A friend stumbled upon the website for my family’s restaurant today–and it reminded me that I should post it here. My dad Tony and brother Mark did a fantastic job here:
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Tomorrow’s post will provide the context for this question… but first, listen without prejudice: Have you ever suspected that a restaurant’s food made you sick, and returned to eat there anyway?
Tags: food poisoning, poll
All Things Restaurant | Katie | October 26, 2009 10:46 pm | Comments (5)
Frank has sang its praises. Now, the TV show “Man vs. Food” and, by extension, our friends at Capital Spice Blog are talking about it.
Now, it’s my turn. I’ve never been to Horace and Dickies, at H and 12th NE, admittedly because I’m a little intimidated. I love the H street corridor bars and restaurants (Argonaut is my all-time favorite bar in DC), but I have a tendency to get a little too comfortable in the area and forget that I am still somewhere that requires alertness. Beyond the typical safety concerns, I haven’t known quite what to expect. But I think I’m excited enough to get over my fear of the unknown now.
Horace and Dickies serves lightly breaded fish and not too many other things (click here to view a photo of the menu), but I’m ready to give it a shot.
Have you ever tried Horace and Dickies? Any feedback or suggestions?
Tags: h street, man vs. food, seafood
All Things Restaurant | Katie | October 22, 2009 8:38 am | Comments Off
[Before there was TheFoodventure.com, I posted some blog posts about the Foodventures of Frank and I on my personal blog, including the following Foodventure, which was originally posted on August 3, 2008.]
Nearly every weekend, my boyfriend Frank and I experiment with different recipes we find (mostly online). During these “Foodventures,” as we’ve taken to calling them, I learn so much and, partially because I got a new camera, I’ve decided to start a series of posts about said experiments.
(Full disclosure: My parents own an Italian restaurant in St. Louis, Mo., and I’m embarrassed to admit that I’m not a very good cook. But, perhaps that’s relative. I have friends who think cooking means defrosting a pizza. Anyway, let me say now that Frank does most of the cooking and I do most of the…assisting, observing and wine-opening. But I digress…)
Most of the recipes that Frank and I use come from Serious Eats, our favorite food blog, and tonight was no exception. I first read about this pasta with arugula (my favorite among the lettuce varieties) and tomatoes there last week–and when it came time to decide what to cook tonight, there was no hesitation in my mind. Frank wanted to pair it with “something fishy,” and we agreed we needed a thicker fish for the event. At the store, tuna looked great, so tuna it was. We found a very straightforward, very fresh recipe for grilled Tuscan-style tuna on the Food Network website, courtesy of Rachel Ray.
Without further adieu, here’s the photo essay of tonight’s Foodventure:
Here’s a picture of the beautiful raw tuna with the parsley, garlic, lemon zest, salt and pepper blend. Unfortunately, the grocery store was out of fresh rosemary, so we had to go without. It did leave something to be desired, but certainly didn’t ruin the dish. Read more »
One of the wines I love the most–and I think Frank would agree–is La Cappuccina’s Sauvignon.
La Cappuccina!
I first discovered it at The Italian Store in Arlington, Va., and I haven’t seen it anywhere else in the last two years, though I’ve been back to the Italian Store for it time and time again. (I hadn’t bought much wine at the time and, it’s worth noting that I still consider myself very much a novice.)
While searching for a good pick for Thanksgiving back in 2007, I spotted this selection and its label boasted hints of “tomato leaves, sage, oregano and yellow peppers.” To me, that screamed Thanksgiving; it was eerily serendipitous. Sure enough, the dry white lived up to the high expectations I set upon reading the description, and I’ve been in love with it ever since. Read more »
Tags: italian store, thanksgiving, wine
Wine Wednesdays | Katie | October 7, 2009 7:30 am | Comments Off
…I have, though I recognize the fun would be pretty short-lived, as this would likely burn my skin. Where did I have such a ridiculous idea? At a Mexican market in Denver, along South Federal Boulevard.
If you’ve never ventured into an international or ethnic market of any sort, I highly recommend it. Smell some new things. Explore a little. You never know what treasures you might find, like pre-made mole sauce, religious candles on display next to ketchup, new vegetables or even a pool of jalapeno that makes you imagine crazy swimming adventures. Read more »
Tags: colorado, ethnic, market, mexican, photos, rick bayless, squash, tomatillos
Projects | Katie | October 6, 2009 11:54 pm | Comments (4)
Coming soon to an adorable, yuppie neighborhood near … me: a new BBQ restaurant!
Pork Barrel BBQ, an award-winning sauce and dry rub company, was born right here in the Beltway, but their founders Heath and Brett were raised in my home state of Missouri. In his day job capacity, Heath and I worked together very briefly on getting a contribution from a Missouri politician I respect in the magazine I managed about a year and a half ago. (Sorry folks. Can’t name names. No politics on the food blog!)
Come to think of it, Frank works with the brother-in-law of the other half of this BBQing duo, too. It’s a small world after all!
Stay tuned for updates as we receive them about the restaurant’s opening.
Tags: del ray, restaurant opening, six degrees of separation
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