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Densho recently reached the milestone of four hundred interviews, and I'm pleased to say that I've conducted over one hundred in the collection. Interviewing is the best part of my work, as I get to study and explore the personal stories that help me understand the Japanese American community. I'm fascinated by how I continue to learn and document significant Japanese American topics that I knew nothing about a few years ago. For example, a couple of weeks ago I interviewed Cedrick Shimo and learned about the 1800th Battalion, made up primarily of Japanese American, German American, and Italian American soldiers whose loyalties were questioned. Cedrick was in this unit because when asked what side he would fight on if Japan invaded the West Coast, he simply said he would fight on the side that protected the Japanese American families incarcerated in the camps. He told us he honestly didn't know which way the machine guns in the guard towers would fire if the camps were approached.
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Politically oppressed people of color share storylines in American history. Asian immigrants and their descendants were subjected to legal discrimination designed to diminish them as individuals and economic competitors. African Americans experienced as much and worse. The story of how the first Americans were driven from their lands, traditions, and livelihoods stands as a terrible precursor for the government's treatment of Japanese Americans during World War II. The connection is more direct than some would suspect. Like the Bureau of Indian Affairs, charged with managing the country's displaced Native American population, the War Relocation Authority managed the displaced Japanese American population by penning them in desolate government-controlled territories. The connection does not end there.
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VIRUSES given a gene for a toxin from one of the world's deadliest spiders could replace chemical pesticides, say researchers in the US. They plan to carry out field trials, although there are fears about the wisdom of releasing such viruses.
Glenn King of the University of Connecticut Health Center in Farmington and his colleagues recently identified a unique family of toxins in the venom of a funnel-web spider. These neurotoxins are lethal when injected into insect tissues, yet have no effect if eaten by insects or other animals (
King's team is now engineering the gene for one of these toxins into baculoviruses, common viruses that infect certain moths and butterflies, and have long been used as "biopesticides". When the modified baculovirus infects an insect, the insect's cells should start to produce the toxin, killing it faster than wild viruses. Because the host ...
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TROY, NY- The Tri-City ValleyCats have announced the second edition of the Heritage Series Bobblehead Collection, 1994 Albany-Colonie Yankee Mariano Rivera. The first 1,500 fans through the gates on Capital Region Baseball Heritage Night, Monday July 22, will receive a Rivera bobblehead.
Rivera joins last season's inaugural bobblehead, Derek Jeter, as the first two in the Heritage Series Collection. The series pays tribute to those who have baseball roots in New York's Capital Region. Rivera was a member of the 1994 Albany-Colonie Yankees and started nine games for the club. He then went on to become a 12-time Major League All-Star, five-time World Series Champion, World Series MVP and ultimately will be enshrined into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.
The history of professional baseball in the Capital Region extends as far back as the late 19th century with the Troy Haymakers (1871-1872) and Trojans (1882-1889). This rich heritage also includes the Albany Senators (1885-1959), Schenectady Blue Jays (1951-1957), Albany-Colonie A's (1983-1984), Albany-Colonie Yankees (1985-1994) and more.
The Tri-City ValleyCats are the most recent affiliated professional baseball club, arriving in Troy in 2002. Since that time, the ValleyCats have had 26 players reach Major League Baseball including notables such as Hunter Pence, Ben Zobrist, Jose Altuve and Bud Norris.
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ALL DOLPHINS and porpoises stranded around Britain's coasts are to be tested for pollutants such as polychlorinated biphenyls and DDT, as part of a group of research projects on marine animals costing Pounds sterling 500 000 announced by the Department of the Environment last week.
At the Third North Sea Conference at The Hague last March, the North Sea nations agreed to do more to protect marine species. As part of that commitment, the department is providing Pounds sterling 359 000 towards the research.
The tests on stranded dolphins were prompted by the discovery of a baby bottlenose dolphin, which was beached in Cardigan Bay, Wales. The baby dolphin had more PCBs and DDT in its tissues than animals from the badly polluted Wadden Sea off the Dutch coast. 'For the levels to be so high in an animal so young is very worrying,' said John Harwood, director of the ...
