hm212 Posted December 17, 2006 Share Posted December 17, 2006 Do you know how they asked to have it cooked? Pink steak doesn't seem to be out of the realm of decency. If it had come out gray that's a whole 'nother thing.Rude service is rude service, however. For some reason in this case I am thinking there is more to this than we are hearing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Dente Posted December 17, 2006 Share Posted December 17, 2006 Btw, pink steak is cooked more on the rare side I think. On the rare side of what? A medium steak is pink in the middle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jparrott Posted December 17, 2006 Share Posted December 17, 2006 So at the HHH, there was discussion that we really ought to do a happy hour at Bourbon. How's Wednesday night? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JLK Posted December 17, 2006 Share Posted December 17, 2006 Which location, and approximately what time? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jparrott Posted December 17, 2006 Share Posted December 17, 2006 Adams Morgan. They open at 6PM. I'd say we could meet for a pre-prandial Amsterdan Falafel, but that is purely optional as the food at Bourbon is also quite good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barbara Posted December 18, 2006 Share Posted December 18, 2006 . . . as the food at Bourbon is also quite good.Sez YOU! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hillvalley Posted December 18, 2006 Share Posted December 18, 2006 We're going to have Holiday Happy Hour: The Sequel this Friday. cucas is working a location. There won't be any venison though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JLK Posted December 18, 2006 Share Posted December 18, 2006 Adams Morgan.They open at 6PM. I'd say we could meet for a pre-prandial Amsterdan Falafel, but that is purely optional as the food at Bourbon is also quite good. Great spot, but too early and no parking. Oh, the woes of the commuter! Have fun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jparrott Posted December 18, 2006 Share Posted December 18, 2006 Great spot, but too early and no parking. Oh, the woes of the commuter! Have fun.I live in Gainesville; don't talk to me about parking . The street behind Bourbon usually has a decent amount of parking that hour. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mdt Posted December 18, 2006 Share Posted December 18, 2006 So at the HHH, there was discussion that we really ought to do a happy hour at Bourbon. How's Wednesday night? Um, this Wednesday is $20-Tuesday at Eammon's. Not that it should stop anyone from going to Bourbon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jparrott Posted December 18, 2006 Share Posted December 18, 2006 Oh. Duh. Never mind. How's Tuesday? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Johnston Posted December 19, 2006 Share Posted December 19, 2006 Anyone up for lunch at Kolumbia today? I am heading over at noon if anyone wants to join me at the bar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lackadaisi Posted December 20, 2006 Share Posted December 20, 2006 Anyone doing happy hour downtown? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hm212 Posted December 21, 2006 Share Posted December 21, 2006 And their food has gotta be more interesting than the other options in the area (with the exception of certain sacred cow).Cow is sounding really good for dinner - and yes when it tastes like that it is sacred.Anyone going to HH at RTC tonight - I just started a low carb diet (just booked a warm trip for February so I now have to be in a bathing suit in seven weeks) Hanger steak will become our friend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JPW Posted December 21, 2006 Share Posted December 21, 2006 MOOOOOOOOOO! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rkduggins Posted December 21, 2006 Share Posted December 21, 2006 I'm down with RTC tonight! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpschust Posted December 21, 2006 Share Posted December 21, 2006 Anyone doing happy hour downtown? I am tomorrow before my hockey game. No, I don't go to games in my jersey. I've been to enough games to figure out they probably aren't going to play the skinny jewish dude sitting in the second row. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mame11 Posted December 21, 2006 Share Posted December 21, 2006 I am tomorrow before my hockey game. No, I don't go to games in my jersey. I've been to enough games to figure out they probably aren't going to play the skinny jewish dude sitting in the second row. Corduroy from 4:30 to 7:30 for the DR HHH Pt 2... don't know how to link to the other thread but Cucas put this together. