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Tag Archives: Cleveland Park
Palena Cafe, Cleveland Park
(See the March 8, 2014 Review here.) The following course was oven roasted sea bass with coriander and lime that was the best piece of fish I’ve eaten in years. A crispy buttery salty crust atop a moist, perfectly done … Continue reading
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Tagged Cleveland Park, Modern Italian
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Palena Cafe, Cleveland Park
(See the September 5, 2011, Minibite here (yes, it was a play on DalÃ) and the March 13, 2011, Review here.) As things seem to be shifting eastward, from Cleveland Park towards 14UP, Palena and Palena Cafe become ever-more valuable to the … Continue reading
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Masala Art – Minibites: February 5, 2012 – February 11, 2012
Minibites are delicious samplings of Don’s culinary adventures, condensed, distilled, and always meant to be savored with your Monday morning coffee. The DCDining.com Restaurant Guide is located exclusively on donrockwell.com. (For an extra shot, click on the link and enjoy the full … Continue reading
Posted in DC, MD, Restaurants, VA
Tagged Arlington, Beers, Belgian, Clarendon, Cleveland Park, Columbia, Delivery, Gastropub, Indian, Modern American, Mussels, Pizza, Reston, Sandwiches, Seafood, Tenleytown, Vienna, Wines By The Glass
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Mourir de ne pas mourir
L’Amoureuse Happy Labor Day (and unofficial last day of summer (hat tip: Allen, Éluard, McCarthy, Saramago)), Knock! Knock! Knock!, <groan>, 8 AM room service serving as a wake-up call to September, coffee and tea served in the impossibly elegant suite at the … Continue reading
Posted in DC, Restaurants, VA
Tagged Airlines, Cleveland Park, Courthouse, Modern Italian, Modern Spanish, Steakhouse, Wine
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Medium Rare, Cleveland Park
(See the March 27th, 2011 Review here.) When Medium Rare first opened – even before it first opened – I expressed to myself a quiet concern. I had questions about whether a restaurant serving essentially one thing only – steak … Continue reading
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Tagged Cleveland Park, Steakhouse
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Medium Rare, Cleveland Park
I went to the soft opening of Medium Rare on Saturday evening, and enjoyed my meal very much. It’s generally accepted that it’s not good form to comment publicly on restaurants during mock service or soft openings, so I’ll semi-recuse … Continue reading
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Palena Cafe, Cleveland Park
(See the January 30th, 2011 Review here.) As many dozens (yes) of times as I’ve been to Palena, I don’t think I’ve ever gone just for dessert – until Friday night. Actually, it was for an after-dinner drink too – … Continue reading
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Tagged Cleveland Park, Cocktails, Desserts
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Ardeo + Bardeo, Cleveland Park
(See the December 29th, 2010 Review here.) Congratulations to Dave Pressley, the new GM at Ardeo + Bardeo. When I called, Dave was able to get me a two-top on Friday night at 6 PM which is no small feat … Continue reading
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Tagged Cleveland Park, Modern American
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Palena Cafe, Cleveland Park
(See December 1, 2010 Review here). Palena Cafe has taken some recent criticism on the internet for … existing, but also for expanding, for no longer offering the back-room menu, and for some reported service glitches as well. Last Monday … Continue reading
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Ripple, Cleveland Park
On a frigid Sunday evening, I ducked into Ripple and immediately asked for a glass of Bourbon (that cold snap we recently had switched me from beer and wine to Bourbon and Rye very quickly). A Van Winkle 12 was … Continue reading
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Tagged Cleveland Park, Farm to Table, Modern American, Vegetarian
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