Gastronomical Banter

Imma agree with sidestout that PP is more of a bar in my opinion than a restaurant. I'm also quite disappointed you'd spend money on pizza space when you could easily make that at home for a fraction of the cost.

Verdict: Hats allowed.

Yada wrote:
Imma agree with sidestout that PP is more of a bar in my opinion than a restaurant. I'm also quite disappointed you'd spend money on pizza space when you could easily make that at home for a fraction of the cost.

Verdict: Hats allowed.

I don't make pizza nearly as good as Pizza Paradiso. So there's that.

And while I would say my wife makes pizza that is in the same league (though we don't have a brick oven at home), it's nice to not have to cook once in a while. Surely you understand!

Plus, the happy hour pricing actually makes some of the beer cheaper at PP than if you purchased it retail. So that helps!

I had the Korean BBQ Beef Brisket Bao at the Anthem.  It was highly tasty, overpriced, and not especially Korean.  If I were eating there, I'd definitely consider ordering it again.  That said, if I had the time, I'd find a local spot and eat before going in.

There is a restaurant/high-end whisky bar in Richmond with a posted, and enforced, not hats for gentlemen policy and the continual (every 2-3 week’s for 2+ years) social media outrage over it is a consistent source of comedy. Some of these bros get so infuriated about being asked to take their hat off.

This is how you should have handled the situation.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Hqp1bGuiHHs

Baked Bear is coming to Pike and Rose.  They need to set up a kiosk at the Wharf.

[Baked Bear] is known for its original-recipe craft ice cream that is sandwiched between freshly baked cookies, brownies or doughnuts. Customers can mix and match their top and bottom. The sandwiches can also be rolled through toppings like Fruity Pebbles, Oreo crumbs, Nutella and Heath Bar bits.  The ice cream sandwiches are then hot pressed.

excontradiction wrote:
…mix and match their top and bottom…

Anyone heard from walkonby lately?

ggw wrote:

excontradiction wrote:
…mix and match their top and bottom…

Anyone heard from walkonby lately?

I have it on good authority that hutch has sent him a few personal emails with no response back thus far.

No…i gave up..i mean if he does not want to be around….

ggw wrote:

excontradiction wrote:
…mix and match their top and bottom…

Anyone heard from walkonby lately?

I believe I heard something about him and Relaxer running off together for a sexcapade.

Julian, wrote:

ggw wrote:

excontradiction wrote:
…mix and match their top and bottom…

Anyone heard from walkonby lately?

I believe I heard something about him and Relaxer running off together for a sexcapade.

Herman Otto - last post, October 3, 2017
Relaxer - last post, October 3, 2017

ggw wrote:

Julian, wrote:

ggw wrote:

excontradiction wrote:
…mix and match their top and bottom…

Anyone heard from walkonby lately?

I believe I heard something about him and Relaxer running off together for a sexcapade.

Herman Otto - last post, October 3, 2017
Relaxer - last post, October 3, 2017

Truth is out there, Sheeple!

ggw wrote:

Julian, wrote:

ggw wrote:

excontradiction wrote:
…mix and match their top and bottom…

Anyone heard from walkonby lately?

I believe I heard something about him and Relaxer running off together for a sexcapade.

Herman Otto - last post, October 3, 2017
Relaxer - last post, October 3, 2017

again GGW with the continuity police!

I heard from relaxer via email slightly after those dates as I an extra for the Anthem Soft opening
but he declined, so don't know if Otto was manning his email while he had him tied up in the gimp suit

So for many years, our staff holiday party has been a potluck in January. I guess staff at some point decided that MLK Day was more worthy of celebration than the Christian, Jewish, and Muslim holidays that come in December. Whatever, MLK was a man who did great things, I won't argue. Let's sit around the office and eat each other's crappy food in January rather than going to a nice DC restaurant in December. Woohoo.

This year someone decided to put it to a vote. December vs. January, and potluck vs. restaurant.

Yay! December won overwhelmingly. But potluck also won overwhelmingly. WTF? DC is a pretty decent restaurant town, and who doesn't want to get out of the office for a few hours? Instead, we'll be crowding once again into our tiny seminar room, eating each other's food. I hope they do it on my telework day.

so I don't think it's about MLK (or you for that matter)
I've been at a number of firms that do the holiday party for the staff in Jan, because December is usually filled with tons of Client and Vendor parties as well as family commitments to parties

I hope they do it on my telework day.

man you must be at fun at work as you are on this board

Brother wrote:
so I don't think it's about MLK (or you for that matter)
I've been at a number of firms that do the holiday party for the staff in Jan, because December is usually filled with tons of Client and Vendor parties as well as family commitments to parties

I hope they do it on my telework day.

man you must be at fun at work as you are on this board

Without going into details, I don't work at a "firm", December is usually quieter work-wise than January, and I'm not sure how family commitments have anything to do with having a holiday work party at lunchtime during the first two weeks of December.

Space wrote:

Brother wrote:
so I don't think it's about MLK (or you for that matter)
I've been at a number of firms that do the holiday party for the staff in Jan, because December is usually filled with tons of Client and Vendor parties as well as family commitments to parties

I hope they do it on my telework day.

man you must be at fun at work as you are on this board

Without going into details, I don't work at a "firm", December is usually quieter work-wise than January, and I'm not sure how family commitments have anything to do with having a holiday work party at lunchtime during the first two weeks of December.

I know, you work for trump (indirectly, but still sucking off the gvmt teat)…so you want our tax dollars to pay for your fancy office party
hell no

Brother wrote:

Space wrote:

Brother wrote:
so I don't think it's about MLK (or you for that matter)
I've been at a number of firms that do the holiday party for the staff in Jan, because December is usually filled with tons of Client and Vendor parties as well as family commitments to parties

I hope they do it on my telework day.

man you must be at fun at work as you are on this board

Without going into details, I don't work at a "firm", December is usually quieter work-wise than January, and I'm not sure how family commitments have anything to do with having a holiday work party at lunchtime during the first two weeks of December.

I know, you work for trump (indirectly, but still sucking off the gvmt teat)…so you want our tax dollars to pay for your fancy office party
hell no

I've worked in the same office for 20 years. We've ALWAYS paid out of our own pockets for 100% of any parties, be they at a restaurant, or in-house. (Unlike my wife, who works in private industry and it always getting free meals from her employer) There's all kinds of rules in place to prevent "sucking from the gvmt teat."

I think you're missing my point that it sucks having a bunch of cheapass, boring co-workers who would rather sit in a drab seminar room eating each other's casseroles than going to a nice DC restaurant on their own dime.

Brother wrote:
so I don't think it's about MLK (or you for that matter)
I've been at a number of firms that do the holiday party for the staff in Jan, because December is usually filled with tons of Client and Vendor parties as well as family commitments to parties

We have shuttered our "Christmas" party in favor of a "year recap awards gala" in February for similar reasons.

Julian, wrote:

Brother wrote:
so I don't think it's about MLK (or you for that matter)
I've been at a number of firms that do the holiday party for the staff in Jan, because December is usually filled with tons of Client and Vendor parties as well as family commitments to parties

We have shuttered our "Christmas" party in favor of a "year recap awards gala" in February for similar reasons.

It's all about taking Christ out of Christmas, isn't it? Just paving the way for the Sharia law your grandkids will be living under.