HOOLIGAN

I believe the hat has been tipped.

Don't listen to these meanies DC MARK. Come to Nectar, Jamison and I will put together a 35 course degustation menu to rival El Bulli. I was thinking a tasting of every Gerber Baby Puree expertly paired to flights of different mineral waters.

Roquefort Le Papillon and Sauternes maybe a 1921 D'YQUEM

Odd & Challenging $15 Oh Yeah

I believe Epoisses is the only food substance to be banned on public transport by the frog student council... I mean French Goverment

Yep, We get our cheese from many of the same sources and Dean and Deluca and Whole Foods. We also use Terrance Brennan's Artisanal Wholesale Dept. But in many instances they're also culling from these same sources. Sometimes it's just easier to pay their premium to one stop shop. Along with Steven Jenkins, Max McCalman who heads up artisanal are the US's foremost authorites on the subject. So I know that when I pay the extra scrilla I get the extra love.

Cheese is a funny thing. All the restaurant seem to be doing it now. And they like Whole Foods and countless others have no clue. Lots of people tell me "Nectar has the best cheese." And I smile and thank them. But the thing is I get it from the same places as everyone else. I can't take the credit. That's for some farmer halfway around the world. I'm only there to not muck it up. It's a lot like making wine. It's made in the vineyards as they say. The winemaker if they're worth their salt or potasium metabisulfite as it were simply helps him into the bottle. It's also a lot like babysiting. After 12 years hard labor in Juvee I learned life (and death) lessons from "The Saran Wrap Incident" that I've taken with me as I've reintergreated into society and have served me well even with cheese. Maybe others should put some time in on the chain gang before taking a stab at it. Maybe they too will learn to serve it at the right temp. at the right time and leave off the kumqaut gellee confit compote jam with squirrel urine reduction.

First: It's funny you should mention this because I have a regular guest who is a total cheese slut and is currently presenting oral arguements to to Supreme Court. Perhaps we could tap him to push this though the system. He'd probably do it pro bono if I dangled enough Epossies in front of him. Second: This same gentleman has spoken with me at length about one day hanging up his trial suits to open a cheese shop. Now I'm not big on snuff'n out other peoples dreams but it had to be said how stupid an idea that would be. It's not his fault, it's a great idea that I've had as well and we would both lose our shirts. Why? No one would show up. Now you're all saying I Would! I Would! Really? how often and how much? (rememeber no change for twentys at any artisan shop inside the beltway) But really, The population of DC would never go. This isn't Paris or for that reason any big European city or even NYC of San Fran. Nope this is one stop shopping at Safeway to drag back to your maudlin suburban existance in time for FRIENDS. As a general rule (and as E-gulleters you do not apply) no one in this day and age in this city would be found stopping off at the butchers, then cheese shop, the farmers market, then maybe breadline for a loaf and over to Amernick's dessert on a more than monthly bias. Here it comes again, I Would! I Would! Really? how often and how much? And I already told you you don't apply. If you go to London you could stop in at Bloomsbury Cheeses, The Cheese Block, The Cheeseboard, Cheeses, International Cheese Centre, Rippon Cheese, Teddington Cheese, The Real Cheese Shop, Hamish Johnston, Jeroboams, La Fromagerie, Neals Yard or my favorite Paxton & Whitfield who also conduct their own affinage. None of which would stand a chance here. DC isn't London and thank the sweet baby Jesus for that. But in this regard and that of cab drivers they got us beat and bad. Damn near everyone has got us beat. But we can't sure up the defenses and make a stand as you'd only be cutting your own financial throat. To disagree with me is noble but you'd still be wrong. However if you bankroll, it council and I will drive it into the ground for you. Food For Thought

The doughnuts are dope as is the rest of the production. But how hard is it to make change? If you swing by my joint I'll take your money in nickels and dimes. Don't have that, Fine! Just sign off on Jarad's rumplestilskin cause and your hot to trot. Food For Thought