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Three talented ladies pop into my mind; Anne-Sophie Pic, Helen Darroze, and Elena Arzark. Of course they reside in different countries but they could school damn near all of DC's best regardless of gender.

Look no further, you'll find me tonight bouncing between the bar and MDR dooling out wine and cheese to the guests and drunken curses to the TV. I'm working on a deal to fly in Perdo Martinez's Lucky Midget Nelson to wear the chips and salsa sombreo. It will be quite a scene I'm sure. GO SOX

Makes me want to go back and read Terry's catalogs again. His views on *** service are spot on. His wines are spot on. His meal at M. Bras, spot on, as it mirrored my own. He'd be a good person to add to this forum, cause he's the man.

A Glock 30 will give you more firepower with additional concealability. Food for Thought Jarad

With all the attention recieved lately to Hoof in Mouth here in the States and Mad Cow Disease abroad, could you comment briefly on your views of the current state of affairs of the beef industry. I only ask as with all the dead baby animals I tear through I'm lead candidate for Crutzfeldt-Jacobs.

So It's safe to say you won't be first in line at Fat Tony's Panini Hut.

With two big reviews out this week of big time, first tier, best the city has to offer restaurants it's time to talk service. Both Tom's review of Le Paradou And Todd's of Galileo were highly critical (and rightfully so) of the level of service given at what should be benchmark establishments. Why does service in this city blow Manatee? I can think of only a handful of individuals who day in day out makes the grade. But not one restaurant in this town can play at the level elsewhere in the States and abroad. The Inn at Little Washington has amazing service but I wouldn't lump them into DC proper. And the gentlemen coming from the Inn to open Inde Bleu I'm sure have skills but that endevour has clusterfuck written all over their suspended cresent-shaped sofas. Prove me otherwise. Jarad

Maybe he should speak with Danny Myers about opening a Mama's Meatball Cart on the sidewalk.

The Bricky has long been in the post service arsenal at Nectar. At least 37.98% of all listed beers are out of stock, the food is terrible and last time I was there I was greeted at the podium by two rats, which would have been fine had they been properly trained to show me to my table. so why do we still go 2,3,5 times a week? The beers they do have in stock rock, they have the second best jukebox in town, less punk-ass college kids than most joints, and most important its on my way home. What can I say, I'm lazy. Word caution: If you do feel compelled to eat here I suggest finding something that comes out of the fryer. The gentlemen who meet me at the door may well like hang'n in the kitchen but I doubt they have the nerve to play bobbing for perogies.

Al, baby don't be one of those "glass half empty types" It's the burger that needs to be 15.7% larger.

17th Street you say, I count four too many of the fairer sex for this to fly.

I'll have to plead the fifth due to "grey market cheese dealings." You can always call over to the Rest. to see if it will be around on a particular evening.

[since you can't get real Normandy camembert here, this is a great substitute. ] Says who? I bring in the real raw deal all the time. You just need to know where to look. And it's real easy to get the stuff bastardized by Louis P.

Well-known Greek wine producers would be an oxymoron like jumbo shrimp, military intelligence or hot fat girl.

Asia Nora is a sleeper of a restaurant. And Haidar an unsung hero. I've been five times over the years and never had less than a terrific time through the different changings of the kithen guard. (Even when it had a Wabeckian slant.) Much can been said for Steven Dmato but he has one the the best palettes in town and in my opinion the best wine list in town at Nora's for what is drinking great right now with the changing menu. Many of which can be had at Asia Nora tailored to it's asian theme.

I spent my anniversary at the Inn at Easton two weeks ago and I will ,say it's the best thing going on the Eastern Shore. As for Annapolis, O'Leary's gets the nod. Recent threads can be found for both. Out Of The Fire down the street from The Inn @ E. is good but has rocking wine list that is damn near free.

I am somewhat puzzled by this post. Our last correspondence was your PM to me singing our praises and apologizing profusely for shall we say your ill choosen dining companions. So please allow me to retort... First, I guess I should thank you for the backhanded compliment about the service. Though there is nothing French let alone Alsacian about us. Boring is not an adjective I've heard used for Nectar but OK. And the subject of price leads me to... I took the liberty of pulling your check: A ten course tasting menu for $75 per head or $7.50 per course. Auberge: for 5 courses (to include amuse) works out to $12 per course. And thats if you don't get banged by any supplements. Want foie, extra, Want lamb, extra, What this and that, extra extra. Um, wine drops. Do you mean the ten half glasses of wine paired to each course for only $35 a head. I would guess neither. As Bordeaux is over priced, overrated and shouldn't be touched for a couple of decades. This post is not intended to compare us to Auberge or any other restaurant. Nor is it to attack you personally. I'm just don't recall any of today's ungrateful cheapness back in April.

