Restaurant: Ben's Chili Bowl
Location: Washington DC, USA
Date: February 16th 2008
Dining Room: Across the street from the subway station entrance, the dining room is lengthy with various sections from front to back. Counter is in the front dining room. It's a honest, down home restaurant oozing it's character as a neighborhood favorite.
Notes: Chili Con Carne Small $3.70 Large $5.15 w/cheese & onions add $.35


Large Chili Con Carne with Cheese






This is one fantastic chili. It's has a unexpectedly smooth mouth feel. Upon first taste the chili offers pungently rich flavors that just screams for some accompanying bread. sadly there weren't any. Usually I do not like chili for it's sloppy texture and just mediocre taste. This is different. It offers good balance between smokiness and meaty flavors, while not being overwhelmingly spicy.(I would have liked it to but a bit more spicy) On and all, it's probably the most satisfying bowl of chili I've ever downed. A local gem indeed.

-Trading Dweeb

Michel Richard's Citronelle

See, I told you I will have something up.
And now I have.
Ain't bad, huh.
Let's hustle.

Restaurant: Michel Richard's Citronelle
Location: Washington DC, USA
Date: Some time in February 17th 2008
Dining Room: The multi-level dining room features a very high celling where various functioning parts of the room are divided by the level it sits on. Soft lighting mixes with the grey backdrop and red drapery for a very modern, sensual dining atmosphere. A well-lit, vast open kitchen is sectioned off by glass walls behind the chef's table.
Notes: Reservation for 5, semi private dining area. A la Carte Menu 3 courses $95 PP.
Wine: Chateau de Fonbel 2000, Grand Cru, St Emillion, Bordeaux. $64
Our Rating: 7.5/10

Appetizers:

Suspended Eel and Hamachi Carpaccio, Seaweed miso glaze

Mosaic

Scallops, Califlower Puree



Tasting of Egg


Abalone, Vegetable Terrine, Caviar

Entrees:

Miso marinated sablefish
This is one gasp-indulcing dish. Perfectly cooked, miso seemed to compliment this oily fish perfectly. Whie the flavor profile is bold, the sweetness of the fish was not only uncompromised, but nicely accented.

Seared squab breast w/ foie sauce, crusted squab leg confit, macaroni & cheese
breast with foie sauce was a beautiful, ethereal combination. The richness and flavor of the sauce was pure indulgence. It worked particularly well with the wine selection we had this night.


Sweetbread


John Dory
What more do you want me to say? it's a poached john dory.

Deserts:

Chocolate Souffle w/ accompaniments

Tasting of Chocolate


"Citronelle Breakfast"
Is it an actual breakfast? hmm? you see that perfectly fried egg in skillet? it's actually apricot gelee suspended in a pool of coconut milk. I will let you discover what the rest of the items are when you visit Citronelle yourself.


Pomme Jolee
Perfect ending to a wonderfully creative and satisfying meal. It's the most intense tasting green apple sorbet I've ever tasted. Studded with frozen shaved apple, the tartness and the sweetness of the apple juice offer the much-needed cleansing of the palate. Simple, yet absolutely sublime.


I don't remember what this is. sorry.

View from the kitchen:

One of their walk-ins

- Trading Dweeb

Here we are.

So... You managed to find out blog. Huh?
Hmmm...
Good for you, then, I suppose.

We've got a problem.
I haven't gotten anything up yet.
But I will.
Yes, I know I am lazy.
But I will. I swear.

I can swear on my children that I will get something up.
Something tasty.
Except, however, I don't have any children at the moment.
Can I Swear on yours?
No? C'mon. Don't be a Meanie...
Still no?

Alright.

Fine.

Stay tune for some posts from me and my fellow writers than.

- The Trading Dweeb



啊。竟然被你找到了我們的blog。
嗯...还不错。
可是，我們有一個難題。
這個上空空如也。
是的，我知道我很懶惰。
但我以我兒子的名譽向你發誓：
在可展望的將來，我会写点儿什么的。
可是，我没有兒子。
无所谓，
我就用你的儿子的名誉发誓吧。
无所谓，无所谓。
所以大家敬請期待，美味馬戲團的到來。

此致，
勢利小人