JennyUptown

Wowee! Did you also lose weight? I've never heard of or seen a pluot.

Awesome record of a fun day! [DC is in the house]

As I have mentioned previously, Ten Penh does a nice job with RW. You have a few options for the appetizer and can choose from most of the entrees (there are surcharges for certain items such as lamb). Plus I've never received any attitude.

Reviving this thread, I'd love to see a recipe for blueberry-pineapple upside down cake (or just blueberry no pineapple). Anyone have one to share?

I vote for BWI (the terminal that American West flies from in particular) as my least favorite. Just nothing you want to eat. The Southwest terminal in Las Vegas is awful too - especially if you're leaving Las Vegas with a raging hangover and looking for something tasty-greasy to get you through the flight. I travel via DC's National (Reagan) Airport with great frequency and it's not bad. I don't often sit down for meals there, but for those who do, the airport has a Legal Seafood outpost and (less exciting) The Cheesecake Factory. Usually I only have time for a McDonald's sausage biscuit as I race toward the Shuttle!

Rehoboth Beach. On the 4th, we had dinner at LaLaLand (not very patriotic, per se, but the food and company were very good). Afterward, we walked back to the house and saw the fireworks. Further afterward, PLM, my friend Joanne and I went to karaoke night at a local dive bar, Arena's. Hilarity and shots of vodka and jack...that led to me insisting that Joanne kill a "bug" on the wall back at the house. It was a picture hook and definitely not alive. Up until I was about 13 or so, my parents and I spent the 4th every year at the same little Nags Head, NC motel (The Cabana East, if you're curious). The owners of the motel put on nice cookouts annually, sometimes roasting a whole pig. All of the guests were friendly, some of whom had vacationed there annually for as many years as we had. My summer friends' parents would hang out while we kids ran around and in the later years, shared first kisses (and first beers) on the beach.

The best meal I ate during this trip to Rehoboth was at Cafe Sole. Loved it. More later...

You can't beat Lucky Bar and The Big Hunt for cheap beers (although I'd stick with bottles at Lucky Bar). Rotating specials. Where NOT to go for discount drinks: Aroma - It's one of my favorite bars, but cocktails are expensive. Draft beer in the $5 realm though. Fahrenheit - Love this spot for interesting champagne cocktails in luxe surroundings, but expect to drop $12, $14 or more. Per drink. Great if someone else is picking up the tab. Zola - Again, tons of atmosphere and the bartenders are usually more on the ball than the dining room waitstaff, but you're not going to escape for less than $9 a pop if memory serves. Bardeo - I don't know how many times I've been drawn in by their detailed descriptions of a wine's flavor palette...only to have total sticker shock upon reading "$12" or $15" for a glass. On the other hand, most of their staff offers samples of wines you're 'considering' up the wazoo.

I can't believe he didn't mention the doughnuts...love the doughnuts.

Was that at Bardeo or Ardeo? Bardeo. At the bar. OK. I asked because I've never seen a burger on Bardeo's menu (Ardeo has one).

I'm bummed that they're replacing BeDuCi - it was a great spot for visiting parent dinners.

No garlic??

6:30 is the earliest I could get there on a weeknight, and the week of July 5 is tough as I'll be on vacation for part of it.

Was that at Bardeo or Ardeo?

Hello - I was there a few weeks ago. I believe it's called go fish? (if you mean the place that is decorated w/a London Underground theme) -- If so, this place was great! That's the spot! Thanks.

Is this shaping up to be prix fixe or...?

Wait...Rocks were you there last night? Morela too? Looks like we had a near miss. PLM and I had dinner reservations for 7:30, but had to cancel.

no. Double no. I like Zola for drinks, but dinner there seems to be asking for too much. They don't deliver, so to speak.

I'm going to be hit with a full work week while you're in town, Jenny. The Fourth of July has every store around cranking into high gear. I'm going to have to take a pass at getting together, at least for this time. And I'm at a blank for what fish and chips place you're referring to. Wish I could be more help, but this time I can't. (I do know that the Crystal is open for breakfast, lunch and dinner these days.) (And wishes of good luck to you on finding parking! Pack comfortable hiking shoes!) Oh well! It was worth a try. We stay at a friend's home and have no parking issues fortunately. It's a lovely, lovely set-up. I mentioned the British-themed fish & chips place in a previous Rehoboth thread... can't remember the name right now. Good deep fried sausage (seriously).

That would be interesting, but I doubt it. Bardeo is small enough that most people in attendance were buzzing about their presence. DC isn't NY or LA after all... A link...

Ding-ding-ding! We have a winner.

I'm heading to Rehoboth Thursday night or Friday early morning (Woody, let me know if you want to meet up for a drink at some point). Can't wait to hit the old haunts and sample some of what's new too. PLM is planning to head out to the beach for a night or two and I'm excited to show him around. Is the fish & chips place on Rehoboth still going strong?

I also like soup in the summer, but alas...I know nothing about pho. What would you recommend (and sorry - steer clear of seafood)? Where (in DC) would you recommend I go?

Bardeo in Cleveland Park is rapidly becoming one of my favorite hangouts. I enjoy the food, the atmosphere and the friendliness of what I find to a very well-educated staff. Last night my friends and I sampled a variety of wines. The pinot noir presently offered by the glass ($8, I believe) is a real winner - fruity front end, lingering dark chocolate finish. I adore it. Apologies for not taking notes or remember names, but this was a social evening. I wish their wine list was available online, but Bardeo's web site functions only to provide the most basic info (address, phone, hours) at the present time. Food selections change here and there rather than seasonally. Over the last few months, I've eaten their merguez sausage with polenta and rapini quite a few times. The polenta is buttery and delicious; if they offered a vat of the stuff, I'd gladly dive in. Presently two beef small plates are offered (both are, I believe, $12.95). I prefer the one served with a heavenly horseradish butter. The potato tartlet takes me back to church picnic potato pancakes - in only a good way. A quibble: many of the dishes are served with mixed greens so you could end up with a ton of the stuff scattered on plates across your table especially if you are like me and aren't good about eating your vegetables. I'm also a big fan of the various cheese offerings. Humbolt Fog goat? Pass the toast. Something called garrotxa (sp?) from Spain? Yum. I have lots to learn and plan to do so by eating my way through Bardeo's cheese selections. For dessert, we had a chocolate ganache (details wiped out by wine consumption) cake that was tasty, but a bit dry. We ate it, but somehow the manager sensed that we might like something else better and sent over a complimentary plate of Bardeo's take on strawberry shortcake. There's a zing of ginger throughout and the dish is absolutely a better choice than the chocolate cake. Atmosphere is important to me so I love the various settings that exist within a relatively small space. Sit at the bar for one experience, chatting with the bartender. Get cozy in one of the six or so leather booths to the side. Or sit up front as we did last night, enjoying the great weather through open windows. I'll close by describing last night's celebrity sighting: shortly after we arrived, a certain beautiful NBC News report was seated and joined moments later by the very well-known head of a major film studio (who just happens to be the distributor of a controversial Michael Moore film that was premiering across the street at the Uptown). Turns out they were doing a pre-interview for some to-be-shot feature about said film. The two, apparently very used to NYC's no smoking laws, happily puffed away. Pretty newscaster, it turns out, is a chain smoker. I have no idea how her skin stays as nice as it is...

Zero buzz about this place. Has anyone been recently? How's the food?