The Politics of Dining http://www.dcfoodies.com/ en Mon, 13 Jul 2009 09:58:22 EDT 2007 DCFoodies.com http://www.creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd/1.0 dlong8@hotmail.com dlong8@hotmail.com http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Here in the D.C. area, we are blessed with an abundance of bars. Well, maybe not blessed, but we sure do have a lot of them. In the sense of four walls and booze, all bars are basically the same. But there's more to a watering hole than elixir and shelter, much more. In this new series, we're looking at a very special category of bars - beer bars - and telling you of the very best in our area. Stealing the rating system Top Gear magazine uses to rate vehicles (it really is a great magazine), I'll be rating... http://www.dcfoodies.com/2009/07/birreria-paradiso.html dlong8@hotmail.com http://www.dcfoodies.com/2009/07/birreria-paradiso.html Mon, 13 Jul 2009 09:58:22 EDT http://www.creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/1.0 Heard around the DC Foodies blogosphere this week...by now, most of you know that Teddy Folkman will not be The Next Food Network Star. That’s ok, you can still enjoy his cooking at The Capital Lounge. Now, we have more area chefs to root for in another reality TV cooking show - Top Chef Las Vegas. Bryan Voltaggio of Volt in Frederick, MD, will be joining the TC cast for season 6, which premieres August 26th. Mike Isabella from Zaytinya will also be representing DC, and Jesse Sandlin (Abercrombie Fine Foods) will be hailing from Baltimore, MD. Adding heat to... http://www.dcfoodies.com/2009/07/weekly.html houndstoothgourmet@gmail.com http://www.dcfoodies.com/2009/07/weekly.html Fri, 10 Jul 2009 04:58:35 EDT http://www.creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/1.0 Okay, so is it cliche for a skinny white dude to have a thing for Asians? I try not to be tacky or predictable, but apparently I can't stay away. A few weeks ago, I went on about this exotic Chinese find, that I admit was a bit of a disappointment. But did that deter me? Of course not! This week, amidst my usual degenerate trolling for whatever is tasty and cheap, I wandered into one of my usual haunts on Wisconsin Ave. Expecting to pick up my usual fare of lithe Italian, or maybe a quick French pink, my... http://www.dcfoodies.com/2009/07/japanese-koshu-wine.html robjrii@gmail.com http://www.dcfoodies.com/2009/07/japanese-koshu-wine.html Fri, 10 Jul 2009 08:03:18 EDT http://www.creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/1.0 As part of an ongoing effort to alert you, the readers of DC Foodies, to all of the really cool food-related events, classes and opportunities throughout the Washington Metropolitan area, we give you this week's edition of the Foodie To-Do List. Each Wednesday, we give you a heads-up on a few of the upcoming events that we think look particularly interesting. This week, we've got: Free Honey Cups for Kids from Buzz Bakery to Celebrate National Don't Step on a Bee Day: What: Seriously, Friday is National Don't Step on a Bee Day. So it makes perfect sense to celebrate... http://www.dcfoodies.com/2009/07/foodie-todo-list-bees-oysters-and-crabs-this-weekend.html mikebober@gmail.com http://www.dcfoodies.com/2009/07/foodie-todo-list-bees-oysters-and-crabs-this-weekend.html Wed, 08 Jul 2009 04:10:19 EDT http://www.creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/1.0 When two American icons meet, there is much joy. There is also much prep work. America might be the land of cheese burgers and apple pie, but if we were honest, we'd admit that our true culinary love is pizza. There's just something about tomato sauce, baked dough and cheese that makes us happy. So it was only a matter of time before I got around to writing about grilled pizza. That time came a couple weeks ago in the form of an e-mail that said: "Hey, when are you going to write about pizza on the grill?" The e-mail... http://www.dcfoodies.com/2009/07/grilling_pizza.html dlong8@hotmail.com http://www.dcfoodies.com/2009/07/grilling_pizza.html Tue, 07 Jul 2009 09:31:20 EDT http://www.creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/1.0 Recently, the Post ran a pretty solid article on how to stock a kitchen with only 20 essentials tools and utensils. I’d add one more: Mark Bittman’s How to Cook Everything: 2,000 Simple