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Ibadan — FOLLOWING the arrest of some of the striking workers of the Institute of Agriculture, Research and Training, IAR & T, Moor Plantation, Ibadan, the workers have called for the removal of the director of the institute, Prof. Benjamin Ogunbodede.
The call was made by the National Vice-President, Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities, SSANU, IAR & T branch, Mr. Alfred Jimoh, weekend.
Fifteen members of the union were arrested over the industrial unrest that has paralysed activities in the institute for the past 10 months.
Meanwhile, the union members, who were arraigned in court, were granted N50,000.00 bail with a surety each.
Justifying the call for the removal of the director, Jimoh accused him of abuse of office, fraudulent diversion and misappropriation of funds.
He said: "The workers no longer have confidence in the leadership of Prof. Benjamin Ogunbodede."
However, Ogunbodede denied all the allegations, saying "I will not wait a minute longer at the institute if found guilty of any offence or wrong doing in office."
He added that the allegations of misappropriation of funds were spurious and unfounded.
Contrary to the claims of the aggrieved workers, the panel that was set up by the management of the institute did not find him guilty.
Jimoh said: "I wholeheartedly support the call of the workers of the institute for Ogunbodede's removal as the director, due to loss of confidence in his administration.
"We are at the institute to have a meeting with the members and to brief them about development at the court on Thursday."
"The struggle has lasted over 10 months. We are unanimous in the call for his removal even if he refunds the money."


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> I'm having some difficulties with something. I have a remote machine
> that
> I need to keep tabs on, and I need to be able to view the remote desktop
> localy. VNC doesn't allow this, but there's a package for kde (the
> remote
> side runs kde) called krfb that allows this.
> Unfortunately, the remote machine is on dsl, and krfb doesn't seem to
> use
> tight-vnc. Obviously, this makes it very painful.
> I'd like to tunnel vnc over ssh to get at least a bit of compression
> going,
> and that's where I'm running into difficulties.
So you *are* going to use vnc?
> My setup is like this:
> my desktop machine ---> firewall/router ----> |interweb| -----> remote
> machine
> from what I understand, I need to run
> ssh -C -L 5500:localhost:5500 me@mydesktop
> in order to get the tunnel going. Unfortunately, there's the
> firewall/router
> in the way.
If you are using vnc alone, and if we imagine for a moment that the
firewall/router isn't in the way:
desktop ----> internet ----> remote_machine,
you would run
ssh -C -L 5902:remote_machine:5901 remote_machine
to get the tunnel going, and (in a *different terminal* on the desktop)
vncviewer -encoding tight localhost:2
That's assuming that the vnc server is running on remote_machine:5901
and you want it to be forwarded to desktop:5902. Anyway, the point is
that the argument to -L is <local-port>:remote_machine:<remote-port>,
that is, if you're setting up the tunnel by ssh'ing from desktop to
remote_machine. If you're doing it the other way (or if that even makes
sense), I don't know.
I know this doesn't quite address your whole question. I don't know how
to deal with the firewall/router, though I would expect that it would
involve forwarding a port from the router to the remote machine, if
that's even possible with your setup (are we talking a hardware
firewall/router, or a linux box?).
It's also not clear to me what the connection is between vnc and krfb,
which is probably why your port numbers are different (I guess 5500 is
the standard port for X display :0.0?).
Hope this is helpful, incomplete as it is.
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Boil Port and wine in heavy small saucepan until mixture is reduced to 2/3 cup, about 8 minutes. Set aside.
Sprinkle steaks with salt and pepper. Dust with flour; shake off excess. Melt 1 tablespoon butter with oil in heavy large skillet over medium-high heat. Add steaks; cook to desired doneness, about 4 minutes per side for medium-rare. Transfer steaks to platter (do not clean skillet); tent steaks with foil to keep warm.
