Things I Put In My Mouth: A PictureBloggity Blog by I DIED

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corned veal tongue with path valley farm heirloom potatoes, sweet garlic purée and burgundy truffle jus

foul

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curry laksa - the tofu in this was crazy good today

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popover w/ butter & salt - best reason to go to BLT Steak. Free at the beginning of every meal and OM NOM NOM

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I never meta beer I didn't like HAHAHAHAHAHA

I am looking forward to today's post! But I kinda hope it doesn't involve tongue that, I dunno, tonguey.

I forgot to take a pic of the duck confit w/ white beans I had at Montsouris last night - damn their cooking is OTM right now and the bulk of their new menu is really hearty winter food.

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lunch at Rice for their spectacular drunken noodles - they're one of the few places around here that serves it without green bell peppers, a foodstuff about which I made myself perfectly clear on another thread.

That looks like it could use some green bell peppers.

I heard Cello was way overrated, but I wanna try BLT Market

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I wanted some black rice thing for dessert like they have over at Regent Thai but my only options at Rice were mango sticky rice or ice cream. I instantly regretted ordering the green tea ice cream when it came out with raspberry sauce and visible ice crystals. Took two nasty bites and quit.

and yes, the raspberry sauce was brown.

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Walked by the brand new ACKC on the way back so I stopped to check it out, got a couple truffles to hopefully end the lunch on a good note. Orange brandy alexander on the left, blueberry cardamom on the right. They were shit. I've had some great stuff at K!ingsbury Chocolate's location in Alexandria so I'll try ACKC again some other time and hope this was a fluke.

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Spicy condiment tray at Rice. Awesome. I should get one of these for my house but with different Uncle Brutha's hot sauces.

I'd like to try BLT Market but my NYT dining agenda is so long at this point that I just don't see it happening.

fwiw, Blue Hill is my #1

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Damn, the things you put in your mouth within 2 days are more expensive than the things I put in my mouth in 2 months!

That was probably an inappropriate comment, sorry. The things you put in your mouth look tasty.

Ha, I had the same beer yesterday! Although I felt guilty, because I feel some kind of family allegiance to Harer beer instead.

When it's available I usually go with the Hakim stout at Ethiopian restaurants (I believe it's brewed by Harar?)

(xpost) ZS, it's both a point of pride and shame for me that I spend a far-too-substantial chunk of my income in eating & drinking (and a couple of these pictures were older).

I want to see what the inside of Times Square Applebees looks like, if you would DEIGN to eat there.

There are very very few places I wouldn't at least try, but the odds of me being in midtown manhattan without better options are pretty slim.

WHERE IS THE 2 AMYS EATS? THE ONES I MISSED OUT ON B/C NOT IN MY HOOD BUT RATHER XMAS SHOPPING WITH THE MATE?

oooh 2 amys is superb!

didn't take pics this weekend at 2 Amys, Naan & Beyond, or Marvin. I did drink, though.

just got back from Proof and didn't take pics there either

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naan & beyond sounds like some sort of heaven!

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naan & beyond at 17th & L is fantastic, unfortunately the one at my apartment building isn't nearly as good.

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I forgot to take a pic of the duck confit w/ white beans I had at Montsouris last night - damn their cooking is OTM right now and the bulk of their new menu is really hearty winter food.

-- I DIED, Friday, December 14, 2007 3:09 PM (3 days ago)

I DIED = my new favorite poster

yeah the naan & beyond by yr place is a straight-up disappointment; what the fuck went wrong?

more food plz.

yeah the naan & beyond by yr place is a straight-up disappointment; what the fuck went wrong?

They spent about $2 to remodel the place from when it was a Quiznos and they're using the toasting conveyor belt to make their naan instead of the serious tandoor they have at 17th & L. Also they don't have the crowd volume or veteran staff to be able to turn the stuff out and keep it all fresh. That place was set up to fail, I anticipate they'll be closing soon.

This thread is awesome.

It's the production value.

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pancetta pepata - cured by applying salt, herbs, and olive oil and pressing between granite slabs

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biancaneve pizza - mozzarella, ricotta , garlic, rosemary, olive oil

Bebo's pizza pretty much kicking the butt of 2 Amys right now.

you eat like a king!

CONGRATS

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underrated

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please note that none of the foodstuffs posted by pc user are endorsed by I DIED.

that's sort of the point

what kind of ass trolls a picture thread?

pc user

anyway keep up the good work

you eat like a king!

Yes, you do. I need to be more proactive in my meal planning, for I can cook, but often choose not to.

jeez, i was making fun of MY awful diet.

I DIED you wanna get some dinner tonight?

yeah sure - I was thinking of heading up to see Tom Brown at Dino for some awesome cocktails but I'm flexible.

i dont know what that means but i LOVE that flintstones show

things 69 and I had this evening that I totally forgot to take pictures of: chorizo, patatas bravas, and a cheese plate at Taberna del Alabardero, frites and another cheese plate (don't judge) at Circle Bistro.

next thread: "I DIED has to spend 20 hours a week at the gym to stave off terminal obesity"

I could so go for some chorizo. Ain't gonna happen, but I could really go for some.

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frescalympics

Lost me with the Fresca, dude.

oh well better than Voss or Acqua Della Madonna.

I'm not proud.

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salt cured sardines w/ bread & butter
deviled eggs w/ green sauce (is there anything better than green sauce? fish + herbs + olive oil + whatevs)
beets w/ walnuts & red onion

i love u

Oh my those last 3 pics look particularly excellent and tasty. What's that with the sardines? It looks a bit like a boconccini.

here I was thinking I was the only person who liked to snack on permanent markers, gum erasers and art books while at the office

What's that with the sardines? It looks a bit like a boconccini.

haha that was a ridiculously oversized hunk of butter. Like, comedically huge.

I instantly regretted ordering the green tea ice cream

you do NOT like green tea ice cream? U R MENTAH!

Also, did I see two Belgian beers? Kasteel? And what else? What was the Kasteel bier?

I love green tea ice cream! But this stuff was terrible.

The beers were all belgians - Kasteel Dark (dark sour ale w/ cherries), Corsendonk Christmas Ale, and Barbar Winter Bok. There's a newish Belgian restaurant in DC with an absolutely amazing beer selection, better than anywhere else in the US as far as I'm aware.

guys I'm really sorry, I had lunch at Au Bon Pain today.

Always ask where your coworkers are going to lunch before agreeing to join them.

depending on which ABP it is you can still salvage a decent lunch if you grab a parchment-baked and a cup of one of their decent soups. Not particularly fun to look at, but I miss those kind of options. fucking stupid fucking job out in the fucking goat ass of fucking nowhere

Goat Ass, GA: Home of the Hammerheads

this thread is delicious

a newish Belgian restaurant in DC with an absolutely amazing beer selection, better than anywhere else in the US as far as I'm aware.

Should you ever find yourself in Pasadena or Sierra Madre, CA, take yourself to either of the branches of Lucky Baldwin's for a truly excellent selection of Belgian Beers.

Thier Belgian Beer Fest draws from ALL OVER the West Coast. I shit you not. They pull out all the stops with that nonsense, and even though the servers make BANK that week, they hate how busy it is. Typical.

