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« Reply #15 on: February 06, 2004, 01:11:09 am »
Oooh, this just happens to correspond with a scheduled long weekend. I may be up for a little drive...
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« Reply #16 on: February 06, 2004, 02:02:51 am »
Teaism = badness. At least for me because I don't like tea.

If Courthouse is doable there's a mexican place called Guajillo between Courthouse and Rosslyn that is pretty authentic. Or at least my mexican friends tell me. Lauriol Plaza in Adam's Morgan is pretty good too.

Sadly the best indian is at a placed called Bajara way out in Ashburn.
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« Reply #17 on: February 06, 2004, 02:15:43 am »
Wow, good gravy!  Thanks for all the tips -- keep them coming!  Unfortunately my midwestern tongue can't handle Mexican food or anything too spicy -- so I have to be careful of Indian and Chinese as well.  But I'd definitely love to do a zoo trip and then supper afterwards.  Let me plan the rest of my trip and we'll see how much time I have on Sunday.  It would be great if Mite and V could come down.  Maybe Doomglobe can make it, too...hey, Jough, you know you want to join us...it's not *that* far...

Who else?  Bozack, can you afford a bus ticket?
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« Reply #18 on: February 06, 2004, 02:29:57 am »
My midwestern tongue is addicted to those things. We sophisticates call them 'flavors'.

I swear, every Polack I meet (wife excluded) is a damn food Philistine.
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« Reply #19 on: February 06, 2004, 03:17:30 am »
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I have to be careful of Indian and Chinese?


Egad.  Even Cantonese?
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« Reply #20 on: February 06, 2004, 04:15:54 am »
Cantonese is fine.  I like savory, rich foods, even highly seasoned -- especially garlic and ginger -- but for some reason, hot peppery flavors bother me.  Chili peppers, cayenne pepper, etc.  I can eat small doses of chipotles (if it's combined with something creamy or cheesy) and I use red peppers all the time, but green peppers neither taste nor smell good to me.  I do use chili oil in cooking, since it's an essential ingredient in many asian dishes, and I add cayenne to recipes when it's called for, but I start with half the normal amount and add more to taste.  Paprika, on the other hand, is fine in any amount -- even the hot Hungarian variety.  

Odd, I know.  It's just a pepper thing for me.  

Also, I can't stand tomatoes in any solid form.  Purees are OK, but diced, stewed, sundried, or otherwise served in slices, pieces, or chunks is a big no-no.  I used to be a highly picky eater, but spicy peppers and tomatoes are two of the few remaning bastions of my pickiness.  

Also, broccoli.  Plegh.
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« Reply #21 on: February 06, 2004, 04:53:40 am »
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Also, I can't stand tomatoes in any solid form.  Purees are OK, but diced, stewed, sundried, or otherwise served in slices, pieces, or chunks is a big no-no.  I used to be a highly picky eater, but spicy peppers and tomatoes are two of the few remaning bastions of my pickiness.


This makes me sad.  Tomatoes are the worlds greatest food.  I love them and eat them at every opportunity.  Fresh from the vine season is fast approaching.  It's the best time of the year.  What's my favorite time of the year?  Christmas? Halloween?  Hell no, it's when the tomatoes are vine ripe.

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« Reply #22 on: February 06, 2004, 05:31:21 am »
Dammit, people, now I am going to be making inquiries.

Damn you all to hell!
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« Reply #23 on: February 06, 2004, 02:50:24 pm »
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Sadly the best indian is at a placed called Bajara way out in Ashburn.


Ever been to Dehli Dhaba in Clarendon?  Goooooooood.  and cheap.  and they show Bollywood videos in the dining room.

If you want a more proper table-service place, go to Haandi in Falls Church.

Agree on Teaism--I'm not into tea either.  I had the nerve to go in there and ask for coffee.
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« Reply #24 on: February 06, 2004, 04:32:20 pm »
Congratulations, carlosdelvaca, on being elected as the mayor of banana town.  

Heaven forbid you should change your avatar, or this post will abruptly cease to make sense.
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« Reply #25 on: February 06, 2004, 05:31:55 pm »
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Sadly the best indian is at a placed called Bajara way out in Ashburn.


Ever been to Dehli Dhaba in Clarendon?  Goooooooood.  and cheap.  and they show Bollywood videos in the dining room.


?! We order Dehli Dhaba for delivery when desperate but in general they do not impress me at all. I've found frozen indian at Whole Foods that's better than that.
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« Reply #26 on: February 06, 2004, 08:26:25 pm »
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Congratulations, carlosdelvaca, on being elected as the mayor of banana town.


Despite rumors to the contrary, I did not just buy a crown at the Costume Palace, and ask people to start calling me the Mayor of Banana Town.
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« Reply #27 on: February 16, 2004, 11:16:20 pm »
Okay, kids.  I bit the bullet and bought a DC city guide, and I'm planning our weekend as we speak.  I'll be dragging Pedro through every monument, memorial, government building, and historic site I can think of on Friday before the wedding rehersal, and Sunday afternoon we'll be hitting the Smithsonium.  (Smithsonii?  Smithsones?)  But, but, on Sunday, March 7, we'll be taking the Red Line to Woodley Park around 2 PM to visit the small mammal house and everybody's favorite Wombat.  What I'd like to do is meet at the SMH, visit Wommie, see the animals, and then, when she gets off work at 3, we can all see the rest of the animals for a few hours.  It's my understanding that the zoo buildings close at 4:30 while the grounds stay open 'til 6, so I was thinking that we could hit up Meskerem for an early supper somewhere between 5 and 5:30.  After that, Pedro and I will probably take the metro back towards the Mall to see the monuments again -- I've only seen them during the day and I hear Lincoln is particuarly spectacular after dark.  Anyone wishing to accompany us is welcome, as long as you promise not to laugh at my elaborate timetables and color-coded maps.  

I swear, I missed my calling as a concierge.
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« Reply #28 on: February 16, 2004, 11:45:58 pm »
I was just about to say, it's scary how much organisation you put into things.
I just go places and see what happens, but then I'm really lazy and have no memory, so I tend to even forget what things there are to do.

Well, yea...

Anyway, hope it'll be good and you have to steal me a naked mole rat or something.
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« Reply #29 on: February 17, 2004, 12:05:16 am »
That sounds fine to me.  In reality there isn't that much to see after the buildings close at 4.30, but if you're thinking of dinner at 5 or 5.30 you'd be leaving around then anyway.  

Can anyone who's thinking of coming let me know here or by PM?  I need to make sure my boss knows the time and date and a rough number of people.
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