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Cursing cooks compete with Sinatra at tonight's dinner. Waiter fails to note how much food we leave behind. Worth reviewing? No way.
about 11 hours ago
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Is this a first for a state dinner at the White House? Tonight's menu for Indian PM tucks smoked collard greens into the mix (curry, too!)
about 16 hours ago
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Get 'em while they last: CoCo Sala is making Valrhona milk chocolate, turkey-shaped place card holders for Thanksgiving, five bucks a bird.
about 16 hours ago
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The Wash Post ombudsman gets me to tell him I spend $700 a year on dry-cleaning and 40 hours a week in restaurants
6:14 AM Nov 22nd
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I'm rehearsing for T-Day this morning. This year, per Cook's Illustrated, I'm using lard and vodka in my pie crusts.
6:03 AM Nov 22nd
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Gracious stranger asks me to dinner at El Bulli in Spain. "We have an extra seat," he emails. Argh! I'm not free Dec. 3, unfortunately.
4:21 PM Nov 21st
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Love the weather, dig the design and the hiking. But Palm Springs could really use better places to eat
6:20 AM Nov 21st
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News flash: Restaurants prefer that you keep your clowns out of their dining rooms
6:14 AM Nov 21st
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Guess who's behind the future DC Diner in Cleveland Park? (Can't wait for April launch --and Asian-style sandwiches,)
9:20 AM Nov 19th
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Highlight of tonight's dinner at the Embassy of Colombia: Meeting Tim Carman, the food scribe for the Wash City Paper, and his lovely wife.
7:39 PM Nov 18th
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A fashion edict I wish more chefs would follow: Less is more, less is more ...
7:06 PM Nov 17th
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He's the smartest man I've ever worked for. Anyone remember when Microsoft employed restaurant critics? Miss the '90s.
1:55 PM Nov 17th
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"All is well?" the server at Notti Bianche asks. Peter Brett's subtle desserts deserve better company than flat-tasting panini and pastas
12:24 PM Nov 17th
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Sad but not surprised: DC students fed Lucky Charms and graham crackers for a "breakfast break." At least milk is skim.
4:43 PM Nov 16th
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Goodstone Inn's loss is Ashby Inn's gain, as Trevor King steps into the kitchen at the latter in Paris (Va). First thought: Lucky Parisians.
6:16 AM Nov 15th
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The restrooms at Masala Art in DC position two toilets face-to-face, hold the doors. Owner says: 'I thought about putting a chess board in."
5:17 AM Nov 15th
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Feeling virtuous (and satisfied) eating the kicky vegetarian chili from Juice Joint Cafe. Neat touch: "Want whole-wheat crackers with that?
11:35 AM Nov 11th
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On my chat: Last meal fantasies, how to address solo diners -- and swingers who opt for sex rather than dinner with me
9:52 AM Nov 11th
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Reporting from Palm Springs, where the weather is glorious and the food isn't. Cheekys makes the best impression. Flight of bacon, anyone?
11:27 AM Nov 9th
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The scene: Dinner at the luxe Plume, under gal pal's name. Both of us are tickled when server asks, "Who would like to see the wine list?"
3:54 AM Nov 5th
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- Name Tom Sietsema
- Location Washington, D.C.
- Web http://www.washin...
- Bio Food critic for the Washington Post
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