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  1. Bob Wells
    Hey, it worked for the Beatles. 😎
  2. Bob Wells
    Cookie, any idea about the weird spelling of "Streat Side"?
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    I get the Thrillist emails and read that this morning. Not sure what people expect to happen nowadays when something gets tagged as 'the best whatever' in the US. I also don't get people who wait in line five hours for a burger. I've waited in long lines for a few things, but never five hours and never something as common as a burger. One example: The now departed Uglesich's in New Orleans.
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    Gotta be some Sly fans in here.
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    The Blues Brothers

    Bob Wells replied to DaveO's topic in Film

    You should watch it. Many of the performers are gone. But don't expect "Blues," authentic or not. The music in the movie is Rhythm & Blues, and very well done.
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    The Blues Brothers

    Bob Wells replied to DaveO's topic in Film

    BB has really grown on me over the years. The BB Band is really outstanding -- not much in the acting department, but those boys could really play.
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    Speaking of "celebrity chefs," some of you will find this pathetic/amusing/interesting/not surprising. Anyway, there was once a chef in Boston and New York named Bob Pritsker. He grew up in my neighborhood in RI (he's about 18 years older than me). He and his wife Karen (she ran the front of the house) gained a good bit of notoriety with their French restaurant Dodin-Bouffant in Boston and later NY. Some of you older folks might remember that place. He was unquestionably one of the first celebrity chefs. He was also a lawyer, and might have had an MBA too. Smart guy, unquestionably. He left the cheffing business in the late 80s to do who knows what, but a google search indicates he is quite litigious. It also turned up this: "72-Year-Old Man Given AR for Passing Buses on the Sidewalk" on thehour.com
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    Can anyone compare Shouk's new felafel to Yafa Grille's? Been to Shouk once and liked it, and also like Yafa Grille.
  9. Bob Wells
    Speak of the devil! "A New, Young Chef Brings the Drama at Mirabelle" by Tom Sietsema on washingtonpost.com
  10. Bob Wells
    Thanks Mark -- I might have to treat myself to the clams. That sounds really good. From the menu: "Cape Cod Duo of Clams 32 Fried Clam Bellies, Steamers, Corn Bread, Trio of Sauces." And it's even pictured on the website! https://mirabelledc.com/menus/
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    I'm stopping at TJ's on the way home for a few packs of those little pumpkin mousse things -- my kids love em. Where can this airy whippy-dippy garlic stuff be found?
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    I'm not surprised. I know there are good lob rolls in the 401 and the 617/540 (and maybe even the 603😂)but when I go to RI or MA I have so much other stuff to eat that I never get around to the lobster rolls, whereas in the 207 the lob rolls are at the very top of my to-eat list.
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    Thanks Astrid. BatR caught my eye on Yelp so it's good to get validation from a Rockwellian.
  14. Bob Wells
    I don't bother with lob rolls outside the 207 and have learned not to bother with crab cakes outside the 301/410.
  15. Bob Wells
    Looks like our annual family mini-vacation over the holidays will be to the 'Burgh this year. Have never been there, so looking for ideas -- breakfast, lunch, dinner, snack ideas all welcome!
  16. Bob Wells
    Your mention of the dentist (I've had only three dental offices in 58 years and been going to the one in Columbia MD since 1989) reminded me that the Bagel Bin in Columbia and Clarksville MD has bialys. My go-to bagel there is the Black Russian, BTW.
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    Just checked the websites of my usual suspects. Bagel Buddies in Fair Lakes and Chutzpah Deli near Fair Oaks Mall both claim to have bialys. Tysons Bagel Market, Main Street Bagel Deli (Fairfax), and Ashburn Bagel do not.
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    Hamantaschen year round! And marzipan -- lots of marzipan actually. Good samples too.
  20. Bob Wells
    Pickle Guys is great! And of course Economy Candy around the block.
  21. Bob Wells
    We grew up eating onion pletzel in RI, where we also had the best rye bread, known as sissel bread (The story I heard was that the Jewish bakers in RI all came from the same town, so they all had this amazing rye bread recipe). There's still one bakery left in RY that makes sissel bread, Rainbow Bakery in Cranston. Heidelberg Bakery in Arlington makes some pretty decent rye breads, and come to think of it, they may even have bialys too. I like that place. Our alternative name for onion pletzel was not onion disc, because ours were not round, but onion board. There used to be an old-time bakery down in Boca (where the bagels are terrible; my theory is they are soft so the average customer down there can chew them) called Flakowitz that made amazing, huge onion boards, but it's gone to the great bakery boneyard in the sky.
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    Best bialys? How about any bialys? Wegmans to their credit often has bialys in the bagel section, but to their eternal shame they are usually something like "Jalapeno cheddar" or "asiago." So F those. Speaking of Kossars, their bialys are certainly good enough (and convenient if you're already over there getting donuts at DP), but if you find yourself in Russ & Daughters on Houston St, their bialys are excellent so you can skip one stop if you're in R&D for fish.
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    Has anyone seen the NibMor dark chocolate with blueberries lately? Chantilly doesn't seem to have it.
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    Nice report. We stay in BBH every year as part of our camp visiting weekend trip, and always at the Topside Inn, which is an outstanding B&B. I agree that for a great Maine coastal town, BBH is not the best for food. We've found Mine Oyster to be good for oysters, meh for everything else. The Boathouse Bistro, owned by the same people, is also meh. Shannon's Unshelled near the footbridge has superlative lobster rolls. I second the rec for Eventide Specialties; it's a great store. We had our best meal in town at the Thistle Inn. Cozy tavern with very good food. Heading out of town on 27, Karen's Hideaway is a fun spot for lob rolls and other seafood. Bet's Fish Fry in Boothbay Center has outstanding fish & chips. And of course a few miles up 27 is Wiscasset, home of Red's Eats, which does have amazing lobster rolls and other great offerings, such as the blueberry cake. Across the street from Red's is TREATS, a really good bakery that uses all kinds of seasonal fruits in muffins, scones, bread pudding, etc. Another good spot for lobster rolls just outside BBH near the Botanical Gardens is the Trevett Country Store, right by the the very unusual Trevett Swing Bridge (if you're into bridges).
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    Some good recs but if the visitors are heading to Harper's Ferry, how about some options heading northwest, not east, such as Blue Ridge Grill in Brambleton, Ashburn, and Leesburg. All conveniently located on the way to Harper's Ferry from Dulles.
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