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Weekly Blog Round Up - May 30, 2008

Heard around the DC Foodies blogosphere this week... I think a good rule of thumb when it comes to portion size is never eat anything that is bigger than your head, or a bread box. But, if you do, make sure it's for free. Bethesda's The Burger Joint is doing just that, according to the Washington Post's Weekend section. Weighing in at 15 pounds, including 9 pounds of beef, the monster burger, at nearly $80, comes with a bottle of Maalox. Finish it off, and it's free. The cardiologist's bill is..
http://www.dcfoodies.com/2008/05/weekly-blog-r-4.html

Puglia: Backward and Beautiful - May 29, 2008

With the world now catering to the American market, shopping has become a much easier chore for the novice wine buyer. All over the globe, obscure native varietals are being torn up and replaced with Cabernet, Chardonnay, and other so called "International Varietals." Producers of such wines now make a point of presenting their products in the American manner, by varietal, rather than by the more obtuse traditional regional designations even the famously reactionary Bordeaulais are getting...
http://www.dcfoodies.com/2008/05/with-the-world.html

Everona Dairy - Sheep's Milk Cheese from Virginia's Piedmont - May 28, 2008

For more than a dozen years now, Dr. Pat Elliott has been crafting a range of quality, artisanal sheep's milk cheeses just a few hours' drive from Washington in Rapidan, Virginia. Until recently, these delicious cheeses from Everona Dairy have been hard to find for most D.C. Foodies, as they were sold primarily on-site and at Farmers' Markets in Charlottesville. Those who were able to chase down a wedge of Stony Man or Piedmont at Arrowine or another local shop were rewarded with cheeses that...
http://www.dcfoodies.com/2008/05/everona-dairy-.html

Simple Pleasures: Green Garlic - May 27, 2008

So this is my first year really doing the farmer's market thing. I've been to them in the past, but I've never considered using them as my main grocery source. This new commitment came out of some combination of post-college idealism and a genuine distrust of the mass-market food industry. Perhaps its part of my evolving politics, the desire to get back to American food, grown in America, by Americans and not by corporations. Maryland, Virginia, West Virginia, Delaware, Pennsylvania I live...
http://www.dcfoodies.com/2008/05/simple-pleasure.html

Weekly Blog Round Up - May 23, 2008

Heard around the D.C. Foodie blogosphere this week...Thank you to Lea for letting D.C. Foodies know about Cuisine des Artistes: A Feast For The Senses, benefiting the DC Arts Center. The event will be held on May, 28th at the Meridian House and will feature local chefs and artists, collaborating to create works of edible art. When it comes to edible art, nothing beats Mother Nature. This week, Counter Intelligence's Melissa McCart tells us about how peonies on New Hampshire Ave. got her...
http://www.dcfoodies.com/2008/05/weekly-blog-r-3.html