Stachowski brand sausage at Columbia Heights Farmers’ Market by Mr. T in DC.Dish of the Week: Sausage counters
During a recent trip to San Francisco, I was reminded of the disappointment that came with my first visit to Eastern Market. This disappointment was in part due to my previous visits to other great food markets: Pike’s Place in Seattle and Borough Market in London. Both markets have places where you can get an enormous variety of foods to eat on the spot, while choices at Eastern Market are fairly limited.
One particular reference point of disappointment for me was Canales Quality Meats. Unlike Uli’s Famous Sausage at Pike’s, I was surprised to see they did not have a grill to cook the sausages they were selling. What could be better than seeing a wide selection of sausages, consuming one grilled on the spot and then buying a pile to cook at home? And in San Francisco, sausage shops such as Rosamunde serve up tasty sausages such as duck and fig on crisp crusted rolls to accompany a night of drinking at the beer bar next door.
But in D.C., you’d be hard-pressed to find a place that is dedicated to the simple and singular task of cooking up a wide variety of hot dogs and sausages. For a little while, we had M’Dawg Haute Dogs in Adams Morgan with a variety of sausages and toppings, but they closed in 2008. But now with charcuterie specialists expanding in town, the time has come for an enterprising individual to bring us delicious and special sausages to enjoy after a debauched evening.
Small Bites
Westend BBQ
Reminiscent of the old days of the Galileo Grill’s roast pork sandwiches, Westend Bistro is selling BBQ on Fridays from 11:30 a.m.-3 p.m. Individual sandwiches are a steal at $6, while the picnic baskets (meat, slaw, biscuit, dessert and drink) save you a buck at $14.
Poste roast
Poste will be reopening their outdoor patio on April 20 with a pig roast fundraiser from 5:30-8 p.m. Twenty bucks will get you a plate of eco-friendly piggie with the proceeds going to FRESHFARM Markets and Washington Youth Garden.
First Shott
Washington City Paper’s new Young & Hungry Chris Shott filed his first piece this week with a mini-review of the breakfast tacos at Taqueria Nacionale. Welcome to the fold!
Under my umbrella, ella, ella
The UNICEF Tap Project is hosting an umbrella painting event on April 17 at 1 p.m. to raise money to provide clean water to children around the world. Tickets are $40, and each umbrella can be worked on by up to four painters at the Josephine Butler House. Each ticket purchase will provide a child with clean drinking water for four years.
Row your appetite to Bethesda
Bethesda Row will be hosting a restaurant week from April 11-17. Slightly less pricey than D.C. Restaurant Week, three-course lunches will be $15, and dinners will be $30. Check out the Bethesda Row events page for participating restaurants and menus, and to register to win a $250 gift certificate to Redwood.
