Justin Bittner Posted March 7, 2013 Share Posted March 7, 2013 It's not Pete's is it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DonRocks Posted March 7, 2013 Share Posted March 7, 2013 It's not Pete's is it? No, but that, too, is a good guess. The pizza tended dry and something of a chore to eat, as Pete's sometimes is. Honestly, I'm surprised it's this hard, but I am "going where no man has gone before," so to speak. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darkstar965 Posted March 7, 2013 Share Posted March 7, 2013 You haven't definitively ruled out Orso but I'm assuming that's out based on other hints already given. Last guess for me then I'm graciously ducking out. This based mostly on the most recent hint. Red Rocks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DonRocks Posted March 7, 2013 Share Posted March 7, 2013 You haven't definitively ruled out Orso but I'm assuming that's out based on other hints already given. Last guess for me then I'm graciously ducking out. This based mostly on the most recent hint. Red Rocks. I'm definitively ruling out Orso, and this was better than the awful Red Rocks (oh, how I pine away for the early days of the first Red Rocks). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justin Bittner Posted March 7, 2013 Share Posted March 7, 2013 Did comet get a guess yet? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DonRocks Posted March 7, 2013 Share Posted March 7, 2013 Did comet get a guess yet? No, and it's not even something I've thought of myself. Folks, listen to me: there is a fairly well-respected individual behind these pizzas who was mentioned *just today* on the internet as being 'extraordinary.' Note that's in single-quotes rather than double-quotes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darkstar965 Posted March 7, 2013 Share Posted March 7, 2013 No, and it's not even something I've thought of myself. Folks, listen to me: there is a fairly well-respected individual behind these pizzas who was mentioned *just today* on the internet as being 'extraordinary.' Note that's in single-quotes rather than double-quotes. I thought surely you were referring to Edan but we've now guessed every spot at which he has worked. I was surely...wrong. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thetrain Posted March 7, 2013 Share Posted March 7, 2013 Urbana. And those 'zas look nothing like anything that has ever come out of Orso. They are what the industry calls "woodfire" pizza. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheInsider Posted March 7, 2013 Share Posted March 7, 2013 Urbana? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DonRocks Posted March 7, 2013 Share Posted March 7, 2013 Urbana? Ding! Ding! Ding! The quiet student sitting, paying attention, in the back of the room, gets an A+ on the test! Come back again sometime, my friend! It was Anthony Pilla at Urbana, in an extremely disappointing showing relative to his dough-tossing talents. --- OOPS! thetrain got it first! Urbana. And those 'zas look nothing like anything that has ever come out of Orso. They are what the industry calls "woodfire" pizza. Here I was hoping to give it to a first-timer, but the ever-solid "thetrain" chimes in about 30 seconds sooner. Well done, my friend! Both of you deserve kudos to the max. thetrain gets this one by coming in first, but you both get equal street cred in my book. This was fun, and an awesome performance by all involved, particularly by thetrain and TheInsider! Our dual champions! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darkstar965 Posted March 7, 2013 Share Posted March 7, 2013 What was the "extraordinary...internet" reference? Not here on the board, I take it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DonRocks Posted March 7, 2013 Share Posted March 7, 2013 What was the "extraordinary...internet" reference? Not here on the board, I take it? Look at Tom Sietsema's chat today. Find "extraordinaire". There was nothing extraordinary about any of these pizzas at all, and that's why I wondered several times if s(he) was even there. Look back at my clues. I was not trying to mislead or tease anyone; I was merely disappointed in what we had tonight, compared to what Anthony Pilla tossed for us at Seventh Hill about a year ago. My guess (and it's only a guess) is that the oven is no great shakes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thetrain Posted March 7, 2013 Share Posted March 7, 2013 I think it was especially informative on how to determine a pizza type by picture. Comet wasn't a bad guess, because what you posted clearly wasn't anything that could be called "Neapolitan." How'd they taste compared to Paradiso? