DCist: Chef Barton Seaver Off the Hook

Fluxgirl

Thu, 26 Jun 2008 09:13:40 -0500

It's just food. Give the economy some time, and chefs will return to the status of "cooks" and not the subject of blogs and gossip mills. At the end of the day, it's all poop anyway, but only Mario Batali admits that.

monkeyrotica

Wed, 25 Jun 2008 19:54:43 -0500

I await the opening of their next restaurant concept, Chum. I'm with my turkey brother. With commercial real estate and taxes what they are, I envision an inflatable kiddie wading pool on the M Street sidewalk full of Star Kist tuna. You won't regret it. Think of the tourist trade.

turkeyrotica

Wed, 25 Jun 2008 16:45:04 -0500

I await the opening of their next restaurant concept, Chum.

BiggerHunt

Wed, 25 Jun 2008 16:27:12 -0500

and that Josh Whigham, older brother of Ralph, will take over the kitchen...

Reid

Wed, 25 Jun 2008 16:13:55 -0500

I went to Hook last year (or should that be Yee-argh?) and I wasn't that impressed. In Washington, there are just so few restaurants for people who wish they were in LA to act like people who do live in LA. So when one opens, they tend to flock to them. Anyway, the service sucked (it took them about 40 minutes to take our order), it was incredibly loud, and the food was just ok. Tackle Box, on the other hand, is really good. I hope the tumult that Citypaper reported does not mean that it won't last.

rsplatpc

Wed, 25 Jun 2008 16:03:43 -0500

the title is very punny!

monkeyrotica

Wed, 25 Jun 2008 15:51:20 -0500

The lobster roll at Hanks kicks ass. It actually tastes like lobster instead of 9 inches of Admiration Mayonnaise.

OldPosterKnownAsCranky

Wed, 25 Jun 2008 15:44:47 -0500

I thought Hook was good, but too loud. I really liked Tackle. Their lobster rolls are clutch. As is their lobster pail. Pricey, yes. But quite good.

monkeyrotica

Wed, 25 Jun 2008 15:32:29 -0500

I hear you about Saint-Ex. And WTF is up with the Chilean sea bass cooked 98 ways, when they can't even get "baked" right? That organic, cruelty-free, low-carbon-footprint s**t has got to GO.

hungeegirl

Wed, 25 Jun 2008 15:28:54 -0500

http://www.washingtonian.com/blogarticles/restaurants/bestbites/8431.html i think the closure of colorado kitchen is sadder.

smith07

Wed, 25 Jun 2008 15:27:18 -0500

whoa....

HCE

Wed, 25 Jun 2008 15:18:18 -0500

Saint-Ex used to have good food, but man, I still don't trust a skinny chef.