jpschust Posted June 20, 2007 Share Posted June 20, 2007 On a whim I'm going to 11th street lounge in a little bit. Birthday present to me, I quit my job today, going to go walk the earth...err drink some duvel and relax for a bit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
legant Posted June 23, 2007 Share Posted June 23, 2007 Any interest in seeing Ratatouille on June 29th? It will be shown at the Regal Gallery Place Stadium 14, at 12:50, 4:10 and 7:20. I'd prefer the 4:10 showing yet if there is a critical mass I could be talked into the 7:20 film. Post here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ol_ironstomach Posted June 24, 2007 Share Posted June 24, 2007 Gubeen and I are interested in seeing it on the 29th...same time prefs ('cause 4:10 leaves plenty of chow time afterwards!) Who else is in? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Johnston Posted June 26, 2007 Share Posted June 26, 2007 Thursday night, a few of us are going to see cucas87's brother Jon Regen ( http://www.jonregen.com) play at Blues Alley http://www.bluesalley.com 1073 Wisconsin Ave. NW, Tel: (202) 337-4141) Jon (Piano/Vocals) is joined by Jonathan Sanborn - (Bass) and Sunny Jain (drums). I will be there for both sets (8 & 10pm), but other DR members seemed to be coming mainly to the 8pm set. We will be at Birreria Pizzeria beforehand for some pre-show munchies and beer! Singer/songwriter/pianist Jon Regen returns with LET IT GO , a collection of piano pop gems along the lines of his previous record Almost Home. Regen opens up his trio sound this time, adding guitarist Andy Summers to the excellent "Close to Me" and "Finding My Way Back to Me" and inviting singers Martha Wainwright and Kami Thompson and cellist Julia Kent to join him on a few tunes. But it's Regen's own writing and crooning that carry the day here: "Better Days," "Disappear" and the title tune make the most impact with no "name" assistance whatsoever. Regen's proven himself a master of jazz and pop on separate records; now it's time for him to rejoin the two sides of his personality and sew a truly distinctive place for himself in the music tapestry. Michael Toland - HIGH BIAS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
legant Posted June 28, 2007 Share Posted June 28, 2007 Any other takers for Ratatouille, Friday, the 29th, at the Regal Gallery Place Stadium 14, for the 4:10 show? Gubeen and I are interested in seeing it on the 29th...same time prefs ('cause 4:10 leaves plenty of chow time afterwards!) Who else is in? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanielK Posted June 28, 2007 Share Posted June 28, 2007 I can't make the RissaP farewell HH on Monday, but I will be swinging by Corduroy today at 5pm, though for only an hour. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Halloween Posted June 28, 2007 Share Posted June 28, 2007 Thursday night, a few of us are going to see cucas87's brother Jon Regen ( http://www.jonregen.com) play at Blues Alley http://www.bluesalley.com 1073 Wisconsin Ave. NW, Tel: (202) 337-4141) Jon (Piano/Vocals) is joined by Jonathan Sanborn - (Bass) and Sunny Jain (drums). I will be there for both sets (8 & 10pm), but other DR members seemed to be coming mainly to the 8pm set. We will be at Birreria Pizzeria beforehand for some pre-show munchies and beer! Singer/songwriter/pianist Jon Regen returns with LET IT GO , a collection of piano pop gems along the lines of his previous record Almost Home. Regen opens up his trio sound this time, adding guitarist Andy Summers to the excellent "Close to Me" and "Finding My Way Back to Me" and inviting singers Martha Wainwright and Kami Thompson and cellist Julia Kent to join him on a few tunes. But it's Regen's own writing and crooning that carry the day here: "Better Days," "Disappear" and the title tune make the most impact with no "name" assistance whatsoever. Regen's proven himself a master of jazz and pop on separate records; now it's time for him to rejoin the two sides of his personality and sew a truly distinctive place for himself in the music tapestry. Michael Toland - HIGH BIAS I'm coming to the 8 pm set. I probably won't be able to make it to BP, though. See you guys later! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
agm Posted June 28, 2007 Share Posted June 28, 2007 We will be at Birreria Pizzeria beforehand for some pre-show munchies and beer! What time? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cucas87 Posted June 28, 2007 Share Posted June 28, 2007 I will try to be at BP by 6:30 or so. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
