PoorLawyer
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I enjoy Labatt Ice when it is one looney per bottle in tons of bars I have been to in Canada. Canada beats the pants of the mid-atlantic US in drink prices.
Labatt isn't by any means a quality craft brew, this is true, but it still beats the pants off of most US megabrews.
Has anyone else tried the Upper Canada stuff? My roomate picks up multiple cases every time he goes through the Duty Free, should he be looking at something else?
yeah he should be looking at two for $40 1.75 ltr bottles of Grey Goose!
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There is an italian place that my family used to take me too every summer when I was at the shore that was awesome. It was in a converted house in AC, but not near the boardwalk and the menu was written on a big board covering an entire wall. It is one of those places that could very well be mob related, but the food was great...anyone have any idea about this joint?
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Agreed, lots of good Canadian beers. I drank a lot of Ex in my younger days, and really enjoy Unibroue and St. Ambroise now, like Wellington Arkell and County when I can get them.
But let's settle one thing right now: Canadian beer is not stronger than U.S. beer. That myth is an artifact of two different ways of measuring alcohol content. There are two slightly different ways of measuring the alcohol content of beverages, as a percentage of either the beverage total volume or its weight. For example, if you have 1 liter of 4 percent ABV beer, 4 percent of that liter (40 ml) is alcohol. However, because alcohol weighs only 79.6 percent as much as water, that same beer is only 3.18 percent ABW.
This may seem like a dry exercise in mathematics, but it is at the heart of the common belief that Canadian beer is stronger than American beer. Canadian brewers traditionally use ABV figures, whereas American brewers have historically used the lower ABW figures. Mainstream Canadian and American lagers are approximately equal in strength; there are minor differences, but, for instance, Bud in Canada and the U.S. is 5.0% ABV. Both places. Alexander Keith's (which is owned by Labatt, BTW): 5.0%. Molson Canadian: 5.0%. Rickard's Red (owned by Molson): 5.2%. Miller Genuine Draft: 4.66%. Miller High Life: 5.0%. Yuengling Lager: 4.9%. Coors Original: 5.0%. There just ain't that much difference.
Is Canadian mainstream beer better than American mainstream beer? Used to be, and clearly so. These days, Canadian mainstream beers are less than they were even twenty years ago. The table is tilted in favor of Canada mainly because of American drinkers...who tend to drink more light beer, God help us.
Nothing really to fight over, though. There are crappy beers in Canada, there are crappy beers in the U.S., and so it is on great beers, too. Beer stores... the Beer Store is a Molson-Labatt duopoly. They run it, they set the rules. LCBO stores seem to have no clue on how to treat beer.
In general, though, there are a lot more similarities between Canadian and American beers than there are differences. The differences mainly come in the same place that they do in American brewing: the widely varied output of the micros. God bless variety.
While that may be true, you are forgetting the dreaded Molson XXX and Labatt Maximum Ice which are in the range of 7% alcohol!
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Has anyone tried this thing yet?
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I recieved this e-mail this morning from Yanyu via Open Table. Looks like they aren't doing the full menu this time, but this sounds pretty good and appears to be a pretty good value for $30.
"In conjunction with up-coming Restaurant Weeks festival, yanyu Restaurant is offering 5 courses Tasting Menu with only $30.00 per person. Please find the menu as follow:-
1st Course - Lily Bulb Dumpling (Delicate egg white wrapped with minced chicken & Asian vegetables)
2nd Course - Big Duck (yanyu signature item. Peking roast duck served with pancakes, scallions, cucumber and homemade plum sauce)
3rd course - Crab Cucumber Sunomono (Tossed with chef special sauce)
4th course - Honey roasted Seabass (Roasted with bed of scallions, Shanghai style).
5th course - Crispy Garlic Shrimp (Jumbo shrimp flavored with garlic, spicy salt & pepper)
Wine pairing is available with additional $15.00 with 3 glasses of wine pair between every 2 courses."
Holy crap that sounds good.
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Wow, that crabcake deal is awesome....was going somewhere else tonight, but might change plans because those are too tasty to pass up
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Don't like Kumamotos huh? Wow. If you prefer N.O. oysters to those, then you'll probably like Long Islanders and Pemaquids too; check em out! Damariscotta Maine has a Pemaquid festival every summer. Never been, but hope to make it sometime.
I find them to be a bit sweet for my tastes. I had them prepared at Morimoto in Philly once with all these awesome different sauces for each one and they were really good, but I still wished the sauce was on a raspberry point or blue point. I like the saltiness of those. I've never had a Pemaquid, but might have to check those out, especially if they are good enough to have a festival!
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I don't like Kumamoto's all that much, so maybe that is why I like the Acme ones so much...
I don't know if I agree all that much with the characterization of Old Ebbitt as some sort of fancied up red lobster either with a bunch of mouth breathers and screaming kids....sure it is a busy place, but most of the bar crowd are more of the attorney/politico/white house staffer ilk than the sweaty hairy flip flp crowd.
Plus I did a week long martini binge at Old Ebbitt, David Greggory, Georgia Brown's and McCormick and Schmick's (for their good happy hour) and Old Ebbitt serves up the best Grey Goose Martini of the lot for the lowest price with the tastiest olives!
You should definitely try the back bar next time too...
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The big question is: Would Old Ebbitt Grill be the place in the area for Your First Raw Oyster? Oysters, as I mentioned in the current "Acquired Tastes" thread seem to me to be one of those thing syou have to have properly the first time, or it's over and...I've never had raw oysters! Being thus Bivalve-curious, would this be the place to go? Subquestion: What to have?
