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January 2009 - Posts
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Someone had to employ all those out-of-work actors, I guess. Read More...
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Citronelle Photo: courtesy of Citronelle In a sign of the times, Michel Richard's beloved Citronelle (it has spots on our top lists for Chef's Tables , Food , New French Food , Hotel Dining , Meet for a Drink , Most Popular , Private Rooms and Read More...
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– It isn't so much the fast food that makes you obese, it is the portions. [ Chicago Tribune ] – But do vegetarians really have better sex? [ Slate ] – Contaminated peanut butter crisis has hit U.S. military bases in Europe. [ The Read More...
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You don't have to go to Tampa Bay for Super Bowl eats. This Sunday, the Super Bowl steamrolls across the American psyche. Here are a few spots where you can tackle your game-day appetite: Rocklands , the aromatic eat-in/take-out BBQ specialists, are Read More...
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Photo: courtesy of Jerry Rutolo Over the years, photographer Jerry Rutolo has shot nearly every major chef you can think of, many of them before they even lost their baby fat. Since everyone likes a trip down memory lane, we thought it would be fun to Read More...
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Top Chef , Season 5, Episode 10. Photo: Courtesy of Bravo TV. Each Thursday the Internet's food sites produce countless recaps and commentary on the previous night's episode of Top Chef . Here are a choice few: – Is New York ever going to Read More...
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The Bocuse d'Or trophy, modeled after founder Paul Bocuse Photo: courtesy of Bocuse d'Or The Bocuse d'Or competition results are in! As we previously announced, the Norwegian team (headed by 28 year-old Geir Skeie) took home the gold, with Read More...
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Just because you're single doesn't mean Valentine's Day has to be a stay-alone evening with pizza delivery and Netflix. Here are some options: The New Mexico Avenue location of Chef Geoff's is hosting a SinglesMingles Valentine's Day Read More...
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Chef Daniel Boulud (2009 honorary chairman), Paul Bocuse (founder & president, Bocuse d'Or) and Fabrice Desvignes (2009 president of the jury and last year's winner). photo: F. Mainard The Bocuse d'Or competition started yesterday in Lyons, Read More...
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– The manufacturer behind the peanut salmonella outbreak is in hot water. [ USA Today ] – The Bocuse d'Or is on! [ NYT ] – Ruh roh. Traces of mercury has been found in corn syrup. [ Star Tribune ] – The Times addresses last Read More...
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Slated to open in Tysons Corner the week of February 9th, Inox (named after the stainless steel used in restaurant kitchens) is a New American collaboration between three chefs. Jonathan Krinn and Jon Mathieson, who worked together at nearby 2941 , will Read More...
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– Starbucks is looking to lay off 1,000 employees. [ Seattle Times ] – A Japanese study has found cloned meat is safe for food. [ Reuters ] – The economy, contamination scares and more are leading some back to vegetable gardening. [ Read More...
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Washington, DC Food & Wine Festival Photo: Courtesy of Washington, DC Food & Wine Festival It sounds like a foodie dream come true: some 200 wineries pouring over 800 wines, while celebrity chefs offer demos and tastings of their specialties. Read More...
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Etrusco shuttered without fanfare at the end of 2008, saddening many bec fins and fans of owner Vince MacDonald. In 1980, MacDonald opened Vincenzo, an Italian off Dupont Circle, and “single-handedly reinvented what an Italian restaurant was in Read More...
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Tim Zagat and David Fishman photo: Evan W. Miller Tim Zagat hardly lacks for interesting dining companions, but his tablemate at a recent power lunch – an ambitious young food critic with a possible movie deal under his belt – was unusually Read More...
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Fans will once again bite into Gillian Clark’s fried chicken (a cult classic at her shuttered Colorado Kitchen), chicken pot pie, vegetable cobbler, chili and beef stew when her long-awaited General Store finally opens in Silver Spring’s Forest Read More...
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– Really, there are a lot of peanut products on that do-not-buy list. [ NYT ] – Restaurant marriage proposals are a tricky thing. [ Gourmet ] – Girl Scout cookie counts just ain't what they used to be. [ Dallas News ] – Australian Read More...