I love Corsendonk Pale, how does the Xmas variety compare?

It's a lot darker and richer - typical of most Belgian christmas brews it's heavily spiced but it retains more of the typical Corsendonk carbonation than most beers that dark. Drinks like a meal. This is the second time I've had it this season and probably won't be the last, it's very enjoyable. That said, Corsendonk Pale is in a totally different class - damn near perfect beer.

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Takeout from across the street last night. Sopressata panini w/ a cup of smoky pork and lentil soup. The place opened in the last couple months and I love it - very hard to find somewhere that cooks like they give a shit for $7.99. Chef used to be sous at 1789 and Palena, so it's got good pedigree.

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medium rare lamburger (bun was too large/tall), chickpea frites (these are amazing - some sort of spiced chickpea puree extrusion coated with cornmeal and fried), harissa aioli (this is also A+)

How's the Courbet book?

I only got it to do some scans of French Romantic naked ladies for a club I'm working on. That and a Bouguereau book. Both were useful, but the Bouguereau more so.

Aw dang I forgot to take a picture of my meal from the newly reopened Alberto's! I've really missed the Roma tomato and artichoke pizza while they've been repairing the place after the SECOND fire in the last few years.

dude are you in town for the holidays?
I know e-mail exists but that's boring

I am heading out of town shortly to spend some time in bucolic Northern Virginia with the I DIED family.

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Is that a standard presentation? I'm not sure I'd want all that stuff touching each other, plus by the time you get to the bottom it's minutes old.

it's chirashi ("scattered") sushi.

My favourite kind. If only because you can pout the remaining wasabi, soy mix over the rice and fish eggs at the end and have yummy soy wasabi rice.

ARMENIAN META BEER

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vegetables

Meta ARMENIAN? You apologize for that. You apologize now.

why does the upper right plate of your veggie platter have a deep-fried piston in it

deep fried pistou hahaha

that was 1/2 a baby artichoke, I think

I DIED can afford to eat this way because he doesn't tip

soon he will run out of restaurants

the dude owns like two pieces of furniture
that is his secret

post the liquor collection picture again

Tasty Bites Indian Heat & Serve boxed meals, Eden Farms Garbanzo Beans, and gin: home cooking w/ I DIED

(that would actually be about a week of cooking)

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think I've added about a dozen bottles since then

when you return to your apartment and are opening the door, do you hold your breath and cross your fingers that all of your shit hasn't completely collapsed?

I'm sure I've asked that before

and 800 other people

que sera sera

If it happened I'd be paranoid and blame it on the temperance movement.

"fucking geir hongro"

i died please email me a list of all these restaurants so i can be sure to visit them next time i visit the sister. especially that sushi. mmmm chirashi.

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tibs, awaze tibs, dukem kitfo, vegetable combination

tehresa, establishments shown so far in this thread are:

Vidalia
BLT Steak
Nooshi
Madjet
Rice
ACKC Cocoa
Black Cat
Brasserie Beck
Bebo
2 Amys
Aioli
Proof
Sushi Taro
Dukem

chickpea frites (these are amazing - some sort of spiced chickpea puree extrusion coated with cornmeal and fried)

ok i have to have these

oh hay i have been to sushi taro i think! it is upstairs, right?

yes, above the CVS at 17th & P. Very good sushi, though it's no Sushi Ko.

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gin

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smoked pork panini

hey dude you should check out this thread!
Ipso Fatso

there are some awe-inspiring meals on that thread.

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"bird nest on fire" - modest thai place with odd sense of humor. The pic looks terrible, but it's very spicy chicken surrounded by crispy fried kale.

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modified sazerac (w/mint and something else, forgot what)

i had a sazerac this weekend, for the first time. it was a bit too sweet.

then it wasn't made right. The sazerac is an amazing cocktail, but it's also one of the hardest to make correctly. Even bartenders I know that love them aren't happy with their versions half the time. Usually to sweet or too much herbsaint.

one day imma bust i died in an arbys gulpin down cowboy sauce

it's called horsey sauce, dumbass

oh yeah LOL i love arbys

Arby's = awesome

there's something so bewitching about that slightly iridescent sheen on the beef

i love horsey sauce!

re: the sazerac, i think the bartender snuck some simple syrup in. it was at a place that takes rye/bourbon very seriously and usually does a great job with cocktails, so i was a bit disappointed.

l where was this? i need to go have some good rye soon.

jazz standard, below blue smoke.

did you howl for hubert?

jazz std makes a fantastic burger

hmmm, i need to get myself a jazz date soon.

yup, saw the hubert sumlin thing. it was rad.

t, we should pick something from the schedule and go. it's a nice place.

it was at a place that takes rye/bourbon very seriously and usually does a great job with cocktails, so i was a bit disappointed.

To be entirely snobbish - if they fuck up any of the following:

Mint julep,
Old Fashioned,
Manhattan,
Sazerac,

then they do NOT take their American whiskies seriously.

Also - Hubert Sumlin is a bad motherfucker.

i'm all for it, l! i also just made a post on ilcooking about becco or lupa if you're interested!

the show there tomw nite should be interesting

sorry for thread derail! i'll stop now.

BLAM, I will agree with you on the other three but I will give some leeway on the Sazerac, it's just a bitch to balance and can vary greatly depending on which kind of rye & pastis you use.

a little but of simple syrup in a sazerac is OK in lieu of a sugar cube.

also, I think I'll be in NY in a couple weeks. Eats/drinks suggestions?

No, yr way out of my league food & drinks-wise. I feel adventurous if I order mussels, as TZA and I did last week. It was nice, tho; maybe I should go out to dinner more often.

laurel would you like to accompany us to lupa?

BLAM, I will agree with you on the other three but I will give some leeway on the Sazerac, it's just a bitch to balance and can vary greatly depending on which kind of rye & pastis you use.

As a former bartender, confirmed whisk(e)y addict, and a lover of all gustatory products of New Orleans, I draw a HARD line on the Sazerac.

If you're going to have it on the menu, especially in a place that "takes bourbon and rye seriously," you'd better be able to serve it up correctly.

But, then again, I sneered at women who ordered any thing that ended in the suffix -tini that wasn't entirely made up of EITHER gin or vodka, vermouth and some garnish.

Flirtini? Chocotini? Pomtini?

How about ShutTheFuckUpTini?

It's good that I'm not a bartender anymore.

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el quinto pino, especially, might be your thing?

But, then again, I sneered at women who ordered any thing that ended in the suffix -tini that wasn't entirely made up of EITHER gin or vodka, vermouth and some garnish.

no no, it is totally ok and not at all stuck up to do this. putting alcohol in a martini glass does not a -tini make!!!!

what kind of places are you interested in, ID?

(xpost) Yes! Been meaning to get to El Quinto Pino (and back to Casa Mono, I don't normally do so many repeat visits but that that place is always SOLID). I'd like to try Hill Country and/or Fette Sau, too.

