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We visited Amma a few weeks ago and had a wonderful meal - thank you Suvir for your hospitality! For my taste (which is not experienced with Indian food) the vegetarian selections were outstanding and rose above the meat selections . We had both the vegetarian and non-vegetarian tasting menus at the table. The bhel Puri and Crispy fried Spinich were both wonderful. The tamarind in both made them somewhat similar however. The highlights were the cauliflower, crispy okra and the Idly Upma - almost an Indian tofu - outstanding! Thank you again and we will be back on our next trip to NYC.

Go on-line for good equipment. The DC/Baltimore area is not a hot spot for BBQ/Grilling and, unfortunately, the choices are mass market (Home Depot, Barbeques Galore, etc.) or specialty shops with WAY overpriced stainless steel monsters. For $2000 you can get a heavy steel pro quality smoker you can tow behind the family SUV that cooks 200 lbs of pork at a time - the best you ever had. There are many small manufacturers of such units - grills and smokers - mostly in the south, mid-west and south-east. Check out www.smokering.com (a BBQ web ring) for many of them plus links. Also check out www.kcbs.us the page for the Kansas City BBQ Society and www.belairbbqbash.com a personal plug for the Maryland State BBQ Championship event and festival (which links to the smokering) in August (non-profit all the way - done for the love of Q).