Girl Meets Food

Dear Reader,

I ate a bull penis today.  I absolutely regret my decision.

I’ve eaten some crazy-ass $#@& lately.

There have been many wonderful things too, like scotch eggs, kimchi quesadillas, and toffee bacon donuts.  I wonder if you’ve experienced the same joy.

Oh, if only you could write back to me and tell me—is there something that sticks out in your mind that you want to share?

Have you eaten something incredible, strange, bizarre, unique, memorable and just plain out-of-this-world?

I wish you’d answer me, Reader.  Write me back and tell me everything.  You do have email in Heaven, don’t you?

Also, Mikey talked to me today at lunch.  He’s so cute!  Thank you for not letting me have bovine genitalia stuck in my braces.

P.S.  Again, I’m sorry about the bull.

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Bacon, bacon, booze, brunch.  Those are my priorities.  What are yours?

If your mind is already on the weekend, read on for some exciting morning noshing, including bacon flights, Turkish eggs Benedict, and a half-smoked Bloody Mary.

Eola offers Sunday brunch from 11:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., with fresh ingredients plucked straight out of the Dupont Farmers’ Market.  Wake up to French toast, eggs and hash, homemade cinnamon rolls, market veggies, Cheddar grits,or  biscuits and jam.

But the most important part of Eola’s brunch in my opinion, is the bacon flight.  Did you hear me?  A.  Bacon.  Flight.

Choose from a variety of house-cured and smoked bacon including Duroc-Hampshire, Farmer’s Cross, Ossabaw, and Tamworth breeds, for $12. See the brunch menu here.  Eola, 2020 P. Street NW. 202.466.4441

The Source by Wolfgang Puck starts brunch a day early on Saturdays from 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m., with traditional brunch and Asian-inspired dishes.  Order a dim sum platter with spicy Thai-style chicken salad or market-fresh berry French toast with sausage.  There’s also a three-course prix-fixe lunch for $28. See the brunch menu here. Don’t forget The Source’s creative take on the Bloody Mary!  Shanghai Mary with Szechuan chili paste; and the classic District Mary with a miniature half-smoke garnish.  The Source, 575 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW.  202.637.6100.

Agora is serving up a Mediterranean brunch on Saturdays and Sundays from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.  Get a healthy start with labneh, strained yogurt with fruits and nuts; or a beet salad with lemon mashed potatoes, garlic, and orange; or charcoal-smoked eggplant, green and red peppers.  A Turkish twist on the old includes Pastirma Eggs Benedict with poached eggs and cured loin of beef; or scrambled eggs with spicy Turkish sausage. Agora, 1527 17th Street NW.  202.332.6767

The Melting Pot has a new gluten-free menu!  Enjoy a four-course meal consisting of cheese fondue, choice of salad, entrée fondue (includes chicken, tiger shrimp, filet mignon and vegetables), and choice of chocolate fondue.

Fondue at The Melting Pot is a fun and interactive dining experience and, for more than three decades, The Melting Pot has defined the niche across the American dining scene.

The price is $40.55 per person, which includes the four-course dinner, water-based beverages, tax and gratuity. That’s a phenomenal price.

Update: On July 20, 2010, a $5 donation from each dinner at the Washington, D.C. location only, will go to support gluten-free food education programs for the Celiac Disease Program at Children’s National Medical Center.

Cheese Fondue Course (choose 1 per table)
Spinach Artichoke Cheese Fondue
Fiesta Cheese Fondue
Cheddar Cheese Fondue
Wisconsin Trio Cheese Fondue
Traditional Swiss Cheese Fondue

Salads (choose 1 per person)
The Melting Pot House Salad
Spinach Mushroom Salad
Caesar Salad
California Salad

Entrée Fondue Course (all options are included for everyone)
Chicken
Tiger Shrimp
Filet Mignon
Variety of vegetables (mushrooms, broccoli, potatoes)

Sweets & Finishes (choose 1 per table)
The Original – signature milk chocolate with a swirl of crunchy peanut butter.
Disaronno Meltdown – silky white chocolate swirled with Disaronno amaretto and flambéed tableside.
Flaming Turtle – milk chocolate, caramel and chopped pecans, flambéed tableside.
Pure Chocolate – milk, dark or white chocolate, melted for the most pure of all chocolate fondues.
Bananas Foster – silky white chocolate swirled with bananas, brown sugar and a dash of cinnamon, flambéed tableside.

Yin & Yang – half dark chocolate and half white chocolate, artfully swirled for a perfect balance of flavors.

If you’ve never tried fondue, click here to find The Melting Pot location nearest you, and have a tasty, fun dinner that gives back!  To see full menu descriptions, click here.