Wow...I've been just trying to let this one die. I suppose I've got to resond to this one. I hear Madonna spends six hours a day at the gym. She's got all kinds of time to be sly. Let me tell you about my 8/12. Woke up at 8 to take the kids to camp after checking email. Had to go get my 1991 suburban inspected. Then went to DMV to get it registered. While Robin circled the block, I ran into the child support division to pick up the summons to serve my ex so that after 7 years he'll finally pay more than $50 a month child support. Then we ran to Home Depot to get more drainage tube so that impending rain from Bonnie and Charlie did not flood the restaurant basement. All the while I'm calling in orders for bread and trying to get my insurance information to the Pediatrician and get back to Susan Lindeborg whom I haven't seen face to face in almost a year and miss terribly. Robin ran back home to make sure that the house wasn't flooding. Didn't stop for lunch, but did grab a bite at a greasy spoon on South Dakota Avenue (my only meal Thursday). I had to make 4 sauces (saved the Bearnaise for 5pm) two soups, 40 pounds of hamburgers and 10 pounds of Turkey burgers. This is really a tempest in teacup. Robin and I could not think of a name. I was originally joking. But it seemed to make sense and flow. We got such positive feedback on the name we decided to keep it. That's all. I'm not as complicated as you guys all seem to think. I'm just a single mother trying to make a living here in DC. I have two kids to raise and put through school. I have bills to pay and so does Robin. We did not intend to make a political or social statement. We're just (if the DCRA would quit its Mad Hatter Tea Party) trying open a store and get some additional income to pay off some debt. Robin and I both belong to a gym but the weekends have been so busy and getting the store together has been so hectic, we just do not have time to go. I envy Madonna her gym and sly time. I just don't have it. Nor is it in my nature. I really don't have time to sit here and read eGullet. I have lunch to serve in an hour. Those of you who don't know....I do all of the cooking at CK. ALL OF IT. I doubt I'll have time to shop at daSto, let alone think of my next "sly" maneuver. Amen, It's just a fucking name, LET IT GO PEOPLE! You'd think it was Slant-eyed Charlie's House of Braised Puppies.

If and when Jamison and I leave Nectar for a new place I know we both are going to take several months off to eat and stage around the world. Is there any places you would like to go work with, be it pesron, restaurant or winery before you take that leap?

"Bad Guys" go to The Royal Palace, the nastiest joint in all the land. Yep, when you have a hankering for a one eyed double amputee in her late fifties give me a call I'll let you sit at my private table. Perhaps the boys club should shift to BDC if they think they can hold their steak frites down.

Ah yes...but, if we are what we eat, then are we not what we write? Just teasing you a bit as you do make a valid point. Yeah if he eats donkey.

Here are the instructions for Nectar: Have drinks at the bar first. Order at least 3 food courses Mandatory: order cheese course Different desserts all around. Try not to eat too much of the tasty bread. Ask for tall glasses for the water. Marky Baby, You've been away to long. We've got the most funky fresh new water glasses in town. All new stemless Riedel, stupid as hell for wine. But damn it if I can't fit a whole case of VOSS in it if need be.

Sheee-at, Dat's a dope ass name for a motherfuck'n crib up in da hood G. Me and my Niggaz are gonna up all up inside that bee-ay-tch. You've all missed the point. Gillian is seems to be making her own Cosby-like statements on the times and the neighborhood with one simple word. Of course if she's not mocking it she's perpetuating it. Which would be worse than another post-humous Tupac album. (Disclaimer, I only dropped the N-Bomb because Clark did in the City Paper review, which takes large eggs and a cast iron pan to fry'em)

Pinotage is a grape all to himself, a hybrid of Pinot Noir and Cinsault, but not a blend. 90% of the time it blows. The G.B. Pinno however is a tasty little quaff. Food for thought.

After Bruni's reveiw of Per Se comes out BDC will be be featuring "Full Tuck Tacos" ala Chef Wabeck.