Add Port mixture and vinegar to same skillet and bring to boil, scraping up any browned bits. Boil until reduced to sauce consistency, about 2 minutes. Remove from heat. Add remaining 2 tablespoons butter and whisk just until melted. Season sauce to taste with salt and pepper. Transfer steaks to plates. Spoon sauce over and serve.


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POLS6009 Global Environmental Politics
Course Code: POLS6009
Course Tutor: Harry Bauer (Department of Political Science)
Length: One term (Spring Term)
Teaching: 20 hours lectures/seminars
Assessment: Two 2,000 word essays (40/60%)
Credits: 0.5 course units, 4 (US) 7.5 (ECTS)
About this course
This course is designed to introduce students to the major themes and issues in the study of global environmental politics (GEP). The course begins by outlining perspectives on why (global) environmental problems arise, and how and under what conditions they can be solved. It then explores processes of international regime formation: problem identification/policy formulation, designing and negotiating multilateral environmental regimes and implementing and enforcing international environmental law and policy. Case studies of the politics of climate change, ozone depletion, air pollution, whaling, hazardous wastes and biodiversity will be used to further understanding of these processes. We will ask questions such as: What factors help countries negotiate treaties to solve problems? What types of rules work best? What role do non-state actors play? How can we evaluate whether a treaty has been effective or successful? What are the obstacles to effective environmental agreements? We will then turn to recent issues and debates in global environmental politics by analysing examples of non-state global environmental governance; exploring the interrelationship between global justice, development and environmental politics and examining the link between environmental change, violent conflict and human security. A wide variety of teaching methods are used in the course including inter-active games, role play simulations, group discussion and the application of theoretical concepts to the analysis of contemporary events.


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Smith, SM; Jenkinson, M; Woolrich, MW; Beckmann, CF; Behrens, TEJ; Johansen-Berg, H; ... Matthews, PM; + view all Smith, SM; Jenkinson, M; Woolrich, MW; Beckmann, CF; Behrens, TEJ; Johansen-Berg, H; Bannister, PR; De Luca, M; Drobnjak, I; Flitney, DE; Niazy, RK; Saunders, J; Vickers, J; Zhang, YY; De Stefano, N; Brady, JM; Matthews, PM; - view fewer (2004) Advances in functional and structural MR image analysis and implementation as FSL. NEUROIMAGE , 23 S208 - S219. 10.1016/j.neuroimage.2004.07.051.
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The techniques available for the interrogation and analysis of neuro-imaging data have a large influence in determining the flexibility, sensitivity, and scope of neuro-imaging experiments. The development of such methodologies has allowed investigators to address scientific questions that could not previously be answered and, as such, has become an important research area in its own right.In this paper, we present a review of the research carried out by the Analysis Group at the Oxford Centre for Functional MRI of the Brain (FMRIB). This research has focussed on the development of new methodologies for the analysis of both structural and functional magnetic resonance imaging data. The majority of the research laid out in this paper has been implemented as freely available software tools within FMRIB's Software Library (FSL). (C) 2004 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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Anyone planning to work, travel or live in China will find Chinese Traditions and Culture intriguing and entertaining, as well as a valuable resource in coming to understand China, it's people and how it has evolved into the country it is today. Included is a brief history of ancient China, Chinese horoscope, Chinese Religion, Chinese weddings, info and stats about China, plus useful survival information on how to live in China, how to use chopsticks and mastering the Chinese toilet, famous Chinese festivals, Chinese customs and soooo... much more.
This website is loaded with photos of China. For a bit of fun, you can learn how the Chinese toilet train their babies or be fascninated by the many Chinese superstitions. And if you are planning to spend some time in China, be sure to visit the section on learning Mandarin. It's not as difficult as you may think!
But don't stop there! If you like Chinese Food - you will find authentic Chinese food recipes that are simple to cook and will get you rave reviews!
