I am on Metrocurean Friday Five Bites!
July 23, 2010

Thank you Metrocurean for posting my Five Bites submission today. I really enjoy that column and am thrilled to be a contributor. For those of you unfamiliar, each week, Metrocurean asks a chef or some other contributor in the city to pick their favorite five dishes from local DC restaurants. I thought a lot about my Five Bites in DC. So much, in fact, that it inspired me to think about my favorite "Five Bites" of my life. Here's my list:

Five Bites of Washington, DC:
1. Shiitake mushroom veluté at Volt
2. Chicken salad sandwich at Bar Pilar
3. Foie gras terrine at Central
4. Tom Kha Gai and Pad Thai at Thai X-ing
5. Potato & vanilla mousse with American Caviar at Café Atlántico

Five Bites of My Life:
1. Sushi at Sushi Sei in Tsukiji, Japan
2. The curry goat I ate in the backyard of a local dance club in Montego Bay, Jamaica
3. Risotto nero at Jardine in Cape Town, South Africa
4. Spaghetti with Lobster at Ristorante Sabatini di Firenze, Tokyo, Japan
5. Ricotta gnocchi and roast chicken at Zuni Cafe, San Francisco