Comments on: Atlantic Food Declares D.C. a Great Food City http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/blogs/youngandhungry/2009/05/28/atlantic-food-declares-dc-a-great-food-city/ D.C. Restaurants and Food Wed, 15 Feb 2012 15:38:09 -0500 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.2 By: The Atlantic’s Henry Counters: D.C. Is Indeed a Great Food City - Young & Hungry - Washington City Paper http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/blogs/youngandhungry/2009/05/28/atlantic-food-declares-dc-a-great-food-city/comment-page-1/#comment-3444 The Atlantic’s Henry Counters: D.C. Is Indeed a Great Food City - Young & Hungry - Washington City Paper Wed, 10 Jun 2009 00:51:31 +0000 http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/blogs/youngandhungry/?p=6538#comment-3444 [...] my quasi-take down of Henry’s declaration that D.C. is a great food city, he came back strong with a longer [...] [...] my quasi-take down of Henry’s declaration that D.C. is a great food city, he came back strong with a longer [...]

]]> By: Sam http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/blogs/youngandhungry/2009/05/28/atlantic-food-declares-dc-a-great-food-city/comment-page-1/#comment-3378 Sam Mon, 08 Jun 2009 16:05:24 +0000 http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/blogs/youngandhungry/?p=6538#comment-3378 I think DC has a ways to go -- doesn't even come close to Portland, Oregon, talk about affordable options. The burbs are good for ethnic but LA, Chicago or Queens NY trounces them there too. But hey, with critics (like Tim) and fewer expense-account steak restaurants we could make big strides. I think DC has a ways to go -- doesn't even come close to Portland, Oregon, talk about affordable options. The burbs are good for ethnic but LA, Chicago or Queens NY trounces them there too. But hey, with critics (like Tim) and fewer expense-account steak restaurants we could make big strides.

]]> By: Michael Young http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/blogs/youngandhungry/2009/05/28/atlantic-food-declares-dc-a-great-food-city/comment-page-1/#comment-3146 Michael Young Mon, 01 Jun 2009 17:50:33 +0000 http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/blogs/youngandhungry/?p=6538#comment-3146 Sounds like Mr. Henry was just trying to boost some attention to the DC food scene and did so with multiple caveats. Why is a writer from the city paper trying to discourage a perspective attempting to elevate discussion of DC food and fare? I do not have the luxury of just flying to any city to eat the food, but when my travels take me to the district I am usually very happy with the food and restaurant options. Sounds like Mr. Henry was just trying to boost some attention to the DC food scene and did so with multiple caveats. Why is a writer from the city paper trying to discourage a perspective attempting to elevate discussion of DC food and fare? I do not have the luxury of just flying to any city to eat the food, but when my travels take me to the district I am usually very happy with the food and restaurant options.

]]> By: Arlene http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/blogs/youngandhungry/2009/05/28/atlantic-food-declares-dc-a-great-food-city/comment-page-1/#comment-2989 Arlene Thu, 28 May 2009 19:38:46 +0000 http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/blogs/youngandhungry/?p=6538#comment-2989 Well, you omitted (for poetic license, I assume) the fact that he only adds D.C. with a caveat of "effort required". Furthermore, you unfairly color his essay as one that is making sweeping critiques about international cuisine. The list you cite is but a blurb in the essay, designed to give you background into his attitudes about dining in Buenos Aires, which he describes as homogeneous and flat. What most annoys me about critics complaining about D.C dining is how we always like to point out what we're missing. As someone who has spent a lot of time in the islands of Hawaii, Florida and Northern California, I have to say that I love the diversity of flavor, execution and price you can get here compared to those places. I get what he's saying. Why do we expect NYC and Paris wherever we go? That's what makes them NYC and Paris! Of course, do we really know we wouldn't come here just to eat? We already live here. You wouldn't be slightly curious about that crazy Jose Andres from that PBS show, or Michel Richard, or that Indian restaurant that Frank Bruni declared some of the best in the U.S? It just so happens we get a lot more of the type of tourist that is more interested in patriotic sights than city culture. That doesn't mean our food isn't good (great, even) or that people wouldn't come here to try it. We just happen to have some other cool shit too. Well, you omitted (for poetic license, I assume) the fact that he only adds D.C. with a caveat of "effort required". Furthermore, you unfairly color his essay as one that is making sweeping critiques about international cuisine. The list you cite is but a blurb in the essay, designed to give you background into his attitudes about dining in Buenos Aires, which he describes as homogeneous and flat.

What most annoys me about critics complaining about D.C dining is how we always like to point out what we're missing. As someone who has spent a lot of time in the islands of Hawaii, Florida and Northern California, I have to say that I love the diversity of flavor, execution and price you can get here compared to those places. I get what he's saying. Why do we expect NYC and Paris wherever we go? That's what makes them NYC and Paris!

Of course, do we really know we wouldn't come here just to eat? We already live here. You wouldn't be slightly curious about that crazy Jose Andres from that PBS show, or Michel Richard, or that Indian restaurant that Frank Bruni declared some of the best in the U.S? It just so happens we get a lot more of the type of tourist that is more interested in patriotic sights than city culture. That doesn't mean our food isn't good (great, even) or that people wouldn't come here to try it. We just happen to have some other cool shit too.

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