Dining Out and About

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Dining Out and About: Sakana

Wednesday, March 19th, 2008

Took a night off from Martha for a sushi treat at Sakana, a Dupont Circle Japanese place that I found via my friends on Chowhound. Before I describe the meal, I’d like to take a moment to bemoan the state of restaurants in Dupont Circle. Why do people converge on only a small handful of […]

When you don’t speak the language

Tuesday, March 11th, 2008

 
I’m feeling a bit under the weather and not in a very posty or foody mood. But thanks to a recent comment from Emigre on my post Rome vs. Paris vs. New York, I’ve been thinking about language, travel and dining.
About my opinion of less-than-stellar food experiences in Italy, Emigre writes: 
“If you don’t speak italian this is […]

Dining Out and About: Momofuku Noodle Bar

Monday, March 10th, 2008

Last night, I finally got a chance to dine at wunderchef David Chang’s New York noodle bar, Momofuku. Now housed in a new location, East Village hipsters are flocking to the 1st Avenue spot to slurp up Chang’s ramen. The crowd at 8pm on a Sunday night spilled out the door, yet thanks to a stroke […]

Rome vs. Paris vs. New York

Friday, March 7th, 2008

 
Which is the best food town? On his blog, Bitten, Mark Bittman has some interesting posts (also here and here) on his recent travels to Paris (and, geez, is the guy a prolific blogger! He sometimes has 3-4 posts a day. Long ones, too.) Essentially, he experienced several bad meals in Paris and is wondering — has the City of […]

Dining Out and About: When in Rome…

Monday, March 3rd, 2008

When I think of Italy, my mind drifts to… food. I have enjoyed some of the best meals of my life there (an al fresco lunch at La Frasca in Frascati (oops! wrong La Frasca! thanks to Jessica in Rome for the correction! actual address of the La Frasca of my dreams: via Matteotti, 34, […]

Cooking the Books hits the road

Wednesday, February 20th, 2008

Please pardon our molto brief hiatus, while we journey to Rome (photo above taken during our last visit to the Eternal City in 2005). We are looking forward to eating lots of food (pasta! gelato!), drinking lots of special beverages (espresso! cappucino! wine!), wandering around and taking lots of photos… And rest assured that we […]

Happy Chinese New Year!

Thursday, February 7th, 2008

 
This is my first Chinese new year since moving back from China, and I’m feeling a little nostalgic. If we were still living in Beijing, we’d be eating noodles (for longevity) and listening to firecrackers (to ward off evil spirits)…Er, correction — actually, to be honest, we’d probably be on vacation somewhere warm, far, far away from […]

Dining out and about: Joe’s Noodle House

Monday, February 4th, 2008

The search for good Chinese food in Washington, DC has been rocky. Hong Kong Palace in Falls Church, VA? Eh.  Full Kee in Chinatown? Passable chow fun.
But now, thanks to our ayi, we here at Cooking the Books are relieved to finally discover real, live Sichuan food at Joe’s Noodle House in Rockville, MD.
Joe’s is […]

Winter mix

Thursday, January 17th, 2008

The California girl in me can’t help but marvel at the snow today. The picture above was taken from my office/dining room window. Isn’t it pretty?
No cooking updates today as we had dinner at Mourayo last night, an fresh-faced gem of a Greek restaurant in Dupont Circle with reasonable prices and carefully prepared food. I’ve eaten here several times, […]

Dining out and about: California eating

Friday, January 4th, 2008

 
As promised, here is our first installment of Dining Out and About, Destination: Orange County, California. Home to surf, sand, Republicans, one of the country’s most diverse populations, and also, well, me, Orange County is an ethnic cuisine lover’s paradise. To explore the bounty, 1. You must have a car; 2. You must be willing to […]

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