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Tennis Lynette bought me a belated birthday lunch at The Disgruntled Chef (after tennis, of course).
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Baby spinach salad with mirin dressing and marinated egg.
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Do you know what it's like to miss New Orleans?
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I have never been to Maryland or any part of the Chesapeake Bay, but I have always been in love with crabcakes.
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It's jarring - stop with jar servings already. It's absolutely so cliched, and I am unable to dig everything out of an enclosed glass compartment.
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A little bit of diminishing returns by this time - a lull between servings and this baked bone marrow with persillade (sorry - very well done, but didn't make it into the shot - obviously not the star here) meant this did not explode into stratospheric ga
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This was a Vanessa Williams meal, because the best was saved for last.
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What is there not to love about Nancy's Chopped Salad at Pizzeria Mozza?
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Clams al forno with salsa calabrese at Pizzeria Mozza.
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At La Braceria, an antipasto platter with burrata (all 300 grams of smooth dairy silk), grilled zucchini and eggplant, tomatoes sun-dried and cherry, asparagus, arugula, and prosciutto.
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At Baker & Cook, a pile of croissants greets you at the door (as they should each morning).
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Canele de Bordeaux - the storied confections of continual artisanal refinement - beautifully burnt, custard waiting to be freed.
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There are so many crappy doughnuts that it is really a relief to encounter a well-made one.
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Almond cake with a hint of orange and butter happy in its supporting role - just like with the canele de Bordeaux, Baker & Cook handles the "crust" well.
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I was both thrilled and apprehensive to see Sandwich Saigon open in the neighborhood.
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Fresh spring rolls at Sandwich Saigon - nice, very serviceable, although I couldn't quite taste the pork.
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At the bottom of my Vietnamese iced coffee at Sandwich Saigon, I was informed that my glass was made in Thailand.
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A steak and Guinness pie at Big Ben's Pies.
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Eng's wanton mee has been an East Coast institution for the last 80 years.
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Just starting - more came. No time to take pictures then.
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This is just one piece of the puzzle - this was seriously one of the biggest Teochew porridge spreads I have ever seen in my life.
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Color coding plates.
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Teochew porridge, where you pair a steaming hot bowl of thin rice soup with dishes you pick from a long steam table of cooked favorites.