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Re: PETA Acts Not Dumb

Jessica Lee — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 21:33:11 -0000

I went on a vegetarian diet to save the planet and gained 15 pounds. I am finally just about back to normal but will not be a veggie again.

Re: Obama’s Half-Eaten Waffle Briefly Auctioned on eBay

Jessica Lee — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 17:30:24 -0000

How do the candidates not get obese when on the campaign trail? Waffles, cheese steaks etc. are not exactly health food and I doubt that they have time to workout.

Re: Because You Can’t Spell ‘Cheat’ Without ‘Eat’

Jessica Lee — Mon, 12 May 2008 14:59:11 -0000

Another notable food network "cheat" is Robin Miller, who cooks one main ingredient (e.g. a pork loin) and then makes three different meals out of it.

Re: Readers, What Should $50 Get Me at Dean & DeLuca?

Jessica Lee — Mon, 12 May 2008 15:31:50 -0000

Cheese for sure. I would go for the epoisses and also get proscuitto de parma ($30/lb). They also have amazing Norwegian cured salmon.

Re: Tired of the Same Memorial Day Meal?

Jessica Lee — Sun, 25 May 2008 13:42:30 -0000

Baby back ribs grilled for four hours over low coals, yum. FYI they cost me $15 a rack now, up from about $10 last summer. Since my hungry friends eat about half a rack each the formerly cheap dish is starting to feel like a party splurge.

Re: Shochu Finding Way Into the Mix

Jessica Lee — Mon, 02 Jun 2008 17:26:39 -0000

Kaz Sushi Bistro on Eye Street has great sakes. You can do a three sake sampler and will be guaranteed to have at least one be milky.

Re: Chicken Kebob Tequila

Jessica Lee — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 17:40:01 -0000

Bourbon bacon sounds good. Chicken kebob tequila sounds like a vomit inducer. Yuck. My view: it is yummy to flavor meat with liquor, disgusting to flavor liquor with meat.

Re: CSPI Nuts Would Prefer Kids Fast Than Eat Fast Food

Jessica Lee — Mon, 11 Aug 2008 14:43:23 -0000

OMG I hate that group and Jacobson is a tool. I wish Julia Child were around to kick his butt.

Re: Brit Gov’t Drinks Measures Cause Brew-Ha-Ha

Jessica Lee — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 17:18:37 -0000

I have to stand up for the British system as in US bars you have no idea what you are getting and bars routinely sell "pints" that are not. I wish ABC's would enforce adhering to advertized glass size more than policing underaged drinking, which I completely support. I routinely remove "pint" glasses from DC bars, take them home and pour a beer into them. They are typically 12 oz, sometimes less, and never more. I think that ATF should investigate this.

The metric system: an abomination because its measurements are either too small or too large to be useful and easily understood. (I also believe that a factor in Carter losing to Reagan was the former's support of going metric. Children of the 70s will remember the puzzling miles/km conversion stickers on the dashboard.)

Too small example: the milliliter. There are 750 of them in a bottle of booze. Try to envision a milliliter, or 1/750th of a bottle. Then try to envision 20 of them in a recipe. The gram presents a similar problem, though some of us might be more familiar with that measurement.

Too large example: the meter. A one foot difference in a person's height is huge in reality but is a barely inperceptible 0.30 of a meter.

Re: I Made Mooseburgers, Sarah Palin!

Jessica Lee — Fri, 03 Oct 2008 13:50:58 -0000

Your mooseburger article was brilliant. Obama isn't the only Democrat who has committed a yuppie food gaffe. Michael Dukakis was done in by suggesting that struggling Midwest farmers try growing Belgian endive instead of corn. Forget Willie Horton and the photo of him in the tank, the endive comment did Dukakis in.

Re: Help us choose our wedding menu

Jessica Lee — Fri, 03 Oct 2008 14:50:40 -0000

The best wedding food I ever had was catered by A Taste of Morocco in Arlington. It was delicious and refreshing in how unpretentious it was. Vats of delicious Moroccan food in tin trays over sterno rocked really hard. All of the attendees loved it as in addition to being delicious the food created a relaxed atmosphere that most wedding receptions lack. Plus it was nice to know that the couple were not going into hock to pay for it.

Re: Smoke Alarm

Jessica Lee — Mon, 13 Oct 2008 19:36:01 -0000

I worry about this as I want to move to SF. To their credit, they have the best air in the US. But I think that is mostly because they have a huge breeze every day from the Pacific. It would be a major bummer if I could not grill there.

Re: Michael Phelps to Promote Sub-Par Sandwiches in New Ad Campaign

Jessica Lee — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 19:51:36 -0000

I am a big fan of Subway and disagree that they are subpar. In NY or NJ yes, they would be, as the sandwich is an art there. But in DC they are pretty good. The BMT rocks.

Re: Senseless threat to Ethiopian microlots

Jessica Lee — Mon, 02 Mar 2009 17:44:08 -0000

That is an effective way to destroy the one engine of growth in that economy.

Re: Dog Days on Capitol Hill

Jessica Lee — Mon, 02 Mar 2009 17:52:40 -0000

There must be a taxpayer subsidy here as one dog plus a coke on the DC streets cost $2.50. This new machine could be the ultimate pork generating pork.

But I love the hot dog as an institution so can perhaps can give Congress a pass on this one.

Re: Vegetarianism Bad for Teens

Jessica Lee — Tue, 07 Apr 2009 16:32:17 -0000

As Kurt Cobain said, ironically, "It's okay to eat fish 'cause they don't have any feelings."

Also ironically, the fattest person I know is a vegan.

Re: The Love that Dare Not Speak Its Name

Jessica Lee — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 16:51:58 -0000

I have followed this string of recent debates. There are some people who absolutely hate cilantro. Julia Child, my idol, is one of them. I like the controversial herb and can't imagine Vietnamese food without it, especially Pho.

Re: So This Goat Walks Into a Carl’s Jr.

Jessica Lee — Fri, 17 Apr 2009 18:43:59 -0000

I once saw a deer with full antlers in front of Politics and Prose on Connecticut Ave.