Save your pickle juice…

Well, not indefinitely but it’s you’ve ever stopped at one of the Kiwanis chicken stands on the way to Rehoboth you’d know exactly what I’m talking about.  Hands down my favorite BBQ chicken on the east coast.  Once, in 2006, it even managed to convert a vegetarian.  For $6 or $7 you get half a roasted bird, a couple pickles (bread and butter), chips and a bun.  Secret to the bird?  They brine/soak/marinate the whole chickens in left-over pickle juice over night before their salted, peppered, and slow roasted over the grill.  TRY THIS AT HOME. 

Now THAT is a bloody mary.

I can’t remember who sent me this photo so I there’s no credit but lemme just say I can have about 40 of these over the course of an afternoon. 

REVIEW: Spumoni Gardens.. beh

Get it if you’re in Brooklyn just to say you landmarked it.  There really are about a thousand other places in NY I’d rather go to though.  

Am I reaching for the stars?

Is it that impossible to get a decent bagel in DC?  My New Yorkers say it’s because of the water.  I say it’s because of the Jews.  Maybe DC just doesn’t have enough picky Jewish mothers ready to verbally degrade shop owners that sell the doughy, dense, five inch hockey pucks we’re all so used to.  And please don’t get me started on the cream cheese situation. L'Shanah Tovah, y'all.

REWVIEW: Etto, DC

Four hundred and thirty seven restaurants have opened on 14^th Street between N and S since March 2013. One of them happens to be Etto, my favorite restaurant, watering hole, and corner spot on bar where I can burn an hour and a couple bills snacking on my absolute favorite cured meats and cheeses.  Hands down I can’t leave without the prosciutto, cinghiale, and burrata.  Makes a great spot for a cozy dinner too with a great selection of pizzas, fresh entrees, and small dishes.  Wines are marvelous and I have yet to try a specialty cocktail I didn’t love.  Etto. 1541 14th St NW (202) 232-0920