legant Posted June 30, 2007 Share Posted June 30, 2007 Everyone participating in any future DR.com movie outing needs to be well-versed in the Marco Polo game: one calls out Marco to which the others reply Polo and as such give up their positioning by the use of their voice making it easier for the person to go in the right direction. In our case the call would be Don; response Rockwell. Some folks ignore a shout-out in a darken movie theater. I'm not naming names... you know who you are. Hmpf! Any other takers for Ratatouille, Friday, the 29th, at the Regal Gallery Place Stadium 14, for the 4:10 show? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FunnyJohn Posted July 3, 2007 Share Posted July 3, 2007 HH at New Heights today? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heather Posted July 3, 2007 Share Posted July 3, 2007 HH at New Heights today?Quite possibly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malawry Posted July 3, 2007 Share Posted July 3, 2007 I'm planning to try for a quick dinner at the bar of Circle Bistro tonight. I should be arriving between 6:30 and 7pm, hopefully closer to 6:30. Not trying to compete with other get-togethers, it's just close to my friend's place and I would enjoy company if anybody wants to come. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shogun Posted July 4, 2007 Share Posted July 4, 2007 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Dente Posted July 5, 2007 Share Posted July 5, 2007 66 hot dogs in 12 mins. unbelievable... one every 10.9 seconds. Check out the I.F.O.C.E. website: Eating Records 1 1/2 gallons of chili in 10 minutes anyone? 21 baseball sized matzos in under 6 minutes? The gastrointestinal repercussions must be staggering... 17 lbs of cow brains in 15 mins? WTF? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DonRocks Posted July 5, 2007 Share Posted July 5, 2007 Last night I had a Chicken Karahi for two at Ravi Kabob after an appetizer, entree, and two desserts at Hook - does that count? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
synaesthesia Posted July 5, 2007 Share Posted July 5, 2007 Anyone want to head to Casa Oaxaca around 5:30 to try their micheladas? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laniloa Posted July 5, 2007 Share Posted July 5, 2007 66 hot dogs in 12 mins. unbelievable... one every 10.9 seconds. Having grown up near the original Nathan's, this is an annual topic of much discussion in my family. 66 hot dogs - with the buns!- bogles my mind. Over 18000 calories. Close to two pounds of fat. How is this possible? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Halloween Posted July 6, 2007 Share Posted July 6, 2007 I've decided to do the lickety-split lunch at Eve today--for the very first time! In fact, this will be my first trip to Eve. Anyone care to join me? I should arrive around 12:30 or so, but I've got a lot of flexibility today and can arrive earlier or later than 12:30. Anything on the menu right now that I shouldn't miss? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
legant Posted July 9, 2007 Share Posted July 9, 2007 Science of Speed Eating [TV-G] Sunday, July 15, 2007, at 11A From hot dog-eating contests to oyster-gulping gorge fests, competitive eating is made for the oversized appetite. But how do speed eaters hold such immense amounts of food, and what happens to their bodies when they do? Now, NGC bites into the gut-wrenching world of competitive eating as doctors examine a competitive eaters stomach. Follow along with three of the worlds top competitors as they devour their way through the professional speed eating circuit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jparrott Posted July 12, 2007 Share Posted July 12, 2007 Is anything going on for Bastille Day? Waiter races are tomorrow at Les Halles, but other than that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zoramargolis Posted July 16, 2007 Share Posted July 16, 2007 come to think of it - wouldn't that be an awesome marketing idea for a swedish chef to open a restaurant in the US? Sorry, you're too late for this to be an original idea. His name is Marcus Samuelsson. IIRC, his NYC restaurant is called Aquavit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Slater Posted July 16, 2007 Share Posted July 16, 2007 Sorry, you're too late for this to be an original idea. His name is Marcus Samuelsson. IIRC, his NYC restaurant is called Aquavit. NYC has had Swedish restaurants for years. Marcus is Ethiopian, by the way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JLK Posted July 16, 2007 Share Posted July 16, 2007 He was adopted by a Swedish family at a young age and grew up in Sweden. