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The second one sounds like a great combination! Do you marinate/preserve the eggplant yourself?

Aw, I think that's sweet. Jackie Robinson for me.

Suvir, here's a link to one of Alton Brown's recipes, appropriately named "The Chewy": Click here We love these cookies and make them all the time.

This is similar to my coleslaw, except my dressing is a lot less complex - usually just rice vinegar and canola oil, with a little sesame oil for flavor. Yours looks much better; I'll try the next time I make slaw.

My friends in central New Jersey call it a Sloppy Joe. Sloppy joes are made with ground beef and a tomatoey sauce where I'm from. Both are equally sloppy.

I'll be there at 9, with Emma. Scott is staying home with Ian doing "guy things."

The quality is pretty good, and the people who run it are great. I just can't make it work for us. You get a list every week of what's being offered and you have the option of deleting and substituting. The problem we have with the service is that our meals for the week have to be planned around what's in the box. And since it's just veggies we still have to go to the store for other stuff. At this time of year, you'll do better at the farmer's markets around town.

He is unreliable but always entertaining. I went through a Punctuated Equilibrium phase, then cooled on it. Not sure what hot evolutionary trend to follow now. I'd like to read The Structure of Evolutionary Theory but fear I'll have to stick to essays until my youngest goes to school.

Thanks for the tip, Ironick. Falls Grove is close to us, so maybe we'll take the kids there this weekend.

What a terrific book! I have read it twice and could stand to read it again. Homeschooling for Dummies Rereading Much Depends on Dinner Margaret Visser I Have Landed Stephen Jay Gould Thai Food David Thompson

I have a soft spot for the Morrison-Clark. Scott and I stayed there the night after our wedding several years ago, when Susan Lindeborg was still there, and had a terrific supper (better by far than our wedding brunch) and we were treated like visiting royalty. I have been meaning to try the Majestic. Sounds like it's worth a trek to Arlington.

Looks great vengroff - I am a big fan of composed salads, especially in the summer when produce is so wonderful. And yes, it's easy, delicious and doesn't rely of a bunch of processed crap. I will say, the column on page three, "Dinner in half an hour" or whatever it's called, has interesting ideas for quick fresh meals. I'd love to see that expanded a little.

Two more for me. I finally bought David Thompson's Thai Food and the cookbook put together by my daughter's preschool - I hope that one counts. It's a little thin, but the Thai book more than makes up for it.

Yes, I loved the piece on Indique too. More than just a generic review, it highlighted an unusual preparation, something that makes Indique more than just another Indian restaurant. The Furstenburg article was actually OK, but I haven't liked this series since it started. Of course a talented cook can prepare a meal given those constraints. The information they impart about the chef and his techniques and ideas are far more interesting than the food. Why not do an article about the chef and skip the "less than $10" conceit and the recipes? I enjoy the wine column tremendously. Informative, accessible, relevant - and consistent. I print these for trips to MacArthur and Calvert Woodley.

I have noticed that too, Becca, like that dreadful column where they solicited reader's suggestions for weeknight meals. I would rather eat grilled salmon, salad, and bread every single night than eat some of the shit that people submitted. And do we really need several columns about boiled asparagus? How about a challenge to a chef to produce a dinner with subpar ingredients?

Watermelon juice is great, and a natural diuretic. Good for before those prenatal weigh-ins.

Um, I think Alton Brown is kinda sexy. Of course, he looks a lot like my husband.

Thanks BBhasin, that was interesting.

Luckily all of the Penn Quarter restaurants, Cafe Atlantico, Jaleo, etc. are within easy walking distance of the museums on the Mall. You should do quite well. Edit: forgot it's coming to the Phillips Collection. Different neighborhood, but decent food to be had.

It's OK by me, Holly. Great pics of Faidley's! And Al Dente, yes, I would be up for a repeat. Perhaps a visit to the Frederick Keys next time? Pretty good beer, good hot dogs, and not a bad seat in the house. Frederick has a few microbreweries now too that might be worth a visit.

Me too. I like to get there right at 9, before the tourists from the 'burbs show up. Go through once, buy eggs (they sell out fast), see who has the best stuff, then go back and shop. In front of the Q St Metro entrance would be an easy meeting place.

Yes, it's usually dismal at best. The Boston Museum of Fine Arts is OK, but no more than that. I'm embarrassed to say that I wouldn't have imagined Buffalo to have an art museum.

Here in Washington it's very hit or miss. Most of the Smithsonian restaurants cater to vast hordes of tourists, who for the most part aren't interested in a sit-down meal. The Air and Space Museum now features McDonalds and Pizza Hut so that gives you some idea of their focus. The National Gallery of Art has four cafes and the food ranges from good to unacceptable. The Corcoran Gallery has a small but decent menu. The Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts has a nice restaurant (much better than their employee canteen ) but I haven't been in a couple of years so I can't vouch for the quality now. You're better off going to the Watergate next door for dinner. The worst food I've had at a concert was at Lincoln Center, followed by the American Museum of Natural History. Never sampled anything at the Met Museum of Art. Fortunately, if I'm going to NY for an exhibit there are other options than dining at the museum. P.S. How was the Hartley exhibit?

Or Polyface Farm meat, or Country Pleasures Farm Sour Cherry Jam and the best tomatoes. I did too, and I miss it. Dupont is pretty this time of year, with all of the flowers blooming. Maybe next Sunday we could meet up? We will be with kids. Emma loves to go and sample all the fruits and veggies.

Well, the new shows may not be great, but the new foodtv.com site design is. I especially like the new print options for the recipes.