December 2009
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2. Citronelle
My dad tells a story about Citronelle: he had some work folks in town once who were staying at the Latham Hotel. When they asked him for a restaurant recommendation near the hotel, he told them they couldn’t go wrong with Citronelle. They said, “we’d like something nicer than a hotel restaurant”.
That’s the tricky thing about Citronelle—it’s many things....
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37. Zaytinya
It was an office holiday party palooza at Zaytinya this week. Now, this seems weird to me. If you have a large group of people all eating together, isn’t the easiest thing to eat family style food? And isn’t tapas by definition the opposite of family style? Am I getting too existential for a food blog? Is anyone out there?
My constant issue with tapas menus is that I never know how...
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54. Ray's the Classics
My dad is a pretty hard guy to impress. In fact, the only restaurant on this food-venture that he has given two thumbs up to was Komi. That’s a pretty tough act to follow. So when my dad gave two thumbs up, nay two thumbs way up, to Ray’s the Classics I knew we had a great meal on our hands.
As I’ve said a few times before, I rarely (ha!) order steak when I’m eating out....
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42. Blue Duck Tavern
If you were ever wondering what the place to be on Sunday morning is, it’s apparently Blue Duck Tavern. M St. between 22nd and 24th is pretty dead on weekend mornings, save for the occasional wandering tourist, but that isn’t the case for Blue Duck. Brunch service starts promptly at 11:30am, and folks were practically Incredible Hulk-ing it when they weren’t seated right away....
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Links 'n Things
The fine folks over at Capital Spice have cooked up (ha!) a pretty sweet contest in honor of the season finale of The Most Important Television Show of All Time, Top Chef. Here are the rules: “Entrants must post a suggestion for a Top Chef Elimination Challenge that would highlight something uniquely Washington, whether it’s a location, an ingredient, an event or a possible guest...
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41. Charlie Palmer Steak
In my efforts to research a Sex and the City-style bus tour following the rise of Bryan Voltaggio (working title: Local Boy Makes Good…Foam), I headed to Charlie Palmer Steak today. In case you haven’t memorized every bit of dialogue from this year’s Top Chef like me, Bryan V. used to be the executive chef at this fundraiser favorite. He hasn’t been there since opening up...