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My Ten Most Memorable Bites of 2007 (Outside New York): What Are Yours?

my ten would be something like this-

claudio from la taverna in perugia's chicken with white truffles which he made at birdland in nyc during umbria jazz week.

anything from the palace kitchen in seattle.

lunch with paul frank of gemstone vineyard at tre vigne.

higgins in portland.

del posto....appetizers of doom.

salumi-the gnocchi and the salumi

the chaiparrinia's (sp?) in santos in brasil.

piatti due in harlem. the octapus! yum!

mario's spinach lasagna from the orange cookbook that i made for christmas. my mom's still talking about it! thanks MB.

vaneps at 6:41PM on 12/29/07

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My Ten Most Memorable Bites of 2007 (Outside New York): What Are Yours?

The Bent Spoon is almost as good as Paris' Berthillon :) We go to both, especially the Bent Spoon, as often as possible.

joannabar at 10:27PM on 01/03/08

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My Ten Most Memorable Bites of 2007 (Outside New York): What Are Yours?

My Ten Most Memorable Bites of 2007 (Outside New York): What Are Yours?

(1) The Bacon Cheeseburger/Fries @ Central Michel Richard in Washington, D.C.
(2) The Baseball Crab Sandwich @ Shoreline Seafood in Gambrills, Maryland.
(3) The Steamed Dumplings, Pad Thai, and Pad Khing @ Thai Basil in Chantilly, Virginia.
(4) Beef Flank and Tripe Pho @ Pho 75 in Herndon, Virginia.
(5) Beef Patty/Cocoa Bread and a Pineapple D&G Soda @ The Tropicana Restaurant in Washington, D.C.
(6) Dumplings and Great Grilled Pork Tenderloin @ Ruan Thai in Wheaton, Maryland.
(7) Aushak, Mantu, Chopan and Fish Kabob @ Bamian Restaurant in Falls Church, Virginia.
(8) "Ga Xao Xa Ot" (Chicken Sauteed in Lemongrass and Curry Chilli) @Huong Que ("Four Sisters") in Falls Church, Virginia
(9) Chicken Koti Rolls @ Rangoli Restaurant in South Riding, Virginia

and....

(10) Beef Tacos and Pork Carnitas @ Taqueria Nacionale in Washington, D.C.

Let it be known...in my opinion, the Washington, D.C. Metropolitan Area (DC, Northern VA, and Suburban Maryland) has the the most diverse array of restaurants outside of NYC (Also San Francisco). Come visit and check us out.

chefinthemaking at 11:10AM on 01/03/08

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My Ten Most Memorable Bites of 2007 (Outside New York): What Are Yours?

The French Toast at North Pond in Chicago. Bruce Sherman's restaurant offers incredible brunch dishes, great way to end the year.

As for Geno's steaks - after Joey Vento's "This is America, please order In English." sign, I am never going there again (besides, Geno's simply cannot compete with John's Roast Pork or Tony Luke's). Yeah, Joey, this is America, and no one has to patronize a joint owned by a stupid bigot!

epices6 at 10:53PM on 01/02/08

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My Ten Most Memorable Bites of 2007 (Outside New York): What Are Yours?

I need to add a #11 to my list... last night we ate at Wildfish. I had the Hong Kong steamed sea bass, as I often do, but I also finally got around to trying their truffled macaroni and cheese. Wow. All I can say is...

Oh.

MY.

GOD!

LoCo at 12:33PM on 01/01/08

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My Ten Most Memorable Bites of 2007 (Outside New York): What Are Yours?

The gelato at Caffe Gelato Newark DE.
The ribs at Johnny Boys Ribs La Plata MD
The macarons at Miel Patisserie Philly
Bread from Metropolitan Bakery Philly
The hotcake at Big Ed's City Market Restaurant Raleigh NC the bisquits are fabulous too
Anything at Foster's Market Restaurant Chapel Hill NC Sara Foster is amazing.
Cue at Wilbur's BBQ Goldsboro NC
Crabs at Woody's Crab House Northeast MD
Hot pretzels from Federal Pretzel Philly
and finally the yearly pilgrimage to Geno's steaks in Philly for a American Wit and cheese fries.

JerzeeTomato at 10:00PM on 12/29/07