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Johnston Posted December 21, 2006 Share Posted December 21, 2006 Corduroy from 4:30 to 7:30 for the DR HHH Pt 2... don't know how to link to the other thread but Cucas put this together. There's still a chance to wish your fellow donrockwell.com members a happy holiday season, winter solstice and new year. We will be holding another happy hour this Friday, December 22nd at Corduroy (in the bar) from 4-7:30 pm. Everyone (new, longtime, wayward members too) is welcome to join the celebrating. If you need information about the location, Corduroy is located in downtown Washington on the second floor of the Sheraton Four Points Hotel at 1201 K St., NW and its website is located here.Please PM me if you plan to attend so that I can let Corduroy know how many of us to expect. I think there are 12+ so farand the list is growing...... http://www.donrockwell.com/index.php?showtopic=4845 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crackers Posted December 21, 2006 Share Posted December 21, 2006 I'm down with RTC tonight!If y'all go, please tell the jolly old elf who usually hangs about, that I was very good this year and would like to have the baked olives stay on the menu as my Christmas gift. thank you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanielK Posted December 22, 2006 Share Posted December 22, 2006 Anyone up for a Restaurant Kolumbia bar lunch today? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hillvalley Posted December 22, 2006 Share Posted December 22, 2006 Four hours and 35 minutes till happy hour......... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpschust Posted December 22, 2006 Share Posted December 22, 2006 Four hours and 35 minutes till happy hour......... and counting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hillvalley Posted December 22, 2006 Share Posted December 22, 2006 One hour, 47 minutes....... If you haven't RSVP'd but still want to join us, come anyway. We have newbies, oldbies, and inbetweenbies coming. There is free valet parking at Corduroy, about two or three blocks from the metro, and across the street from a Circulator stop so there are no excuses. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpschust Posted December 23, 2006 Share Posted December 23, 2006 One hour, 47 minutes.......If you haven't RSVP'd but still want to join us, come anyway. We have newbies, oldbies, and inbetweenbies coming. There is free valet parking at Corduroy, about two or three blocks from the metro, and across the street from a Circulator stop so there are no excuses. So theoretically I was supposed to write a review on this, but that said I came late and had to leave early and had no food. Thus I am left to review my drink. Woodford Reserve is the premium bourbons distilled by the Brown Forman distillery. Brown Forman refers to it as Kentucky Straight Bourbon, but it really doesn't tell the full story. Woodford is a still pot bourbon. Now you may ask, what is still pot bourbon? Well, with inovation there became two types of bourbon- still pot and column still. From http://www.happinessonline.org/BeTemperate/p11.htm: Two type of stills are used in the distilling process: the pot still and the continuous or column still. The pot still is the older of the two. It is a simple device much like a huge kettle whose top tapers off into a spiraling pipe. The continuous or column still resembles a tall cylinder about two or three stories high. With the still pot, the liquid is heated in the kettle and the vapors rise through the cooling spiral where they condense and run off. With the continuous still, the preheated liquid is pumped to the top of the still and flows down through baffle plates. At the same time as the liquid is coming down, steam enters from the bottom of the still and rises through the baffle plates. This steam distills and redistills the liquid as it rises and passes through the top of the still where it cools and condenses. In essence, it's an older form of bourbon produced in the older, more traditional styles, making a decent drinking bourbon. As per the ice that I had with the bourbon, it was produced from DC water if I had to guess. It didn't taste like the filtered water I find at The Reef, nor did it taste like any bottled water I've ever had. Thus my Woodford Reserve on DC Ice with a lime that I had rubbed around the edge of the glass was acceptable and no better or worse than an equal sized pour I've ever had. So there you go- that's apparently my hazing review of the hh. Cheers, Jonny Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ol_ironstomach Posted December 23, 2006 Share Posted December 23, 2006 Woodford Reserve is the premium bourbons distilled by the Brown Forman distillery. Brown Forman refers to it as Kentucky Straight Bourbon, but it really doesn't tell the full story. Woodford is a still pot bourbon. Now you may ask, what is still pot bourbon? Well, with inovation there became two types of bourbon- still pot and column still. Allow me to illustrate. Here's a snapshot I took in October of the actual pot stills at Woodford