italian boy

italian boy

Thursday, May 22, 2008

Charlie Chiang's ten dollar buffet ... vom


this are blog from the past to get you started.. from june 2007


I'm going to start this all off with today's travesty, Charlie Chiang's ten dollar buffet. clones of the chinese-american eatery have been spotted anywhere between Reston and the District however today was the day i decided to plunge into an MSG-induced coma.

long story short: the restaurant's supposed mongolian bbq consists of standard medium quality meats with raw cantonese vegetables and a handfult of diabetically sweet sauces. the "chinese" portion had a number of tough, overcooked dry chicken and pork dishes, soups so briny a rinse with dead sea water would have been refreshing, and a fried rice dry enough to make you believe it sat out under a heat lamp the entire night.

all this with not even a salad or bit of crisp green to wash my mouth of the experience.

three reasons why anyone should go to Charlie Chiang's
1. you need an excuse to call in sick.
2. youre trying to beat the world record in highest calorie count with lowest nutritional value.
3. you enjoy the feeling of having a squirrel claw its way out of your intestines for the rest of the pm.


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Hi there, my name is Giacomo and I enjoy things delicious. Long story short, my parents moved from Italy to NJ where I grew up (and loved it) but found myself in Washington, DC fourteen years ago and haven’t yet found an excuse to leave. Food has always been a huge part of my day and life… from happy times, sad times, holidays, drunken escapades and all the rest in between, I’ve usually spent a good portion of that time putting something in my mouth. I guess I started this blog a little while ago to keep track of what I was cooking and places I’d eat-- simply because my friends were always asking “how do you make this” or “where do you get that” but surprisingly over time I guess real people started reading too. SO, take a look around and let me know what you think. You’ll see that the backbone of lots of my food is Italian but I manage to cover most bases. Thanks for stopping by. BUON APPETITO!

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