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Slater Posted July 16, 2007 Share Posted July 16, 2007 He was adopted by a Swedish family at a young age and grew up in Sweden. Yes, yes. But that doesn't make him not Ethiopian. His latest book is about African cuisines. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FunnyJohn Posted July 16, 2007 Share Posted July 16, 2007 Ikea?Exactly -- great meatballs BTW Samuelsson also is the chef (or at least was on record as being the chef the last time I stayed there) at the Hotel Alex in Manhattan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FunnyJohn Posted July 20, 2007 Share Posted July 20, 2007 Exactly -- great meatballs BTW Samuelsson also is the chef (or at least was on record as being the chef the last time I stayed there) at the Hotel Alex in Manhattan. I have no idea why this got moved to the On-a-Whim thread....However, after I get my ears lowered in Georgetown later this afternoon, I plan to go spread sweetness and light at Mendocino [barry, et al, consider yourselves warned]. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heather Posted July 25, 2007 Share Posted July 25, 2007 I might head to Corduroy this evening. I feel a soft shell and bisque binge coming on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JPW Posted July 26, 2007 Share Posted July 26, 2007 Tonight, I'll be whimming at Corduroy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nutty Buddy Posted July 31, 2007 Share Posted July 31, 2007 Tomorrow--Tuesday--I'll be heading out to the Lounge at Citronelle around 7pm. Anyone care to join me? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
squidsdc Posted July 31, 2007 Share Posted July 31, 2007 Tomorrow--Tuesday--I'll be heading out to the Lounge at Citronelle around 7pm. Anyone care to join me? That sounds really good, but unfortunately too late for me I'll be at the Black Rooster for a half-price Black Angus burger in about 5 minutes... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bookluvingbabe Posted August 8, 2007 Share Posted August 8, 2007 Does anyone else think that the mess on the Red Line is designed to get more people to stay downtown for dinner tonight??? I offered to come in, have dinner, and then drive Mr. BLB home but he declined. His new theory is to take the Red Line to Silver Spring and then bus from there to Shady Grove. I'm betting he takes a detour to Ray's.... Hope everyone finds someplace cool to ride out the chaos!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DonRocks Posted August 17, 2007 Share Posted August 17, 2007 Jon Karl at 73,000 feet in a U2 spy plane: (Here is the story about it in case anyone is interested.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Dente Posted August 17, 2007 Share Posted August 17, 2007 Al Dente's childhood at 150 ft... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DonRocks Posted September 1, 2007 Share Posted September 1, 2007 Okay, so who's doing what tonight? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanielK Posted September 2, 2007 Share Posted September 2, 2007 Okay, so who's doing what tonight? Tonight I went out and had a great cheese course, housemade sausages, fried risotto balls, bacon wrapped figs, and pulled pork confit sandwiches, followed by a wee dram of single-malt. Unfortunately (for you) you will not be able to chase down this meal, as I dined at agm and NotQuickDraw's house. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Pressley Posted September 3, 2007 Share Posted September 3, 2007 Tonight I went out and had a great cheese course, housemade sausages, fried risotto balls, bacon wrapped figs, and pulled pork confit sandwiches, followed by a wee dram of single-malt.Unfortunately (for you) you will not be able to chase down this meal, as I dined at agm and NotQuickDraw's house. I was going to guess EatBar. Sounds exactly like their menu (and delicious)! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanielK Posted September 3, 2007 Share Posted September 3, 2007 I was going to guess EatBar. Sounds exactly like their menu (and delicious)! Funny you mention that - agm definitely mentioned EatBar as the inspiration for at least a couple of those courses! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Pressley Posted September 3, 2007 Share Posted September 3, 2007 Funny you mention that - agm definitely mentioned EatBar as the inspiration for at least a couple of those courses! Nathan Anda (Chef at Tallula and EatBar) is a good friend of mine and a true culinary talent. I can see his influences from a mile away! Makes you feel great while you're eating...and bad while you're sweating the next day at the gym. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
