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We've actually ordered delivery from Rolling Kitchen several times. I'm not an expert on Sichuan food by any stretch of the imagination but we've liked their Chile Chicken and Double Cooked Pork.
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I've previously purchased it at the Butcher's Block in Old Town Alexandria. I believe I've also seen it at Sur la Table in Old Town.
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There's one stand in the Amish Market in Hunt Valley, Maryland that carries sorghum syrup. Cane syrup is also popular in the south of Spain as "miel de cana". It's traditionally served with fried eggplant. However, despite the fact that they have a website (http://www.mieldelatorre.com/), the only place I know to buy it is in Nerja, Spain.
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Wegmans in Fairfax sometimes has cilantro plants with roots attached (although they did not today). I think it depends on their supplier. I usually freeze the roots whenever I get cilantro with the roots attached.
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Potomac Vegetable Farm at the Arlington Courthouse farmer's market has (at least as of this morning) shush into peppers. I think they also had padron.
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We were here for dinner on Friday night as the cookout we were planning to go to got canceled because of weather. If it's not clear from the previous posts, the Thai menu has now been translated into English. Our previous favorite was (I believe) the Goong Gleur which is as good as ever but, after ordering off the Thai menu, we have a new favorite: the ground pork with thin noodles soup (I have no idea what the Thai name for this is). The soup had the perfect balance of hot and sour. I thought the ground peanuts also added a nice crunch. It was spicy (particularly the noodles) but we just couldn't stop eating it.
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The food was better at Thornton's but the tap water was virtually undrinkable and the bottled water my wife accidentally ordered was stunningly expensive (I want to say it was 8 euros for a liter). I think they occupy different market segments however. Thornton's is much more of a fancy restaurant whereas The Pig's Ear is more similar to a bistro.
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We were in Ireland last May. Thorton's in Dublin (Michelin 1 star) was doing a three course lunch for 25 euro which is a spectacular deal. Unfortunately, I can no longer find any mention of it other website (if they're still doing it). Also in Dublin, we enjoyed our dinner at The Pig's Ear. Not at all related to food, but we had a really good time on the musical pub crawl. Of the other destinations you list, we only were in Kilkenney and had mostly forgettable pub dinners. If you end up in Dingle, Out of the Blue is very good (we went one night and made a reservation for the next night as we were leaving).
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For reference, the Wegman's in Fairfax usually has 00 caputo flour in the Italian section of the store.
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I've been to Jacalito for lunch several times as I work nearby (almost always carry out). Of those things that I've tried, the rotisserie chicken is quite good and the best thing they offer. The steak tacos are serviceable. The ground beef tacos were reminiscent of Taco Bell. I only got a cheese enchilada once but it was served without any sauce on it; I don't know if that is normal or if it was a mistake (I had already left when I saw that it was sauceless). I usually just stick with the rotisserie chicken.
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Pizzeria Orso was a good place for a late lunch while watching the Raven's playoff game. First, they now offer a lunch special of a two topping pizza and a non-alcoholic drink for $8 which is a complete steel. Second, the pork cheek ravioli is spectacular. One of the best stuffed pastas I've ever had.
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We went last Saturday for lunch. The large patty size is almost comically large on the roll. The patty does get a very good sear. The downside is that the burger is rather dry. I had whatever the regular smash style burger is while my wife had one with just cheese and ketchup. Our opinion on the burger were opposed which leads me to believe that the toppings are key to make the burger work. I didn't have any problem with over salty fries but I do like my fries salty. I though the rosemary and garlic added a nice flavor.
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We went again for lunch last Saturday. The carnitas torta is still very very good. My wife still likes the chicken quesadilla (it even manages to taste like something besides cheese!).
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We went for lunch a couple Saturdays ago. The carnitas torta was even better than it had been in the past. They previously had made it just slightly too salty. It was just about perfect.
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We met some friends (one of whom was from Rhode Island) at Freddy's on Saturday night. The fried calamari Rhode Island style was very good. The steamers were tasty but very gritty. The lobster roll was well made but the lobster had a slightly fishy taste and didn't have any sweetness to it. I wasn't a fan of the coleslaw but that may just be personal preference. The service, on the other hand, was underwhelming. It took awhile for someone to acknowledge us as we waited to be seated. We sat down, a waitress came to take our drink order, we said we wanted to wait for our friends before ordering who sat down just as we were saying that. We then spent at least 15 minutes waiting for someone to come back and actually take the drink order. We ordered a pitcher of beer which showed up as a single glass (they graciously took it back and returned with the pitcher). Finally, after our food had arrived, we ordered a second pitcher of beer which never showed up. Throughout this time we had at least three different members of the waitstaff serving us.
