Not Dead and Give me Yummy Food lists!!!

So we have been on a unscheduled siesta due to life. But I finally have time to post again! I know my legions of readers have missed me. But I assure you that I have still been eating ... too much.


I've also invited some of my bestest foodie friends that I've known since high school and from different cities to also write about their food experiences. E is from Seattle and is also very adventurous in the kitchen. And A is from NYC and is one of the most camera happy diner out there. Hopefully they will be willing to share their experiences and I might add other friends to share



Now to today's rant ...



I have knocked off more restaurants off the 2010 Best Restaurants of DC list thanks to Restaurant Week and great friends and I realized that I really like the 2009 list much better. I mean there are the DC staple restaurants - Citronelle, Obelisk, City Zen, blah blah blah that are always going to be on these lists because they have an world famous executive chef or are just a DC institution. But that's not a good enough reason for me to patronize these restaurants. I want to know that whatever list is out there is going to blow my mind if it's on this list and I have to shell out boocoo bucks for it. Or it's that fantastic hole in the wall that serves dishes that make me want to lick the plate clean.

But the 2010 list is filled with disappointments or mediocrity. They are the restaurants that one goes with an expense account and low expectations. There are soo many amazing places in the DC area that serve up amazing dishes that make you feel like you are eating a fantasy, a warm family meal, or like royalty. Surfside was on the 2009 list and they have carnita tacos that remind me of eating at an oceanside taqueria in California. It may be a chain but Devon and Blakely has killer sandwiches and soups. Same with Potbelly's, it's consistency rated high by the users of Yelp, Urban Soup, and the everyday lunch crowd. And what about the burgoeing food cart/truck markets.

I guess my point today is I want these lists to actually be a showcase of the best in DC - the ones with the best food and service - and not the most popular.