qwertyy
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Here's a question: I've always wondered this but am especially curious with Frankenstorm bearing down: is there any reason, aside from energy conservation, to NOT put your freezer on the coldest possible setting?
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The Columbia Heights Giant was a veritable pleasure at 9:30 tonight. (Note: "pleasure" is meant to relate to a normal day at the Giant, not/not to relate to "pleasure.") The aisles were stocked, there were no crowds, and the employees were really pleasant with people who commiserated with them about what a crappy day they'd had and what a crappy weekend was to come (honestly, how much must it suck to work at a grocery store when a crazy storm is coming). It's closed now but it may be that "pleasant" toward closing tomorrow night and the next night. But just in case I'm wrong, bring a helmet.
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I'm going to go to the RRB farmers market this afternoon for produce, but in a perfect storm of pantry depletion, I need staples too--pasta, peanut butter, lentils. And with no car, living a half block from the Giant... well, a lady's just got to hope that the wind is at her back.
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Also, full moon, so the high tides could really screw the coast. Incidentally, why do these things always descend when I have no food in the house? I intended to go to the store just about every evening this week, but things kept coming up. Last night I could have gone, but an epic bad day at work drove me straight home to my last bottle of wine (!!!!!). God grant me the serenity to go to the Giant...
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Holy shit. I just realized how much you all mean to me. I met Mrs. B and Waitman exactly once--maybe a half decade ago at the goodbye dinner for San Marco. I don't remember much about that night (it WAS a DR dinner), but what's mattered more is the years since, when I've gotten to know them through their posts here--Mrs. B's circumspect, funny, honest, personal posts that were so well complemented Waitman's unvarnished and untimid opinions. What a pair. I value them and everyone on this site so much. I might not recognize a single one of you if I ran into you on the street, but this is a community, a Fraternity of Good People that I see as friends. Cheers to you, Waitman and Mrs. B. You mean more to me than you know.
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YES. It's been a while, but I remember the best part about that pizza being the cheese and Italian sausage. It's nothing fancy, but it's solid. I need to head back there soon...
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I did and I do. Good stuff. What was not good stuff was the carne asada tacos, so tough I could barely bite through them, a problem compounded by the grilled green onion, which were strangely tough as well and slid right out like a wet noodle. They tasted great, but I don't think I'd order them again. Incidentally, have their tacos gotten smaller or did I just never notice? I'd gotten three for $7 at Taqueria DF a couple of days before, so the difference was pretty stark--El Chucho's are itty bitty.
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Speaking of wine kegs... Looks like The Coupe is getting on board.
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The cost of buying a car might push that meal check slightly above $25 a head. Hear, hear. That's one of the things I like so much about keg wine. At an increasing number of restaurants around San Francisco, you can get a decent carafe for about $15 out of a keg--always fresh, never corked. That trend can't get here soon enough.
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I agree, which is why I think that places like Pasta Mia and Lauriol Plaza are so popular--a full meal at an actual, sit-down, non-fast food restaurant for about $50 for two. Sure, you can spend the same amount at a better restaurant, but that often takes restraint (Jaleo) or some insider knowledge (El Tamarindo). It's actually kind of hard to spend that much at Mia and Lauriol just because the portions are so damn big. Assuming reasonable consumption of chianti or margaritas,* if you end up spending more than $50 for two, you're going to have enough leftovers for a second meal.** *But honestly, in the history of Lauriol Plaza, has that ever happened? **Incidentally, Olive Garden's Dinner Today/Dinner Tomorrow promotion is one of the more interesting, and I think creative, restaurant deals I've seen--widely attractive to a large swath of people nowadays. Say what you will about their food*** their PR department is outstanding. ***I have an inexplicable love for their salad and breadsticks. I haven't had them in about 15 years, but I remember them fondly. Don't judge me.
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Chunks of uniekaas robusto aged gouda Castelvetrano olives Toasted seven-grain bread with butter and salt Leftover white wine with a really long name from my dinner party last weekend
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That's enough to make me want to become an anthropologist!
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Weirdly, not uncommon. (Read the comments too.)
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Oh KBC beans. Why you gotta do me like you do? Fifth time was NOT the charm. In fact, in the spectrum of extremes I've experienced--which runs from Perfect Amount of Vinegar to Holy Cats Who Spilled the Vinegar in the Beans--it was exactly in the middle. Just a little too vinegary to be good. I think they see me coming and do this on purpose. On the bright side, if you're wolfing down a whole delectable pastrami sandwich along with half your brother's johnny cakes, you probably don't need to eat your whole side of beans.
