John William G Posted January 11, 2016 Share Posted January 11, 2016 No, not Peter Chang. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DonRocks Posted January 11, 2016 Share Posted January 11, 2016 No, not Peter Chang. Is that a peeking tomato on the left side of the bowl? This looks like chicken and broccoli over thin chow mein noodles with cilantro dumped on top. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John William G Posted January 11, 2016 Share Posted January 11, 2016 Is that a peeking tomato on the left side of the bowl? This looks like chicken and broccoli over thin chow mein noodles with cilantro dumped on top. I think that is a red pepper, not a tomato. The dish has meat and vegetables (broccoli, onions, peppers, etc) over the crispy noodles, and underneath is a sauce for dipping the vegetables and noodles. And cilantro on top. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ktmoomau Posted January 11, 2016 Share Posted January 11, 2016 Secret Chopsticks? The really heavily lacquered table is what caught my eye. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John William G Posted January 11, 2016 Share Posted January 11, 2016 No, not Secret Chopsticks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weezy Posted January 11, 2016 Share Posted January 11, 2016 Thai by Thai Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DonRocks Posted January 12, 2016 Share Posted January 12, 2016 Thai by Thai The cilantro is pointing to Thailand or VIetnam (it looks like that "chicken and broccoli" dish I reviewed a couple weeks ago, except that had rice and nothing else). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John William G Posted January 12, 2016 Share Posted January 12, 2016 Thai by Thai Not Thai by Thai, but close by The cilantro is pointing to Thailand or VIetnam (it looks like that "chicken and broccoli" dish I reviewed a couple weeks ago, except that had rice and nothing else). Yes, it was at a Thai or Vietnam restaurant. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LauraB Posted January 12, 2016 Share Posted January 12, 2016 Four Sisters? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John William G Posted January 12, 2016 Share Posted January 12, 2016 Not Four Sisters. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weezy Posted January 12, 2016 Share Posted January 12, 2016 Not Thai by Thai, but close by Yes, it was at a Thai or Vietnam restaurant. Pho Cong Ly Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John William G Posted January 12, 2016 Share Posted January 12, 2016 Pho Cong Ly That's it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weezy Posted January 12, 2016 Share Posted January 12, 2016 Yay! I finally got one! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bookluvingbabe Posted January 12, 2016 Share Posted January 12, 2016 Where did I dine? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DonRocks Posted January 12, 2016 Share Posted January 12, 2016 Pho Cong Ly That's it. Yay! I finally got one! I've often walked out of Eden Center saying to myself, "That meal could have almost been Chinese." This dish *looked* like Chinese Chicken & Broccoli (also, the chicken and broccoli proper looked almost exactly like what I had at Phở Ngá»c HÆ°ng - the cilantro is a giveaway that it's not Chinese (this is all very easy for me to say now; not so much before I knew the answer). Where did I dine? This looks like Chicken Tetrazzini. I'm trying to decide what that is on the bottom-right - it's not a noodle, and it's not chicken; it might be an onion, but why is there only one? The chicken meat itself looks pretty good (a couple pieces look like the "oysters"), but the plating is lazy, and this comes across as being hurriedly assembled. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bookluvingbabe Posted January 12, 2016 Share Posted January 12, 2016 This looks like Chicken Tetrazzini. I'm trying to decide what that is on the bottom-right - it's not a noodle, and it's not chicken; it might be an onion, but why is there only one? The chicken meat itself looks pretty good (a couple pieces look like the "oysters"), but the plating is lazy, and this comes across as being hurriedly assembled. It is lemon on the lower right. The chicken was very overcooked and it was NYE so it was probably hurriedly assembled. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keithstg Posted January 12, 2016 Share Posted January 12, 2016 It is lemon on the lower right. The chicken was very overcooked and it was NYE so it was probably hurriedly assembled. Clyde's? Runner up guess would be Daily Grill. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bookluvingbabe Posted January 12, 2016 Share Posted January 12, 2016 Clyde's? Runner up guess would be Daily Grill. Of that ilk but neither of those. