Brad Pitt Has Your Secret Shit: Rolling DC

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I think it was Bissap. Yea, I guess Aunt Libe's is south of the takoma metro and too far north of the other one.

I'm starting my quest to try D.C.'s various West and East (and wherever else) African restaurants. I mean I ate at Bukom years ago, some other place out in Langley Park, Roger Miller's in Silver Spring and have had Ethiopian, but have not yet been to Keur Damel in Silver Spring (just opened this year- Senegalese I think); or Akosomboh; or Sumah's Carryout.

i just watched an hour-long pbs show about breakfast spots in dc. damn, i want some eggs now!

Are there even an hour's worth of breakfast spots in DC? Never really thought of here as much of a breakfast town.

Was just reading a Washingtonian e-mail from their food critic Todd Kliman who used to be at the City Paper and he just wrote in response to a reader looking for a leisurely weekday breakfast:

Todd Kliman: This just isn't a breakfast town, unfortunately. You've got high-end hotel dining and some greasy spoons, and not much of anything in between.

That might over-generalize a bit

they did both the high-end hotels and greasy spoons but also stretched to some other things like art and soul and diners out in fairfax.

Tim Carman, the Washington City Paper's food critic is leaving the City Paper to join the Washington Post's Food section staff.

One in five renters and one in seven homeowners in the Washington area spend more than half their income on housing, according to census figures, a proportion that housing experts consider a severe burden.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/11/27/AR2010112702782.html

Statistics supporting what we sadly already know

This is why I'm going to be living with my mother for another 5 or so months.

Guys why am I watching "Non-Stop Foodies" on this weird DC channel (4.2 for those of us without the cables) instead of football?

Am currently being instructed on how to eat mussels at Brasserie Beck.

Apparently I am supposed to DIP MY BREAD omg wtf

I should really calculate my %income spent on housing but ignorance is bliss amirite

yep.

This year's Washington Redskins mostly not worth watching

This year's?

lol

yo that sazerac at tabard was boss as all get out. loved the atmosphere. good to see yall!! next time we surely must lure out the tombot.

q you gotta tell me what you think about that book! also where did i recommend it? lol

Don't you mean "that sazeac at tabard was GARBANZO?"

thought you drank the lafayette!

http://dcist.com/2010/11/police_investigating_dead_body_foun.php

totally glad i didn't go with that alley-entrance basement apt at 11th and euclid.

Don't you mean "that sazeac at tabard was GARBANZO?"

― quincie, Monday, November 29, 2010 3:08 PM (Yesterday) Bookmark

u r correct and i applaud u for the correction

Tabard has one of the best Sazeracs in town for sure. Minutes to learn, lifetime to master.

what's new?

Nothing sports-wise...Wizards stink, Redskins stink, and Caps do well in the regular season but fall apart in the playoffs.

Politics no fun.

Cold weather but no snow.

I had lunch with 69 today and he admitted to missing DC awwwww <3

I do not miss DC atm as it is ~60 F in Oakland (of course the locals are bitching about it being so cold).

dunno -- are you sure he wasn't just humoring you?

Feel like I might be getting ill, but if I'm not, I'll be seeing a film at the Irish Film Festival on Saturday.

Have unfortunately missed everything in that and the Jewish film festival as well.

Re other weekend events, considering the museum controversy, the Patti Smith appearance for her Just Kids book about her and Mapelthorpe at the NPG could be even more interesting.

Even the Caps have lost four in a row. I blame Haynesworth.

I just read curm's post above as "Patti Smith appearance for her kids' book" and was all wait what Patti Smith wrote a children's book?

http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51GcNrQrW1L._SL500_AA300_.jpg

:)

lol

god bless us, every one

you realize you just made yrself tiny tim, yes?

shit.

Chanukah was over so early this year. No last-minute shopping for relatives for me this week.

Some interesting profiles of non-celeb DCers here:

http://peoplesdistrict.com/

Anybody try these fancy new hotdog places getting written up in the Post and City Paper? Apparently DC-3 on 8th St. SE is supposed to be the best. I need to have one of those UHall pho dogs too.

http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/blogs/youngandhungry/2010/12/15/dog-days-is-the-district-witnessing-the-early-stages-of-a-hot-dog-boom/

And I still haven't checked out the other African restaurants...

My gut feeling is that any stand alone upscale hot dog shop isn't going to be sustainable over the long term. I can't think of many successful models of this in other cities (something like Hot Doug's in Chicago is broader) and there are far fewer chanced for add ons and liquor like there are in a burger place (which we're already oversaturated with).

I went to chidogo's and it was pretty good, but not really someplace I'll make a destination unless it's the only thing serving.

http://www.washingtonian.com/restaurantreviews/18/index.html

Komi is number 1 on Washingtonian's best restaurant list

so, still contemplating a MLK Weekend visit. Is this DJ Dredd night of Prince a thing?

http://www.blackcatdc.com/shows/prince-party.html

prince parties in general are a thing. or prince/cure/whatever parties. you'd think they get old but they've got pretty consistent followings

The Prince parties always sell out - if you want to go dancing with a lot of people to a lot of Prince songs all night, it's a thing.

Curmudgeon, is that Washingtonian top 100 from earlier in the year? I seem to remember those rankings from a while ago.

Oops, maybe.

I had a little time yesterday and made it partway through the Hide/Seek show at National Portrait Gallery - here's a good review:

http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/articles/40208/hidden

There's no question that the show is worth seeing. I thought there were too many works that were just portraits of gay artists rather than gay portraiture, but still fascinating overall. I might head back today to look at the pieces I didn't have time for.

ok I will probably visit to see it, but wish i could wear a T shirt with a big cock on it in protest.