wahoooob
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Heading to Amsterdam/Brussels in a few months - any recent travelers with recommendations? @MarkS - any places to hit from your trip? TIA!
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jandres375 - not sure this may be helpful, as I was looking for restaurants w/out being in those areas nor family friendly, however, going next week and our list includes: Budatai Luquillo Food Stands Kasalta Metropol El Jibarito San Juan Cafe Jose Enrique La Casita Blanca Los Pinos Panaderia Espana Santurce Market Mallorquina Quatro Sombras Bar Gitmo Caveat: All this is based off friend/online recommendations, so no idea of quality/etc. but hope that helps. Would appreciate if you post any other places you have researched - my usual online sources seem sparse in this locale!
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Hi, my name is Adam and I am a beef jerky addict. Specifically, the sichuan style found at Joe's Noodle and Sichuan Pavilion. While they are slightly different in style, I have been thinking about how to make this at home and hoping the DR crew can point me in the right direction! I've never really made beef jerky before, but to me this style is not like the traditional "American" kind where the meat is dehydrated. Not sure if it is marinated/cooked and then put in sauce or just marinated and cooked.. help!
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Just noticed this today, guess I am the latecomer.. still under interior construction but the window signs are up. Coal ovens, gelato, bar, wines... parking, air conditioning, all listed. Hope it is making progress, to me, the more good, quality pizza places nearby, the better!
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This gringo's favorite pupusa in that area is La Casita!
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Okay need some help here - any ideas on how to make a home version of the tofu/peanut/cilantro dish? Aside from the main ingredients, my stumbling block is I can't taste the sauce in my head now. Any ideas? Is it marinated tofu? Just sauce? Thanks!
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For the crowd - visit during the opening weekend? Or wait until things have settled down??
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Stopped in Monday night to check it out. Similar to DC, but obviously a much wider layout. Patio was under construction but looks like it could be nice when the weather turns. Apps: 6 sliders - cooked well, buns were great (actually better than my last MatchboxDC experience). Onions were tasty although a bit on the cool side. Bacon wrapped shrimp with grits - great flavors, grits were delicious even to my usual non-grits eating self. They were lukewarm, not sure if that is how they are intended to be served? Pizzas: Matchbox meat (with added wild mushrooms) - best of the bunch. Great flavor, well cooked and just the right bit of spicy. Spicy Meatball - another win here, good flavors. Added bonus - an extra meatball (instead of the usual 1 per slice). 4 Cheese - this was the one letdown of the night. The outside edges were way overdone, and the middle of the pizza was super greasy. Only pizza not finished. Dessert Lemon tart - I think came with some type of blueberry sauce, which was m-e-h. However the tart was great - great texture and as someone who wants lemon deserts to be tart and not overly sweet, it was spot on. Service: Our server was very friendly and for the most part attentive. We were seated upstairs, so it did seem like there were periods we didn't see him for a while when I assume he was downstairs @ the kitchen. The only thing I noticed that seemed odd to me was the other server(s) covering our area walked by with water pitchers multiple times while our water glasses remained empty. Thought it would make sense for them to keep an eye out. Overall a good experience and probably will be back sooner than later. It *is* on the pricier side of our usuals (A&J, Joe's, etc.) but definitely happy to add to the Rockville list.
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Nice - thanks Christopher. Can't wait to add you guys to the pike rotation, especially looking forward to brunch!
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Can anyone confirm/deny? Been waiting for this to open for a while!
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That would be very generous and appreciated I am sure - however not taking my chances. Managed to book a reservation a little while ago, be there early Saturday!! Thanks in advice, looking forward to what sounds like some amazing food!
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Thanks for the recommendations everyone! In addition to finewine in G'burg, definitely a few new places not too far into DC I hadn't heard of before.
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Hi all, Hoping to reach out to the community for some advice. I am looking for a place to pickup some wine for my upcoming wedding at the end of October. I am thinking maybe 3-4 cases (well not sure really, but ballpark), half white half red. Right now looking in the $15-35/bottle range, depending on if there are case discounts, etc. Anyways, my request for help has two wrinkles... One I live in Rockville, so off the top of my head the only place I know of with at least some selection is Rodman's. Two, my mother is coming into town today, and tends to be a bit.. 'particular' at times about her wine. Since we'd like to try a few wines before buying the lot, and she is here the next few days, I'd like to find a place where we could have a good selection to chose from and buy a few bottles to try - the challenge I am having is that with all the other plans, we don't have a lot of time to drive too far to get wine. So while I'm open to any VA suggestions, if there is anything closer I would be happy. Hope that is enough detail, if not let me know. Thanks in advance! oops I did check the index, and have Paul's on the short list as well.
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Dean would be the one to figure it out! Okay really a shameless plug and another vote for Rockville since it is oh so close by =)
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Heading to Venice (and Florence/Rome) in November - any updates? Joe H?
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I am new to Gaithersburg Costco, so FWIW.. since I joined in April, each time I have gone they have had Prime NY Strip and Ribeye. A few times I think I have seen Prime tenderloin (looked like PSMO).
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Had lunch here today and tried the 8407 reuben which comes with the fries. The bread was great and had just the right amount of butter on the outside, however I wouldn't necessarily say it was such a great reuben that I would go out of my way to go back for that specifically. The rosemary on the fries was great - my only complaint was the ratio of tasty crispy "bits" was rather high compared to actual fries; while I do like them mixed in, it seemed like the quantity of the bits was too high.
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man! thanks Mark
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Just saw this elsewhere, but came straight here for.. recommendations! Anyone?
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Any new specials @ RTC?
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Thanks for the help guys and the split Don. Some more details: Budget: After getting a few quotes from places $3-4k seems doable, but on the low low end (not including alcohol and tax/tip). Still trying to nail this down - would be ideal to keep it around this range, but could stretch a little bit more I would think. Location: Guest accommodations still TBD, right now it seems like it most out-of-town guests may be staying either near Gallery Place/Metro Center or West End, so close to those two areas would be nice. Date: October 29, 2010 Time: TBD, perhaps around 6-7pm (for 3-4 hours?) Food type: Anything goes really, casual is fine. Would like to avoid thinks such as Cheesecake, etc. The other option was to just find "space" and try and do catering and BOO (bring our own), but not sure how that would work.
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Whoops sorry, forgot to mention location. Preferably near the metro somewhere in DC. People will be coming in from MD/VA, but my guess is many guests will chose a hotel in DC so that would work best.
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Okay here's one - how about for a group of 85ish? Not sure about budget - maybe around $3-4k?
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Yes they are open now - went by today for lunch. Prices are mostly $4.50 - $6, a few slightly higher. Items are mostly either traditional dim sum dishes, some with slight variations and then a few more contemporary "asian-flavored" choices. We ordered a few of the different dumplings, rolls and rice. Overall the flavors were pretty good, sauces were flavorful and decent preparation of the dough. Really my take on this place is that it is definitely catering towards a "trendy" vibe. While I enjoyed the food, I don't think I would go back mainly due to the price. Essentially everything is double normal prices say at Good Fortune. I would also say the flavors/ingredients are tweaked more to a Western palate.
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Hey all - I have a hankerin' for some tacos. The style I love is similar to those @ Districto Federale: corn tortilla, meat, a little avacado and onion, cilantro and hot sauce. Where I am getting hung up is on the meat - I've tried a few recipes here and there, but just can't get anywhere near the level of flavor that you find in the taco joints. I think part of it may be my omission of extra lard/fat in some cases, but really I just need some advice. Thanks!