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15 hours ago, Steve R. said:

At any rate, I haven't been intrigued enough by any of his moves since the original, and am even less so with this one.  I really think that, if he took another look at the overall current NYC dining scene, maybe he'd find that the EMP he dissected years ago would be a gold mine now.  I mean, that duck alone...

Completely agree!

On 6/1/2021 at 9:11 PM, saf said:

 

I am starting not to trust Bittman recipes. 

I completely agree with you about Bittman — I stopped cooking any of his recipes long ago because I found the results to be somewhere between mediocre and extremely average. I regret having given one of his cookbooks to one of my daughters years ago. 

Pat, I can totally relate. We moved to North Carolina 4 years ago and I really miss having the Washington Post delivered to my front door every morning. I used to complain about it and everyone from my husband to my grown children, to my friends reminded me that I could read it online. Of course I read it online, just like I read the NYT online. It’s not the same. 

On 5/25/2020 at 3:39 PM, MsDiPesto said:

The green eyes! Wow!

On 5/8/2020 at 4:54 PM, Mark Dedrick said:

On Wednesday night I made pozole. It was really outstanding, and we'll get two lunches out of it as well. 

Looks fantastic!  Can you share the recipe?  Also, what kind of hominey did you use?  Thanks!

It’s a win all the way around for you, Kay, and Spot!  Dean, I also want to mention that I’ve really enjoyed your posts about what you and Kay are cooking at home since you closed the restaurant. Since we’re all cooking at home these days, it’s been inspirational.

Dean, I don’t recall you mentioning Spot until recently. How did Spot come into your life? However that happened, he/she seems to have found a great home!

On 4/28/2020 at 1:33 PM, Deborah Lee said:

Also, I'm NOT 100% satisfied with quality of Sitka Seafood.  Price matches what you get though.  Will keep searching for seafood purveyor.  I may try out ProFish.  Wholesale is now available to the public:  https://www.profish.com/home

We have bought our seafood from a company called Vital Choice for quite a few years now.  They are based in the Pacific Northwest. We are pleased with the quality.  We buy salmon, cod, petrale sole, and halibut from them.

 I can see I posted this in the wrong forum.  Perhaps Don can put it in the proper forum.

MrB and I watched this earlier today and it was 30 minutes well-spent on an Easter Sunday.  I thought some of you might enjoy it as well.

5 hours ago, eatruneat said:

I quickly figured out that the party with that Obama Administration bigwig was the culprit. 

The culprit was the restaurant.  They threw you under the bus because they did not manage their reservations well and valued this party more than yours.  

1 hour ago, Ericandblueboy said:

I want to take a tour on Palace on Wheels - it's a 7 nights train tour that starts and ends in New Delhi.  I'm looking at a start date of September 4 (as a single traveler, the published cost is $4,550 but everyone is offering a 10% discount).  I'm hoping some of our members can answer some questions.

1.  Will rain be an issue for sight-seeing purposes?

2.  Flight arrives at 9:30 p.m. on 9/3.  Is it pretty cheap and easy to get in town or should I arrange for transfer ahead of time?

3.  Any suggestion on hotel or what area to stay in?  A day tour of New Delhi on 9/4 is part of the package.

4.  Train returns to New Delhi on 9/11 early in the morning.  Flight doesn't depart until 9/12 at 12:10 a.m.  What should I do with myself?  Should I get a hotel even if I'm not actually spending the night?

5.  I think I can get a visa online.  Any other entry requirements?  Do I need any shots?

Thanks!

You don't say what route the train takes, but I assume it's around northern India?  

1. Rain could very well be a problem, given that September is the 3rd most rainy month in New Delhi.  I went to New Delhi in December, which has the lowest amount of rain.  My husband, however, travels to India regularly and has been there during the rainy months and describes it as absolutely miserable.  

2. You don't say where your train tour leaves from, but I would arrange for a hotel and have the hotel send a car to the airport to pick me up.

3. If it were me, I would stay at the Imperial Hotel, but given the short length of your stay, you may want to opt for something less expensive.  Other DR members will probably have better suggestions. 

4. I would.  It makes no sense to go to the Delhi airport early.  Most overseas flights depart late in the night and they don't open up security and allow you through to the part of the airport that has some amenities until late in the evening.  You don't want to be stuck sitting in the pre-security area where there are virtually NO amenities.  

5. https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/international-travel/International-Travel-Country-Information-Pages/India.html

We used a private company to get our visas.  It cost more money, but was a lot faster.  I can't recall the name of the company, but they have an office in Foggy Bottom.

