two decades!!

Just a couple of things (well, three) since last posting, but wanted to commemorate the fact that today was the 20^th anniversary of the WAPO “Dining Guide” under Tom Sietsema’s reign succeeding Phyllis Richman (1976 - 2000)

In his introduction he says over the years he’s consumed more than 9000 restaurant meals.   Let’s see (said the engineer) 20 times 365 is 7300 days, and  9000 meals means he had a restaurant meal every 1.2 days. 

Anyway, looking back he made a lists his top ten, 10 classic restaurants (not all loaded with stars), and a “Dining Hall of Fame”, celebrating 11 places that set the standard, along with 77 reviews.  Have not had a chance to digest all of this, so only giving a nod to the man’s work (yes, it is) over the years.

My own!

Certainly in the (food) top ten around here, we dined with friends last night at the enigmatic

Mingling with other “Diners” DFD’d in flip flops, muscle or logo T shirts, and the occasional ball cap that stays glued to the noggin,  but it is to be expected so you converse with your friends, just look at your food.  so far the food is worth the pain.

We began with the usual drink(s):  a Hendrick’s Martini (not so) “up” with a lemon twist

And got table appetizers of crab balls (which were very good)

And some Thai shrimp that were.... not so much.  

C’mon fried oyster season!

Entree's consisted of lamb chops,

Scallops in Buerre Blanc (MFO)

A salad, and I threw sodium to the breeze and got a fried perch dinner. Which was quite tasty

Almost anything that comes from the fryer is very well done here.   Went well with the Albarino, but not the unmentionable other glass ware on the table.

We finished the delightful evening (food and company) with the always quite good Limoncello cake from wherever it came from.

Fake..

It is amusing and somewhat confusing to the Feeder the press and ink being applied to the whole subject of “plant based protein” most notably I the realm of burgers.  Last Wednesday’s WAPO food section had yet another spread on the subject

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Rating 4 brands:  the Impossible Burger, Beyond Beef, Sweet Earth Awesome Grounds, and Lightlife Plant-Based Ground (in that order).  As you can tell from the banner, the IB came in a resounding first.  The tasters were not kind to the Lightlife version with comments “praising” it with comments like: “not rubbery” and others describing it “like the inside of a hot dog, and not it a good way”

The feeder has yet to indulge, but soon.

Meanwhile Kudos to Tom Sietsema for 20 years of showing the way.

Not sure if he DFD’s

nor have I heard any opinion on MJ’s on the Table..

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Lagniappe, MFO's Blueberry Muffins