I think last time I was in NY I did Pegu Club, Mas Farmhouse, Caffe Falai, Momofuku Ssam, Boqueria, Tasting Room, Lure, Marlowe & Sons, Wells Ales & Lagers, and Bereket.

how was Mas? I've been wanting to go there for years now.

i love boqueria for upscale tapas.

no no, it is totally ok and not at all stuck up to do this. putting alcohol in a martini glass does not a -tini make!!!!

You rock.

(xpost) new places, well designed places, places with delicious food or cocktails, places that excel at what they do no matter which end of the scale they're on (I'm not looking for all those qualities in the same place). Been so busy I haven't really had time to keep up with the NY restaurant/bar scene.

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maybe try barrio chino for margaritas.

Mas was a great experience with pretty good food. Excellent cocktails, very personal, good atmosphere. All the dishes were good but nothing mindblowing.

places I still haven't made it to:

Fiamma
A Voce
Tailor
Tia Pol
El Quinto Pino
Allen & Delancy
Little Branch
Maoz
Red Stripe
Dressler
Bar Boulud

cocktail most kicking my ass lately:

Crazy Man's Rob Roy w/ Compass Box Peat Monster scotch, Carpano Antica vermouth, and brandied cherry at Bar Pilar

o_O

might try!

yeah, Adam's kicking some serious butt over there right now. Also a fantastic orange martinez. No actual list yet and he hasn't trained the staff for these, so holla/holler when you want to go.

Cork is opening at the old Sparky's space a couple blocks down the street this month with Tom Brown behind the bar, so there are going to be some serious classic cocktails on 14th St.

if you like ramen, you should try setagaya.

Sounds good. Seems like there have been a bunch of ramen places opening up, I was worried when Honmura An closed.

what i remember most about honmura an are the chicken meatballs. mmm.

also, I think I'll be in NY in a couple weeks. Eats/drinks suggestions?

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Dressler!
Northeast Kongdom

and Tailor (for cocktails)

i haven't been to dressler yet, but i think dumont's great, so i'm guessing it's fantastic

tailor seems to be regarded as overhyped

I can't say I was impressed by food at tailor

but their coctails are something else

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bacon cheddar & tomato burger I made at my house!! buyao!! think I'll TIP MYSELF

did you get an iphone?

oh come on

how much did you tip?

that picture looks a lot like BM's pictures!

it's just my samsung I've had for a while that everybody likes but is secretly obsolete

lingbert: I gave myself a bottle of koonunga hill shiraz

fair

TOMBOT that burger looks good. How was the tomato? Can you find decent ones in January? I am generally a fiend for them in late summer and disgusted by them the rest of the year.

I am generally a fiend for them in late summer and disgusted by them the rest of the year

Word. Mama Smith grows really great tomatoes in her garden every year. I credit them with getting me over the "It has to look good to taste good" hang up with fresh produce.

I HATE me some mealy, hothouse 'maters. Give me that sun sweet, juicy, could eat it like a peach late summer tomato. mmmmMMMMMMMM!!!!!!

the tomato was from the on-the-vine 4 pack that peapod offers
i am not a tomato fiend but I ate a whole slice of this one by itself and imagine it would have been pretty delicious with a little salt + pepper and maybe a dab of olive oil

toasting the bun on the grill pan topside down does a lot for the presentation

god i miss tomatoes in the winter.
i go for the grape tomoatoes - they tend to have better flavor during the mealy months.

food snob lunch!
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totally agreed on grape tomatoes being pretty decent all year - they just don't have so much of the internal structure to get mucked up

out of season tomato slices can sometimes be improved greatly by oven roasting

*bread
*fried dough w/remoulade sauce
*kit kat bar with whipped cream and nutmeg shavings

close!

membrillo?

mooninite poo

god that bread looks so good

*bread (AWESOME)
*fried chicken on mashed potatoes w/ spicy mustard sauce (could have done without the mashed potatoes, also I liked the old version better that was more like nuggets)
*kit kat bar w/ caramel ice cream & crunchy sugary bits

bread was warm, too! And the butter was served at room temperature!

giant beet log

where from?

Central. I can't even tell you how good the kit kat there is. They actually improved on the Citronelle version.

i approve of the food snobbery on this thread.

That bread at lunch was the best thing I've eaten in at least a week. Bread & butter can attain greater heights than maybe 100% of all other foods.

And the butter was served at room temperature
this is the best. i have one of those butter bell things for storage, they're great

tombot's burger is the nommiest thing on this thread for me right now.

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wild boar carpaccio w/ vegetable chips

^^^ wack breakfast

yeah, it totally could have used some syrup ;_;

woah

So, Dan...what's on the menu tonight?

I have been a vicarious gourmand via this thread, and I look forward to it continuing.

Hahaha BLAM in I DIED vs. HI DERE confusion shockah.

I wish I was eating all of this! It looks great.

PS: If the foodies I knew ate like this, I would not consider "foodie" to be a perjorative term.

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salmon sandwich w/ thai chile glaze, rice vinegar pickled cucumbers, and red onions. potato chips.

(have had this sandwich maybe 6 times, always excellent. bun is a bit much.)

what is it with you and chips? chips for breakfast, chips for lunch.

if you have the option of eating chips or not eating chips, always eat chips.

YOU ARE A PROPHET AND I WISH TO SUBSCRIBE TO YOUR LIST SERVE

Jonathan Frito-Lay Seagull

Hahaha BLAM in I DIED vs. HI DERE confusion shockah.

Right. I'll go back to being serial lurkist, unless someone talks about whisk(e)y.

say whiskey three times into an empty glass and BLAM appears!

Don't go away! Better yet, move back to D.C.!

Kind of like Whiskey Aggy?

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Sorry.

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sazerac

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veal medallions over creamy jalapeno grits w/ mushroom pan gravy (partially eaten at time of photo)

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I'd look like Monsieur Créosote if I ate like you do.

A sazerac in a martini-style glass, huh? Did they call it a Saztini?

But seriously - was the Pernod aroma pronounced enough? I've found that a rocks glass is best for that vital aspect of the Saz.

TS: sazerac rye vs sazerac cocktail

one vote for rye already

(xpost) It was proper! Two glass preparation, cocktail was strained over a bitters soaked sugar cube on an absinthe spoon. The Pernod aroma could have been a bit stronger, but it was pretty damn good.

Their ramos fizz, however, tasted like handsoap.

this thread is like a horror movie for my tastebuds

69 do not make me choose ;_;

i make quick pickles with rice vinegar and kirby cukes at least once a week, but it never occurred to me to put them on a sandwich. excellent!

TS: sazerac rye vs sazerac cocktail

Rye, bitches. The only way.

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10oz hangar steak (med rare), chimichurri sauce, blue cheese tater tots (not bad, but not nearly cheesy enough)

Pizza and Ardbeg?

Obviously the day before your next paycheck?

It was a low effort meal. Picked up pizza at Alberto's on the way home, once I got home realized I didn't have any beer.

That's probably about as far down the dinner scale as I'm willing to go and still post pictures.

That's probably about as far down the dinner scale as I'm willing to go and still post pictures.

Your journalistic credibility has just taken a HUGE hit. I don't think I'm the only one who wants pictures of EVERYTHING - from the ridiculously amazing meals above, to Rice Krispies or a Lender's bagel.

