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willmmmm

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  1. Great list... but if you read Tom's weekly chats you kinda already knew who was going to make it... don't get me wrong though, I love his chats. I need to get to CityZen... anniversary is coming up... I ate at David Craig's recently and I have to say it was splendid... glad to see it made the list. Between David Craig's and Blacks I think it's fair to say Bethesda is worth the trip again.
  2. Maybe it's just my DC bias, but Maestro and Il Labritoro Galileo should be on that list. I have eaten at 6/50 and would rate either of these two DC places as good as or better than 3 of them. Spago at #4 is insane. I ate there last summer with a friend from LA and not only was the food average, it seemed like I was the only person there eating and not sitting around tyring to look good. Lots of people picking at their food and using cell phones. The European published Restaurant Magazine has a "Top 50 In The World List:" http://www.theworlds50best.com/bestlist.aspx I don't have much international dining expierience, so I can't really condem or support the list. Anyoneout there who has eaten at any of these places care to comment? Gramercy Tavern seemed and odd choice to be on there.
  3. Wasn't able to make it to Bistro Bis last Friday, girlfriend had to work late. There are a bunch of places that have extended their restaurant week menues into this week: http://blog.washingtonpost.com/goingoutgur...d_weekness.html I just got reservations for IndeBleu for Friday. They don't have a sample restaurant week menu up. Did anyone go there for restaurant week, and could you tell me what to expect? Thanks.
  4. Went to Fareheit for lunch yesterday and La Chaumiere for lunch today. Farenheit was average. The tomato and goat chese tart appetiser was great, but the braised veal breast over pasta with a roasted tomato sauce entree was bland. The chocolate tart desert was passable. Menu options were limited to 2 or 3 a course. Service was very good and the wine parings our waiter did for each course were spot on. La Chaumiere was amazing as usual. They pretty much offered their entire menu as options for each course. I sucked it up and had the Quenelle de Brochette (Pike Dumpling in Lobster Sauce) for an appetiser. It was interesting. I'm not sure if I would order it again, but it was tasty. It's not a texture I care for, but the flavor was great. I had the beef medallions in red wine sauce for an entree. Meat was cooked to order medium-rare perfectly. A very good dish. The profitteol dessert was so good I wanted to lick the plate after I had finished. I'd highly reccomend La Chaumiere for restaurant week or any other time. Farenheit is a decent option if your already in Georgetown, but don't go out of your way. I wouldn't pay the regular price to eat there outside of restaurant week. Bistro Bis tonight, I'll post on it next week.
  5. I will be in Truro next week for a large family reunion. While we have many family dinners planned, my girlfriend and I would like to head out at least 2 nights into P-Town (or anywhere else close) for dinner and drinks. One night will be with my parents, the other night will be with three of my cousins, all of whom are in the 21 to 26 year old range. I have read several good suggestions for dinner on this page (and would invite any others), but was wondering a bit about nightlife. We are a large Irish family, and as such, my cousins and I would like a place where we can kick back, drink a good amount, mingle a bit, and catch up. Nothing too clubby, but also not a total dive. Any suggestions are appretiated. Also, my immediate family is doing the dinner for my grandmother's birthday (the reason for the reunion) and have decided on a clam bake. We have done them here in DC before and know what we need, but I was wondering where the best market would be in the Truro area to get the supplies. We are bringing the special pots, so I'm not talking hardware. I talking the seafood, meat, produce, spices, etc. I know that we will be in clam bake territory, so I was wondering if there were any speciatly shops I sould check out for spice blends or special oils, etc. Also, any reccomendations on a good bakery for a special birthday cake would be great. Thanks.
  6. I don't know. Did any of you guys see the expression on the chowder guy's face when he lost? The dude looked heartbroken. Bobby was obviously gracious in victory and gave the guy his credit, but I still felt pretty bad for him. On a random note, I have been toying with the idea of starting one of the Chuck Norris or Vin Disel "random fact" sites about Bobby Flay. Just replace "roundhouse kick" with "grilling" and it pretty much works.
  7. OK, I have a gripe with Hell's Kitchen, and if this has been addressed before on this forum already I'm sorry. I'm new and don't have enough time to read all the old posts. How does being an above average line cook, as all the tasks and meal services in Hell's Kitchen seem to be geared towards, show that one is prepared to own a restuarant? Espescially a huge operation in fiercely competitive Las Vegas? I understand there are some good chefs left in the show that MIGHT have the skills to be an executive chef, but an owner? All of the difficult aspects of owning a restaurant not associated with the cooking are never mentioned in the show? Financing, personell, vendor relationships, equiptment maintenence, insurance, marketing, etc. etc. All these things are vital to owning a restaurant. These are not things you can learn on a reality show, you have to learn them through expierience. It seems like whoever does win Hell's Kitchen might be in for one hell of a rude awakening. Does anyone have information as to how they expect to resolve this issue? Will whoever wins have a team of experts already in place that will handle all of the non-cooking aspects of ownership? Thanks.
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