    Here is what we are doing on May 5th until we run out:

    Corona and Modelo are $2.5

    Tequila Shots are $4

    Fish Tacos are $8

    Shrimp Ceviches are $6

    Handcut Fries are $3

    Fish Cigars $2

    There may be pupusas if I can convince Maribel.

    Everybody is invited.

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    Shawarma and Gyros, Processed and Handmade

    in Shopping and Cooking

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     She also told me she doesn't make them with lamb or beef because those are too oily or difficult to work with...or something like that which didn't totally make sense to me.

    It is true, making traditional `Turkish Doner` is very labor intensive. Layering all the thin slices of beef and lamb takes time. There are also layers of fat added to give more flavor. I also find it interesting why she would not use oily meat.

    Fishnet-Shaw, Beer dinner with Right Proper Brewery & Uprising Muffin Company

    in Events and Gatherings

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    Hi All,

    I organized a beer dinner with Right Proper Brewery and Uprising Muffin Company, on March 25th Wednesday at 7.00pm.
     
    The event will be held here at Fishnet-Shaw.
     
    This is a unique event because 3 local businesses, we are in the same building as neighbors, are collaborating. I will cook the food, beers are from Right Proper and dessert course will be a creation muffin from Uprising Muffin.
     
    Cost is $45 and we take reservations at 202 350 4 350 with a credit card.
     
    I attached the planned menu but it will depend on the market. As for the beers, Nathan(head brewer) can not be specific up until few days before the event because of their high turn over of the beers. 
    It will be a fun and one of a kind event considering all the local businesses.
     
    I hope to see some of you.
     
    Thanks,
    Ferhat

    Ristorante La Perla, West West End - Chef Vittorio Testa on 26th Street and Pennsylvania Avenue

    in Washington DC Restaurants and Dining

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    Might be early 2001. Right before I started at Corduroy. I was walking by and thought it looked like a nice place to work at. Stepped in to see if they were hiring and saw the waitstaff mopping, brooming and dusting. In their eyes I could feel the frustration. The person who was ordering everybody with a loud and strict voice gave me an application paper. I'm glad never returned it back.

    Menomalé; Neapolitan Pizzeria In Brookland - Neapolitan Pizza on 12th Street NE, Brookland

    in Washington DC Restaurants and Dining

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    I was under the assumption that certification was awarded to a restaurant, not an individual. Menomalé's website says that "Ettore is a certified Pizzialo [sic] by Associazione Verace Pizza Napoletana, based in Naples, Italy."

    Can someone clarify this? Is Pizzeria Da Marco, for example, still certified? And how's Menomalé's beer program holding up? I haven't been here in awhile, but I've been 2-3 times, and boy I sure enjoyed it each time.

    I haven`t seen a decline. I`ve been going there almost every other week since last year. The pizzas are still in top 5 for me in DC area.

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    Sushi Capitol - Owner Can Yurdagul's Sushi on Pennsylvania Avenue and 4th Street on SE Capitol Hill

    in Washington DC Restaurants and Dining

    Posted

    When Koji was behind the counter at SushiKo, that was my go to place. Kaz is also great.I have been there many times. Last time I was at Sushi Taro(almost 2 years ago), while it was very very good, I felt that I had to take a second loan on my house.

    Sushi Capitol deserves all the stars given by Todd Kliman. Fish is top notch quality. Given that Can Y.  is running this place (btw, he might be the nicest person I`ve ever met) there is no other sushi restaurant I know of in DC area that can be comparable in overall experience.

    Today my lunch included agedashi tofu, chicken kara age, grilled yellowtail jaw(this is awesome) and some nigiri(eel was the best, octopus and toro were the rest).

    Yes, the place is small and barebones but when the food is great who cares about the rest.

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    When Customers Don't Show Up

    in News and Media

    Posted

    Joe,

    I understand your frustration but your situations are very rare coincidence.

    I had a party of 4, cancelled FishNook yesterday with the excuse being `there is a Caps game and the concert on the mall`. FishNook seats only 4 people and I have to bring in all my produce and seafood on Monday because the menu is completely different than the restaurant`s. Did these people not know about the game or the concert before hand? They made the reservation almost 4 weeks ago. I was too naive to trust them and did not ask for a credit card. How is that fair to me? I was not able to fill the seats tonight. I learned my lesson, just too late.

    Btw, you should try Melisse next time right across from Rustic Canyon.

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    Salade Nií§oise

    in Washington DC Restaurants and Dining

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    For the Luddite purists, traditional salade nií§oise does not include haricots verts or cooked potatoes, or any cooked vegetables for that matter. Nice is not in a particularly fertile area and gets little rain.   It is an austere pauper dish comprised of a few raw vegetables: tomatoes (lightly salted), scallions, Cailletier variety olives with the pits (Nií§oise), basil,  then salt-cured anchovy filets in olive oil, a hard boiled egg, the lot dressed with olive oil on a plate rubbed with garlic.  When in season it gets sliced raw purple artichokes, bell peppers and tiny fava beans. Up until the 19th century tuna was rarely used; too expensive and saved only for the good times.  Escoffier had the audacious idea to gussy it up with green beans and potatoes.  He was born in Villeneuve-Loubet, on the other side of the Loup river and got his knuckles rapped for not being a legitimate Nií§ois.

    now you should make some so I can come and order a plate!

    Vitamix High-Speed Blenders - Are They Worth It?

    in Shopping and Cooking

    Posted

    I have them both.

    Blendtec is for home use and vitamix is for the restaurants. I find the blendtec a little flimsy for its container(but still strong enough to handle all the tasks). It has multiple programmed 1 touch buttons which are actually really good and makes sense. I have not had a single problem.

    Vitamix is all manual speed control and no programmed buttons(they have different models). I enjoy this and find it very useful for making soups and sauces. Also the container feels very strong(saying like `bring it on!!`)

    I am happy with both without a question. I think it is all preference.

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