Indebleu is extending for lunch only this week as well.

I think it would be rather irresponsible (perhaps unethical?) for Jason to report the restaurant where he *believes* he got food poisoning. While I don't have ANY reason to doubt him, I can imagine a scenario where an angry restaurant owner threatens legal action (hasn't the DCFoodie Family had enough of that lately?) over any loss of business, especially if it turns out there WASN'T anything wrong with the food, and it turns out the cereal Jason had for breakfast was what actually made him sick. Better to play it safe then sorry, and instead report the restaurant to the health department for them to check into. Just a thought.

Jon. I couldn't have said it better myself.

Yep, my RW lunch at DC Chophouse was disappointing too - only TWO choices per course & not good variety or taste. I had calamari, beef tips in heavy mushroom sauce with mash potatoes, & apple pie with caramel sauce & ice cream. The calamari was the best of the lot...

Sorry that you couldn't partake in RW this time. Just wanted to say that I picked Corduroy largely based on your favorable reviews and everyone in our party had an amazing meal there. I loved how many choices there were and every course was delicous. Thanks!

So, this was already my favorite buffet of food narrative on which to gorge before I read your review of Mandalay just now where you actually noted that the restaurant uses dark meat chicken. Now THAT is the kind of information I need. I'm serious. Besides whether a place is impossibly uncomfortable or unattentive or tasteless (or, you know, evil in their nature), I wanna know what they mean by "chicken". I'm sure my comment's already too rambling but since I was served fresh-plucked, eyes and beak on chicken in France, I like to know what's coming my way. Thanks!!

Though this is a bit late, you've got an incorrect link for Butterfield 9 there. They are not affiliated with dcseafood.com, but can instead be found at butterfield9.com.

That being said, I wanted to report on a rather unfortunate experience I had with their Double Restaurant Week promotion. My wife and I decided to go before seeing Les Mis last Thursday, as we have always had wonderful experiences at Butterfield 9 in the past.

This time, however, their Restaurant Week offerings were generally unimpressive. I was especially put off by an appetizer that their menu described as:

Seared Scallops
potato foam, shaved cauliflower, watercress coulis

Fool that I am, I assumed the 's' at the end of the title implied more than one scallop. So I was disappointed to receive a single scallop nestled atop the garnishes as described above. It was rather tasty, but still a negative surprise.

As regular RW patrons, we also took the opportunity to try a new restaurant - Rasika, which you reviewed last month. Their RW offerings were wonderful - I can't recommend the ambience, the service, or the food highly enough.

We began our meals with appetizers of palaak chat (crispy spinach) and tawa fish. The palak chat was wonderful, with just a bit of oily sweetness. The fish had a nice, subtle heat to it. We enjoyed Black Cod and a lamb dish whose name slips my mind for entrees. But everything was great, and the experience was definitely a positive.

Great blog here, Foodies! I may have to stop by more often!

Unlike the commenter above, I didn't enjoy Taberna Del Albadero's offerings during restaurant week at all. I didn't think the salmon I had was anything to write home about. I don't remember the dessert I had, it was a custard type dish, that was good. In general, I didn't think that the dinner was worth the money-- even the restaurant week prices. On the other hand, I had a great experience at Charlie Palmer's for lunch. I had skate for an appetizer, the salmon for the entree, and chocolate hazelnut mouse for dessert. All of it was good and memorable. The salmon filet was lightly crunchy on the outside, but moist on the inside. I loved it!

I'm now in the throws of Bethesda-Chevy Chase restaurant week. My first restaurant was La Ferme-- um totally not all that it was chalked up to be. First off, the bread (french bread!) was as flavorful as paper and the butter was hard (I hate hard butter). I had the spinach endive salad for my appetizer, fogettable. I then had the salmon in mustard sauce. Ok, I must admit, it was not bad, it just wasn't wow- which was the experience I had at Charlie Palmer's. Finally, the honey vanilla creme brulee was just plain bad. It was too sweet, too watery, and the combination of falvors was off-putting. However, I did split an appetizer from the menu with my friend, duck breast wrapped in phyllo dough- that was good as long as you go the bite with the meat and not just skin in it. My friend had the calf-liver and onions. Though I probably didn't appreciate it as much while I was eating it, the liver was well cooked (he got it medium), so I really can't complain abou that. The liver was smooth, soft, and moist and the ring of fat around was good. I'm going to three other restaurants and I'll just have to see.

LA FERME on Brookvill Road continues to live up to its reputation for excellent food and service, combined with convenient parking and a really fine ambiance for dining and conversation. We arrived at 12:45, enjoyed our asparagus salad and wild mushroom soup with a wine selected from an extensive wine list, and followed with calves liver in an onion and vinegar sauce, with string beans, scalloped potatoes, carrots and a squash terrine. The calves liver entree was cooked to perfection, the best I have had in years. The vegetable servings are refreshing, and set off the main course most appropriately. I had not seen my friend, who had just returned from India, for several years, so we had much to catch up on. The waiter did not disturb us, but quietly provided whatever service was needed throughout the delicious afternoon. Our wine extended to the fruit and cheese course, followed by good coffee. We left around 3:30 grateful that such a gracious restaurant continues to be avaliable to us here in Chevy Chase/Bethesda.