I've given up trying to find pine nuts that are not from China in my local grocery stores.  Wondering if anyone has a source of non-China pine nuts that can be bought online?

Pat, where are you buying pine nuts...i can’t find any that aren’t from China.  Even at Whole Foods.  

4 hours ago, DonRocks said:

True, but shouldn't it support one, really great place? I'm not talking Florida Ave. Grill; I'm talking somewhere like Milktooth in Indianapolis - I remember going there, and wishing that I never got full.

It should, but it doesn't.  It's always been a mystery to me.  

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Market Lunch (Kev29)

Unfortunately, DC isn't a breakfast town, unlike, say San Francisco.  The best breakfasts are found in fancy hotels.  Personally, I've always loved the breakfasts at the St. Regis.

There is an independently-owned kitchenware store near where I live.  I was recently there and the salesperson and I got into a discussion about All-Clad cookware. (My kitchen has housed a large contingent of All-Clad for at least 20 years, if not more.)  She claimed that the quality of All-Clad has seriously declined and they are now selling a brand called American Clad, which she claimed was vastly superior to the current iteration of All-Clad.  I'd be interested in any thoughts you all have about this.  

47 minutes ago, Ericandblueboy said:

Some people may find the age of other patrons relevant.  Even if it’s irrelevant, it sets the scene.

I take your point, Eric.  However, funkyfood has a sample size of one.  I have a sample size of at least 12.  And I can tell you that the age range at the bar is all over the map.  It is not just old people.  I have been there with my 20-something daughters and I have seen many other young people there. 

9 hours ago, funkyfood said:

9 hours ago, funkyfood said:

At 8 pm, the restaurant was busy but the bar was empty,  save for one man in his 60s/70s reading the same issue of The New Yorker that i brought.   once my septagarian barmate left, i was the only one up there the entire dinner.  

 

I no longer live in DC, but the bar at Corduroy was a favorite dining spot when I did. So, I was eager to see your post until I actually read it.  I have no idea how old you are, but I am really curious why you felt the need to point out the age of the other diner at the bar.  Would you have done so if he were in his 30s?  And, by the way, you misspelled "septuagenarian" when describing when he left.  If he were in his 30s would you have said, "Once my Millenial barmate left." How about just saying, "When the other guest left"?

To Senator John McCain.  I didn't often agree with his policies and I've had a hard time forgiving him for foisting Sarah Palin on the nation.  However, he was a Senator who reached across the aisle and served with dignity, honor, integrity and heroism.  Sadly, there is no one else like him in the current Congress.  America has lost a true American hero.

The NYT's article also reports that Russia stepped in to introduce the resolution and, guess what?  Russia was NOT subjected to threats and intimidation from the United States!  Hmm, what would account for that, do you think?

4 hours ago, Keithstg said:

I realize that these recommendations are all over the city - are you staying in Midtown West or East, and do you have a preference for a side of town? Happy to provide more options.

Keith, thanks so much.  We are staying at the Hilton on 6th Ave between 53rd and 54th.  On Saturday night (8:00 pm) we have tickets to see Hamilton at the Richard Rodgers theater on 46th between 7th & 8th Aves. We're arriving Friday morning and leaving Monday evening.  Hope to go to MOMA. Other than that, our schedule is open. When I say casual, I don't mean flip-flops and T-shirts, I mean something a little less fancy/expensive than Eleven Madison Park -- although, on our last visit to EMP we saw a guest wearing a sweatsuit.  

MrB and I will be spending a long weekend in NYC in July.  We used to go to NY fairly frequently, but haven't been in a number of years, so we're not up-to-date on restaurants.  Looking for dinner, lunch and brunch suggestions for casual places as opposed to fancy. Preference for restaurants that take reservations. We'll be staying in Midtown.  Would appreciate your suggestions. Thanks!

'West Wing Weekly'!  Yes!  It caused MrB and I to start watching 'The West Wing' from beginning to end again.  We're halfway through.  It often causes us to cry, contrasting it with how things are now.  When we're finished we'll probably start over again from the beginning.  

I also like 'Pod Save America'.

Jose Andres is an American hero.  He has been feeding the AMERICAN CITIZENS of Puerto Rico since the hurricane, since the Trump administration didn't find it necessary to do more than toss a few rolls of paper towels at them.  Oh, but wait, Andres is an immigrant.  So maybe the administration doesn't consider him a real American.  I don't know if Spain falls into the category of S-hole countries.