Al_Dente

I'm trudging my way through the hack writing in the book right now. I hope the movie is better. The story line is fine but the dialogue... ugh.

So, who's going where to get their post-vote (or not) drink on? Will you be crying in your "four more beers", or popping champagne corks and putting a little more Heinz ketchup on your frites? Will you be chomping on your Texas-sized USDA prime in celebration, or will you wallow in self-pity over some baked beans? [i know I'm not supposed to get all political, but I'm trying to at least be neutral] Ideas? I guess I'm among the undecided.

I rinsed them, let them dry on a towel, tossed with EVOO, plenty of salt, cumin seeds, paprika, and a little cayenne. Roasted them on a baking sheet at 400 for about 25 minutes and shook up the pan a couple of times. I can't imagine going through the trouble to shell them. Oy...

Apparently, chef Cesare is on a business trip to Atlanta, or Atlantic City, or the lost city of Atlantis. I asked his wonderful sommelier, but I do not recall. Chef Cesare, if there is one piece of advice, how does one make such beautiful pasta at home? I had the papparedelle with wild boar. Molto bene. I nearly wept. The wine and pasta has me hallucinating. It was transcendent. And the pomodoro, the most perfect pomodoro my bella donna has ever tasted. It's after tomato season, what do you use? We still tasted summer in that sauce. Thank you and Kathy (and our bartender) for a memorable evening. Al Dente

On the website, the location of the Click Here to Enter is rather interesting. Congrats, John!

I might take my ol' lady to Tosca tonight for a little pasta action at the bar. Any idea of the likelihood of getting a seat? Any recommendations on wine?

Met up with another eGulleter at Di Marco's on Colesville Rd Silver Spring for lunch. The calzones they serve as a special on Thursdays are delicious and it appeared he enjoyed the sub with Mozz and homemade sausage. Scored some illegally burned music off of him too as a bonus!

Are there any liquors with a urine aroma?

The person who sent that in to Tom is a total ass-hat. Do they somehow expect to be shielded from reality at Citronelle? Where is the clickable smiley for "F U"?

My 7-quart is worth every penny. I look for any excuse to use it. I'd wear it as a hat if it wasn't so heavy.

Thanks for the suggestion. Delicious!

I will crawl on my hands and knees on broken glass all the way down I-95 for this. As long as I don't have to crawl back, of course. I'm in.

8081 Georgia Ave Silver "Sprung" Entrance is on Sligo.

I enjoyed the grilled calamari, shrimp, and scallop with romesco sauce this past Friday. Joe didn't like looking at the squid though

I like the idea of calling people randomly in the phonebook for recipes. I'll have to do that. "Hello, Mrs Sarducci? Al Dente here. Can I have your Marinara recipe?"

Awesome job Monica. One of these recipes will be on my table by the end of the week!

I ordered take out last night from this place. The Pho was quite good but perhaps lacking much beefiness in the broth and the spring rolls were tasty. My GF enjoyed their fried rice. I look forward to trying Pacific Grill some more. I now have a glimmer of hope for my hood "all the way over there on Capitol Hill". Sheesh-- it's the center of the universe, ain't it?

From her posts, it wouldn't appear Spaghetttti has a mean bone in her body. Though she does seem to have an obsession with freaky fruit.

I hope he or she has a fake ID.

Imagine the turducken-like possibilities! Koala stuffed into a wallaby pouch stuffed into a kangaroo pouch. Kowallabyroo!

Logs? I thought they were more like pellets.

I didn't try the crabsnot, so I can't attest to its quality.

I've decided I'm just going to agree 100% with everything in the dining guide. That way I can sleep at night.

If you're into Sushi, you could try the Yin Yankee Cafe. I had a family get together there a while back and the food was good. Fun place and fun website.

Thanks for the legwork, Joe! I'll be at the bar Jever in hand.