Recipes for Great Food. “Big Red”, as I now refer to it, has become the go-to guide in my kitchen, and even though I'm pretty comfortable with a chef's knife, when I think back to a time when I wasn't, How to Cook Everything would have shoved Joy of Cooking off the shelf. Bittman's unpretentious style infuses every part of this book, from what appliances to buy... http://www.dcfoodies.com/2009/07/mark-bittman-how-to-cook-everything.html karenloeschner@mac.com http://www.dcfoodies.com/2009/07/mark-bittman-how-to-cook-everything.html Mon, 06 Jul 2009 02:58:05 EDT http://www.creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/1.0 So any of us who have ever known someone who's thrown a wedding can probably agree that they are pretty damned stressful. A wedding may be made even MORE stressful if, five days before the main event, the bride and groom are informed that the venue is not yet complete, and that they will have to move the whole affair nearly 70 miles away. This is just what happened to my friends Jill and Evan (congratulations guys!) on their special day, and I was amongst the surprised attendees. Instead of the travel-friendly city of Long Beach (a mere stone's throw... http://www.dcfoodies.com/2009/07/so-any-of-us-who-have-ever-known-someone-whos-thrown-a-wedding-can-probably-agree-that-they-are-pretty-damned-stressful-a-we.html robjrii@gmail.com http://www.dcfoodies.com/2009/07/so-any-of-us-who-have-ever-known-someone-whos-thrown-a-wedding-can-probably-agree-that-they-are-pretty-damned-stressful-a-we.html Thu, 02 Jul 2009 10:58:38 EDT http://www.creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/1.0 The desire to develop relationships with those who are growing our food has made the farmers market concept popular throughout the United States. In the DC metro area, there are well over 30 farmers markets (in my neighborhood alone, there are three). The markets give consumers the opportunity to learn about the farms and the farmers, providing a direct pipeline of information from the farm to the table. This concept has been taken one step further with farm to table events like the one that was recently hosted by Vermilion Restaurant on the Moutoux Orchard in Loudon County, Virginia. I... http://www.dcfoodies.com/2009/06/virginia-farmland-summer-solstice-supper.html swillis.dc@gmail.com http://www.dcfoodies.com/2009/06/virginia-farmland-summer-solstice-supper.html Tue, 30 Jun 2009 04:46:25 EDT http://www.creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/1.0 Heard around the DC Foodies blogoshere this week...word quickly spread this week about the temporary closure of The Breadline for numerous health code violations. Founded by Mark Furstenberg, he responded "I was disappointed when I heard the news". Young and Hungry Blog detailed the 19 violations and the speedy remediation which allowed the lauded lunch spot to reopen its doors. "Value-oriented" and the Ritz Carlton brand are an unlikely pairing, unless you consider ENTYSE in the Tysons Corner location. The bar and lounge will offer small plates, along with 3 and 4 course menus, according to Gut Check. "Wine'd Down... http://www.dcfoodies.com/2009/06/weekly-blog-roundup-2.html houndstoothgourmet@gmail.com http://www.dcfoodies.com/2009/06/weekly-blog-roundup-2.html Fri, 26 Jun 2009 02:55:31 EDT http://www.creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/1.0 Can you cook or can you follow a recipe? Now, there’s nothing wrong with using a recipe to guide you through a dish. But the difference between knowing how to cook and simply following a recipe is the difference between painting by numbers and free handing a landscape. Besides, cooking is a creative endeavor and there’s only so much satisfaction you can get out of following other cooks’ recipes (except mine, please keep using them). So if you think you’re ready to close the cookbook and take your culinary skills to the next level, then this may be the class... http://www.dcfoodies.com/2009/06/culinaerie-looking-for-a-few-cooks-who-want-to-learn-how-to-cook.html dlong8@hotmail.com http://www.dcfoodies.com/2009/06/culinaerie-looking-for-a-few-cooks-who-want-to-learn-how-to-cook.html Thu, 25 Jun 2009 02:43:48 EDT http://www.creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/1.0 As part of an ongoing effort to alert you, the readers of DC Foodies, to all of the