Come on, man. Give it up for the people.

Read the first post in the thread - I never claimed you'd get to see the dark under(pork)belly of my eating habits! Also I don't want to get too depressed when I go back and look at the photos.

um that pizza looks really fucking good

um that pizza looks really fucking good

Totally. I'm just pushing for some more transparancy in the food blog is all.

yeah dude albertos is tight as shit

i wanna know why you didnt post the shit-ton of spicy bar nuts we ate yesterday while i got wasted as shit talking to some weirdo politico russell crowe impersonator, and two rad dudes named john

^^^ too aggro too many times saying SHIT

I'm just pushing for some more transparancy in the food blog is all.

x2

more food blog transparency = pics of gin, aspic, & glass noodles

what we need is a TMZ investigative style photo gossip blog to counteract this blog. BLAM and I will start it. we'll get down to the true nitty gritty of I DIED's journey into food and expose the other side of I DIED and and snap bad flashy photos of I DIED at 3 am sucking down a plate of totino's pizza rolls and washing it down with a heineken.

the people demand it!!

more food blog transparency = pics of gin, aspic, & glass noodles

Fine!!!

Dude, I'm on a "lose weight and save money" diet. Anything outside of what I normally consume, which has become numbingly regularized, is a treat. Seriously.

what we need is a TMZ investigative style photo gossip blog to counteract this blog. BLAM and I will start it. we'll get down to the true nitty gritty of I DIED's journey into food and expose the other side of I DIED and and snap bad flashy photos of I DIED at 3 am sucking down a plate of totino's pizza rolls and washing it down with a heineken.

I just drafted my resignation memo. We'll make MILLIONS!!!

man I love aggro pete

BTW this is not to say that i don't love this blog, I DIED.

you'll find out that I just run into restaurants, take a photo of someone's meal, then go home and eat Hormel Chili cold out of the can.

I AM A FRAUD

no no no! i don't want to be the Upton Sinclair of ILX

man I love aggro pete

He is pretty great.

BTW this is not to say that i don't love this blog, I DIED.

x2

you'll find out that I just run into restaurants, take a photo of someone's meal, then go home and eat Hormel Chili cold out of the can.

Now I am sad. Like when I found out Justin and Britney had sex.

MrQ will write "FOOD!", which will then be adapted for the screen as "There Will Be Cheetos"

alternatively I could just fashion a semibelievable I DIED costume and you guys could photograph ME at 3 am with a microwave burrito and a mount gay & coke

TOMBOT 3AM GAY COKE SCANDAL

MrQ will write "FOOD!", which will then be adapted for the screen as "There Will Be Cheetos"

I have just laughed out loud as BOTH of my bosses were walking past my office. Excellent.

THE DORITO BREATH CHRONICLES

animal parts + beans entree, animal parts + beans main. I did not think through the ordering of this lunch real carefully but it was all so delicious.

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pied de cochon with path valley heirloom beans and red cabbage emulsion

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black foot pork cassoulet with crisp shoulder, surry sausage, smoked hock, belly bacon and stewed marrow beans

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valhrona guanaja chocolate panna cotta with caramelized bananas, morello cherry compote, sweet cream and vanilla wafer

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bone marrow
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mussels w/pastis broth and frites

hey, I heard Corduroy was moving and drinks are v cheap before the move? yes?

I DIED, where should I go next for dinner? was at PS7.. not that wild about it. went to Dukem again last week. I should just get a carryout from Dukem about every third day, I would never have to buy groceries.

cosign on ps7 :\

daria, just go to hook all the time, and ill go with u

Corduroy is getting rid of their inventory Jan 27-Jan 31, this would be a very good time to go there. They'll be doing a limited menu.

daria, I had cocktails at PS7 last week (after running into QUINCIE at Proof) and they were great! Haven't eaten there in hella long though, so I'm trusting you and 69.

If you haven't dined at Proof, you should.

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MEAT!

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braised veal meatballs w/ goat cheese angolotti

Also, Cork is opening in the former Sparky's space this coming Tuesday.

let's go to corduroy before the move!

In defense of PS7 it was restaurant week (end of) and i had a glass of malbec, not a cocktail.

I will eat all these Corduroys and Corks. Let's pick dates, yo.

If I'm feeling decent I'll probably do Corduroy this Sunday. Tuesday will be Cork and also it's the rollout of the new Tuesday night cocktail list at Bar Pilar, which looks very impressive.

How was the marrow?

the idea of a special list for tuesdays makes me think i should move to dc

The downside of the special Tuesday list is that it's not available the other 6 nights of the week, which makes me wish I lived in NY or SF or anywhere with some real cocktail bars (it will be a very different situation here in DC by the end of the year, though).

The marrow hit the spot - cold night, little scoops of barely solid fat on toasted bread with a sprinkle of sel gris, perfect. Made up for the mussels not being very good despite looking delicious. And the marrow is, I think, $7.50? Good deal.

UH I have been really busy but I have not stopped eating, pictures forthcoming

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sweetbreads & orzo

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pistachio custard

omg so out of practice

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sweetbreads & orzo

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pistachio custard

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pizza w/ smoked mozzarella, broccoli rabe, pork sausage

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beer

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proscuitto, salami, and wyendale cheese panini

I've missed this thread.

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new favorite appetizer: cornichons, salami, and two glasses of Ricard (this is one menu item)

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cod brandade

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hanger steak

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steak & cheese

new favorite appetizer: cornichons, salami, and two glasses of Ricard (this is one menu item)

where!?

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flatiron steak with my famous dry rub and a baked potato stuffed with a sort of italian onion-free pico de gallo that I made. it was probably the best baked potato I've ever had

my famous dry rub
^^^^LOLOLOLOL

new favorite appetizer: cornichons, salami, and two glasses of Ricard (this is one menu item)
where!?

Montsouris, in the old Johnny's Half Shell space at 20th & P. It's my favorite DC bistro right now, and it's two blocks from my apartment. <3 <3 <3 everything about it (after an uneven start). It's owned by the same people as Monmarte.

In other news, I should start going to be before 3am.

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UH I meant going to BED before 3am. I already am be before 3am (?).

oh by the way daria that app special is only served 5-7pm monday-friday ;_;

i was missing this thread thank you, I DIED!

I think I will be in NY in two weeks. Food will ensue! Maybe a lunch FAP?

I'll start saving and psyching myself up to eat weird vegetables.

hey daria for the Montsouris happy hour menu the cod brandade and the salmon tartare are like $4.50 and the mussels are $5!

I am going to be doing some fairly concentrated eating in NY, I may just leave out the vegetables altogether.

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charcuterie! Including JOWL BACON (the ugly stuff) and SMOKED DUCK BREAST (the dark stuff at the bottom, this was maybe the best tasting thing on this thread, crazy intense)

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thank you to my polling place for being close to the korean restaurant

i would love to do a lunch fap!

fuck you for going to mandu and posting pictures when I have been thinking about mandu all day. iced in in ballston chowing on pizza hut instead. I HATE I DIED

we're going to be stuck here all night.