agm Posted September 3, 2007 Share Posted September 3, 2007 I had already been thinking about bacon-wrapped figs, and then somebody posted a link to the recipe for the EatBar version in the figs thread in the shopping and cooking forum, so I tried it. It's a hard thing to admit, but I think I actually preferred the figs (dried, reconstituted with chicken stock and huge amounts of butter) without the bacon. I found a recipe for the risotto balls earlier this year that worked beautifully on my first attempt, and made me think the difficulty of good risotto was overblown; this time around it provided plenty of challenge and didn't turn out as well. Oddly enough, although I've enjoyed many of the items on the EatBar menu, I've never had either the figs or the risotto balls. I guess I'll just have to go back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laniloa Posted September 5, 2007 Share Posted September 5, 2007 I feel a whimsical mood striking on Friday. Where will people be? (Yeah, I know, whims by definition shouldn't have this kind of advanced notice but what can I say?) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
purplesachi Posted September 6, 2007 Share Posted September 6, 2007 i think i'm heading over to beck's for some beers while politburo is out of town. if anyone is interested, say hi (i'll probably be sitting at the bar solo, reading bill buford's heat). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanielK Posted September 6, 2007 Share Posted September 6, 2007 Massive delays on the Red Line. Rather than fight the huddled masses, I'm going to grab a bar stool at Corduroy and wait out the mess. Anyone else? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Halloween Posted September 7, 2007 Share Posted September 7, 2007 I'll be at the bar at Corduroy tonight around 6:30, having a birthday drink. Please feel free to join me. I'm a few days late, but it's been one heck of a week or month or year, depending on how you look at it. (I know. I should change my screen name back to Monique DC). I see that it's JPW's birthday. Happy B'Day, JPW! Where will you be whimming? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JPW Posted September 7, 2007 Share Posted September 7, 2007 I see that it's JPW's birthday. Happy B'Day, JPW! Where will you be whimming?Probably just on my back deck with a bottle of bubbly that a recent dinner guest was kind enough to bring for me. Nutty Buddy's taking me out for a big dinner tomorrow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
starfish Posted October 3, 2007 Share Posted October 3, 2007 has anybody else noticed the severe drop in the number of whims? I will be having a beer and a cigar at Cafe Berlin. Stop by if you are on the Hill. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edenman Posted October 3, 2007 Share Posted October 3, 2007 has anybody else noticed the severe drop in the number of whims? Everybody was just sad that I was out of town. I'll be headed over to Chinatown once I get done at work, not sure exactly where yet. Might stop by RFD, actually. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hillvalley Posted October 12, 2007 Share Posted October 12, 2007 In an attempt to remind her tastebuds of what real food tastes like, Laniloa will be making a special guest appearance tonight (Friday) at Corduroy @ 6. Come join us to see the magical powers of Chef Power's soup in action as Laniloa remembers what non-chain food tastes like. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
squidsdc Posted October 12, 2007 Share Posted October 12, 2007 Mentioned here, the Downtown Lunch Club is whimming at RK today at 12:30--thought I'd post here in case anyone is available for lunch today. (Especiallly if one cannot make the happy hour on the 25th) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
synaesthesia Posted October 18, 2007 Share Posted October 18, 2007 Pinxtos at Jaleo 5:15ish, hopefully. And lots and lots of sangria. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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