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Tom Colicchio and Stephen Starr on Top Chef Season 5, Episode 9 photo: Courtesy of Bravo Each Thursday the Internet's food sites produce countless recaps and commentary on the previous night's episode of Top Chef . Here are a choice few: – Read More...
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A veritable who's who of DC's outstanding women chefs will be dishing their signature fare on February 3rd at "Turn Up the Heat!," a walk-around gala that benefits the Ovarian Cancer National Alliance. Among the more than two dozen participating Read More...
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There are worse fans to have than a police commissioner. While covering the inauguration festivities in DC, Greg Kelly (NYPD Commissioner Ray Kelly's son and Good Day New York co-host) got a hankering for a hamburger and pulled into a McDonald's. Read More...
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Celebrate the Year of the Ox. Photo: Bernard Oh The Year of the Ox, which begins January 26th, will be celebrated at The Source , where a five-course menu, built around foods signifying good fortune, will be offered from January 26th–30th ($100 Read More...
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– Considering the salmonella scare, you may want to avoid peanut products for a bit. [ Washington Post ] – Anonymity for critics is "a tempest in a crockpot." [ MP:C ] – New restaurants are facing especially anxious times. Read More...
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President Obama has been sworn in, and the Lincoln-themed Inaugural Luncheon is finishing up. Ted Kennedy, who collapsed during the meal, is reportedly going to be fine . And if you're wishing this memorable moment in our country's history could Read More...
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CityZen photo: courtesy of City Zen This year, February 14th lands on a Saturday, so Valentine's Day dinners are likely to book up quickly. To make sure you don't get stuck with frozen pizza (and heartbreak), make your plans now. Bastille : This Read More...
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Grapeseed photo: courtesy of Grapeseed The dining-deal season is kicking into high gear. Now through January 25th, some 30 Alexandria, Virginia, establishments are offering $35 three-course dinners – and in some cases, dinner for two for $35 ( see Read More...
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At the Washington Humane Society’s annual Sugar & Champagne Benefit, happening Wednesday, January 28th, at The Ritz-Carlton , pampered pooches (on leashes) will be treated to doggy treats while their two-legged caregivers sample sparkling wines Read More...
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You can take lessons on apathy and disaffection from the wait staff here. Read More...
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Cuy, otherwise known as your childhood pet. photo: Merri Howard In Lima, Peru, local foodies ecstatically describe the wonders of the Nouvelle Andean cuisine of local culinary powerhouse Gastón Acurio (who recently opened a restaurant in San Francisco), Read More...
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Todd English Cha, the Chinese word for tea, provides the name for this Asian from Todd English ( Olives ) that's opening in Thomas Circle's trendy Donovan House in the next few weeks; sleek styling, sexy lighting, a sushi bar and an extensive Read More...
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– The Madoff scandal spreads to cookbooks. [ NYT ] – Those who don't like dessert have a bone to pick with Restaurant Weeks. [ Wined and Dined ] – Are VitaminWater's health claims a bottle of lies? [ NYP ] – Coffee prices Read More...
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Top Chef Season 5, Episode 8 photo: Courtesy of Bravo Each Thursday the Internet's food sites produce countless recaps and commentary on the previous night's episode of Top Chef . Here are a choice few: – While that "I [heart] Padma" Read More...
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The Ceviche location in Glover Park closed at the end of last year. Owner Mauricio Fraga-Rosenfeld (together with nearby Gin & Tonic talents) will reopen it this week as the moderately priced Kitchen, dishing up the likes of barbecued shrimp and grits Read More...
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Inn at Little Washington photo: Tim Turner Though inauguration fever is running full-steam, there are options for those who prefer an out-of-town respite from the hubbub. The famed Inn at Little Washington is offering the ultimate escape from inauguration Read More...
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The inauguration juggernaut rolls on , with local restaurants burning the midnight oil to serve all your celebratory needs. Busboys & Poets : The U Street and Mt. Vernon branches of the Eclectic cafe will be open 24/7 from January16th–20th, Read More...