OT I know but BALLS

iced in in ballston

little known Dismemberment Plan demo version, lyrics wisely modified before release.

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ancho chile infused cruzan rum chocolate choo choo (girl drink drunk style)

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modified aviation cocktail

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bruichladdich, green chartreuse, and lillet blanc cocktail w/ sweet onion

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THAT was a strange night.

(drink on the left is a Jameson & ginger ale, not the result of the previous drinks)

goddamn it what is my problem

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aviation cocktail = a+++
what was that other drink with the hot pepper vodka?

that was the spice & honey.

I had a great meal at Eat Bar in Clarendon last night, but no pics. Slab of house made pastrami was amazing.

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i was just thinking about this thread this morning!

BurgerTime looks like a magical heavenly place

what are the toppings on 2 and 3?
which was best?

1. Morton's: great beef with a nearly raw center (SO GREAT), cheddar and horseradish. The cheese was too thick and crappy. The meat was amazing while everything else was eh, but it still made me woozy with the heft and deliciousness.

2. Restaurant K: blue cheese and pico de gallo, this was probably the best overall. Juicy, most natural tasting beef, the blue cheese was high enough quality to have been served as part of a cheese plate.

3. Nage: consistently great burger at a seafood place a block from my office. Ground prime rib w/ smoked onions, gouda, and a little bit of mushroom duxelles for some umami. Despite not looking so great, these are the only fries out of all the ones shown that were even halfway decent.

4. BLT Steak: Very good, but not exciting. Fries looked great but it was an old batch. They have great popovers to start the meal, though (pictured near the beginning of the thread). Execution is kind of spotty.

5. Cafe Saint-Ex: Nice flavor, not too badly priced, sweet potato fries always sound good there but were :(

Out of these, Restaurant K was probably the best. I'll have to try Morton's some more so I can attempt to callibrate the toppings for best flavor.

oooh who's down for Montsouris happy hour this week huh huh huh???

ME! (duh)

haven't been to Montsouris since Friday night, when I had the pate:

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I have never been to montsouris, I'll go..

last week I went to sushi place in georgetown and had a natto roll, just because. natto is gross. I had it once before and somehow forgot that it really didn't taste good at all?

hey I DIED do you know is there ANY place in the entire metro area to get okonomiyaki?

if we all agree to gang up at the Qs for a bbq this weekend and/or watch APOCALYPTOES sometime soon I will gladly synthezize and pan fry an okanomiyaki for whomever

regardless of japanese omelettes we are all in da club for steak/burgers/bacon wrapped shrimp ASAP according to NOAA yes?

Am totally down for BBQ chez Q but this weekend and next not so good--upcoming org invasion of CHICAGO=lots of work for me until it is all over. But hey I have to eat sometime so MONTSOURIS on Wednesday huh huh who's in?

lol not me WORKING

where I eat burger tonight

I will be having In - n - Out tonight.

Why?

Because ALL you DC bitches can't.

I thought this was going to be a picture thread of I DIED fitting various household things in his mouth. Pictures of food. Bo-ring.

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3 small quesadillas - one w/ huitlacoche, one poblano pepper, one pork carnitas.

PRESENTATION, PEOPLE!

This was seriously the worst-looking dish I've had in recent memory. At least downscale places are deliciously messy, this just appeared forlorn. For a semi-upscale mexican place (Casa Oaxaca), the miniscule 4-color bell pepper dice was just insulting to the food and the scoop of sour cream was unattractive enough without having grazed the corner of one of the quesadillas.

The poblano pepper was OK, the huitlacoche and carnitas were excellent. Which was kind of shame, because they deserved much better plating. That food looked GLUM.

also I had the burger at Nage for lunch again yesterday (HI DAR1A) and I think it's easily one of the best in the city.

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bread basket

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rabbit rillettes

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black trumpet mushrooms on potato pave w/ Nancy's Camembert fondue and black truffle emulsion

i love rillettes.

these were transcendent - you can only see the layer of fat in the picture, but they were silky smooth and had crazy deep flavor but without the leaden quality even good rillettes sometimes have. A+

I've been turned off them for the last couple months thanks to the salmon rillettes at Eric Ripert's Westend Bistro. Ugh, so much mayo and so much of everything with no intensity.

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lunch kind of got out of hand

whats that soup

pho

please tell me you ate it all yourself.

split it with one other person

I've got viet leftovers in my my fridge, chz for reminder!

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did I ask for a pizza with EXTRA CRUST?

NO.

ew. i am sorry for your loss. or gain.

where was that?

pizzeria paradiso

sometimes very good

sometimes not

always a block from my apt, though

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LEEKS

(triumphant seasonal cooking feeling tempered by discovery of slug in pictured leek 30 seconds later)

i am just glad it was not 2 amys bc then i would be sad.

that is a nice leek. sans slug, that is.
will you make vichy soize (sp?!)

I hatched plans for vichyssoise but ended up doing leek omelette w/ breakfast sausages.

Leeks are maybe my favorite vegetables? Best qualities of onions AND garlic in one.

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open faced pickled shrimp sandwich w/ red chile aioli and cornbread

real tenuous connection to 'sandwich' there

leeks are great

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wine thread is for pussies, we roll with SHERRY

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also w/ henri bardouin pastis, better than any absinthe I've tried and half the price.

kind of on a controlled tear tonight, already been to the rum tasting and then the gin bar.

should have taken pics, neisson rhum agricole blanc is the best white rum I've had.

also author of this book:
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who led the tasting tonight is my new idol.

JEALOUS.

STILL AT WORK NON-HAW.

but whatever if I tried to do a rum tasting and a gin bar in the same night I'd just get arrested or something

rum->gin->sherry->pastis

this is how we do it

BRAGGIN 2008

at least until my meeting tomorrow morning

wait, dude you gotta be KIDDING about that PP pizza. WTF.

imagine how much easier it would be if there was a place that had a really good beer selection AND implemented six sigma

steroids are everywhere, even pizza-crust yeast

also, cross-posted from 77,and with some advice from I DIED:

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2 small bananas
1 cup 2% milk
1 tsp honey
2 fig newtons

also I DIED gave me the glass

wait, dude you gotta be KIDDING about that PP pizza. WTF.

I am not the kind of dude who is going to photoshop a pizza crust for slanderous purposes!

if they try that shit on friday imma git em

smoothie looks hella good, how was it? Thinking maybe some allspice would kill in it.

it was great, and allspice on the top would be awesome.

keys seem to include ripe bananas and no more than two FNs.

it looks like frozen eggnog but BETTER

one more lil secret is that the above might should be two servings

that looks DERICIOUS

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Pete, I have pretty similar smoothies

smoothie friends!

HB pastis is very OTM. If you are ever in paris check out chez janou which has an incomparable selection of Pastis.

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stoltzfus farm shoat: roasted young pig shoulder with braised red cabbage, salsify and spicy pickle-pearl onion vinaigrette

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fish & chips (yes they were exactly the same color)

i cooked a burger last week that was rly good and thought of you, even though i don't know who you are.

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(xpost) Thanks tehresa! That is exactly the kind of legacy I want.

