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Another Cook in the Kitchen: Ruth's Chris is Always a Miss
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Tuesday, October 6, 2009. Ruth's Chris is Always a Miss. Since I'm sensing a pattern, I figured it was time to reveal the real deal: Ruth's Chris is a joke. There, I said it. Let's leave the food off the table for a second. Our waiter largely did! The staff for my first visit was, dare I say, rude! My event this week had much improved service, though between courses was soooo slow! I just thought, that's it. I might as well be at the world's nicest TGI Friday's. So there you go, my first scathing review&...
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Another Cook in the Kitchen: BlackSalt is DC's seafood central
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Wednesday, November 11, 2009. BlackSalt is DC's seafood central. From Another Cook in the Kitchen. Now that we're in the meat of oyster season, a few friends and I decided to go to BlackSalt, a surprisingly large restaurant space in a small strip mall up on MacArthur Blvd. in an area of D.C. called the Palisades (news to me). While not metro accessible, this place is worth the hike if only for their $1 oyster happy hour (daily from 4-7 pm). And Spanish (chorizo, romesco. Marjoram). I opted for the Ad...
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Another Cook in the Kitchen: A Lighter Alfredo-Style Sauce for Columbus Day
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Thursday, October 15, 2009. A Lighter Alfredo-Style Sauce for Columbus Day. This year for Columbus Day, I decided to make some northern Italian-style food akin to fettuccine alfredo since Christopher Columbus was was Genoese. But I was trying to think of a way around making it unbelievably bad for you, so I just used a light cream instead of heavy cream and minimized the cheese. I also put some shrimp and broccoli in it. It was still yummy, so here's what you do:. It's really starchy and sticky. Then the...
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Another Cook in the Kitchen: 08.16.2009
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Tuesday, August 18, 2009. Small plate after small plate at Jaleo. Sorry for the long gap between posts, but I had quite a lot of work and birthday responsibilities in this past week! One of them, fortunately, was dining at Jose Andres' Jaleo. A tapas restaurant that also serves paella, this restaurant is a good choice for a group willing to share. And thankfully, that's what we were! From Another Cook in the Kitchen. How hard it is to mess up something deep fried? From Another Cook in the Kitchen. The se...
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Another Cook in the Kitchen: 10.04.2009
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Tuesday, October 6, 2009. Ruth's Chris is Always a Miss. Since I'm sensing a pattern, I figured it was time to reveal the real deal: Ruth's Chris is a joke. There, I said it. Let's leave the food off the table for a second. Our waiter largely did! The staff for my first visit was, dare I say, rude! My event this week had much improved service, though between courses was soooo slow! I just thought, that's it. I might as well be at the world's nicest TGI Friday's. So there you go, my first scathing review&...
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Another Cook in the Kitchen: Bar Pilar: Not your average bar food
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Saturday, October 24, 2009. Bar Pilar: Not your average bar food. Last night, I met up with some friends and new acquaintances at Bar Pilar, a narrow space in the U Street Corridor of Washington, D.C., that frankly, I didn't even know served anything more than your average bar food and beer. I was so wrong! Lemony grilled prawns, veal sweetbreads served over risotto, kohlrabi. The dish that I thought was the weakest was the sweetbreads. I've never had them before, but scooped up without the risotto, ...
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Another Cook in the Kitchen: 08.30.2009
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Monday, August 31, 2009. Five Courses Means Five Stars at D.C.'s Vidalia. Last week was Washington, D.C.'s restaurant week, a semiannual lull in the normal going out calendar that the city fills by offering a three-course lunch menu for $25 and the same for dinner for $35, give or take some change. Another Cook in the Kitchen. To start, I got the cucumber soup, which was refreshing and served cold. Plated with a cluster of baby heirloom tomatoes and garnished with crumbled black olives, the dish was ...
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Another Cook in the Kitchen: 10.18.2009
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Saturday, October 24, 2009. Bar Pilar: Not your average bar food. Last night, I met up with some friends and new acquaintances at Bar Pilar, a narrow space in the U Street Corridor of Washington, D.C., that frankly, I didn't even know served anything more than your average bar food and beer. I was so wrong! Lemony grilled prawns, veal sweetbreads served over risotto, kohlrabi. The dish that I thought was the weakest was the sweetbreads. I've never had them before, but scooped up without the risotto, ...
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Another Cook in the Kitchen: 11.08.2009
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Wednesday, November 11, 2009. BlackSalt is DC's seafood central. From Another Cook in the Kitchen. Now that we're in the meat of oyster season, a few friends and I decided to go to BlackSalt, a surprisingly large restaurant space in a small strip mall up on MacArthur Blvd. in an area of D.C. called the Palisades (news to me). While not metro accessible, this place is worth the hike if only for their $1 oyster happy hour (daily from 4-7 pm). And Spanish (chorizo, romesco. Marjoram). I opted for the Ad...
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Another Cook in the Kitchen: 08.02.2009
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Saturday, August 8, 2009. Millions of courses at Vermilion. From Another Cook in the Kitchen. Last night, I had the opportunity to dine at a Washingtonian 2008 Top 100 restaurant, Vermilion, located on King Street in Old Town Alexandria. Unfortunately, I didn't take any photos because my guest diners were all business associates that I was meeting for the first time, so I didn't think it would be appropriate. Courtesy of the chef, we were then served shot glass sized servings of cold pea soup topped with...