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DonRocks Posted March 7, 2013 Share Posted March 7, 2013 I think it was especially informative on how to determine a pizza type by picture. Comet wasn't a bad guess, because what you posted clearly wasn't anything that could be called "Neapolitan." How'd they taste compared to Paradiso? The crust was better - more flavor, and less "dinner roll-like texture." It doesn't *look* any better, but it was. And adequately salted, too; Paradiso's is often bland. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlexC Posted March 7, 2013 Share Posted March 7, 2013 The oven at Urbana is definitely a significant factor, in that it's gas-fired, not wood-fired. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goodeats Posted March 8, 2013 Share Posted March 8, 2013 I am swooning over my lunch! Should be pretty easy to guess, though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DonRocks Posted March 8, 2013 Share Posted March 8, 2013 I am swooning over my lunch! Should be pretty easy to guess, though. image.jpg I'd say Earl's Sandwiches, but I've never seen a turkey (bacon, and cheese) on pumpernickel there. Still, the number of places that roast their own turkey can be counted on one hand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goodeats Posted March 8, 2013 Share Posted March 8, 2013 I'd say Earl's Sandwiches, but I've never seen a turkey (bacon, and cheese) on pumpernickel there. Still, the number of places that roast their own turkey can be counted on one hand. Nope, not Earl's and not bacon. -^<>^- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonathan Posted March 8, 2013 Share Posted March 8, 2013 Judging by the thickly sliced meat, I'm going to say Stachowskis's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LauraB Posted March 8, 2013 Share Posted March 8, 2013 DGS Delicatessen? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goodeats Posted March 8, 2013 Share Posted March 8, 2013 Judging by the thickly sliced meat, I'm going to say Stachowskis's. Nope. DGS Delicatessen? The winner! It was their Roasted Turkey, but without the peppers, which might have thrown someone off. The crispy chicken skin really made my day! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DonRocks Posted March 8, 2013 Share Posted March 8, 2013 porcupine's bruschetta: Grape + Bean (solved by Pat) DonRocks' mask: Mitsitam Cafe (Josh Radigan) John William G's almond cake: Volt (Choirgirl21) porcupine's trifle: Seasons 52 (booklovingbabe) porcupine's ravioli: The Majestic (goldenticket) goodeats' squash tempura: Burma (JimRice) Scott Johnston's octopus: Pizzeria Orso (Mulligan) rockcreek's salad: Wildwood Kitchen (LauraB) DonRocks' Two Belles sign: District Taco (Nervous Eater) JimRice's sashimi: Yo! Sushi (DonRocks) lperry's drunken noodles: Bangkok Golden (DonRocks) porcupine's bread board: Birch & Barley (WWZ) WWZ's turnip cakes: The Source (DonRocks) plarkins' flowery sugar-on-snow dessert: America Eats (ALB) porcupine's Himalayan Karahi and Aloo Tama Bodi: Himalayan Heritage, Bethesda (jandres374) booklovingbabe's breadless salmon sandwich: Fishnet (DonRocks) booklovingbabe's lamb shank: Central (cheezepowder) B.A.R.'s Indian deity photo: Woodlands, Fairfax (DonRocks) DonRocks' kitschy American painting: Old Ebbitt Grill (Craig Erion) DonRocks' fried okra and Asian Buffalo wings: Maple Ave. Restaurant (WWZ) darkstar965's Hering Hausfrauen Art: Old Europe (JuneBacon) JimRice's Szechuan Beef Noodle Soup and tofu-peanut-cilantro salad: A&J (cheezepowder) Simon's rabbit roulade: Range (cheezepowder (Damn, girl!)) porcupine's suckling pig and polenta: The Ashby Inn (thetrain) darkstar965's cheeseburger and fries: Victoria Gastropub (DonRocks) DonRocks' turkey sandwich and chili: Earl's Sandwiches, Ballston (VikingJew) porcupine's blood orange salad with La Tur: Fiola (DonRocks) DonRocks' Cathal pan-frying steak: Society Fair (weezy) JimRice's goat stew with mini mofungo ball: Mio (cheezepowder) TheMatt's Ethiopian vegetarian platter: Enat (plarkins) DonRocks' palows: Panjshir (TheMatt) cheezepowder's fred chicken: Ray's To The Third (DonRocks) darkstar965's