I had a burger for lunch today but I forgot to take a picture until after I ate it.

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It was juicy.

OMG I am v. v. upset about that Paradiso pizza. Harumph.

Pls to post names of restaurants with pics!!!!

last four were Vidalia, Central, Sushi Taro, and Ulah.

I'll be back on U St around lunchtime - might hit up Madjet or Dukem for some ethiopian.

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went to proof instead for a steak & cheese

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falafel from breadline

that place makes me so anxious!

yeah same here - I didn't go to lunch today until 2 so I went to breadline because I figured I could avoid the lunch rush. I did, but on the other hand the falafel and chickpeas had obviously been fried some time earlier. But available outdoor seating made up for that.

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vidalia lunch - nearly finished boudin blanc w/ morel sauce and roubochon potatoes, pappardelle w/ goat meatballs and lebneh, veal tongue sandwich w/ picked beets, peanut butter and jelly w/ salted caramel

nearly finished boudin blanc w/ morel sauce and roubochon potatoes

ahem. c'mon dude.

that's like one bite!

nearly finished at the time the photo was taken - finished about 10 seconds later.

I would NEVER leave boudin blanc on a plate!

*whew* okay, i was worried!

Wait there is a dessert missing--did I eated it all before a picture could be taken???

Yes I am pleased to report I was part of this lunch of deliciousness. The chef brought out the boudin (which was not on the menu) just for I DIED because he said it would cure his hangover! It tasted like PORKY AIR in the best possible way.

wow, that looks so good.

I DIED, i have determined that the taking lunch break unofficial policy @ my little webmonkey corner of the office is.. well, OK, but bad form to do frequently because most people have lunch at their desks, since each of us is only on for 8 hours a day, so if you take time midday, best stick around later? There's a lot unspoken and I've probably only figured out 10% of it. going to take a while to sort things out.

god i hate america. take a lunch break! we all work too hard. i just had german house guests and trying to explain my work/school/eating at desk or in class all the time because there's no time because there's always something that HAS to be done was really funny.

yeah I take long lunches sometimes because I work plenty of overtime and at a certain point it's like "well what the hell difference does another 45 minutes make"

I actually faked a conference call between two other meetings yesterday so I didn't have to eat with the clients and consultants. Instead I ran across the street and had a delicious pork shoulder sandwich w/ green sauce and peppers on the most perfect ciabatta I've ever had.

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I would have stayed for more courses if I'd know I'd have to wait two hours in the next meeting to present for five minutes.

oh, and yes Quincie there was a dessert missing - the pic of the "whopper" w/ chocolate mousse and malted meringue didn't come out ;_;

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more excellent bread followed by buckwheat tagliatelle w/ swiss chard and fontina for lunch today at Spezie (backup plan after Nooshi had a line out the door)

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roast pork on polenta w/ ramps (including crispy pork skin!) and roast potatoes w/ malt aioli at Pilar

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amaro flip at Cork - delicious!

the pork skin was maybe too crispy but it was a really good eating challenge.

buckwheat tagliatelle w/ swiss chard and fontina

wait, that sounds good

okay, multi-day NYC visit coming up for real in a few weeks. All y'all please help me narrow down/expand the list of places I'm looking to try:

Fiamma
Tailor
Tia Pol
El Quinto Pino
Allen & Delancy
Little Branch
Red Stripe
Dressler
Eletteria
Radegast Hall
Hideout
Jake Walk
Wildwood
Hill Country

(modified list from upthread)

hmm, I could actually do an insane two part barbecue emporium lunch between Hill Country and Wildwood - they're pretty close together.

Alto over Fiamma?

Fiamma over Alto for sure - I've got mad allegiance to Fabio Trabocchi for his work at Maestro here (still the best meal I've ever had) and I'd like to give Fiamma a shot.

also when I eat high end meals I tend to try to find places where the chef is there every night - better care and quality control.

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super rich but kind of dry pork confit at Proof last night - the heart of darkness

that stuff was giving off a weird aura on the plate like Vincent Price should have been narrating it

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chicken b'stilla at couscous cafe - I had been hearing this place was good and the b'stilla nailed the savory/sweet balance.

I'm not into the more-is-more approach

are you talking about Fiamma or my posting frequency or my dietary intake?

Fiamma

ah. Have you been since Trabocchi took over?

i'm relying on Bruni, who liked it

if his approach is similar to when he was at Maestro, and I'm guessing it is, then it's definitely something I'll go back for. In my couple of meals there I did find the meat dishes too rich and the weakest parts, but seriously brilliant pasta, fish, and vegetable preparations.

chicken b'stilla at couscous cafe

! is this in DC? my friend's mom used to make this, it's one of my favorite things.. but have not had a good one in a restaurant yet!

Pretty sure Couscous Cafe is right around the corner from Vidallia.

lou begins to see patterns in my eating habits, soon he'll be able to triangulate my office.

Haha- Our paths are bound to cross one day. I pass by there whenever I go to the gym.

my office is progressive, we don't believe in triangulating here.

working this schedule has really made me resent living in dupont

just knowing how much more I could be enjoying my rent if I ever got home <11pm. ;_;

(is this the tenth or the twentieth time I've said this on your thread?)

I think it's the first but I have 1000 x sympathy for you. Alberto's late is good but it's not worth the premium rent. Although I am actually in Clarendon now for dinner. But it should result in some super duper bloggity blogging tomorrow.

are you going to support the face accidents after?

The Face Accidents were supported! Good show.

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1. Sea Bass Ceviche w/citrus & green onion vinaigrette (good, but a little dense)
2. Baby Burger w/black truffle butter, red onion marmalade (medium well, but still decent)
3. BBQ Pork Pupusa w/napa cabbage slaw (I would eat 100 of these)
4. Crab Pot Sticker w/sriracha aioli (not enough sriracha)
5. Risotto Fritter w/carrot & green curry (delicious, on par w/ 2 Amys)

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1. Liptaur on Crostini w/ quark & goat cheese spread, micro salad (this sounds made up. tasted like crap)
2. Steak Tartare w/Dijon mustard, capers, parmesan cheese tuile (excellent BUT the cheese tuille is too thick and a bit overpowering and I wish the tartare had a coarser grind)
3. Beer Battered Corn Dog w/chorizo sausage, whole grain mustard (yeah of course it was delicious)
4. Venison Meat Pie w/fennel pollen, garlic, carrot (best item of all, my dream empanada)
5. Duck Mezzaluna - confit leg, chipotle chili (pretty much was a tiny taco, should have been dressed like one but the meat was still incredibly rich and juicy)

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smoked margarita WHAT

all at EatBar

I have a hangover and I want that tagliatelle RIGHT. NOW.

FEED ME.

I have a hangover too. And I might have that tagliatelle for lunch!

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I'd been feeling obligated to try Peacock Grand Cafe, which opened a few months ago at 20th & K. Today I finally made it there and had a tuna burger and it sucked and I'll probably never go back.

that is a pretty ugly tuna burger, looks way overdone

totes.

that tagliatelle DOES look awesome, though.

the tuna burger wasn't actually overdone, it was just a very light pink grade of very mealy tuna!

