Brad Pitt Has Your Secret Shit: Rolling DC

Ha, you know what, I didn't even put two and two together and realize they're the same night. Maybe I'll check it out after the show, or meet up with some people. Let me know if you go to the Mountain Goats, we could have a mini-FAP.

x-post, B, did you see the comments on the City Paper post--- Tim and Tyler C*wen and others still use the term "ethnic" instead of uh, "food made by people who do not speak English or French," or "food that rightfully so according to I died is not 4 star worthy." I kid. I am guessing there is an actual gourmet explanation for 4 star criteria and not Tim's (tongue in cheek?) one-- that Rasika's selection means "four-star restaurants don’t all have to be rooted in French cuisine, don’t have to be tied to a luxury hotel, and don’t have to have a long, multi-course tasting menu, with wine pairings, that runs well into three digits."

"all food is ethnic food" -Tyler Cowen http://www.tylercowensethnicdiningguide.com/

Yes, I agree with that Tyler Cowen quote, which is why calling any restaurant ethnic is odd to me. I mean, Komi is nominally a Greek restaurant, and Maestro had 4 stars and was Italian.

Regardless of the criteria used to define a 4 star restaurant (which vary from reviewer to reviewer), I can't imagine any list of factors that would lead to me saying Rasika is one of the five best restaurants in the DC area.

I am still curious about the criteria he uses. His list is out. Quick analysis: Four "Contemporary American" restaurants get 4 stars, Rasika ("Indian") gets 4, and Citronelle ("French") get 3 1/2 stars. Here's Sietsema's list.

Here's Sietsema's list. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/special/gog/tom-sietsema-dining-guide-2009/

I finally made it to that Vietnamese restaurant, he, Tim C. from the CP, and Tyler C. like, Present on Route 50 near/in Falls Church, and it was pretty good.

so, Monday 19th coming up... Cleveland Park? At Atomic? Say, at 7?

If my kid's 7:30 baseball game gets rained out I may be able to join you folks.

I have class until 9, but can meet after!

Not many of us so maybe just aim for 9.15?

I should be able to make it.

Will be there, will check this thread beforehand

I can't stay long (famous last words but this time REALLY). I DIED knows what I look like otherwise look for v. tall lady in B&W print dress, black tights. Carrying a Torah.

I'm going to try to make this. Tall thin guy, tan & blue sneakers.

please carry a large photo of ned raggett so we can recognize you

Expecting to be there. Look for the black beret.

;-)

(my photo of Ned obv)

Bucking the tall trend: short, brown hair in bob, will have small red bag.

Think I can make it. Not sure what I'll be wearing but I'll definitely have on black shell-top adidas. :)

On my way, there 9.30

It was great to see both new and old faces last night! Thanks for schlepping to the unfashionable Cleveland Park. I will happily trek to another locale next time (assuming it is not a school night).

I've been trying to remember the name of one of those Cleveland Park restaurants you recommended--started with a 'v', I think? Looks like I'll be having dinner in that neck of the woods later this week.

Good meeting and chatting with everyone.

Great to meet you all.

There was a restaurant beginning with 'P' as well...

Vace!

Palena!

sorry all, i guess i saw this thread a week ago and then forgot about it. next time.

xpost thanks!

Important Vace tip: it is takeout-only (no tables), but you are welcome to take it to Atomic to enjoy with beer (they don't serve food so BYOF is endorsed).

Oh (or rather UH) shall we discuss the changes to our paper of record?

are you talking about Admin Log?

Fonts and the weather map and stuff in the Washington Post

hard to see why anyone could believe changing the style and layout would have any effect on the decline of the print edition

tho maybe it cuts production costs somehow

Today there was that new lifestyle section that was just a complete disaster imo.

is it updating or replacing Style, or what? i never actually see the print edition (except i happened to Sunday, first day of the new design)

Style is still around, but I'm not sure what is going on with Food, Home, Health, etc--I fear they are all being rolled into this "lifestyle" monstrosity.

They are trying to do two things at once: 1. Make the print edition more reader-friendly to people who do not currently read the print edition; and 2. Save money by combining sections.

The end result is they do not make anyone happy (says biased me, and yes for 5 years I did freelance concert reviews for Style until in January they cut a number of us in order to save bucks and they started putting most concert reviews online only and not in the newsprint).

The thing I found most offensive was "tabbed navigation." If I wanted tab navigation I would be reading the Web site you fucksticks.

Does the physical paper now have hyperlinks you can put your finger on and be transported to the appropriate reference? If so, I'm all for it.

miss you guys!

Tut-tutting at work over colo(u)r pics on more and more pages.

Weekend section still contains some nice stuff, but the editor(who was/is in charge of the kids post page) seems to have dumbed down some pages. Plus less cd reviews doesn't make us music geeks happy. Plenty of sidebars to make it look like you're looking at a computer screen.

Awww DC is just not the same without 69 and pretzel walrus. Come back and see us--we miss you!

http://tynancoffeeandtea.com/

cannot walk by this place without LOLing. TYNAN!

ill be in DC dec26-29? i bet zack will be, too. maybe we could hit the birreria or this BARLEY AND BIRCH place? what is that? theres a chill bar in SF called BOURBON AND BRANCH so i mean maybe thats the newest thing, B&Bs.

http://www.thedrinkshop.com/images/products/main/2137/2137.jpg

what is this thing

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/25/fashion/25boite.html

“I’m allergic to rope lines,” joked one Congressional staffer. “Do you know who I work for?”

GETTING IN: Reservations help, as does a West Wing hard pass.

DRESS CODE: “Casual sophistication” — suits with loosened ties, trendy dresses and BlackBerrys.

SIGNATURE DRINK: Dark and Stormy — rum and housemade ginger soda; $15

$15 DARK AND STORMY WTF???

shouldn't "allergic to rope lines" imply you avoid such places altogether??

The ballsy and hilarious move about the drink pricing is that ALL the cocktails are $15 - some of them are absolutely worth $15, but also the people ordering vodka cranberrys get charged $15.

Nice place to kick it at 3pm on a Wednesday, otherwise it's just doucheville... WITH A VIEW. And, despite the press, having a nicer hotel there has not actually made the view any better than when it was Hotel Washington.