On these pages, I talk about the hilarious, sometimes frustrating and always eye-opening experiences I had living full immersion in China. Each day brought some unexpected event or new adventure and it became addictive to see what new, weird or wonderful thing would happen next. I hope that the stories, photos of China and explanations will be a window into the heart and soul of the Chinese people and provide a clearer understanding of Chinese traditions and culture, as experienced by a foreigner in China.
Yep, that's me in the picture to the left, spending an afternoon at a street market in what would be considered a small town (of 1 million people) in central China. I went to China in 2000, in search of 'zen', with the intention of enjoying a one-year sabbatical. A little travel, a little work and a little fun was my new mantra. Well, I never found "zen", but I did end up staying in China for 6 years. I guess I found something even more interesting . . . a kind-hearted, generous people who opened their hearts to me, and a diverse country living in 2 different centuries at the same time and a fascination with Chinese tradition and culture.
Being the second white foreigner to ever visit or live in this small Chinese town (Xiantao), I was treated like a celebrity, and every trip downtown was a new and unusual experience. Sometimes, people would follow me wherever I went, like I was the pied piper. On other occasions, I would be pulled by the sleeve and dragged to a shop, where a chair would be pulled up and I would be asked to sit down. Meanwhile, a crowd of shoppers and shop owners would gather around me – and tea (boiling water) would promptly be served in a flimsy, plastic cup. The women would all admire my hands and my white skin. Soon an English student would appear to interpret – and the questions would begin. It was a very humbling experience to be treated with such awe and respect by these small-town Chinese folk who had been shut off from the rest of the world for so long.
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I'm working on this right now http://jchandmade.typepad.com/jc_handmade/2008/11/bias-for-baby.html in the same yarn as the milo vest.
my attempts at trying to make diapers ended up in a disaster blah.
I do plan making some fleece pull on covers eventually.
I just bought a sewing machine at a garage sale this weekend, so I'm gong to be starting some projects. :)
I REALLY want to pull our my sewing machine, but I have no idea where the cord is! We had a giant flood in our basement and everything got tossed around. I'm wanting to try the fleece diaper pattern I see one here. I know that financially the only way to cloth diaper is to be self sufficient and make them myself- but Im a knitter! I only want to knit things!
I'm thinking I should try to find a good place to barter. Lol.
Ash- DS 2003, DD 2006, and one baby Turkey born on Thanksgiving.
I am currently working on this hat and this sweater. Both are VERY easy and I can't wait for the finished products! I'll share pictures when they are done. Right now the sweater seems big (for being 0-3mo size) but it will fit him at some point, so I'm not worried ;)
Something totally NOT baby related, but I just had to share!!
I REALLY want to pull our my sewing machine, but I have no idea where the cord is! We had a giant flood in our basement and everything got tossed around. I'm wanting to try the fleece diaper pattern I see one here. I know that financially the only way to cloth diaper is to be self sufficient and make them myself- but Im a knitter! I only want to knit things!
I'm thinking I should try to find a good place to barter. Lol.
Can you order a new cord? I know for my machine the replacement cords are not expensive.
Something totally NOT baby related, but I just had to share!!
hahaha! This is SOO cute. What a cute pic. You're sweet
Thanks, Sunshinemoma! I'm just glad she likes it
I sewed up some fleece soakers today that look a lot like these. I got the idea from a site I was looking at that suggested recycling old fleece blankets and robes, so I used some ole fleece blankets. They seem REALLY thin, though. I have never cloth diapered so I dont know what is considered normal. On the 4th one I did I added an extra layer inside.
How many layers are these? How thick is the fleece?
Ash- DS 2003, DD 2006, and one baby Turkey born on Thanksgiving.
I used the katrina soaker pattern, they are the nb size. I haven't cd'd before, so these may be too small. But they are one layer of I think blizzard fleece from Joanns. I was going to make bigger sizes and add an extra layer in the wet zone if my machine hadn't died on me.
I will look up the pattern, thanks
Ash- DS 2003, DD 2006, and one baby Turkey born on Thanksgiving.
LunaLady, you, the camping mat, the dog... all adorable!!!! Love it.
