Washingtonian Names 100 Best D.C. Restaurants

Washingtonian magazine has released its list of the Top 100 D.C. Restaurants.
Petes Apizza, my local pizzeria, made the cut.  But it turns out, it got the nod mainly out of budget appeal, according to food critic Todd Kliman.  Personally, I find the pizza (by the slice) kind of lacking.  Maybe it’s better made-to-order?
Give me Red Rocks pizza any day instead.

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Good Read: Schott’s Food and Drink Miscellany

For by now obvious reasons, Schott’s Food & Drink Miscellany is one of my favorite light reads.  William Grimes’s review in the New York Times gives you a sample:

“…The book is pointedly pointless, intentionally aimless and endlessly entertaining.
It is gratifying to learn that humble pie is no mere expression. There really was such a thing, a dish made [...]

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Good Grape: La Crema Pinot Noir 2006

The winemaker says:
“We admit it. We’re a little obsessed with terroir. Especially when it comes to Pinot Noir. Technically, terroir means the absolutely unique characteristics of a site – soil, wind, temperature, cosmic influences, neighboring lavender fields, nearness of the sea. For Pinot, it means that the subtle texture and flavors of one site cannot [...]

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