Booeymonger – Closed

Image: Tomatoes, grilled onions, melted cheese, Russian, lettuce, and a freshly-opened package of turkey slices. NOTE:  Both D.C. locations have now closed Last Visited: February 2020 Booeymonger is a D.C. institution.  The original location in Georgetown remains a haunt for locals and students serving up big soft sub rolls stuffed with goodness.  The Friendship Heights […]

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Pesce

Image: Stone Bass. Last Updated: 6/11/2020 Current Status: Pesce is doing a limited, but solid, menu for take-out, open Tuesday to Saturday, 4:30 PM – 9:30 PM. Before Times Review: Last Visited: June 2019 Imagine a neighborhood restaurant that buzzes as the food is sent from the kitchen, with diners settled into simple tables.  Imagine […]

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Week in Review at 17° CxNW – 5/12/19

Photo: “Is it possible that Maydan is becoming my back up to Seven Reasons?” (Janet Leigh and Tony Curtis). A recap of the last week’s activity on our site.  The good news is no restaurants were removed from the list – though a local coffee shop, the Filter in Dupont, did announce its closure. Added […]

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Spring & Wisdom From Julia Child

Picture: Giuseppe Arcimboldo, La Primavera. 1563, Oil on Canvas. Prompted by a new book, Julia Child: The Last Interview and Other Conversations, Helen Rosner of the New Yorker writes this week about the political side of Julia Child.  Rosner makes a passing observation that, “Her advocacy for seasonal vegetables, good dairy, and whole ingredients during […]

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A Warm Thought on a Cold Day

“Côte-Rôtie was my darling.  Drinking it, I fancied I could see that literally roasting but miraculously green hillside, popping with goodness, like the skin of a roasting duck, while little wine-colored devils chased the nymphs long its simmering rivulets of wine.” – A.J. Liebling, Between Meals: An Appetite for Paris. Picture from cote-rotie.com

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Pre V-Day Post: DC Restaurant Lost Loves

Ripple – A rose by whatever name was in the kitchen, @chefmarjie, @r_ratino, @cheflogancox Palena –  A love affair consommé-ted.  We need @frankruta back in the kitchen. Mendocino Grill – The first time ever I ate Koslow’s cooking. PS7 – Years later we still speak of it, and we are kind.

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