Restaurant Week is back. In years past, it was a week of $20-something lunches with $30-something dinners. Nowadays, the week is often 2 weeks or even a month and that dinner has become $35.08 rather than the expected $30.08. I’ve gone to more than my fair share of restaurant week meals (it was a part [...]
Stay or Go: D.C. Restaurant Week 2008
August 10th, 2008 · 4 Comments · Restaurants, Uncategorized, Washington, D.C.
Tags: gluten-free·Restaurants·washington dc
You Complete Me: A Service Epiphany at Al Crostino
August 6th, 2008 · No Comments · Restaurants, Washington, D.C.
When our farmers market okra died a bit sooner than anticipated (RIP, little green friends), we made an impromptu visit to Al Crostino for dinner last night.
Gluteneer and I loved that place when it first opened. We could order a few apps and split the arugula-topped ribeye. So, we decided to hit it up [...]
Tags: gluten-free·restaurant·washington dc
Gluten-Free Chinese (or How I Came to Eat at P.F. Chang’s)
July 9th, 2008 · 3 Comments · Elsewhere, Restaurants, Washington, D.C.
Chinese food is something that I’ve really come to miss.
In my gluten-full life, we practically had a standing order at Great Wall Szechuan House for Ma La Chicken, Ma Po Tofu and Double-Cooked Pork (usually with a side of veggie dumplings).
The craving hasn’t been intense enough to warrant a trip to P.F. Chang’s for their [...]
Tags: chinese·dining·gluten-free·washington dc
Kaz You Can: Kaz Sushi Bistro
May 29th, 2008 · No Comments · Restaurants, Washington, D.C.
Warm weather means smaller portions and cool food, so we turned to Kaz Sushi Bistro last night. It’s less traditional than standards like Sushi Taro, Sushi-Ko, and Sakana (Bistro probably gave you that hint), so we hoped that we would find some new-age dishes that wouldn’t be doused with soy sauce or panko like at recent sushi outings.
