Brad Pitt Has Your Secret Shit: Rolling DC

Based on a meal there today, I'll again say that 2 Amys consistently offers the most bang for the buck of any Italian restaurant in the DC area.

I went there once 5 years ago and I still remember it being awesome!

Here's paert of the intro:

Only 10 restaurants listed here are what I’d consider fine-dining. Granted, I’ve purposely excluded a number of the area’s best restaurants—Central, Citronelle, CityZen, Komi, minibar, Ray’s Hell Burgers, Restaurant Eve, and 2Amys—just because I believe readers don’t need another reminder to visit them. (Consider them all honorary members of the list.)

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Here's another part:

In fact, three list-worthy pizza parlors—Pacci’s in Silver Spring, Pizzeria Orso in Falls Church, and Pupatella in Arlington—all opened weeks or days before this list went to press, making them essentially ineligible for consideration. I suspect next year’s list will be stuffed with pies.

DC summer heat is here

The floor is now open for nominations for Wednesday FAP location. GO!

http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/blogs/youngandhungry/2010/06/23/the-restaurants-that-just-missed-the-cut-in-this-years-dining-guide/

Not nominations, just fyi

Pilar @ 7:30 tonight, just fyi

Have fun, y'all! my stupid stomach and I will be on the couch wishing we could join you!

Is anyone going to Fort Reno tonight? (I slept so badly last night I'm not quite sure I can bring myself to do anything but go home and go to bed.)

^^^this, plus too damn hot!

http://www.fortreno.com/schedule/

Nah, I am waiting for the Nighthawks on August 5th. I'm kidding. But they are on the schedule. I guess Amanda wanted to vary things, or maybe DC's longtime blues-rock band played there way back when in the '70s and wanted to do so again.

Variety is good though. That night might inspire some quizzical looks on the faces of some attendees who go every week...

Fort Reno canceled tonight! (storms)

FORT RAINO AMIRITE

I believe the nickname is FORT RAINOUT

Anybody go last night?

Had Elote for the first time today--Mexican corn on the cob with spices and mayo and stuff ontop. Food is always pricey at the Smithsonian Folklife Fest but I usually just give in and have it anyway. The fruit stand that has big slabs of watermelon is always cheaper though. I like that too. Thanks for the tents--it was hot down there today, but thankfully not crowded.

http://allrecipes.com//Recipe/mexican-corn-on-the-cob-elote/Detail.aspx

I know, I know, talking about the weather is cliched. But it is really hot out.

Fucking hell it's not really hot it's absolutely disgusting! Esp when your metro car's a/c isn't working. Mmmmmmmm.

Not exactly good news:

Borders Books on 14th & F to become a Clydes chain restaurant (20% off sale now). I saw some impressive author appearances here including writer Rob Gordon talking about his "It Came From Memphis" book and showing bootleg footage of Alex Chilton and other Memphis musicians.

Shoul I care news:

Celeb chef Bobby Flay wants to open a burger place in DC.

Should

hello dirtbiking friends!

hope everyone's doin awesome these days. taking a brief break from my ilx retirement to say that i'm gonna be in town on the 27th to play a show at le velvet w/new band, but it'd be rad to see any of you guys in whatever capacities you might be up for.

<3

Hope the gig goes well. I'm gonna be at the beach. Catch ya next time

EARTHQUAKE!

<3<3<3 and miss miss miss pretzel walrus!!! Count me in for the 27th! If you need a place to stay you are welcome to Chez Quincie.

Can't believe the earthquake was the one damn night I went to sleep before 5am.

It woke me up! Exciting!

oh hey guys, did I mention that my sister-in-law is now a reporter on channel 9 now? plz watch her (D3l14 G0nc4lv3s)

also now I am now totally enamored of the word "now" now

anyone have any guesses at how the local job market is for lower-level service industry stuff (coffee shops, etc...)? i can't imagine i'd have much luck at temp agencies so i might as well do what i can to get something quickly.

Hi guys!
I did not feel quaking, boo!
Anyone want to happy hour soon?

Yep yep to happy hour. No quaking here either.

I Died, you know anything about the Sichuan Chinese hot pot restaurant, Uncle Liu's, that was recently opened by the owner of Hong Kong Palace? Ever had this style of Sichuan Chinese food? This article has me curious--

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/07/09/AR2010070904047.html

I've had sichuan hot pot before and it's pretty delicious, similar to shabu-shabu. I've heard some good things about Uncle Liu's but haven't been out there - suburban restaurants of questionable metro accessibility are tough for me to get to.

I am interested in happy hour!

I am off on friday so maybe a thursday happy hour(s) would be awesome.

Might be able to make this Thurs but not sure yet.

Now I am ok for Thurs.

:D

Quincie are you still up for it tomorrow? What about the Mad Hatter?

I can't do tonight or tomorrow, but I would be up movie/meal/etc. this weekend!

Not sure yet whether I can do the weekend, will get organised and then confirm... T, I’m still up for this eve if you are – happy to go somewhere nearer the orange/blue lines but don’t really know where to go around Farragut West/Macpherson Square – found this on Google Maps, we could risk it! - tattoobardc.com‎. At 6/6.30? (my mobile is off, can’t have it turned on at work so will keep checking this thread)

I can't make it tonight, on deadlines for work maybe through the weekend.

Would NOT recommend Tattoo, though.

Any recs near an orange/blue line metro?

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/07/29/AR2010072905868.html?hpid=topnews

Been hearing this shit on the radio lately too. It's the worst shit., imo. Please don't let this catch on.

eh, it's been around for a long time, glad to finally see it get recognition outside - coincidentally saw it in use on a flyer in new york for the first time last week. a musician i'd never heard of but the venue was fairly well-known, santos' party house maybe.

I only hear it on this one radio station.

D.C. rappers have been saying it for years-

http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/blogs/artsdesk/music/2009/10/28/area-codethe-termdmv-brought-to-you-by-the-hard-work-of-local-rappers-and-phone-cards/

I got no problem with the term - been seeing "RUN DMV" tshirts around since way before the current wave of RUN DMC takeoffs, and it's nice for the hip hop scene to have something that actually unites it rather than having to shout out Lanham or wherever.

Of course, I'm pushing for the use of "Lower Chesapeake Bay Watershed", if y'all could help that catch on it would be much appreciated.