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I generally think that a restaurant should not post a menu outside unless it's accurate. On the other hand, I can't identify with someone arguing over $2 for a burger, especially if that person then says the customer service is "shitty." This isn't a customer service issue per se - the restaurant is simply charging what's on its inside menu. I'm not sure that a restaurant is "bound" by its outside menu? Were there fine prints not mentioned? Why was the manager inexcusable? I was surprised that so many of Tom's chatters came out for the writer. The way he tells it (for some reason I'm pretty sure it's a he), he pushed back ten or more times. Dude. It's two bucks. Ask about it once, maybe twice, and if you don't like the answer, leave and tell them why. Reading his diatribe, I was half expecting him to move on to waterboarding if the manager hadn't capitulated. Incidentally, after making that much of a stink, I was amazed that he actually stayed and ate. Palena should have agreed that they made a mistake and charged him the $12 from the get-go, but their staff should get a freaking medal for providing him with "not rude" service after that. Sounds like pretty non-shitty customer service to me.
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To Whom Are You Drinking Right Now?
qwertyy replied to starfish's topic in Beer, Wine, and Cocktails
One down, ten to go! My boys!!! -
And add in the rooster and you've got a play on words! THANK YOU. Someone tell Merriam-Webster.
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The Coupe, from the owner of Tryst, The Diner, and Open City, opened for business in Columbia Heights yesterday. This is far from the most important aspect of a new restaurant in a great dining neighborhood, but I haven't been there yet so it's all I got: why is it spelled "coupe"? That's a two-door car. But they've got a bird theme, so wouldn't it be "coop"? Is it seriously possible that they mis-spelled it? Please help. This is irritating me to an unreasonable degree. I even looked up both spellings in the dictionary to make sure my vocabulary hadn't blown a fuse. (I am a nerd. An obsessive nerd.)
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I have no questions. Just envy. WOW, you lucky, lucky person.
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I loved Minibar when I went... gosh, is it 10 years ago? It was transcendental--I was with the right people, we got the right wine pairing, we were forward enough to ask the chef anything we wanted. It was awesome, made me rethink the way I percieve food and broadened my perspective immeasurably. I don't think I would have appreciated Arzak (or Cyrus or Per Se or, heck, Cashion's or Zaytinya or El Chucho or anything else) as much had I not had that slap to my culinary outlook. It was like dinner theater for food nerds. It cost half a month's rent at the time, but damn it was worth it. But I'm not necessarily sure I'd go again.
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Day one: fail The desire to go to the store had disappeared by the end of the work day, so inspiration was reduced to butt + bar stool + beer + dry, tasteless takeout chicken sandwich. Thanks for all the ideas, everyone, and the understanding! I splurged on a Vitamix a couple of months ago; I still love it, but smooth is no longer quite the revelation. And I'm cooking for one, so I don't have the pressure of preparing daily family dinners, but I also don't HAVE to cook for anyone. But I have been coveting Ottolenghi's Plenty for a few days now so, since I usually cook veggie at home, that could give me a boost (when it arrives in a week...). In the meantime, maybe if I could find something labor-intensive to cook this weekend that turns out great, that might do it. I love spending a day in the kitchen, but it just sucks when the result ends up, well, sucking and sapping inspiration. Day two: try again!
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At Angkor, get noodle soup from the side of the road for lunch. Seriously, it's delicious, cooked hot enough to kill any yuckies, and costs a dollar. No need to schlep around with food from Siem Reap, or pay a mint for a hot dog at the tourist centers.
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At some point this summer, I got burned out in the kitchen. Cold-cut sandwiches and frozen dinners for weeks. Last night I dredged a soup of rotten farmers' market nectarines, green beans, cucumbers, and others from my produce drawers. Not coincidentally, I've been feeling tired and rundown. How do I get my mojo back? I'm going to stop at Whole Foods after work and try to cook up this lemon lentil soup this weekend. So, I could buy out the produce department, pick up anything that looks good. But I'm not sure it wouldn't rot in my fridge just like the last batch as I lazily order delivery again. How do I get back in the game?
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Better than Fiola's veal chop?
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To Whom Are You Drinking Right Now?
qwertyy replied to starfish's topic in Beer, Wine, and Cocktails
To our boys of summer--woohooooooo!!!!