really cool food-related events, classes and opportunities throughout the Washington Metropolitan area, we give you this week's edition of the Foodie To-Do List. Each Wednesday, we give you a heads-up on a few of the upcoming events that we think look particularly interesting. This week, we've got: Eastern Market Reopens with a Community Celebration this Weekend: What: It's been a little more than two years since fire forced the vendors from Eastern Market's historic South Hall. Starting this weekend, Market Lunch and... http://www.dcfoodies.com/2009/06/foodie-todo-list-eastern-market-reopens-the-gibsons-liberated-libations-and-growing-green-with-washi.html mikebober@gmail.com http://www.dcfoodies.com/2009/06/foodie-todo-list-eastern-market-reopens-the-gibsons-liberated-libations-and-growing-green-with-washi.html Wed, 24 Jun 2009 02:00:39 EDT http://www.creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/1.0 This is the Darby Flower. It’s good. Damn good, actually. And it’s mine. Go ahead, look up the name, you won’t find it. Look up the combination of ingredients and proportions. You won’t find a cocktail that matches (at least I didn't). If you do, let me know and I’ll give credit where credit is due. Until then, it's mine, baby. All mine. I came up with the drink back in March while taking a bartending class taught by Derek Brown -- bartender, writer, cocktail historian and all around nice guy. Brown is the head bartender at The Gibson, and... http://www.dcfoodies.com/2009/06/darby-flower.html dlong8@hotmail.com http://www.dcfoodies.com/2009/06/darby-flower.html Tue, 23 Jun 2009 12:29:30 EDT http://www.creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/1.0 Heard around the DC Foodies blogosphere this week...the Going out Gurus blog reported that Roberta Donna has signed a lease to open Galileo III in the old Butterfield 9 space. Donna has tapped Paolo Buffa as chef de cuisine, while the oft embattled chef will be omnipresent in "his house". Once again as with Bebo, Donna is a sentimental favorite, and foodies will rally in his corner and await good things to come. "I look forward to a rebirth of Roberto's original idea", opined Mark Slater (now gracing Ray's the Steaks) on Don Rockwell. This week, Capital Spice gave readers... http://www.dcfoodies.com/2009/06/weekly-blog-roundup-1.html houndstoothgourmet@gmail.com http://www.dcfoodies.com/2009/06/weekly-blog-roundup-1.html Sat, 20 Jun 2009 02:33:03 EDT http://www.creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/1.0 To most of you, the names Michael Pollan (The Omnivore's Dilemma, In Defense of Food), and Eric Schlosser (Fast Food Nation) are familiar, and I imagine a lot of you subscribe to their respective philosophies. For you, Robert Kenner's new documentary "Food, Inc." will not prove terribly revelatory. If, however, you don't know these men and their works, are at all curious about the origin of your food, and dare to think what lies beneath the label, this film will leave you shaken. Pollan and Schlosser (the latter a co-producer) act as guides, leading the viewer through a series of... http://www.dcfoodies.com/2009/06/food-inc-hits-dc-theatres-tomorrow.html robjrii@gmail.com http://www.dcfoodies.com/2009/06/food-inc-hits-dc-theatres-tomorrow.html Thu, 18 Jun 2009 01:47:53 EDT http://www.creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/1.0 As part of an ongoing effort to alert you, the readers of DC Foodies, to all of the really cool food-related events, classes and opportunities throughout the Washington Metropolitan area, we give you this week's edition of the Foodie To-Do List. Each Wednesday, we give you a heads-up on a few of the upcoming events that we think look particularly interesting. This week, we've got: Kids' Restaurant Week at Seventeen Area Restaurants: What: Seventeen restaurants are offering deals for Foodie Families. Take the kids out to dinner knowing that the restaurants are welcoming them - not just tolerating them. A... http://www.dcfoodies.com/2009/06/foodie-todo-list-kids-restaurant-week-culinaerie-cake-class-starlight-foundation-soiree.html mikebober@gmail.com http://www.dcfoodies.com/2009/06/foodie-todo-list-kids-restaurant-week-culinaerie-cake-class-starlight-foundation-soiree.html Wed, 17 Jun 2009 12:43:42 EDT http://www.creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/1.0