Tofu for Obama, originally uploaded by minhi.
I think this sums out how i feel about the whole Obama support. If Tofu could vote, don’t you think they’d join the fervor for Obama? I got this from http://chriscreatures.etsy.com. It looks to be sold out but give them an email, they’re really nice.
Ah, WD-50. I’ve wanted to eat here for the last 3 years and never could find a person to take. They are somewhat vegetarian unfriendly in that the menu is experimental so you don’t always know what to expect. Hard to plan for people with diet restrictions. But I finally made it, here’s our dinner menu
Now how was the food? I can pretty much guarantee that every dish will make you raise your eyebrow. Raise your eyebrow when it arrives, raise your eyebrow when you smell it, raise your eyebrow when you taste it! You will also keep repeating that ‘it’s wierd, but it works’ to yourself.
If i were return i would approach the menu a little differently. The fun part of eating here is the wow factor of each dish and that really works for the appetizers but i found the entrees abut too much. What was wow initially become a drag to eat. Even the Wagyu with coffee gnocchi (not that wierd) with coconut cream (yeah it’s wierd) that Frank Bruni from the NYTimes loved, i found a little tiring about halfway through it. On a return visit i would just order a few appetizers and dessert. Dessert is definately the most approachable part of this menu. You can even do a 3 course tasting menu for a slight discount.
Obviously the prices are a bit high, we did not drink, though the drink menu is equally interesting. The tables are pretty close to each other and everyone is friendly in a ‘what did we get ourselves into?’ kind of way. You will be looking over at other tables trying to figure out what people have ordered so be ready to be social! On the prices keep in mind this is New York city, that’s actually not that expensive, there are better values out there but the entertainment level/food theatre is extremely high here.
One funny thing about the neighborhood, i visited this street about 2 years ago and figured the gentrification would radically change it. Well not so much, if anything i thought it was even seedier then before! And to prove my point, Tatum O’neal was arrested for trying to buy crack a few streets over (on the other side of Houston) right as we were sitting down to dinner! What’s the street coming to!!
Tallula_receipt, originally uploaded by minhi.
Brunch at Tallula. Ok, so for the last few years i’ve become a bit of a brunch snob. It’s not like i try to be, i never go to brunch alone when i’m in DC. I will go alone when I’m travelling for work, but it somehow seems less creepy and desperate in that case. But in the last few years I’ve had brunch numerous times in NYC–what i consider to be the proto-typical (for good or bad) brunch. Clinton Street Bakery, Good Enough to Eat, Jane, Fairway (yes the Fairway does a great brunch), and numerous others i can’t even name. I can’t tell you exactly but there is a certain something about NYC brunch. And now I’ve found it in northern virginia. For 3 years I lived down the street from what is now Tallula, it use to be a divey/greasy bar called “whiteys” with half-price burger nights (tuesday?). When I arrived at Tallula i was pretty shocked at all the work they did. It’s a little haphazard in the sense that the design is an amalgamation of lots of different elements.
Now for the food, my brunch companion ordered the Graham Beck which is some sparky wine from South Africa that is rarely seen on American menus according to my frequent SA visiting companion. The ricotta cherry pancakes were succesful, if a little lite on the cherries. The bacon didn’t quite hold up to NYC standards for thick cut bacon, it was surprisingly ordinary actually but satisfactory. The pastrami hash was excellent, a little too nyc in that it was quite refined, a fine dice of house-made pastrami and crispy potataoes.
Overall I liked it quite a bit, unfortunately as you can see from the receipt, this brunch also has NYC style prices! I think the food would hold it’s own against a NYC brunch, but it’s not cheap. If you’re interested here’s a tip, get there when they open at 11AM or make a reservation. Reservations? ok so they’re not quite new york city yet.
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