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cheezepowder Posted January 12, 2016 Share Posted January 12, 2016 Ted's Bulletin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bookluvingbabe Posted January 12, 2016 Share Posted January 12, 2016 Ted's Bulletin Yes. I keep telling myself we won't go back but BL-3rdgrader loves it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ktmoomau Posted January 13, 2016 Share Posted January 13, 2016 Yes. I keep telling myself we won't go back but BL-3rdgrader loves it. What we do for those we love Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jasonc Posted January 13, 2016 Share Posted January 13, 2016 Hey dum dums! Just take a note about where you are eating or compare the time stamp on the photo to your credit card statement. It will save us all a lot of time! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DonRocks Posted January 13, 2016 Share Posted January 13, 2016 Hey dum dums! Just take a note about where you are eating or compare the time stamp on the photo to your credit card statement. It will save us all a lot of time! Ha, ha, ha! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DonRocks Posted January 25, 2016 Share Posted January 25, 2016 Since this is a variation on "Where Did I Dine?" I went ahead and merged this thread into that one. Here's the list of hams in alphabetical order: 1. Iberico pata negra (5 jotas), Spain 2. Johnston Co. Curemaster's Reserve (Smithfield, NC) 3. Lady Edison County Ham (Chapel Hill, NC) 4. Serrano (R. Iglesias) 18 months, Spain Now, name them clockwise beginning with the one at 11 AM. Hint: It should be easy, and is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bookluvingbabe Posted January 25, 2016 Share Posted January 25, 2016 No idea but now I'm hungry... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DonRocks Posted January 25, 2016 Share Posted January 25, 2016 No idea but now I'm hungry... And now I'm poor (Iberico is *expensive*). 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rovers2000 Posted January 25, 2016 Share Posted January 25, 2016 Since this is a variation on "Where Did I Dine?" I went ahead and merged this thread into that one. Here's the list of hams in alphabetical order: 1. Iberico pata negra (5 jotas), Spain 2. Johnston Co. Curemaster's Reserve (Smithfield, NC) 3. Lady Edison County Ham (Chapel Hill, NC) 4. Serrano (R. Iglesias) 18 months, Spain Now, name them clockwise beginning with the one at 11 AM. HamChallenge.JPG Hint: It should be easy, and is. Starting at 11am: - Iberico - Lady Edison - Serrano - Johnston My logic is the two I named as Iberico / Serrano have very different marbling. The Iberico in particular really made me think about the No Reservations episode where they go to El Bulli as it's getting ready to close. They stop at a tapas place and Jose Andres shows this perfectly marbled piece of Iberico (so if I am wrong, its Jose's fault! ). Admittedly the other two are guesses since they are less marbled and the Johnston appears to have a more "leathery" texture that some US based cured meats can have. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DonRocks Posted January 25, 2016 Share Posted January 25, 2016 Starting at 11am: - Iberico - Lady Edison - Serrano - Johnston My logic is the two I named as Iberico / Serrano have very different marbling. The Iberico in particular really made me think about the No Reservations episode where they go to El Bulli as it's getting ready to close. They stop at a tapas place and Jose Andres shows this perfectly marbled piece of Iberico (so if I am wrong, its Jose's fault! ). Admittedly the other two are guesses since they are less marbled and the Johnston appears to have a more "leathery" texture that some US based cured meats can have. You are exactly correct for exactly the correct reasons. My takeaway from this: "The wetter, the better." Both NC hams were *very* salty (it's a different culture, it's a different cure). Just to put these in perspective against each other, and not as any type of "absolute ranking," off the top of my head, I would rate the Iberico 99, the Serrano 95, the Lady Edison 85, and the Johnson Co. 78. In other words, the Serrano - despite being the least expensive of the four - was not all *that* far from the Iberico in quality. It's that old conundrum of, "the final 1% in quality will cost you double the money" - it absolutely holds true in this tasting, as does this great quote by Terry Theise: "I like truffles and I like tortilla chips, but I'm not confused about which flavor is more beautiful." If you like powerful, hyper-salty country ham (which I do - I grew up on the stuff), then your money is best spent on the Carolina hams; the Spanish hams were all about finesse, understatement, nuance, elegance, a silken texture, and a sneaky-long nuttiness in the finish. The Iberico wasn't more powerful than the Serrano; it was more elegant, but both were elegant. That leathery texture you speak of? I'm not sure which of the Curemaster line of hams it was, but this was essentially them saying, 'Here is our best product.' BTW, the "Curemaster," Rufus Brown, has something to do with the Lady Edison hams as well. Don't forget: The Curemaster doesn't raise the pigs any more than a winemaker grows the grapes (although in the old world, the winemaker is often the farmer as well). I have no doubt that there are people who would prefer the country hams; I'm not one of them - I like them, but I also like tortilla chips. