Camille-Beau Posted April 14, 2006 Share Posted April 14, 2006 U Street - The Corridor is Cool Again Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JLK Posted August 26, 2006 Share Posted August 26, 2006 Click here (registration required). Al Crostino, Zaytinya and Cafe Milano get the nod. Yawn. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meaghan Posted August 26, 2006 Share Posted August 26, 2006 Click here (registration required). Al Crostino, Zaytinya and Cafe Milano get the nod. Yawn. Wow. It's really scary to see the words 'escape' and 'Washignton, DC' in the same sentence. Why not Charlottsville or something? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seanchai Posted August 26, 2006 Share Posted August 26, 2006 Wow. It's really scary to see the words 'escape' and 'Washignton, DC' in the same sentence. Why not Charlottsville or something? Sure, come see us in Charlottesville. No one else will be here this fall Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mame11 Posted August 26, 2006 Share Posted August 26, 2006 Please note that the political reporter for the NYTimes wrote the Escape column. Also, note the way he advised people to be careful in DC as it is not as safe as it used to be. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mdt Posted August 26, 2006 Share Posted August 26, 2006 Please note that the political reporter for the NYTimes wrote the Escape column. Also, note the way he advised people to be careful in DC as it is not as safe as it used to be. Then you would hope that he had spent some time here and had a clue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmwine Posted August 27, 2006 Share Posted August 27, 2006 Given the conceit of only 36 hours to experience DC, this is not nearly as bad as it could have been. It does, however, perpetuate some stereotypes of OUR FAIR CITY that we as self-absorbed foodies would like to overcome. First of these is that he recommends Cafe Milano not because of the food but because of who we might see there. But face it folks - that's how the rest of the country views DC - not as a food mecca, but as a place to see John Kerry and other losers I dunno about 9:30 club - perhaps his editor told him the piece should "skew young" ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heather Posted August 27, 2006 Share Posted August 27, 2006 First of these is that he recommends Cafe Milano not because of the food but because of who we might see there. But face it folks - that's how the rest of the country views DC - not as a food mecca, but as a place to see John Kerry and other losers Good Lord, really? What a stupid piece - no one is going to see a politician in August. You'd be better off going for the food.I dunno about 9:30 club - perhaps his editor told him the piece should "skew young" ... Not if I'm there. Although mentioning the 9:30 is a good way to work in all the Ethiopian places around there, Ben's Chili, and Oohs & Aahs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
starfish Posted August 27, 2006 Share Posted August 27, 2006 Zaytinya (701 Ninth Street NW, 202-638-0800) a Mediterranean tapas restaurant, that serves fresh Middle Eastern plates in a bustling setting of candles and soaring ceilings. “It feels like New York,” a friend said at dinner one recent night. Precisely. This quote speaks to the myopic vanity of people who espouse a NYCentric world view. It also weakens the premise of the article – escapes. When I want to get away from DC, I the last thing that I would want is to dine in a place that feels like DC. But unlike the author, 36 hours away from the city that I love is not long enough to make me seek the soft pink blanky of familiarity. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe H Posted August 27, 2006 Share Posted August 27, 2006 This quote speaks to the myopic vanity of people who espouse a NYCentric world view.It also weakens the premise of the article – escapes. When I want to get away from DC, I the last thing that I would want is to dine in a place that feels like DC. But unlike the author, 36 hours away from the city that I love is not long enough to make me seek the soft pink blanky of familiarity. Articles like this and the one in the Post today about Portland, Maine help contribute to the image that a city has. The Post's description today of Portland's Street & Company and Fore Street drew the appellation "San Francisco East." I had dinner (again) at Fore Street on Thursday night with two others. Yes, it's outstanding. As is Street and Company. But neither is on par with Citronelle or Maestro. Or, I think, CityZen. Kinkead's and Black's, yes, but not the first three. Still, for many reading it they will now believe that Portland competes with D. C., Boston, Philadelphia and Baltimore's best. Just as the three restaurants in Washington-not so safe Washington-may represent our current best to a New Yorker visiting here. Well, actually Portland MAY compete with Boston, Baltimore and Philly's best. Not D. C.'s. But my saying this just reeks of the same arrogance of the New York writer in commenting on us. Of course I DO believe that D. C. is a better overall restaurant city than Philly, Baltimore or Boston. I am convinced there is better Italian here than in either the North End, South Philly or Little Italy. Just as the Times writer is convinced.... Ah, hometown chauvinism! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jm chen Posted August 30, 2006 Share Posted August 30, 2006 Also, note the way he advised people to be careful in DC as it is not as safe as it used to be. Since he was talking about walking around the Mall at night and this summer we saw a spate of robberies/assaults on people walking around the Mall at night, I see where this comes from -- but I still disagree with the way he expressed it. Agree also with Danny's comment about the NY-centric worldview. Just because something is awesome, it has to "feel like New York?" No, it feels like something awesome in DC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JLK Posted September 9, 2006 Share Posted September 9, 2006 The NY Times returns to DC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