Reserve. They're of recent (circa 1996) manufacture by coppersmiths J. Forsyth & Sons of Rothes, Scotland. The center and right stills are essentially of a standard design used for Scotch whiskey. The beer still at left has been modified with a hemispherical bottom to alleviate problems with burning the distiller's beer - unlike Scotch production, Woodford passes the entire beer, mashed grains and all, into the still. Now that said, I'm not a big fan of the current product, nor is it necessarily the case that you were drinking pot-stilled bourbon. You see, when Brown-Forman established Woodford Reserve and rebuilt the old Labrot & Graham distillery, they were stuck with a new, expensive brand to maintain, and no product to sell - the newly distilled bourbon wouldn't begin to reach market for another six to eight years due to barrel aging. So the "Woodford Reserve" they sold from '96 until recently to create a reputation for the brand actually consisted of selected aged "honey barrels" of Old Forester, brought over to the rebuilt warehouses, then bottled as Woodford. Hence, older bottles of W-R, particularly those ones bearing Lincoln Henderson's signature, may actually have nothing to do with the three magnificent stills seen here. The newer Chris Morris bottles are likely to contain some or all new-production bourbon; I believe they only stopped blending with the Old Forester barrels this year. I'll let others comment on the taste of their "four grain" limited-edition experiment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jparrott Posted December 23, 2006 Share Posted December 23, 2006 I'll let others comment on the taste of their "four grain" limited-edition experiment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mktye Posted December 24, 2006 Share Posted December 24, 2006 Lunch. The Dairy Godmother. Today. 1300-ish. Gift of the Magi: Saffron custard with candied cranberries and roasted salted pistachios. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpschust Posted December 24, 2006 Share Posted December 24, 2006 Allow me to illustrate. Here's a snapshot I took in October of the actual pot stills at Woodford Reserve. They're of recent (circa 1996) manufacture by coppersmiths J. Forsyth & Sons of Rothes, Scotland. The center and right stills are essentially of a standard design used for Scotch whiskey. The beer still at left has been modified with a hemispherical bottom to alleviate problems with burning the distiller's beer - unlike Scotch production, Woodford passes the entire beer, mashed grains and all, into the still. Now that said, I'm not a big fan of the current product, nor is it necessarily the case that you were drinking pot-stilled bourbon. You see, when Brown-Forman established Woodford Reserve and rebuilt the old Labrot & Graham distillery, they were stuck with a new, expensive brand to maintain, and no product to sell - the newly distilled bourbon wouldn't begin to reach market for another six to eight years due to barrel aging. So the "Woodford Reserve" they sold from '96 until recently to create a reputation for the brand actually consisted of selected aged "honey barrels" of Old Forester, brought over to the rebuilt warehouses, then bottled as Woodford. Hence, older bottles of W-R, particularly those ones bearing Lincoln Henderson's signature, may actually have nothing to do with the three magnificent stills seen here. The newer Chris Morris bottles are likely to contain some or all new-production bourbon; I believe they only stopped blending with the Old Forester barrels this year. I'll let others comment on the taste of their "four grain" limited-edition experiment. I will agree in that it's not my favorite thing ever, though my choices were beam regular, jack regular, makers, bookers (I'll never understand the appeal of this stuff...in the words of Ralph from the Simpsons "tastes like burning"),knob and woodford. I went with the woodford. Let's just say Corduroy isn't known for their bourbon selection. That said, the reason for posting this was that I was told by a DR member that as my hazing I had to write a review. Well as I didn't eat anything I didn't feel it fair to write a review of the food, so I just wrote a basic bourbon review Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heather Posted December 25, 2006 Share Posted December 25, 2006 I have offically had all the holiday cheer I can take for one year, and am considering sneaking out for a drink after the kids go to bed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpschust Posted December 26, 2006 Share Posted December 26, 2006 I have offically had all the holiday cheer I can take for one year, and am considering sneaking out for a drink after the kids go to bed. I'm leaving for the Reef in about 15 minutes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanielK Posted December 26, 2006 Share Posted December 26, 2006 Anybody lunching downtown today? My Restaurant Kolumbia lunch partners just bagged, so looking for something to do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woodleygrrl Posted December 26, 2006 Share Posted December 26, 2006 there is not a soul downdown here today. Where should we meet for a liquid lunch? Come on, I won't tell on you... