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Restaurant Bytes: December 2006
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A conversation between restaurant owners, employees, suppliers, and patrons. Sunday, December 10, 2006. Although the atmosphere was upscale bistro, Chef Geoff's was quite accommodating to their youngest diners. The tables were lined with white paper and crayons were offered. A children's menu offered a respite for picky eaters on their way from the Nutcracker. At the Warner Theater across 13th Street. Puzzles and jokes helped our party ease through the reasonable wait for our food.
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Restaurant Bytes: March 2007
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A conversation between restaurant owners, employees, suppliers, and patrons. Tuesday, March 20, 2007. Improv, Washington D.C March 17, 2007. The DC Improv is a comedy club first, a restaurant as a convenience. The show I saw, Flip Orley's hypnosis routine, was wonderfully entertaining, which was a good thing. When I opened the menu, I was amused to see the fare was primarily Mexican. Did they think it was funny to feed this many squished people beans? My burrito was big and pretty tasty, but the ingredie...
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Restaurant Bytes: September 2006
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A conversation between restaurant owners, employees, suppliers, and patrons. Wednesday, September 27, 2006. Sakura: Japanese Steak House and Sushi Bar. Although quiet on a Wednesday evening, Sakura is still the most pleasant Japanese dining in town. There were a few tableside grills with clever chefs entertaining hungry guests with their flaming tricks. In the new autumn coolness, the bursts of heat felt inviting. Nice job. I'll definitely be back. There is still so much to explore on that menu. Certainl...
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Restaurant Bytes: Redrock Canyon Grill, Gaithersburg, Maryland
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A conversation between restaurant owners, employees, suppliers, and patrons. Sunday, January 14, 2007. Redrock Canyon Grill, Gaithersburg, Maryland. I was skeptical when I went to the Redrock Canyon Grill in Gaithersburg, Maryland for my sister’s birthday. I had glanced at the menu on-line and thought this was just another barbeque franchise. However, the choice was not mine to make, so we loaded up and prayed for good traffic on the beltway. It was certainly worth the drive. I was truly sorry to be so f...
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Restaurant Bytes: April 2007
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A conversation between restaurant owners, employees, suppliers, and patrons. Sunday, April 08, 2007. The Delta Grill 9th Ave and 48th, NYC. Being indecisive and already 10pm, we decided on side dishes and appetizers to share rather than an entree. The sticky chicken was too sweet for me, but aptly named and enjoyed thoroughly by the rest of my party. My favorite were the unusual jambalaya wontons - delicious! Another fascinating feature of this cajun bistro was the people watching factor. A wide vari...
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Restaurant Bytes: Chef Geoff's
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A conversation between restaurant owners, employees, suppliers, and patrons. Sunday, December 10, 2006. Although the atmosphere was upscale bistro, Chef Geoff's was quite accommodating to their youngest diners. The tables were lined with white paper and crayons were offered. A children's menu offered a respite for picky eaters on their way from the Nutcracker. At the Warner Theater across 13th Street. Puzzles and jokes helped our party ease through the reasonable wait for our food.
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Restaurant Bytes: October 2006
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A conversation between restaurant owners, employees, suppliers, and patrons. Saturday, October 21, 2006. ESPN Zone, Baltimore. Those of you who know me personally may wonder how I ended up in the ESPN Zone anyway, not being a sports fan of any kind. Suffice is to say it wasn't my pick, nor would it be again. I did enjoy the onion rings that were on special, despite the queasy feeling I had afterward from their grease content. But who ever heard of a healthy onion ring? ESPN apparently isn't taking any ri...
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Restaurant Bytes: Dahlia - Spring Valley, Washington D.C.
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A conversation between restaurant owners, employees, suppliers, and patrons. Wednesday, January 10, 2007. Dahlia - Spring Valley, Washington D.C. I happened upon this shopping center restaurant after a medical appointment and was pleasantly surprised. My daughter and I were just before the lunch crowds when we were seated in a corner of this this clean, bright, but underdecorated dining room. The host, waiter, and busboy were all three friendly and efficient. After her initial puzzlement over the mechani...
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Restaurant Bytes: August 2006
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A conversation between restaurant owners, employees, suppliers, and patrons. Tuesday, August 29, 2006. This job as restaurant reporter is delicious, but I’m worried about getting fat. I feel obligated to try different items on the menu. Fortunately for me, Jimmy keeps some healthy choices on the menu. All I have to do is choose them. When you have ordered something you enjoyed at a restaurant, do you tend to want to re-order the item you liked before? Monday, August 21, 2006. Sunday, August 20, 2006.
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Restaurant Bytes: the Four Seasons Grill, Gambrills, Maryland
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A conversation between restaurant owners, employees, suppliers, and patrons. Wednesday, March 07, 2007. The Four Seasons Grill, Gambrills, Maryland. I was hoping when I read the menu that my first experience at the Four Seasons Grill in. Would be a good one. I had a difficult time deciding what to order. The contemporary dining room with adjacent lounge looked promising. The restaurant has only been open since September. The options of soft butter or a pesto olive dipping oil were offered. I am rarely in...
