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The Flying Scotsman, around the corner from Charlie Palmer's.
Remember, no boozing while at work, though! And keep the grease off of the hardware.
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All 4 dates are open for us at this point - weekends are a little easier.
Four Points Sheraton. Yes, that's right.
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Early in week as opposed to weekend (not 17th) is better for me. It's too easy to bail on a Saturday or Sunday...
I try not schedule anything in advance on weekends
(that's how damn flighty I am).
I work down the street from 12th and K, so I'm sentenced to the neighborhood on those days.
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Also LittleWing, I hear Basil Thai is good stuff on Sundays (maybe take it home). You might wanna ask Jamison Blankenship about that one.
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Thanks Mark, that's a great list... I love Cashion's and New Big Wong (thanks to John and Alex), and I've been wanting to try Ray's the Steaks for a while.
But I forgot to emphasize - nothing very expensive. I'm a twenty-something waitress. I go to the nice places, but only when I have some money to burn or its a special occasion. So, preferably something equal to or less than $60 for two people, not including wine and drinks.
Where is The Guards? And Ray's? Are they in the District or Metro-accessible or not too much cab fare from Adams Morgan/Columbia Heights?
Oh, and please include places that do carry-out (good quality carryout) for when I don't want to get out of my pajamas on my day off
Thank you people!
You like to party in pjs like me? Rock on!
Here are some of my flabby wallet suggestions. Get ready to wipe your tears.
Rays!
Guajillo, awesome Mexican next to Ray's.
Be the first of us to explore Todd Kliman's Little Ethipoia scopia ...
Mr. Chow's Chinese (Adams Morgan/Zoo Metro) at your pad (again, party in your robe).
Indique is open Sundays (according to the Washingfoamian it can be about 35 bucks/ person).
Carry a pizza away from Sette (I've always wondered how they transport).
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I can likely make either night. Can't wait to see the menu.
I'd like to go...
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I like your analogy to team sports here. Even golf can be a team sport, right bilrus?!
The egg has always been a team player.
(I just liked the warmed up in hands part
. Sorry.)No one was getting a bite of my Bacon, Egg and Cheese salad. What a fun dish. I like how the individual flavors work separately when you begin that salad, but by the time the egg has managed to spread its shiny goodness throughout, there's much more of a team sport going on. Mrs. loved her corn chowder. I was seated too far away to steal a spoonful.
The pork confit was a winner. I agree that it could have used some more vegetables with it. Something to serve as a different flavor point to accompany the fat. We had the Ken Forrester Chenin Blanc as our wine selection for the table, and I thought it did well to cut through the smoothness of that confit.
For dessert, I opted first for a pint of Marstons. That really hit the spot. If it wasn't for those wonderful cocktails, I'd be downing pint after pint of this delicious ale.
It would be nice if they could serve both the wine and the Marstons slightly warmer. Both were too cold to be enjoyed until they had time to warm up in my hands. While this is better than having them served too warm, I'd rather have them delivered just right.
After the beer, the crepes. Perfectly crispy/chewy pancakes served alongside some powdered sugar, pear compote with cardamom, a small scoopful of DelRay Dreamery ice cream and another fruity selection....blackberry I think. About the only thing I would do to this dish is serve the sugar on the crepes and use the newly-opened plate space for a small ramekin of melted chocolate, or caramel or some other overly sweet thing that you could apply as much or as little as you
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Bilrus, tiger tee with the bacon, egg and cheese salad, and then the corn chowder...
You won't regret it!
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as bizarre (?) as it is (particularly the uncouth and invisible service) mixtec still serves up the best mexican in the area.
its at 18th and columbia. incredibly "low brow" (though this is never indictive of quality) but very satisfying and delicious.
its REAL people. there aren't salvadorans serving up food from the country they hate (i know, i work with some) but authentic "cocina mexicana".
Indeed, you are right, but what makes a surprising truth irrational? It's only that to those who don't know.
I would say Pasta Mia before Mixtec, but that's because the latter has these very Seinfeld-esque qualities, like hand-written signs on the door and winding lines out front...
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And one other place that is worth your time is Pesce on P Street. Your kids and your wallet will be okay with this place...
It's small and personable and you'll find something tasty for eveyone. By Columbus Day weekend there will probably some yummy soup and, yeah, the fish is good too.
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If you ask nicely at Palena, they'll serve you your cheese accompanied by sliced local apples and this stiff, orange Umbrian honey that tastes like a crystalized solar flare.
Palena is a bright little village. Solar Flare, raved one critic. Many stars, screamed the other.
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Mmmm, Ruta bread! Palena, Palena, Palena.
And:
Nectar, Nectar, Nectar.