sashimi: Kotobuki (DonRocks) cheezepowder's corn cake with short ribs and fried egg: Ris (LauraB) porcupine's pork carnitas taco platter: Baja Fresh (lovehockey) cheezepowder's empanadas: Panas (stevep) booklovingbabe's beef teriaki: Yoyogi Sushi (cheezepowder) JimRice's Char Kway Teow: Malaysia Kopitiam (qwertyy) DonRocks' Barcelona banner: La Choza (thetrain) John William G's pork, hushpuppies, and kale: Trummer's On Main (DonRocks) porcupine's steak tartare: Bistro Bis (The Delicious) cheezepowder's tapas: Boqueria (darkstar965) cheezepowder's shakshouka and bagels: DGS Delicatessen (thetrain) plarkin's brioche pudding: 2941 (Sundae in the Park) DonRocks' pescado frito: Pupuseria Doña Bessy (thetrain) porcupine's Meyer lemon posset: Palena (Jonathan) DonRocks' tara shirako: Kaz Sushi Bistro (Jim Rice) booklovingbabe's chili: Chubby's (DonRocks) darkstar965's brisket and collards: Urban BBQ (LauraB) lperry's chips and salsa: Taqueria El Poblano, Arlington (Fishinnards) lperry's beet salad: Jaleo, Crystal City (The Delicious) porcupine's potato gnocchi with lamb Bolognese: Proof (cheezepowder) John William G's Arctic char and shrimp: The Majestic (DonRocks) JimRice's Vietnamese salad: Rice Paper (DonRocks) DonRocks' light fixture: Boundary Road (frogprince) Simon's bucatini with clams: Ancora (AlexC) porcupine's Chinese lazy Susan: Grace Garden (DonRocks <--- that would be 3 out of the last 5) porcupine's lamb meatballs and polenta: 2Amys (booklovingbabe) DonRocks' charcuterie platter: Range (DanielK) DonRocks' triad of pizzas: Urbana (thetrain, in a photo finish with TheInsider) goodeats' roast turkey sandwich: DGS Delicatessen (LauraB) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jandres374 Posted March 13, 2013 Share Posted March 13, 2013 Dined at home but purchased from local establishment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlexC Posted March 13, 2013 Share Posted March 13, 2013 Stachowski's? Last night we cooked up a duck breast from them that was fantastic, and I think I saw some of those lollipops in the case. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goodeats Posted March 13, 2013 Share Posted March 13, 2013 Woohoo! Simul-pic time!! No cheats from FB post! Bonus if you can guess where the words, "Yummy, yummy! In my tummy!...there's a party in my tummy!" came from. :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlexC Posted March 13, 2013 Share Posted March 13, 2013 Woohoo! Simul-pic time!! No cheats from FB post! Bonus if you can guess where the words, "Yummy, yummy! In my tummy!...there's a party in my tummy!" came from. :-) I'm betting Song Que on this one... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jandres374 Posted March 13, 2013 Share Posted March 13, 2013 Stachowski's? Last night we cooked up a duck breast from them that was fantastic, and I think I saw some of those lollipops in the case. Good guess but nope. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LauraB Posted March 13, 2013 Share Posted March 13, 2013 Dined at home but purchased from local establishment. Red Apron? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darkstar965 Posted March 13, 2013 Share Posted March 13, 2013 Dined at home but purchased from local establishment. Harvey's Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jandres374 Posted March 13, 2013 Share Posted March 13, 2013 Red Apron? Winner. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LauraB Posted March 13, 2013 Share Posted March 13, 2013 Winner. Union Market or Merrifield? I've only been to the Union Market location but I love that place. Their wild boar pate is out of this world. How did you prepare those? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darkstar965 Posted March 14, 2013 Share Posted March 14, 2013 Here's one that may be guessed easily though not entirely sure. Where were we that this landed on our table? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rhone1998 Posted March 14, 2013 Share Posted March 14, 2013 Darkstar965, Izakaya Seki? