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Comment by Jason Hastings on March 10, 2013 at 9:11pm

Made an "Atkins" pizza. Replaced the pizza crust with ground beef. Tastes good but it probably took a year or two off my life

Comment by Jeff Ribeira on February 18, 2013 at 10:00am

Ditto. Pretty cool. Does that have any kind of curvature on it, or is it flat?

Comment by Ed Albetski on February 17, 2013 at 11:11pm

I like it.  It reminds me of a Mongolian grill or a hibachi station in a Japanese restaurant.  Interesting!

Comment by Jason Hastings on February 17, 2013 at 9:16pm

This is our disc-it. We got it from a company in Albuquerque. It is Mexican design originating from the tractor harrowing discs. It is a wok on streroids, 1/4" stainless steel, sits on a propane burner. You can cook anything on it.

Comment by Ed Albetski on February 11, 2013 at 2:38pm

Also Oya, The Prime Rib, and The Palm have lunches around $20 all the time...

Comment by Ed Albetski on February 11, 2013 at 2:37pm

Glad to hear from you, Jeff!

These eateries are extending RW that I know of:

Anglers Inn - February 1-28
Assaggi Osteria - January 28-February 10
Dino - February 4-13
El Centro D.F. - February 4-17
Jaleo - February 4-17
Oyamel - February 4-17
Zaytinya - February 4-17

Comment by Jeff Ribeira on February 11, 2013 at 9:18am

Ed. I'm always so envious of your restaurant week excursions! I've been to Acadiana and the Hamilton a few times on non-RW outings, and both are always delicious. First time I had frog's legs was at Acadiana. And the texas toast-topped with brisket-topped with macaroni and cheese-topped with onion rings-topped with coleslaw at the Hamilton is a mountain of deliciousness that I still dream about. Siroc's dishes also sound incredible. Seems like they have really re-vamped their RW offerings, because when my wife and I went there a few RWs ago, it was not so impressive. Might have to make a return visit in the future.

Unfortunately, last week happened to be unusually busy so we never made it out for RW, but we're planning on hitting up 1 or 2 of Jose Andreas' establishments this week since he extends the RW deals through the 17th. Do you (or anyone else) know of other DC restaurants extending RW deals?

Comment by Ed Albetski on February 10, 2013 at 4:25pm

Happy year of the snake!

Kathy and I just got back from Chinatown in DC's Chinese New Year celebration. We ate lunch at a packed to the gills Chinatown Gardens on the parade route. Hot & sour soup, Szechuan bean curd, and soft-shell crabs with ginger and scallions.

We watched the parade for a while, til the dragons showed up, then headed back to our car, stopping on the way at an Irish pub for some refreshment.  
If it were warmer we would have stayed longer. But a good afternoon and it got us out of the house.

Comment by Ed Albetski on February 8, 2013 at 5:54pm

We finished the week at Siroc, an Italian place across from McPhearson Park.  Starters included House-made Burrata with Preserved Tomato, Sweet and Sour Eggplant, Red Onion and Mint Puree; Baby Arrugola with Roasted Red Beets, Gorgonzola Cheese, Toasted Pine Nuts and a Black Pepper Vinaigrette; Potato Torte layered with Sweet Onion and Thyme served with Cilantro Puree and Sauteed Wild Mushrooms; House-made Spicy Lamb Sausages with Sauteed Rapini, Garlic and Ligurian Black Olive Sauce.  Entrees featured Hand-cut Spinach Fettuccine tossed with Crushed Tomatoes, Roasted Eggplant, Smoked Mozzarella and Fresh Marjoram; Fettuccine with a Bolognese of  Beef Tenderloin, Pancetta, Tomato and Herbs topped with Grated Montasio Cheese; Pappardelle with Mussels, Roasted Garlic, White Wine, Sun Dried Tomatoes and Basil; Filet of Branzino served with Sauteed Spicy Spinach, Roasted Red Potatoes with Lemon Zest Dressed with a Lemon-Caper Oil; Braised Lamb Shank layered with Eggplant, Pecorino Cheese and Marjoram served with a Roasted Sweet Red Pepper Sauce.  For dessert we had the choice of  a Poached Pear in Ginger and Red Wine served with Mascarpone Gelato; Hazelnut Chocolate Mousse Encrusted with Crushed Hazelnuts served with Raspberries and a Raspberry Crème Anglaise; Warm Almond Cake served with Cinnamon Zabaglione, topped with Fresh Blueberry Topping.  Even with the sacred Acadiana starting the week, I think Siroc was my favorite.  Where did you go this week?

Comment by Ed Albetski on February 7, 2013 at 3:10pm

Thursday's lunch was at Mio, Latin American restaurant on Vermont Avenue.  We began with a root vegetable, kale, and garlic soup in a coconut milk and lime stock and a stuffed ripe plantain with tripleta cheese.  This was followed by a pan fried Salmon with ginger glace and fried vegetable rice with Asian and Caribbean flavors, and a pork tenderloin with lime zest, onion/roasted pepper escabeche, rice & beans, and ripe plantains.  We finished with Alfajores con Mantecado de Vainilla (a rich filled cookie with a creme Anglaise ice cream) and Medias Lunas de Guayaba y Queso Crema (a filled dessert emapada).

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