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Posh Restaurant and Supper Club - Closed
youngfood replied to Erik Ox's topic in Washington DC Restaurants and Dining
For anyone else curious about where this came from, it appears to be pulled from a chowhound post. -
My sentiments exactly. I'd never heard of bel passe before and wouldn't have guessed I'd meet a new cheese on the burger I got at the VA suburbs strip mall, but I'm sure glad I did. I'd only add that the mushrooms show their sherry-brandy finish and that is a good thing. Fun stuff and a great addition to the DC region. I hope the tip jar had been emptied by the time we got there though... otherwise, DCist readers and I have different ideas about good etiquette.
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According to the chowhound thread, they are a whopping $6.95.
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Mark is my hero.
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Check out the second page. Not "milkshakes" but milk-ice-gelato-custard-cream handspun shakes."
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I thought so too and particularly enjoyed the various pieces by Jane Black. Best Post food section in a while.
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Isn't bacteria fermentation what makes yogurt out of milk?
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Johnny's is doing half priced wine along with live jazz on Saturday nights. Good drinking possibilities here on a lovely patio. The seafood stew / bouillabaisse was very good (and would be great if the stewed flavorless veggies had been removed after having their flavor sapped into the broth - I think the fish in it is halibut, though my server could not initially and did not subsequently confirm as much). The Halibut entree, however, was a bit disappointing - its natural beauty lost in a heavy grill smoke flavor and overwhelmed by the roasted red pepper sauce - its black rice accompaniment much better. Ours was an imperfect meal, but bargain lovers, fans of al fresco dining, and anyone looking for a good meal with some live jazz should take notice of this summer special.
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Man, I used to LOVE this place. Those fries were great for totally unpretentious childhood eating mouth-stuffing. IIRC, they used to have pizza for something like $3 and the dogs were pretty good.
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PS7s private room would suit 10 or so well.
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What everyone else said! We join in the plaudits for the Torchon and Crab Crepe and would add that the lamb sausage was a pleasant surprise as well. Many thanks to the organizers and the folks at Proof whose efforts made a great night possible.
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That's good news. Haven't tried this place, but will consider it with your endorsement. Next time you are in the neighborhood and looking for brunch, I think both Montmartre and Belga excel in that category, at least when it is under 100 degrees out.
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Welcome, Sue! The more Cleveland-area natives, the better!
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Does anyone still read the Post's wine column? I feel like the kid who keeps putting his hand back on the hot stove. For some reason, I read it each week despite the fact that I find the columns almost entirely worthless. I want to like them - I'm not wine expert and I drink on a budget, so I take all the help I can get - but they read more like a journal of what the authors drank that week with a few very limited observations about each individual bottle or sometimes what the authors had for dinner that night. Today's highlight was that New Zealand Sauvignon Blancs go well with tropical flavors while Chardonnay is the pick for buttery dishes. I appreciate the difficulty of writing about wine in a way that is accessible to the average WP reader, but can anyone who reads a wine column really be learning anything from generalizations as basic as these? Seems to me that the wine column is lagging behind the rest of the Post's food section these days.
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Uncle's Brutha's Hot Sauce Emporium -- Closed
youngfood replied to Tweaked's topic in Shopping and Cooking
That's too bad. Do you think the market is getting significantly less traffic? That surprises me now that the new building is and has been open for a good while. -
Obviously I don't think so. I've had them about 15-20 times over the past year. While they are somewhat on the greasy side - they are more half smokes than hot dogs so this doesn't bother me - I've only had the poorly emulsified problem once. The one time they were off they were really inedible. If you are 0 for 2, maybe you just don't like them, but as I say, I've only encountered what I think you are talking about once in the many times I've had them, so it is possible you've just had unusually bad luck.
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Sadly Tiffany Short has left the building... I think she's been gone for a while now (We'd missed her presence on our past few visits over the last month plus), but I finally got confirmation of what I'd hoped wasn't true. In good news, Peter Smith still does amazing cured meats and makes the world's greatest minihotdogs. Kudos to the chef, PS7's managment and staff for hosting tonight's Slow Foods dinner and doing a great job at it. I've certainly never had a better meal for charity!
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Yes, details please! I have the other one and am trying to figure out what to do with it. Do these little guys require siginificantly different treatment than a regular leg of lamb?
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Yep.
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Yikes. Fire is out and everyone is ok, but lots of damage done. Bad news for Utica, NY and Saranac enthusiasts. Fred Matt says they'll be back in full though.
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Eatbar.
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This is all-too-familiar based on my experience with the unsafe Safewway. Expired yogurt, milk, rotting produce, missing butchers etc. are what leads us to the new Harris Teeter despite its higher prices. I think I know which check out lady you are talking about - is she the elegant one with the long fancy finger nails who most often is working with the talkative young man who bags groceries? I forget her name right now, but we usually seek out her aisle no matter the length of the line. I'll miss her if nothing else about the Unsafeway.
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Thanks, Zora, this sounds great. I'm lacking a go-to white and will have to check this out soon. Really enjoyed my first white grenache at Proof last week (details unknown). Tonight we had the Alamos Torrontes 2007 ($9). Floral citrus, a little but not too sweet, paired nicely with spicy asian cuisine and berries for dessert but was probably too sweet for most other dishes.
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Really nice birthday dinner on Monday at Proof that I'd been intending to do a full write up on... Ordered mostly the usual favorites and was very pleased as usual with the white tuna crudo, gnocchi (spring version with leeks, asparagus, peas & wild mushrooms), sweetbreads, and sablefish. Tried the pork confit for the first time and liked it well, no issues with it being too dry. Our server (Matthew?) was the best yet. He produced some really nice wine pairings for us, highlights being the Tardio Madeira with the sweetbreads, a Pinot Meunier (a first for me) with the Sablefish and what I think he said was a White Grenache with the gnocchi.
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Do they have an actual happy hour with specials?