Ash, I'm a knitter, too. I'm just trying to find the cheapest diapers I can and am knitting lots of covers.
Amanda, mom to dsd (16), dd (11), dd (8), and ds (born 11/12/11).
Thanks, TalkToMeNow
I have been following along here and wanted to finally throw my hat in the ring.
Here are a couple of pics of things I've made so far. All from recycled materials (egads we have a lot of old t-shirts to use up).
Pants in various sizes (ok, a couple don't have the waistband yet), the 2 middle bottom pairs are wool longies.
Newborn sized wool soakers from a sweater.
Some random pants, leg warmers, hat, bib and shoes.
I just got a serger (and figured out how to thread it) so I'm hoping to step up the sewing as soon as summer settles in and we quit traveling so much. I want to make lots of little undies (we EC), tights and random fun stuff.
Those are awesome Seraf! You have given me a whole lot of recycling ideas :) We don't have any old wool, but I bet I could find some at Goodwill for cheap.
Ash- DS 2003, DD 2006, and one baby Turkey born on Thanksgiving.
Thanks dashley, all my wool is from the the thrift store. But then everything I wear is from thrift, too. Oh, but I was wrong, the blue Thomas pants were from material we originally got for a carseat cover. I really like the look of the Katrina soaker pattern (and I have made them before, they sew up nicely), but I feel like the bum sweater pattern is a more efficient use of material since I can use the inverted triangles to make soakers, too. I got 8 newborns and 2 mediums from 1big sweater body (the sleeves had long ago been sacrificed for long snow pants for a toddler). Of course I don't really need 8 newborn covers, but I would rather give away the extras than have to throw away scrap.
Thought diaper sewing mamas would like to see this :) I discovered cheap PUL on clearance http://www.fabric.com/clearance-fabric-fashion-fabric-clearance-discount-fabric-65-off-apparel-fabric-pul-fabric.aspx there's only white. No idea if its as good quality as you can get elsewhere, but its worth mentioning that the PUL sold at joanns.com has mixed reviews.. some reviewers having issues, others saying they've made loads of diapers with no problems? Depends on batch? Might not even be the same supplier as fabric.com? *shrug* but I figure for the price, it might just be worth the risk eh? Also, and I'm not sure if this code still works, but CLEAR511 is supposed to take an additional 30% off clearance.
I just scored a super soft wool sweater off freecycle. a relatively lightweight one. Ahh, gotta love when people shrink their sweaters on accident ;) I had that sucker cut out and sewed into a nb romper within a couple hours of getting it home! And if tapatalk decides to ever work for me again (grrr! paid apps should *always* work!) I'll post some pics. I find the process of take picture, email to pc, save, figure out where chrome decided to save it (it doesn't let me choose the folder. ugh. and puts it some place obscure thats always complicated for me to get to. there's 2 "download" folders in completely different places and i will NEVER remember which one it likes to use) then once found, go to forum, and upload it.. just such a PITA! I literally DLed tapatalk so I could post pics without any drama. Its red, with maybe the slightest hint of a cranberry color to it, and I used white as the trim! The pattern is a NB, but runs slightly big so I'm hoping it still fits around Christmas. I grow my babies HUGE :P both were 14 lbs 8oz at 6 weeks.
Yesterday I perfected my serger corners by making cloth baby wipes!
I bought flannel receiving blankets at Goodwill for $.99 for TWO. I bought a TON, not only to use, but the cut up to make wipes and onesies and pants.
So I cut up two and made 18 12"x6" wipes - which can be folded in half for messy stuff or left open for ... less messy stuff
So how many receiving blankets should I keep whole to use as intended? I'm sure I'll get some from the baby shower, too...
I broke out my sewing machine after a LONG break - at least six years! I followed this tutorial: http://littlenannygoat.blogspot.com/2009/03/babylegs.html. It was SEW easy! (Pun intended) Even after having not sewn in so long, the first pair of baby legs only took me about 30 minutes. Now that I've done it once I doubt it will take more than 10 or 15 minutes the next time. The only thing that would have made the project better would have been if I had old knee socks around the house to re-purpose. I didn't so my mom found knee socks at the dollar store for me.