giant shrimp Posted September 11, 2006 Share Posted September 11, 2006 The NY Times returns to DC. the article looks like it's going to focus on cultural history, but then turns mostly to restaurants, which may not be the first reason for an out-of-towner to visit this area. even with a new menu that explains ethiopian to you, etete didn't make the cut, but warren brown's cake love did, if you want to call it a restaurant. and i'm not so sure that racial diversity is that hard to find in washington. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mdt Posted September 11, 2006 Share Posted September 11, 2006 ... warren brown's cake love did, if you want to call it a restaurant. The PR machine hard at work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TSE Posted September 12, 2006 Share Posted September 12, 2006 even with a new menu that explains ethiopian to you, etete didn't make the cut, but warren brown's cake love did, if you want to call it a restaurant. and i'm not so sure that racial diversity is that hard to find in washington.I have to say that I found it striking that they didn't mention anything about the Ethiopian presence in the neighborhood, considering that I'd rather put frosting on Etete's injera than eat one of those dust bombs from cake love. And YES, I've let the damn things come up to room temperature. That ain't the problem... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
youngfood Posted September 1, 2007 Share Posted September 1, 2007 Next Stop | Alexandria, Va.: A Town Takes Its Place at the Culinary Table Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stretch Posted September 2, 2007 Share Posted September 2, 2007 Next Stop | Alexandria, Va.: A Town Takes Its Place at the Culinary Table Was there ever a better byline than "By Sunshine Flint"? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Slater Posted September 2, 2007 Share Posted September 2, 2007 Was there ever a better byline than "By Sunshine Flint"? It's kind of hilarious that she refers to every restaurant in DC as a "power" spot. I mean, Zola, a power restaurant? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ol_ironstomach Posted September 2, 2007 Share Posted September 2, 2007 I'm kinda wondering how they get from Downtown to Old Town in 10 minutes. From client (14th St, one light from the bridge) to office (north end of Old Town) I still have to budget 15-20 mins. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monavano Posted September 2, 2007 Share Posted September 2, 2007 I'm kinda wondering how they get from Downtown to Old Town in 10 minutes. From client (14th St, one light from the bridge) to office (north end of Old Town) I still have to budget 15-20 mins. My guess that they probably didn't drive it but guessed that 8 miles from Alexandria to DC means about 10 minutes drive (which it is early Sunday morning when we drive to the Dupont market). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Pressley Posted September 3, 2007 Share Posted September 3, 2007 My guess that they probably didn't drive it but guessed that 8 miles from Alexandria to DC means about 10 minutes drive (which it is early Sunday morning when we drive to the Dupont market). Maybe the writer is a Kenyan runner? (PC alert.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JLK Posted January 21, 2008 Share Posted January 21, 2008 Lame suggestions of Old Ebbitt, Zaytinya, and Ben's Chili Bowl (again). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanCole42 Posted January 21, 2008 Share Posted January 21, 2008 Lame suggestions of Old Ebbitt, Zaytinya, and Ben's Chili Bowl (again).Would you rather a bunch of NY tourists spoiled our favorite haunts? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JLK Posted January 21, 2008 Share Posted January 21, 2008 Good point. Although we DC area dwellers do a good enough job at swarming places we love. This weekend has been a crowded mess everywhere I went with Restaurant Week and all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Slater Posted January 21, 2008 Share Posted January 21, 2008 Pull up the article again and click "Comments" on the right side of the page. They exposed this silly puff piece for what it is: dated and not factually correct. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heather Posted January 21, 2008 Share Posted January 21, 2008 The article reads like it was concocted out of the previous year's lame effort and some old PR releases. To end the day, go see a show at a theater with all the history, elegance and charm of the Kennedy CenterThat quote is how I know the author has never been here. The Ken Cen has none of those things. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anna Blume Posted January 21, 2008 Share Posted January 21, 2008 The article reads like it was concocted out of the previous year's lame effort and some old PR releases.That quote is how I know the author has never been here. The Ken Cen has none of those things. Click the author's name. Knows D.C. The assignment might simply have been a bit of a stretch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anna Blume Posted January 22, 2008 Share Posted January 22, 2008 Winter Day Out in Manhattan By Anna Blume Is there anything more glorious than to wake up and, peering over the strong naked shoulders of a slumbering love-spent man, catch a glimpse of Central Park framed by glistening crystals of ice? Indeed, there is not, not unless he rises silently first, shaves, brushes his teeth, and fetches the bialys and nova from Barney Greengrass to nosh in bed while sharing the Sunday Times. The best breakfast ever with the nation's finest newspaper in the greatest city on earth. Careful, don't spill the coffee! It's Starbucks! With all there is to see and do in New York City on a brisk winter's day, it makes no sense to dally even under the loftiest of down. Instead, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zoramargolis Posted January 22, 2008 Share Posted January 22, 2008 Winter Day Out in ManhattanBy Anna Blume Is there anything more glorious than to wake up and, peering over the strong naked shoulders of a slumbering love-spent man, catch a glimpse of Central Park framed by glistening crystals of ice? Indeed, there is not, not unless he rises silently first, shaves, brushes his teeth, and fetches the bialys and nova from Barney Greengrass to nosh in bed while sharing the Sunday Times. The best breakfast ever with the nation's finest newspaper in the greatest city on earth. Careful, don't spill the coffee! It's Starbucks! With all there is to see and do in New York City on a brisk winter's day, it makes no sense to dally even under the loftiest of down. Instead, LOL! I think the archetypal uptown NYC Sunday bagels/bialys and lox come from Zabar's, however. Downtown, it's Russ and Daughters. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
u-bet! Posted January 12, 2009 Share Posted January 12, 2009 According to today's New York Times, DC is No. 2, in part because of our "suddenly lively" food scene. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ericandblueboy Posted January 13, 2009 Share Posted January 13, 2009 According to today's New York Times, DC is No. 2, in part because of our "suddenly lively" food scene. And the restaurants suggested are: Central Michel Richard CityZen Café Atlantico Johnny's Half Shell Bombay Club Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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