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darkstar965 Posted March 14, 2013 Share Posted March 14, 2013 Darkstar965, Izakaya Seki? Well, that surely qualifies as "guessed easily." And, Rhone1998, a quick look at Don's running tally seems to indicate this is your first win. So that salves any wound felt at making it too easy. Also first appearance for Seki. This is on the regular menu. It's Seki's version of Tako Wasabe and is a very nice example of what an Izakaya normally is and what Seki represents well: simple, well executed fare with enough menu expansion and twists to keep things interesting and successful in this market where Izakaya's aren't a common phenomenon as in Japan. This dish has only two ingredients, both in the name. Bits of chopped fresh octopus and fresh wasabi root. The octopus is marinated in its own juices with the wasabi and, presto, a dish with nice chew, flavor and some heat. Not my favorite dish of the many I've had at Seki but a good one. How'd you guess it, Rhone? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rhone1998 Posted March 14, 2013 Share Posted March 14, 2013 Well, that surely qualifies as "guessed easily." And, Rhone1998, a quick look at Don's running tally seems to indicate this is your first win. So that salves any wound felt at making it too easy. Also first appearance for Seki. This is on the regular menu. It's Seki's version of Tako Wasabe and is a very nice example of what an Izakaya normally is and what Seki represents well: simple, well executed fare with just enough twists to keep things interesting. This dish has only two ingredients, both in the name. Bits of chopped fresh octopus and fresh wasabi root. The octopus is marinated in its own juices with the wasabi and, presto, a dish with nice chew, flavor and some heat. Not my favorite dish of the many I've had at Seki but a good one. How'd you guess it, Rhone? I've been to Seki 4 times now, and of all the many dishes I've tried, the only one I really didn't like resembled the one in your picture. In my case it was a baby squid dish, and I just couldn't get past the texture. So I thought of that as soon as I saw your photo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goodeats Posted March 14, 2013 Share Posted March 14, 2013 I'm betting Song Que on this one... Nope. Not Vietnamese and not in Virginia :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darkstar965 Posted March 14, 2013 Share Posted March 14, 2013 Woohoo! Simul-pic time!! No cheats from FB post! Bonus if you can guess where the words, "Yummy, yummy! In my tummy!...there's a party in my tummy!" came from. :-) image.jpg Hadn't seen this one. Really different kind of picture. It doesn't look like food to me. In the foreground, some kind of telescoping bone or shell implement and the background almost looks like the cockpit of a car? Aside from it being from an ostensibly food-service spot either in the District or in Maryland, can you give a hint or two? Where in the pic is there clearly something edible? Maybe there isn't? Maybe it's a mobile food delivery thing like a truck? Trucks stay in one jurisdiction so that could still work but, then again, it looks like too high end a truck with BMW or Mercedes-ish finishes. Except for that bone (or shell) telescope? Telescoping chop sticks? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goodeats Posted March 14, 2013 Share Posted March 14, 2013 Hadn't seen this one. Really different kind of picture. It doesn't look like food to me. In the foreground, some kind of telescoping bone or shell implement and the background almost looks like the cockpit of a car? Aside from it being from an ostensibly food-service spot either in the District or in Maryland, can you give a hint or two? Where in the pic is there clearly something edible? Maybe there isn't? Maybe it's a mobile food delivery thing like a truck? Trucks stay in one jurisdiction so that could still work but, then again, it looks like too high end a truck with BMW or Mercedes-ish finishes. Except for that bone (or shell) telescope? Telescoping chop sticks? Well, I took the pic in my car, so it's potable and not from a food truck. The telescoping thing is my blinker indicator. The top and bottom part are edible, both black, although the top is an item not typically ordered by non-Taiwanese people (this is specific, as I once polled Mainlanders and they had no clue what it was), so to be fair, if you can guess the bottom, I think that matters more. Does this help any? