At Bittersweet restaurant in Germantown:

Lobster Bisque Suop
House Salad
Veal Oscar
Garlic Mashed Potatoes
Asparagus

Kung Pao Chicken with Steamed Rice...and a Kirin

shrimp in garlic wine lemon butter over pasta.

First time I felt like cooking in a week:

Pan fried spuds and cornbread casserole (I know...very carb laden but oh well...)

Salmon and a nice wild rice 'salad' a la the Mitzitam Cafe recipe

Hot Tamales, Chili and Green Beans

Homeade chicken fried steak, mashed potatoes, peas

NY Strips, Baked Potato and Salad

A crab pudding ...
Like a savory bread pudding with crab.

Burgers with a Neal Cab

Leg of Lamb, Mashed Potatoes and Blackeyed Peas

Grilled steak soft tacos

Chinese from Formosa restaurant:
Sesame Chicken, Chicken Fried Rice and Steamed Dumplings.

Carry-out from The Palm:

Garden salad
Veal Milanese
Chicken Parm w/ penne
Hashbrowns
Carrot cake

Indeed it is. I think they've got about 12-15 locations nationwide. Effectively the same menu everywhere.

I've got some hanger steaks marinating and some 2003 Vall Lach Embruix in a decanter.

Last night -- Wings

Last night dinner prepared by DJ Hombre:

Red beets and mixed greens with ricotta (?) and a spice dressing.
Duck with Riso

I gotta say this was the best duck I have ever had and I've had a lot of duck. If there was a little sauce on it it had to be 98% butter. Then sprinkled with rock salt... It was fantastic. John has imo the makings of a great chef. If a restaurant served a duck like this people would be coming from around the world to have it. His love of wine keeps him in his current job as a cellar rat for Etude. That plus the fact that chefs are a dime a dozen especially in the Napa Valley. When and if some restaurantuer gives John a chance I have no doubt that he could become one of the best chefs in the world.