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josh Posted January 26, 2016 Share Posted January 26, 2016 Don, Was this a home tasting, or from a restaurant? If so, where did you buy the ham? My wife and I nerd out from time to time and challenge each other to blind tastings to see if our preconceived notions of what we like (and tend to order) really pan out. We've largely done this with alcohol before (turns out I really do prefer Asahi over all other common Japanese beers, but secretly like Corona better than Modelo Especial), but a ham version would be a lot of fun. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DonRocks Posted January 26, 2016 Share Posted January 26, 2016 Don, Was this a home tasting, or from a restaurant? If so, where did you buy the ham? My wife and I nerd out from time to time and challenge each other to blind tastings to see if our preconceived notions of what we like (and tend to order) really pan out. We've largely done this with alcohol before (turns out I really do prefer Asahi over all other common Japanese beers, but secretly like Corona better than Modelo Especial), but a ham version would be a lot of fun. Donnie Does Durham Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DonRocks Posted March 3, 2016 Share Posted March 3, 2016 Where did I dine? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lovehockey Posted March 3, 2016 Share Posted March 3, 2016 Wings to Go? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DonRocks Posted March 3, 2016 Share Posted March 3, 2016 No, but I'm fascinated by your guess. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ALB Posted March 3, 2016 Share Posted March 3, 2016 Ledos? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reedm Posted March 3, 2016 Share Posted March 3, 2016 I hope it was good, and if so, they deliver to Fairfax City... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lovehockey Posted March 3, 2016 Share Posted March 3, 2016 No, but I'm fascinated by your guess. They have square pizzas. What can I say? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DonRocks Posted March 3, 2016 Share Posted March 3, 2016 Ledos? Yes! A large, well-done cheese pizza with extra cheese. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bart Posted March 3, 2016 Share Posted March 3, 2016 You can also see a bit of their distinctive "L" on the paper in the upper left corner. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dracisk Posted March 3, 2016 Share Posted March 3, 2016 Yes! A large, well-done cheese pizza with extra cheese. That looks amazing. I'll have to remember to order my pizzas well done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ALB Posted March 3, 2016 Share Posted March 3, 2016 Yes! A large, well-done cheese pizza with extra cheese. I always order mine with extra sauce Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bookluvingbabe Posted July 26, 2016 Share Posted July 26, 2016 Where did I brunch this weekend? (Photo is of BL-4th grader's plate) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DonRocks Posted July 26, 2016 Share Posted July 26, 2016 1 hour ago, bookluvingbabe said: Where did I brunch this weekend? DGS Deli Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bookluvingbabe Posted July 26, 2016 Share Posted July 26, 2016 5 hours ago, DonRocks said: DGS Deli Nope. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ktmoomau Posted July 27, 2016 Share Posted July 27, 2016 The faux woodgrain laminate is so interesting, but I can't place it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jandres374 Posted July 27, 2016 Share Posted July 27, 2016 Founding Farmers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bookluvingbabe Posted July 27, 2016 Share Posted July 27, 2016 2 hours ago, jandres374 said: Founding Farmers. Nope. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rieux Posted July 28, 2016 Share Posted July 28, 2016 Parkway Deli? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bookluvingbabe Posted July 28, 2016 Share Posted July 28, 2016 52 minutes ago, Rieux said: Parkway Deli? Still nope. A few clues: In Montgomery County. All 3 of us had the same dish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Choirgirl21 Posted July 29, 2016 Share Posted July 29, 2016 Eggspectation? (Ducks and hides) Wait, I almost want to change my answer. Had a thought that it might be Silver, but I can't tell whether that's salmon or prosciutto and even if it were the latter, the dish would be missing the tomatoes. So I guess I'll stick with my first wrong answer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bookluvingbabe Posted July 29, 2016 Share Posted July 29, 2016 7 hours ago, Choirgirl21 said: Eggspectation? (Ducks and hides) Wait, I almost want to change my answer. Had a thought that it might be Silver, but I can't tell whether that's salmon or prosciutto and even if it were the latter, the dish would be missing the tomatoes. So I guess I'll stick with my first wrong answer. No to both. But owned by a corporation is on the right track. (Salmon...) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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