Brad Pitt Has Your Secret Shit: Rolling DC

so i finally went to the gibson last night. great place. had my first vieux carré, very nice. my friend was joking with t1ffany the bartender about quizzing her on ingredients in mystery cocktails, and i asked if she could identify the specific ingredients and brands in a cocktail just by drinking one. she says, "no, but this guy [I DIED's name, i think??] comes in here and does that sometimes." and said you designed the place, too? if so, wow, nice job!

lol I am famous only to bartenders

a good crowd to be famous to imo

that is a+ fame

man this same bartender made my friend what she called an escalade, a manhattan with 23 year willett, dunno if it's a real drink or custom-made, but WOAH that was a good manhattan

oh man anything with the 23 year willett is bound to be great, I have made myself a manhattan with that at home and it is unbelievable. And not really available outside DC!

Where'd that guy go who used to be at brasserie beck with Thor?

idk what this thread even is but brad pitt was rumored to be in new orleans the same week i just was. i didnt see him though :(

(xpost) he's beer director at the de vinos stores now.

How's this Out of Hours thing at the Hirshhorn? Anyone been?

Er, After Hours I mean

generally good, but very crowded and sceney.

better to see most exhibits during regular hours and focus on the special installations/music at the events.

thanks, might give it a go. I saw some of the regular exhibits last week. I loved this:

The NY Times on the Obamas and D.C.

How about a tasty meal? The Obamas have enjoyed white-tablecloth dining at Equinox, Bobby Van’s Steakhouse, B. Smith’s and Georgia Brown’s, and street-corner casual at Ben’s Chili Bowl and Five Guys Burgers and Fries.

awww pretzel walrus and his gf gave me THE WAY THINGS GO DVD for my bday in january!

Ummmm, I just don't get the cherry blossom thing.

aw c'mon, they're pretty!

I have similar looking trees in my Arlington neighborhood and no tourists are stopping by to look at them.

I did the compulsory foreign transplant visit to the Tidal Basin on Saturday at 8am and it was already pretty packed. I like them. There's one across the street from my apartment that I can gaze on.

so, i probably won't have at least my same job, or maybe any job at my organization, by the end of may. change is good & all, have an idea of what kind of place i'd like to work for & what field, but on the other hand.. have some time to think on it & wondering if i should take the opportunity to pick up and move out of dc.

Oh noes! To lose you and 69 in so short a span would be too sad!

Is 69 going to Cali or elsewhere?

already gone to SF :(

missin mah doggz

<3

...although this tasty 2.75 BBQ pork bánh mì is easing my grief

(btw amy d sent me a link yesterday about new phở place in columbia heights that is supposedly good but is charging like NINE DOLLARS for bánh mì. UH isnt the point that it's cheap??? stupid TARGET mark-up. it's just gonna end up another place that's shittier than what langley park and annandale and columbia heights potbelly can offer)

DOESNT ANYONE CARE ABOUT MY TROUBLES

dead to us

charging like NINE DOLLARS for bánh mì.

Saw this on dcist.com Apparently they're pushing a combo, the banh mi sandwich and soup and sumptin else for $9, but you can get just the banh mo for half that (but it's not obvious on the menu)

I went to Beijing earlier this year - mid February, so it was still cold and rainy - and actually saw people lining up to take picures in front of multiple fake cherry blossom trees in front of a few department stores on the main shoppig drag of central Beijing.

Crazy.

Also - 69. How's SF treating y'all?

its great! anni3 got a job at UCSF, we got record shelving, we saw I LOVE YOU MAN last night and missed zack and emily, and we're trying out all the local pizza, and it's all like mall pizza so far.

have y'all tried that indian pizza place--shakey mo turned us onto it on the SF thread when we were out there last fall--fucking great

no but we were talking about it on wednesday! which place is it??

shakey mo lives like 1 block from me

zante's

i was suspicious
but
it was delicious

lil young mc over here

Back over here the $20 3-course lunch at Vidalia is still the deal of all deals. James Beard Award winning cooking, pick from the whole menu, oh my gosh.

still goin? is it to become permanent?

yeah dude I tried to hit you up for that today but no luck :(

― suggest bahn mi (I DIED), Friday, April 10, 2009 8:10 PM (18 minutes ago) Bookmark

UH yknow suzy's walkin around with the same handle right dogg

WAHT

had no idea

will modify

if the Vidalia lunch special isn't permanent it's at least running indefinitely.

also a killer lunch deal at Proof, an entree (from a list of six) and a glass of white or red wine for $12.

wowwww that IS a good deal!

guys my next door neighbor is playing music really loud, it is some terrible amy winehouse cover

WHAT CAN I DO