The tagliatelle at Spezie is really one of my favorite things in DC. If I ever went vegetarian(hahahaha) I think I'd just alternate between that and their mushroom ravioli in pistachio sauce.

69 went veg this weekend. bro admitted to me that he doesn't think he'll miss burgers and hot dogs and steaks off the grill for summertime. THAT IS STILL CRAZY PETE.

69 I still respect you but I am still gonna have a moment of silence for a fallen omnivore.

one more post and I'm done hijacking I DIED's thread: if for any reason you are in north arlington and need some seriously spicy kimchi bulgogi, sichuan wok has the best around. They call it sichuan style spicy beef but it's doused in red pepper hotness and dressed with kimchi so they're really fooling nobody.

MOMENT OF SILENCE

69 went veg this weekend. bro admitted to me that he doesn't think he'll miss burgers and hot dogs and steaks off the grill for summertime. THAT IS STILL CRAZY PETE.

i didn't eat red meat for 10 years (was veg for 6 of those 10) but as soon as i started again and realized what i'd been missing, i was kind of pissed for not having enjoyed hamburgers in so long! on the up side, i have really low cholesterol!

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there's a new burger joint that just opened in Bethesda (called, uh, Burger Joint) with the following on the menu:

THE 9 POUNDER
Actual weight after bun and condiments, 15.4 pounds! Two heads of lettuce, 6 tomatoes, 2 red onions, 4 whole pickles and a river of our mojo, ketchup and mustard. Also comes with a bottle of Maalox®. If you can eat it in one sitting it’s free.

a river of our mojo

sounds gross

on old ILX I totally would have changed my username to "a river of our mojo"

I hope that someone is going to tackle that beast ("The 9 Pounder"), with pictures of course.

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Beginnings of a dosa at Biryani Corner, which took over the Naan & Beyond in the base of my building. I won't say I had high hopes, but I thought it would at least be better than that terribly disappointing Naan & Beyond. But then as the guy fucked up this dosa (griddle too hot, got stuck) and the next TWO attempts turned out the same way. Got my money back and went across the street to Aioli where I got carryout of the daily pizza special...

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Hot & sweet sopressata with some other type of meat buried underneath on a thin crust. Delicious! That makes three places on that stretch of P st where you can get a decent pizza. This crust on this one is a bit unorthodox (more cracker-like) but on the whole was somewhat more satisfying than alberto's or pizzeria paradiso.

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back to Bebo for lunch today, had the homemade sausage sandwich. The sausage was more flavorful and had much more garlic when they were doing it at the old Galileo grill. Still a good sandwich, but I'd have the pork shoulder again next time.

also when they'd make it at the old grill Roberto would use two sausages or split a larger one for a better meat:other stuff ratio.

That makes three places on that stretch of P st where you can get a decent pizza

on one of the pizza threads I actually remarked that I think DC is one of the best pizza cities in the country, if not the world

and not just bcz of inventing the jumbo slice

it's gotten a LOT better over the past few years.

I think my sandwich today would have been better off in a roll.

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jesus you are now photoshopping your photoblogged food on the internet that is some next level shit

oh come on like I wasn't already formatting the photos for size, white balance, and saturation.

inventing the jumbo slice

UH

but maybe my next thread should be all food diagrams.

(xp)GABBNEB THAT IS STRAIGHT UP THRUTH

AND TRUTH

sorry was posting with my mouth full

KORONET PIZZA HELLO

oh this is going to be good

but maybe my next thread should be all food diagrams.

no yeah yes yes, i'm saying i like where your thread is going.

KORONET PIZZA HELLO

okay that's like saying Throbbing Gristle invented techno because they stumbled across a 4/4 beat.

jumbo slice is a culture

it's more like the absence of a culture

jumbo slice is a feeling

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A+ signage

oh man koronet's is pretty good

LOL shut up gabbneb you probably dont even like pizza

jumbo slice is a feeling

tehresa OTM

Pizza
Love
Unity
Respect

that citypaper article about all the middle eastern dudes who run the jumbo slice joints must have left out the part where they attended Columbia

FUCK U NYC THIS IS HOW DC FEEDS OUR BABIES

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LOL shut up gabbneb you probably dont even like pizza

lol I grew up on pizza, you grew up in Maryland; you were probably in middle school when i was eating jumbo slices

no one is denying that koronot was first, bootches

you are the most infuriating motherfucker alive

you were probably in middle school when i was eating jumbo slices

flexin retarded pizza cred, yo

why don't you tell us again why lauriol plaza is awesome

our jumbo slice place is special because it's in a 3-block neighborhood and who cares if you're standing on the sidewalk eating that shit when it's thronged with fratboys anyway

you forgot that i've never been to lauriol plaza; i just thought it would be a good place for suburban douches

yeah, who cares?

gabbneb your pizza snobbery is why i hate people from NYC, just sayin. although maybe we shouldn't be fucking up I DIED's awesome thread with pizza bullshit. although i do agree with you w/r/t fratboys

thronged with fratboys vs thronged with 20something gabbnebs

people who hate on Lauriol Plaza is like people who hate a band on the basis of its fans.

seriously that place is decent - not too expensive, fresh food, good salsa, hot chips, outdoor seating. Great lunch option.

I think DC has some good pizza, Jumbo Slice included. It just wasn't first.

best jumbo slice innovation = the oval stretch for maximum over coverage

oven

people who hate on Lauriol Plaza is like people who hate a band on the basis of its fans.

I am cool with that

El Tomboto you've never met a hate you didn't like

the two minutes hate is pretty lame. I can't even jerk off in two minutes.

also gabbneb I value your presence but take it to wikipedia

I was surprised wikipedia has no jumbo slice page

not even a stub

probably drunk columbia heights bloggers get tomato sauce in their keyboards when they get home at 3am and try to start one.

lol tomato sauce more like cheezum grease

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^^^ well kept secret. better than five guys. that goes for the fries too.

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lol I grew up on pizza, you grew up in Maryland; you were probably in middle school when i was eating jumbo slices

no one is denying that koronot was first, bootches

-- gabbneb, Tuesday, May 6, 2008 7:40 PM (2 days ago) Bookmark Link

THATS BECAUSE YOURE LIKE THIRTY SEVEN
(costanza-style-better-late-than-never retort)

<3 <3 <3 PETE

also <3 diagram food blogging, I DIED

I AM NOT OLDER THAN QUE PETE

YOUR LOAFERS ARE

(but seriously dogg u rite koronet is some decent shit)

someone needs to measure the slices to determine which has the greater area

is it possible that koronet was 1.75 in 2002?

or 2.75?

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popover, old bay fries, poncey cuban sandwich (pressed pork belly, speck, pickles, gruyere)

It is totally worth it to pay exhorbitant amounts of $ for this meal because it is delicious and they have a great walnut bar top and they were playing Nu Shooz and Cameo.

that is indeed one poncey cubano
I should name a track "poncey cubano"

sounds like a fila brazillia number

OMG POPOVER. All that's missing is visible melty butter.

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Dudes, wait...69 went veg on us?

