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    No, traveling in NYC doesn't suck, because most people ride "in the hole in the ground" as Leonard Bernstein wrote many years ago. Can you imagine DC Metrorail coping with the consequences of no height restrictions?
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    No posts here about B&P in more than three years. Before enjoying the new Woody Allen movie--"To Rome With Love" (his best work since "Match Point" imho)--we had an exceptional al fresco lunch at the Shirlington outpost. We shared a hummus appetizer that was very good but not as subtle as Nostos. Entree #1 was a nicely prepared grilled panini sandwich with havarti, avocado, arugula, and roasted red pepper on superior multi-grain bread. Entree #2 was a deceptively complex dish of beans and wild rice with guacamole, pico de gallo and grilled chicken. Wait staff was friendly and professional. Nothing was OVERSALTED. B&P derserves a shout out. By far the best restaurant in an admittedly hurting Shirlington.
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    There's currently a Groupon for this place. Would it be worthwhile to buy one?
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    Absolutely. This isn't government where citizens rightfully demand transparency. This is private enterprise with the emphasis on private (as in "balls").
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    Wow, the noise was overwhelming. My server was unable to hear me and brought one instead of two entrees. We ordered the shrimp and vegetable fajitas. It was OK. The shrimp were very fresh with no hint of iodine, but the veggies lacked variety. Too much zucchini and the tomatoes tasted like they were canned. But the big takeaway was the noise. Is Eventide the only quiet restaurant in the Wilson/Clarendon corridor?
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    I watched this show when it began in 1960 and watched it for years in my comfortable white middle class community in New Jersey. It never occurred to me that Mayberry, a southern town, had no African-Americans. (at least not on camera). Shame on me.
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    In today's chat TS noted that chefs seem to be pouring more salt into their dishes and inferred that it might be related to smoking. I have no idea since I don't smoke and don't know anyone who does, but I've also noticed a surfeit of salt in the last year or so. Is it just my imagination running away with me?
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    I'd add The Oval Room and Corduroy for the city and Nostos for the suburbs.
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    inasmuch as you wouldn't go again, can you be a bit more specific about the items that you didn't like?
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    We eat vegetarian at home several evenings a week. We have tried Sunflower but agree that most (all?) of the entrees are covered with the same thick, uninteresting brown sauce. Why can't Sunflower offer a variety of sauces?
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    We were really tired after a trip to the NGA for the fabulous Joan Miro exhibit, so we threw dinner together. Sauteed asparagus, red pepper, carrots, garlic, and lobster pieces, angel hair pasta, fresh basil, and fresh parmesan. Very satisfying.
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    This place is rated #1 in Vienna by Trip Advisor. Talked to the fish guy at Balducci's today in McLean who told me he's soon to become the sous chef because the fish is so fresh. Has anyone been there more recently than torrmundi last August?
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    A salsa of diced red peppers, diced nectarines, diced red onion, diced jalapeno pepper, and lime juice Grilled swordfish with lemon pepper Baked sweet potatoes with butter and pepper
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    To the Nats for their sweep at Fenway.
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    To Marin Alsop and the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra for tonight's wonderful season finale at beautiful Strathmore Hall.
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    According to the Fairfax County Farmers Markets website, the one in Tysons is no more.
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    I would have complained to the manager and asked to have it compted.
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    Very,very slowly.
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    Is there any downside to using garbanzos as the primary source of protein?
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    You're absolutely right. I did misread your post and now plan to dine here soon.
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    Half a cup of tofu has 15 mg of sodium, but soy sauce is loaded with it. What happens in the fermentation process that adds so much sodium?
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    Kliman included it again in his Cheap Eats just out today. I've never dined here, so I'm torn between his review and your reports of crappy service and lots of bugs.
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    Switching subjects, yesterday someone (not me) who loves PassionFish complained about Tom's thumb's (yes, I know) down and noted that she had taken clients and family there regularly for years and loves the place. He was quite defensive, addressed her as "madam" and continued to diss PF based on two recent visits with "friends." IMO, PassionFish and Black Salt are the two best fish restaurants in the DC area.
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    Are there any good fish--not shellfish as in Freddy's--restaurants in Bethesda? Thanks.
  25. kirite
    Racism, homophobia, sexism, ageism, transgender hatred, (ir)religious intolerance, and I'm sure I've omitted others who have suffered great pain because they were a minority. I wish that the world were a better place.
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