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darkstar965 Posted March 14, 2013 Share Posted March 14, 2013 Well, I took the pic in my car, so it's potable and not from a food truck. The telescoping thing is my blinker indicator. The top and bottom part are edible, both black, although the top is an item not typically ordered by non-Taiwanese people (this is specific, as I once polled Mainlanders and they had no clue what it was), so to be fair, if you can guess the bottom, I think that matters more. Does this help any? Not really but I guess some progress that I accurately divined it was a car. Cool blinker indicator! Leopard spots? I'll focus on the bottom per your hint since I'm only a partial mainlander. Bottom part seems pretty clearly to be part of the steering wheel. The impressed horn icon is a giveaway on that. Then to the left, but still bottom is a bit of chrome finish. And, to the left of that. something fairly homogenous and brown. Almost like peanut butter pushed into an opening in the wheel. Kidding. Sort of. Alex, what made you think Vietnamese restaurant? The blinker maybe? Okay, I'm ready to guess! It's a Lexus! Or, Acura! Nah, those (and steering wheels) aren't generally edible. Though, sometimes when stuck in really bad traffic...never mind. Really interested to see where this goes. Someone else is going to see something here. I think it pretty funny (and challenging) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goodeats Posted March 14, 2013 Share Posted March 14, 2013 ^that is pretty funny darkstar! My car is nowhere close to the luxury lines you describe. For those unfamiliar, my pic is not really an entree or appetizer, but in the "snack" category that can be found in Eden Center (hence Alex's guess) but not traditionally, counting its origin. I can't imagine a pb flavor ever being invented for this "snack," but I can see how the edible things at the bottom can be "leopard spots." What fun! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cheezepowder Posted March 14, 2013 Share Posted March 14, 2013 Bubble tea with what looks like grass jelly. From one of the Jumbo Jumbo Cafe locations like Bubble Express? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jandres374 Posted March 14, 2013 Share Posted March 14, 2013 Union Market or Merrifield? I've only been to the Union Market location but I love that place. Their wild boar pate is out of this world. How did you prepare those? Union Market. I cooked them on our Big Green Egg. Got the Egg up to about 800 degrees and seared them for about 90 seconds a side (flames shooting everywhere - thought my neighbors were going to call 911) pulled them off and dropped the temperature down to 450 or so and finished them off. Really good stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goodeats Posted March 14, 2013 Share Posted March 14, 2013 Bubble tea with what looks like grass jelly. From one of the Jumbo Jumbo Cafe locations like Bubble Express? Winner, winner! It is indeed Bubble tea with boba and grass jelly from Jumbo Jumbo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rhone1998 Posted March 16, 2013 Share Posted March 16, 2013 OK, my turn. Where did I dine? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DonRocks Posted March 16, 2013 Share Posted March 16, 2013 OK, my turn. Where did I dine? W Domku? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rhone1998 Posted March 16, 2013 Share Posted March 16, 2013 W Domku? No, sorry... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DonRocks Posted March 16, 2013 Share Posted March 16, 2013 No, sorry... I'm not even close, am I? Pretty sad that I can't tell if something is East Asian or Eastern European. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rhone1998 Posted March 16, 2013 Share Posted March 16, 2013 I'm not even close, am I? Pretty sad that I can't tell if something is East Asian or Eastern European. I was going to say something about the guess being focused on the wrong continent, but thought it was too early for clues...but no, it wasn't European. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DonRocks Posted March 16, 2013 Share Posted March 16, 2013 I was going to say something about the guess being focused on the wrong continent, but thought it was too early for clues...but no, it wasn't European. That "thing" on the top-left looks like one of my mom's stuffed cabbages - that's what threw me into Hungary / Croatia. But there's something Asian about this, too. Did it come with any starch? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cheezepowder Posted March 16, 2013 Share Posted March 16, 2013 Satay Sarinah? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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