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Robert Burns asks:

   If a guest came to visit you in the DC area, and you had to take them out
   for the dinner of a lifetime, where would it be??  I'd like the name,
   type of food, price range, location, and phone number.


A few possibilities:

Jean-Louis at the Watergate.  Continental, with the occasional "New
American" touch.  Excellent wine list, extremely attentive service.  Figure
$100+/person.  In the Watergate Hotel, on Virgina Ave. 202 Directory
assistance will give you the phone number.  Generally considered the best in
DC, and the two meals I've had there were both spectacular.

The Inn at Little Washington.  Continental.  Not actually in DC, but about 1
1/2 hours away, in the Shennendoah Valley (try 703 directory assistance --
the town name is Washington, VA).  One of the best restaurants in the
country, according to Travel & Holiday, and I agree.  More romantic than
Jean-Louis.  If you can arrange it, spend the night at the Inn after dinner.
An awesome experience, with a price to match (figure $100+/person at dinner,
rooms starting around $150).

Citronelle.  New American.  Michel Richard's transplant of Citron from LA to
DC.  In Georgetown.  This place is getting rave reviews from everyone.  The
one meal I had there was disappointing, but I'll give them another try some
day soon.  $75-100/person.

ObRedSagePlug: Red Sage (Mark Miller's second restaurant) is not in the same
league as the above, but is substantially cheaper and a quite unusual dining
experience.  The food is Modern Southwest, prices in the $50-75/person
range, and the cooking is always good and occasionally sublime.   Best with
decent sized group -- the tables for two are a little too close together for
my tastes.  I've had some of my favorite DC dining experiences here, and I'd
suggest that it's worth thinking about.  Also, they have a cool www server: 

   http://town.hall.org/food/sage.html  

Enjoy your trip to DC.

Larry

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