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanielK Posted December 29, 2006 Share Posted December 29, 2006 Bar lunch at Restaurant Kolumbia, anyone? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FunnyJohn Posted December 29, 2006 Share Posted December 29, 2006 Firefly for HH this afternoon (er--evening)? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xcanuck Posted December 30, 2006 Share Posted December 30, 2006 I haven't drank (much) in two nights. ANyone up for a drink tonite? I was thinking either Solly's Tavern or Temperance Hall. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brettashley01 Posted December 30, 2006 Share Posted December 30, 2006 anyone up for a yummy New Year's Day brunch? Gonna need a (strong) blood mary!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heather Posted December 30, 2006 Share Posted December 30, 2006 I haven't drank (much) in two nights. ANyone up for a drink tonite? I was thinking either Solly's Tavern or Temperance Hall.I'm in. Would prefer Temperance, but willing to go with the flow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Halloween Posted December 30, 2006 Share Posted December 30, 2006 I'm in. Would prefer Temperance, but willing to go with the flow. Count me in, tentatively. I'm in the midst of a cleaning marathon at my house, but if I work hard the next couple of hours, i'll be entitled to a break, right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jparrott Posted December 30, 2006 Share Posted December 30, 2006 I'm in. Would prefer Temperance, but willing to go with the flow.Do both. Go to Etete in between. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heather Posted December 30, 2006 Share Posted December 30, 2006 Do both. Go to Etete in between.Good idea, but we'll be having dinner with the kids and Temperance Hall after.ETA: of course, Mr. xcanuck didn't suggest a time. Maybe some folks will want to do both. I just wanna drink. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xcanuck Posted December 31, 2006 Share Posted December 31, 2006 Good idea, but we'll be having dinner with the kids and Temperance Hall after.ETA: of course, Mr. xcanuck didn't suggest a time. Maybe some folks will want to do both. I just wanna drink. I'm a baaaad boy. 8:30pm sound OK? Sorry for the late reply. We simply had to grab a drink and appetizers at RTC after watching Casino Royale Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heather Posted December 31, 2006 Share Posted December 31, 2006 "Excellent, Smithers." </ Mr Burns> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
synaesthesia Posted January 3, 2007 Share Posted January 3, 2007 Enough dieting talk! Haha... it's good. But who wants to whim RK this week? Potato Pancakes Apple Chutney, Creme Fraiche, Fresh Slaw Bigos Hunter Stew with Stachowski Brand Kielbasa Wild Mushroom Lasagna Fontina, Braised Leeks Roman Salad Topped with Grilled Trout and Avocado Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
porcupine Posted January 3, 2007 Share Posted January 3, 2007 Enough dieting talk! Haha... it's good. But who wants to whim RK this week? I'd be up for a Friday happy hour. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Escoffier Posted January 3, 2007 Share Posted January 3, 2007 Grover and I are whimming at Gamasot on Friday night around 7:00pm. Gamasot is off of Backlick Rd so it may be a bit far for MD people, but all are welcome to join us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xcanuck Posted January 3, 2007 Share Posted January 3, 2007 I'd be up for a Friday happy hour. I would love to do a HH at RK this Friday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanielK Posted January 3, 2007 Share Posted January 3, 2007 I think that Jamie is proposing lunch at RK, since she's quoting the January $9 Bar Lunch menu. Not that this precludes a Friday HH, but they're different ideas... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpschust Posted January 3, 2007 Share Posted January 3, 2007 taking the woman and two friends to Tabard Inn tonight. Then to Madam's Organ for Live Bluegrass Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
porcupine Posted January 3, 2007 Share Posted January 3, 2007 I think that Jamie is proposing lunch at RK, since she's quoting the January $9 Bar Lunch menu.Not that this precludes a Friday HH, but they're different ideas... Yeah, I figured, but since I'll be eating dinner there, lunch would be... excessive. Whereas a drink at the bar would be perfect. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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