Or:
Fed-ex from Artisanal, Artisanal, Artisanal and party at home in your robe.
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It is because you did not identify yourself an egulleteer. Had I known who you were, I would have made sure to treat you second-class all the way!! Apologies for the oversight from all of at Ray's.
This is why Michael was so nice to me the first few times I came in to Ray's; he thought I said I was moregela from emullet.
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Hey Tom,
It's awesome having you here!
Here are some of my questions:
How often do you change your menu? What sort of restrictions does the hotel put on your creativity (in respect to ingredients or menu swaps)? Like, what do you wish you could do more of (foodwise), but for some reason you can't?
What are some the flavors we can expect this fall season?
I love your soups; what do you have in store me?
Mare Sea Bow Coo!
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Run do not walk to Palena Café for the Roman bread and tomato soup, which is topped with a coddled (or poached?) egg and fried sage. Dip your soup into the perfectly cooked egg, and the creamy yolk slowly spreads through the bowl, blending with the diced tomatoes, small chunks of bread, and rich broth.
I choose to BIKE to Palena last night, cursing each hurried being in his fancy car and breaking all the basic laws of traffic along the way. I was mean and clown-like, but I needed soup with an egg (rhodegirl, you inspired me).
And the trip was well worth every last ounce of effort, every single drop of sweat. That soup is brilliant.
A lemon yellow broth and the floating pillow of a poached egg,
that with one little pierce glistens
like bright sunshine burning out the morning haze.
In my mouth, the oldest of flavors.
A simply smooth broth and rich tomato.
Spoon to tongue, that regal egg.
The yoke, soft and balancing,
coating like a cleanest piece of toro may.
...and the lone fried sage leaf floating about,
in itself,
is worth a whole other festival of my nonsensical words.
I can't say much more that hasn't been said.
I love that Ruta bread that comes with the cheese plate; maybe my favorite bread in the whole wide world.
Companions, do tell the others about the Chateau du Ruta Zin, so specially labeled with a mere strip of masking tape. A heavenly treat from the cellar, I have to say.
I can't wait to return with an even emptier stomach.
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Don, this has to be the most concise and expressive restaurant review I ever encountered. I will commit this to memory effective this evening.
Double hyphen that, girl. I mean, true dat.
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I'm gonna open a place nearby called Hardeo, where you go on Mondays when the bar at Palena is full of Egulleteers.
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What's the scoop? Jaleo still on schedule? I was down by there over the weekend and I can't believe anything is on the cusp of opening!
It looked like mock service was happening on Saturday when I passed by with Rockwell on the way to Eve. Then Thrasher confirmed that, yes, it was mock service, so my guess is it's on sked. ScooterPie? I'm assuming Oyamel is the almost done place right next door...
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I second the Mie n Yu. I would hesitate to go back there even for drinks.I've had better luck with the New Mexico Ave location of Chef Geoffs. I have never been to the downtown location.
Etrusco is mine. If you want overpriced and underwhelming Italian food. This is the place for you. This was the last and final time I listened to the Washingtonian for a restaurant recommendation.
Right-o . Better luck on New Mexico Ave. Can't say great anything in this day, but remember Quigley's? And then Dolcetto (another bankrupt Galileo-almost-owned property, where at the end servers were stealing wine because they knew it was going down and they wanted money)....and Mie n Yu? That lamb with sauce that (strictly by eye) resembles diarrhea on a crate and barrel-ish white plate? It can't be any good. I mean, it's gotta suck! I felt like being mean. I'm sorry.
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plot thickening...i've talked to my sister (not so good with surprises). they've only been to palena once and didn't love it (willing to try again, but on a less 'special' night) and the small size of nectar's menu has kept them away. (can't pick your relations, right?
)she's suggested a couple of other places...any feedback on these -
city zen? i can't find anything on it...and charleston in baltimore. still open to more options...thanks again!
edited to comment on bilrus' post - ironic that they've rejected nectar for the same reason they loved rupert's...but there it is. maybe i shouldn't have called her - they might have loved it. i'll drag her there when i next come home.
I'm hoping Eric Ziebold's City Zen will become this city's zen. It's not open yet, but the web says September 15th.
"I want the Gucci handbag," she said.
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Since the nice people who owned Rupert's used to buy local peaches and nectarines from me when i was a kid (working my summers at a roadside produce stand) , and since Nectar is one of my favorite places...
I think Nectar is an excellent choice. And it's far from Booby Kink. Kinkead's.
Pubs with Wireless?
in D.C. & DelMarVa: Dining
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I'm guessing that resturants/bars in hotels are good places to expect to find 'hot spots' if you can't get Verizon thingy to work (can't get signal).
Four Points Sheraton has WiFi por ejemplo.