Sara: Be sure to write about your trip to Swan. Saw it on A Cook's Tour and it looks pretty cool. Hopefully by then I'll know more about the shellfish!
-- C.S.
If it is your first time eating oysters, the place to go is Acme in New Orleans. I went there for the first time a couple months ago and was blown away about how much better they are there than anywhere else I've had em. Barring that, I can't think of any place better to try them out. There are other places that are probably as good, but Old Ebbitt has a large selection and as was stated earlier, the volume they go through always makes me feel better that they aren't laying around all day getting warm
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I should also add that my lunches as part of RW at Charlie Palmers, Poste and at Bistro B were phenomenal and I would absolutely eat there again.
I really want to try David Greggory. Anyone have experience with this joint during RW?
We did it last time and had a really good meal there. they do the typical 2 or 3 choices though
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Does anyone know if this applies to Harry's Tap Room in Clarendon too?
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I've been living in the city for 4 years now and I still haven't tried Johny's Half Shell.
Maybe I should try it...or maybe not. I have to agree with PoorLawyers statement about the crab cakes at Old Ebbitts. They are excellent! Also, the crab artichoke dip is great to start with if you want a crab overdose. I should try that crab dip. Is there such a thing as crab overdose? Maybe if they had crab soup on special and I got that and the dip and the crab cakes? I still think that doesn't sound too excessive.
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The happy hour at old ebbitts is an amazing deal....i think it runs 3-6 or 3-7 and might pick up again 10-close
EVERYTHING on their raw bar menu is half off. They have a 50 dollar sampler platter with all sorts of oysters/clams/shrimp etc that I would normally not splurge on, but you cant beat it for $25! Plus they make a mean martini!
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Holy crap, I didn't know someone else besides me was allowed to talk dispargingly about Johnny's!
I would not be too thrilled if there was shell or cartilage in my crabcake for 24 bucks. I went to Johnny's once and had a horrible meal. apparently you have to specify that you don't want your crabcakes deep fried because thats what I got and they were terrible!
I just ate at Old Ebbitt Grill Last night and had their crab cakes and they were just awesome. In fact they are probably the best ones I've had in the city. They also have a crabcake sandwich which is only 14 bucks which is a bargain for the taste
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Not to correct everyone's previous posts, well actually exactly to correct everyone's posts, but Cha Gio are the fried rolls, often cut up and put on vermicelli with grilled pork and other stuff.
The ones that you are describing, where you wet the wrappers and roll shrimp and mint leaves and such and just eat without frying are not named Cha Gio...though I do not know what their vietnamese name is....
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That said, I'm still a Cafe Dalat aficianado, first and foremost.
I used to be a big fan of this place because I liked their grilled pork a lot, but then I had the pork at my above-mentioned place in Eden Center (Huang Que) within a day of eating at Cafe Dalat and it was quite a bit better. Still though, as I can only go to eden center when I rent a car for some other purpose, Cafe Dalat is good in a metro-accesible kind of way.
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I'm not a scotch lover, but my husband's favorite is Glenmorangie sherry-wood casked (or something along those lines).
Speaking of smoked salmon, there's a bagel place in Towson, MD that has an amazing selection of smoked salmon, including one smoked in (with?) single malt scotch. It's really delicious.
When I am not drinking Macallan I agree with the Glenmorangie Sherry cask vote
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in the eden center...huang que i think it is called. dont go to the 4 sisters place that is all written up about, this one is better. it is in the center of the row perpendicular to the supermarket
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I've been a few times. It's decent, but not spectacular. My favorite place in C-town is still the place that's next door, Cafe Deli.
Do tell. Is it chinese food there? What do you like about it? I have seen it and never had the desire to find out about it. I am a staunch full kee fan, but live in the area so I need to branch out a bit.
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By the way, whats the deal with that place that makes the noodles in the window. I saw that a while back and was all excited to try it, but it was pretty dissapointing. They were all gummy and had zero flavor. Also, my dining companion got the roast duck noodle soup and her duck was cut in such a weird way that there weren't the usual bones to eat the duck off of, there were small shards of it everywhere which made it near impossible to eat without serious mouthal injury!
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NY Noodle Town is great as is Golden Unicorn for Dim Sum
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Hoffman's are good but I think Sahlen's are by far the best hot dog.
Anyone who has been to a Ted's in Buffalo (or the one in Arizona) will know what I am talking about. Mostly pork and grilled on a charcoal open flame....hand's down winner! They sell them now at the wegman's in VA but only in a 5 lb bag
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working at R and Conn as well, I know that most of those options, especially ones below the circle are a little out of reach for the normal lunch break (unless you take a solid hour or more). I like the chicken caesar wrap at wrapworks a lot. Besides that, lots of quiznos which is right there and subway across the street. , Raku is fairly inexpensive and good as well. There is some sandwich place right on P that is a complete ripoff of Potbelly that is very cheap and pretty good as well....right next to the burger king
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I have to disagree about baking, deep frying is the only way to get authentic buffalo wings.
I don't personally usually use Franks, as it is way too mild for a serious wing, but if you use franks, butter, a dash of vinegar, a couple tablespoons of habanero sauce, loads of black pepper, then you are in business.
I do pretty much the exact same thing but make sure to add a ton of cayenne pepper too
Who Has the Best Pizza in the DC Area?
in D.C. & DelMarVa: Dining
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Ella's is pretty much the best pizza i've had in the area...I like it better than Patsy's in NYC and I think it beats out Sette, which I work right next to and eat at all the time, as well as Paradiso. Italian store in Arlington is great as well.