August 24, 2007

  • i do love eating at zaytinya quite a bit... but i love it even more now for what may be the tastiest dessert i've had in a while, the Greek Yogurt & Apricots. it was amazing. muscat soaked apricots, vanilla yogurt cream, apricot espuma and pistachios. it was a delightful combination of cream and fruit - a simple concept, but done so exquisitely that i practically was licking clean the dish in which it was served. and to boot, it was presented well. a thin layer of apricots at the bottom, a thick layer of stark white cream in the middle, and then the muscat soaked apricots on top. divine.

    another new place for food in libation in DC that i went to recently is proof. it is a wine bar but they've started serving lunch, so we tried it out the other day. the lamb burger and salmon     croque-monsieur are both delicious but the nice surprises were in their sides- their chickpea fries and corn soup. both had a really great consistency and kick.

    and, for lunch today it was the reliable source at the national press club. it was 25 older, white men... and me. sometimes it's kinda cool to be in the "insider's crowd" of DC... it's just too bad that the food wasn't better.

    lastly, i'm finding that more and more, i need dessert to cleanse my palate after eating.