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    Cooking Classes in the Area

    in DC & DelMarVa: Cooking & Baking

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    If you want to do something a little more hardcore (and therefore more expensive) the L'Academie Fundamental Culinary Techniques program, one night (3 hours) a week for 20 weeks, is very good. You will learn a ton and realize that you are just scratching the surface! However, it runs $1,800 plus another couple hundred for equipment (knife set and chef jacket).

    http://www.lacademie.com/Academic/Continui...onteduprog.asp#

    Eating and Shopping on Capitol Hill

    in DC & DelMarVa: Cooking & Baking

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    My Hill dining is limited to Tortilla Grill Cafe, Aatish, and a Turkish place on Penn (Anatolia, maybe?) -- all basically low brow, but reasonably tasty.  Oh and a French place whose name I also can't remember (might have been La Colline), but they had a lovely leek tart.  Very nice for a lunch sitting outside trying to forget how painful participating/listening to Senate hearings can be, at least if it's not swamped by politicos.

    You need to branch out on the Hill! First Anatolia is closed and is now Meyhane (sp?)

    Other spots:

    Montemartre (french bistro)

    Sonoma (newly opened in old Il Raddiccio space)

    Pacific Grill (try the grilled lemon chicken with noodles or grilled pork with noodles)

    Ugly Mug (pizza and mini burgers by former Matchbox chef)

    La Plaza (cheap El Salvadoran food)

    Belga (Belgium bistro fare)

    Going to Bangalore

    in India: Dining

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    Hello all, I'll be visiting Bangalore for 2 weeks end of June beginning of July. First time in india and I have no idea what to expect...so of course I come to the wise people on eG!

    My initial readings tell me that there is a large pub culture in Bangalore...what else should I be on the look out for? Open for anything, low brow, high brow, street fare...what are prices like? how far will the US dollar go?

    I'll take as much info as you have to offer :biggrin:

    Thanks

    St. Michael/Easton MD

    in D.C. & DelMarVa: Dining

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    Wonderful report-seriously jealous!  Today would be a good day to be out, too!!!  Harrison's is interesting-a lot of character and tradition.  Great mayonnaisey cole slaw, too.

    You have to love a restaurant that puts down a basket of club crackers and a plate of cole slaw on the table while you look over the menu!

    Washington Post Reviewing Baltimore Restos

    in D.C. & DelMarVa: Dining

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    Personally I don't have a problem with a couple reviews each year that are outside the immediate DC metro area. He does this maybe 2 or 3 times a year. Generally he only does it for places that are at the top level...he is the one who brought our attention to the Inn at Easton (which I'm sure more than one DC-ite has enjoyed thanks to his attention) and he has reviewed Charleston in Balt in the past...certainly a restaurant that should be on the radar screen.

    From where I live on Cap Hill I can be in Baltimore in 30 minutes...not too far to drive for a quality restaurant IMO.

    Need help--patio for a group

    in D.C. & DelMarVa: Dining

    Posted · Edited by Tweaked (log)

    With the weather we are having who knows what will be open...in the Dupont area the Tabard Inn has a courtyard, and if it's crappy out, has a nice library/lounge area for drinks and apps. Firefly also has a nice little lounge area that you should be able to take over on a Tuesday night. Although the food is mediocre to ok, Panache could easily hold a nice size goup in doors and also Heritage India Dupont (half price martini cocktails, half price Indian tapas for happy hour, a real good deal!) has a lot of space, but then you are limiting yourself to Indian food. With all best to call ahead and see what they can do for you.

    Is Tipping Big the New Black?

    in Restaurant Life

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    Last couple times at Komi I've left large tips...once because we did the tasting menu, drank 4 bottles of wine, were there for 4 hours, and got rather obnoxious and loud by the end of the evening. Part for an excellent evening, part because we were a little rowdy!

    The second time, the waitress did an excellent job pairing the wines to our dishes, we had 5 different dishes and tried 4 different wines and each wine was delicious.

    I also leave large tips for my favorite bartender at my favorite bar, but then again he hooks us up with major discounts on beer and takes good care of us, so it's worth the money.

    In general I'll leave 20%, unless the service really sucks, more if the service goes above the call or the person shows a lot of knowledge and enthusiasm for the job, like our wine pairing waitress at Komi.

    Holly eats DC

    in D.C. & DelMarVa: Dining

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    Thanks for your reviews. We had a E-gullet dinner at Colorado Kitchen last year that was excellent.

    Now that the parents have their retirement house in North Carolina, I've used your site for scoping out BBQ joints...the discovery of Moore's BBQ just off the 95 in Kenly was a great fine thanks to Hollyeats.

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