frogprince

i would also add the glut food co-op in mt.rainier, pg county. it is, unfortunately, a vegetarian store so no meat/seafood but they have an astounding array of fresh fruit and veg, much of it local when possible (tuscarora supplies the majority). lots of other little things plus they have firehook bakery bread delivered everyday, which is nice. a respectful cheese selection though its already precut and wrapped and suffocating. think of takoma park co-op only smaller and cheaper (with nicer folks in my opinion).

a query for jaleo-ists who have been going since the (relative) beginning: has the menu changed drastically in these 10 years? it may sound silly but i wonder how much of jose andres' beard award reflects some of ann cashion's genius at jaleo. however, if the menu has totally been revamped since ann cashion left then this question/statement becomes rather irrelevant. if not however...just a thought i had. i should like to make it clear that im not taking the piss out of jose andres; i have the utmost respect for him and his restaurants as they are well and truly phenomenal. cheers