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I tried to go today for lunch. No luck--they just put in a new floor and were closed. For the love all things holy, can't a restaurant put something on their website when this comes up? I looked at the website just this morning to confirm what I wanted to order. The trip was not a total waste--I bought many lovely cheeses but... Sigh... -
Ughh.... We had a Roy's on campus (not called Roy's but something else but it was the same food and same menu back when Marriott owned Roy's and was also doing campus food service...) and it was awful. Awful. Nightmarishly awful. And yet, I ate many a roast beef and cheese sandwich there because the rest of the food services was so bad. I also remember stealing horseradish packets to do a Passover Sedar. How many other fast food chains can you say that about????
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I'll be out of town on the 8th but I can catch you guys next time if a critical mass prefers it to the 1st. Jennifer
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I've enjoyed my (little) cheeseburgers at the Navy Yard location. But remember I've worked on Capitol Hill since 1991. I'm starved for any decent lunch options.
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I went when I lived in the neighborhood (1991) and thought they were okay. But my palate was not too developed and I remember that it was cool that one of them took checks! Jennifer
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Courthouse would be good on Saturday morning's post-farmers market...Hmmn... Wondering if we can come up with a business model. Jennifer
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Well, Ann Amernick couldn't make it work there. BUT, she didn't market the cupcakes ala Magnolia. She had terrible hours and not much selection. If you were open 7 days a week from 9 until 7 and perhaps later and earlier on Friday/Saturdays and had a welcoming store and good layout. I'd be there and I'd probably volunteer to work some weekends too. Surely you would need an icing tester!!!! Jennifer
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I did not like the Wheatberry cupcakes at all. Reminded me a bit of CakeLove actually. Dry and sort of tasteless. Like eating a mouthful of butter...
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I'd vote for Nov. 1st.
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They don't exist!Amernick's used to a have a decent cupcake and there was a place in Arlington called Brennan's that I loved but it went out of business back in 01. I stock up when I'm in NY.... Jennifer
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Riedel's, Van Ness - Crystallized.
bookluvingbabe replied to The Doctor's topic in Washington DC Restaurants and Dining
It was very dark when we drove past this evening. Edited to add on Tuesday: Just called now--person who answered didn't know when they were reopening... The owner wasn't in. Sigh. It's sad how little there is to eat around Van Ness that I've become obsessed with the reopening... Jennifer -
Pizza (tasty but ice cold...) and a meatball sub. Good, but not great. Maybe I'm not a grill person...
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No ricotta dumpling thing (canaderli) last night but a lovely sheep's milk ricotta ravioli and then the gnocchi filled the bill for me. But the highlight for me was dessert--the pumpkin and goat cheese cake is back!!!! Spot on service from Malik and they let me camp in a both even though I was alone. All the better to read my bloody report... One small complaint--the bartendering seems a bit off. I ordered a bronx (one of their standard cocktails) and it looked like a) they had to pull out the cheat sheet and it seemed to take two tries to get it. It was nearly 15 minutes after I ordered that I received it. It was a perfectly lovely cocktail but I worry when the bartender doesn't know how to make the drinks on the menu. It wasn't like I was playing stump the bartender.... All in all it was a perfect interlude before my meeting. I could get used to these every other week meetings 3 blocks from Palena... Jennifer
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I'm also hoping to hit Palena tonight-- I have a meeting at 7:30 and will need something to get me through it... I'll be the pony-tailed woman dejectedly reading a report...
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You know, we're trying to save money to buy a house. You aren't making it easy!!! Great stuff and I'm looking forward to being able to stop in for lunch next month.
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Mailing list? How did I miss the mailing list???? Sigh....
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Friday night dinner at Firefly--long week and I needed a pick me up. Started with the oysters and the mixed green salad. Wonderful as always. Sampled the new squash soup. Definitely a hit. Mr. BLB had the lamb and I had the pork. The pork was good but the lamb was PERFECT. Thank god we don't live across the street anymore. I wouldn't fit into my clothes and and my bank balance would be in the toilet. Dessert was the new creme-fraiche panna cotta and the rice pudding. Both were nice but on the dull side. I miss the bittersweet chocolate panna cotta. I wonder if batting my eyelashes would work to get it back on the menu. I did not try any of the new cocktails. Next time, when I don't have the car.... Jennifer
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We too were there last Sunday. Spur of the moment, called 2 days before to get a table because I'd been day-dreaming about meat. Hadn't been in forever for a variety of reasons and remembered just why we have torn about the place for a while now. Started with the cava and the spiced cashews. Better than I rememberd and I would gladly pay a few dollars for them. The bread has gotten better and we playfully fought over the last piece. We both had the scallops...yum. We had the hanger steaks and my medium came out blue-red in the center and Mr. BLB's medium-well came bright pink. Ah... an issue we've had before and since the wait staff doesn't check in until the meal is almost over.... I actually like my meat rare, I just don't like the way it makes my jaw feel to chew it. The chocolate mousse was wonderful and made me want to weep with pleasure. And the hot chocolate at the end was paradise in a cup. Hubby was more disenchanted than I was and I fear Ray's is out of the rotation for a while. Perhaps when the new place finally opens in SS, we'll give it a go. Sigh....
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I love that ricotta dumpling thing...can't remember the name either but it was on the fall/winter menu quite often last year... Must work in trip to Palena soon.
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Or Firefly?
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So... I'm planning to make a polenta, tomato, mozzerela thing for dinner that is a riff on a tamale pie recipe I made last year but with an Italian focus instead of Mexican. I'm pulling down the ingredients and I notice that my can of crushed tomatoes says "best by December 15, 2004." Okay, if Mr. BLB saw that, the can would be in the trash. What would you do? (I have other tomatoes I could use, though I was saving them for a differnet recipe later in the week. And I'm using polenta that has a best by date of last month to begin with...) Sigh... Jennifer
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It tends to be a late summer, early fall problem, usually disappearing around November.
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The U Street Shuffle
bookluvingbabe replied to Heather's topic in Washington DC Restaurants and Dining
I lived in Capitol Hill for almost 10 years and have worked here since 1991. I remember when the Wiz closed. Magruders wanted to come in with a small grocery store. The ANC blocked it for reasons I can no longer remember. That property stood empty for YEARS. Now we have Cosi. What a great addition to the neighborhood and right across from Starbucks. Kinkos closes and we get another bank. The ancient Japanse place and the dry cleaners close and we get another bank. One thing I know, I'm never going to be short of an ATM machine.... I may not have decent, affordable lunch options within walking distance that I'm not so totally sick of my head's going to explode, but I can get money out of the bank... Sigh... -
Riedel's, Van Ness - Crystallized.
bookluvingbabe replied to The Doctor's topic in Washington DC Restaurants and Dining
October 11th--I'm sitting here with the phone to my ear, hoping they will answer and tell me they have re-opened. So far it's been 2 minutes with no answer. Thwarted again... Dinner will be an assortment of leftovers instead.... Sigh. Jennifer -
I have been to SF since 1998. What I remember most was how welcoming they were to a single diner. Both the restaurants and the people dining around me. Other guests kept trying to share wine with me. (And not other solo diners so I don't think I was being hit on...) Jennifer