I mean, that's cool and all, but damn...a little fam-centric heads-up, bro.

hahahaha BUSTED BY INTERNET

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There is a new crepe place about 100 feet from my apartment (Go-Go Crepes, which led me to have unrealistically high expectations for the soundtrack). This is the second time I've ordered there - this one's feta, spinach, and onions and was pretty good. $7, took about 3 minutes, it'll give me a new quick dinner option.

Had another crazy vietnamese feast yesterday. Most of the same stuff from the last round of pics, so just a couple additions:

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beer! 33 is my southeast asian beer of choice.

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remnants of my first rambutan!

Cocktail benefit dinner last night. Got drunk, left phone (and photos) in cab, had the following:

Zenzero Apertivo - Sparkling Wine, Caravella Lemoncello, Ginger Syrup, Dash of Absinthe

Lady Randolph's Revenge - Woodford Reserve Bourbon, Homemade Bing Cherry and Madagascar Vanilla Vermouth, Luxardo Maraschino Liquer, Fee Brothers Whiskey Barrel Aged Aromatic Bitters, Maraschino Espuma

PaRappa the Rapper Punch - Tommy Bahama Gold Rum, Strawberry, Szechuan Pepper & Tonka Bean Syrup, Lime Juice, Tarragon and Strawberry Puree, Peychaud bitters

Tarragon Gin Fizz - Hendrick's Gin infused with Tarragon, Lemon Juice, Natakhtari Tarragon Soda

Puffin du Velay - Reyka Vodka, Fresh Sour Mix with Agave Syrup, Vervaine du Velay, Sparkling Wine

The Dr. Who - Machu Pisco, Celery and Jicama Soda, Homemade Cerry Bitters, served with Chilled Seafood and Hearts of Palm Cocktail

Hibiscus Fizz - Finlandia Vodka infused with Hibiscus, Rose Hips, & Orange Peel, Yuzu and Lemon Juices, Topped with Soda, served with Sake Glazed Salmon with Pickled Honshimenji Mushrooms, Local Asparagus, & Tamari Radish Emulsion

Cereza la Fuma - Milagro Silver Tequila, Lillet Rouge, Cheerywood Smoked Whtie Pepper Meringue, Agave Nectar, Lime Juice, Topped with Fleur de Sel, served with Braised Shenandoah Lamb with Spring Pea-Tarragon Risotto and Grilled Ramps

Medicine Man - Woodford Reserve Bourbon, Blandy's Madeira, Lillet Rouge, Lustau East India Sherry, Fee Brothers Whisky Barrel Aged Bitters, Armagnac and Port Soaked Prunes, served with a selection of cheeses

Truffled Amaro Flip - Korbel Brandy, Ramazzotti Amaro, Egg Whites, Lemon Juice, Truffle Oil, Jerry Thomas Decanter Bitters, served with Strawberry and Pink Peppercorn Shortcake with Creme Fraiche & Honey Lavender Ice Cream

another Medicine Man

Bass Ale

another Bass Ale, served with buffalo chicken wings

shot of Jameson

uh it is probably pretty easy to figure out the point in that sequence at which dinner ended and we went over to Clyde's for late night menu and more drinks.

dude

I just need to know when you made rainbow connection with porcelain.

I turned out fine! I mean, I had a bit of a hangover but all the cocktails were served as small portions so the night's total was really the equivalent of about 9 or 10 drinks over 7 hours.

yeah that is basically nursing it

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they changed the open-faced pickled shrimp sandwich at Restaurant K - it used to have more cornbread and have a red chili aioli. Now it's got preserved lemon and arugula and is a much lighter and better dish. The preserved lemons were a bit much, though.

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house cured lardo at Vidalia

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cocktails for breakfast at Bar Milano

I DIED and I just did an epic lunch for which I am anxiously awaiting pictoral documentation so I can remember all the stuff I ate!

that lunch was absurd

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grade 11 wagyu beef shortrib, corned for 45 days and served sliced

you guys fuckin SUCK

i HATE you

pretty much best thing ever

xpost, shortrib not hate

'Bot how were we to know you were not at wooooooooork???

That lunch involved so much love, and also some sadism.

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more corned beef

good job guys

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key lime pie

So. Much. Kobe.

So. Many. Desserts.

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chocolate

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petits fours

best meal in months

red velvet cupcake was about 3/4" tall

That chef could corn my mothers left thumb and I would totally eat it.

those desserts are v. artfully plated!

i need to start hanging out with i died :(

the desserts totally looked like weird pastry board games.

what restaurant was this?

Vidalia, same as 1/4 of the posts on this thread. Fantastic place.

Ha! I thought they looked familiar.

Last weekend I took husband to Vidalia for his birthday and we ate like kings! Good thing I don't have a mortgage payment this month though.

vidalia? is that new?

Considering the lunches, I would probably DIED if I went for dinner.

opened in 1993 (xpost)

New menu next week! But I kind of like that the chef pretty much just takes things into his own hands and feeds us whatever the hell he feels like feeding us.

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hurricane glasses: the Dub Juniper, with plymouth gin, punt e mes vermouth, juniper syrup, lemon, egg white, and soda

martini glass: the Belle, with partida resposado tequila, galliano, absinthe, dry vermouth, and orange bitters

woah, haven't used that login for a while

HA!!! secret is OUT

hahaha oh noes anonymity blown

did we ever clear up which one was DJ Sad and which was DJ Lonely

haha I posted under my real name for YEARS before nu-ilx switch!

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combo meal #5 - two gorditas and a hard taco

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2002 Cristal

both DELICIOUS

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sloe gin fizz

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white asparasus wrapped with prosciutto

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steak

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creamed corn w/ summer truffles

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pork rillettes

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house cured sardines

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deviled eggs w/ green sauce - that green sauce is the most amazing thing ever

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open faced sandwich of whipped tuna, roasted peppers, and cured anchovies

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duck sausage

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bar snacks - shared with NED RAGGETT and 69

ok, who serves that steak?? my mouth is watering.

WOW

(xpost) BLT Steak, now in New York, DC, LA, San Juan, White Plains, and soon Miami and Scottsdale.

no way

way

the pics are from Cork, BLT Steak, 2 Amys, Tabard Inn, and Off The Record.

where was the sloe gin fizz?

hey, do you work in restaurant/food media industry, by any chance?

Peripherally - I'm an architect and most of what I do is restaurant/bar/club design.

daria, the sloe gin fizz was at Cork. There's a good one at the Tabard Inn, too (wednesdays & thursdays).

where can I get a burger with blue cheese on it, the restaurant K appears to be closed?

d'oh! I had an early dinner @ Cork not long ago and completely forgot about the sloe gin fizz :(

i would like a dessert with licorice flavor. where? maybe domku would have??

What's cooking? part 4

I can't think of any local desserts w/ licorice. I think the last dish I had with it was lamb w/ licorice sauce at Maestro.

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ah dammit

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daria, Oval Room currently has striped bass w/ anise, toasted almond and licorice dressing on the menu. Not dessert, I know.

question for I DIED:
which Andres restaurant is your favorite?

minibar!

failing that, Zaytinya is frequently very very good. Suggest going between 2-5pm and sitting at bar.