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– How to be a great restaurant customer. [ Gourmet ] – Related: getting the most from your Restaurant Week experiences. [ NYP ] – New York's Rainbow Room is still open, but other restauratuers are circling nonetheless. [ NRN , NYO Read More...
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Named for the North African winds that warm southern Italy, Siroc, an Italo-Med trattoria, opens later this week in the stylishly transformed Downtown space vacated by Gerard Panguad Bistro; chef/co-owner Martin Lackovic (ex Galileo and the Caucus Room) Read More...
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– PETA helped save a 140-year-old lobster from a deadly dinner date. [ Gothamist ] – Marmite cheese was a surprise blockbuster in the UK this Christmas. [ Daily Mail ] – Many are hoping an Obama administration will sort out the confusion Read More...
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Just in time for Inauguration Day , Zagat Survey's Washington, DC Dining Deals guide is out now. It's part of a new series designed to help locals and visitors get the most dining value for their money, highlighting iconic bargain-rich eateries Read More...
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If they ain't serving these pies in heaven, then I don't wanna go. Read More...
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Nestled by the Penn Quarter's Shakespeare Theatre, Sei, a high-glam jewel box from the talents behind nearby Oya , serves modern Asian small plates and sushi accompanied by some 50 sakes; white damask and gold leaf glisten on the walls as flattering Read More...
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– French pastry chef Gaston Lenôtre has died at 88. [ Independent , NYT ] – Despite a recent dip, food prices ended 2008 up seven percent. [ Reuters ] – PETA is offering $10k for anyone who can make a suitable faux gras. [ Fork Read More...
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Addie’s , the cozy New American on Rockville Pike, goes back to the future in celebration of its 12th birthday. From January 12th–21st, the restaurant’s former chefs will make guest appearances at lunch and dinner to recreate some of Read More...
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Toby Young (right) joins the judges table. photo: Courtesy of Bravo Each Thursday the Internet's food sites produce countless recaps and commentary on the previous night's episode of Top Chef . Here are a choice few: – Did anyone really Read More...
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Times may be tough, but you wouldn't know it from the barrage of restaurants slated to open in the next few months. Acqua al 2: Imported from Italy (with a branch in San Diego), this spring arrival will bring authentic Tuscan flavors to the Eastern Read More...
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Good thing Barack Obama kept his day job. Back when he was a young state senator in 2001, Obama participated in the first episode of Check, Please! , a Chicago public television program in which a group of locals compare notes on restaurants. But our Read More...
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– Anybody hungry for some squirrel? [ NYT ] – Virginia restaurants may go smoke-free. [ Washington Post ] – Your food coloring might actually be a crushed bug. [ The Stew ] – No wonder sushi is expensive when a premium tuna sells Read More...
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Central Michel Richard photo: Mimi Le With the inauguration of Barack Obama almost upon us, special dining options keep coming as fast as cabinet announcements. Adour 923 K St. NW; 202-638-2626 From January 17th–20th, Alain Ducasse’s elegant Read More...
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Serious Italian cooking, overseen by consulting chef Roberto Donna ( Bebo Trattoria ), should put Baci Restaurant and Wine Bar on the foodie radar screen; located in a relaxing setting across the street from Rockville Town Center with a NYC-in-DC vibe Read More...
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– Amidst the recession and rising rents, the beleaguered Cipriani family is closing New York's venerable Rainbow Room 's Rainbow Grill . [ AP ] – Restaurateurs are looking for relief this year in rent and commodity costs. [ NRN ] – Read More...
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Thai food fans get a tasty start to 2009 thanks to Suchart and Ladavan Srigatesook, who have reopened Nava Thai in spacious, (relatively) easy-to-find Wheaton quarters, not far from the restaurant's sparser and hidden former digs; the inexpensive, Read More...
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The Buzz is on break until January 5, 2009. – The recession has curiously led to a milk surplus. [ NYT ] – And restaurant stocks are actually doing ok. For now. [ NRN ] – 2008 was a banner year for New York restaurants. [ NYT ] – Read More...
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