Jen - married to my , mama to DD (19), DD (17), DS (13), DSD (13), DS (8), forever missing my Hannah Grace born still at 18 weeks, now on bedrest and expecting our miracle in November.
I FINALLY started my first pair of longies for this baby last night! I haven't been crocheting much because my arm/wrist issues have been bothering me. But since all of the relaxin has decided to wreak havoc on my pubic joint instead, I managed to get them started. I just need to do the gusset and legs and they'll be done. :D
I don't even have it in my to finish the soaker I started- I think Ive knitted about 4 (including the one still on needles). There is some serious slacking going on here!
Ash- DS 2003, DD 2006, and one baby Turkey born on Thanksgiving.
UGH! I read the sizing wrong and these longies are WAAAAAY too big (size starts at 11lbs. My biggest has been 7lbs...God help me if this kid is 11lbs, lol). So I need to scrap them, find a pattern for NEWBORN longies to crochet, and start over.
Does anyone have a link to a free onesie pattern? I bought a pattern packet from JoAnns, but the instructions are so freakin' complicated and require interfacing and whatnot... I've never seen a onesie with interfacing before! Silly.
I don't have a onesie pattern, but I did find this newborn gown pattern that I am going to try my hand at soon. It looks pretty easy.
Jen - married to my , mama to DD (19), DD (17), DS (13), DSD (13), DS (8), forever missing my Hannah Grace born still at 18 weeks, now on bedrest and expecting our miracle in November.
i've never used interfacing in my life, even when it calls for it. and any kind of simplicity patterns or whatever, i always find the instructions to be *worthless*. I cut out the pattern pieces, look at the picture of how its supposed to turn out.. and then just kinda wing it. Put it together like a puzzle. Is it a lap tee style onesie? Because I've made a couple of those and I find making lap tees disorienting as heck! If it is, I bet you could google "lap tee tutorial" and find better instructions somewhere. I don't think I would have been able to do the lap tee without following close instructions.
Thanks for the help, girls. I have seen that tutorial, so cute! I might try it.
The pattern I have is not only lap tee, but it also is 'kimono style' with snaps up the sides... I just want a pattern to make a simple onesie so I can use up my fabric stash instead of buying them.
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Well they do!
Anyway, I'm a lone MMORPG player, I will get into a group if necessary but love playing on my own. My problem is is that there isn't a game out there that truly caters to that. I would like to see scaled private instances. Meaning, you could decide the difficulty of the instance (somewhat like DDO has) and the rewards are based on that. Group dungeons are all fine and dandy, but you need groups and coordination to get things going, unfortunatly there are not quite enough people to keep this possible all the time. Just my 2 cents.
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Originally posted by Amjoco
I don't understand... But, wouldn't your suggestion make is a single player RPG with a chat function? Why pay for an MMO if you don't want/be bothered to interact with other people???
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Well I also love PvP. I have yet to be attacked by someone who is non existent. :)
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"Gentlemen, you can't fight in here! This is the War Room!"
Originally posted by Amjoco
Fair enough.
A man is his own easiest dupe, for what he wishes to be true he generally believes to be true...
I like that idea also. What do you mean set the dungeon level like DDO? I haven't played it but I'm guessing that your talking like being able to choose for example a number between 1 and 10 and that is the Mob/exp/item level. An instanced dungeon like that would be very kewl. I have never heard of anything like this, it would be unique and would grab more potential players. Seems like a fairly easy job for the devs too! lol just kidding
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Could be me, but I'm completely missing the point of adding solo-based copies of existing instances. Aion has a solo-instance that was actually quite fun to play; but it was just that one, and it wasn't a single-player mode on an existing instance; it was designed from the ground up to be a solo played instance.
Alganon already feels more like a singleplayer game than the majority of current MMOs out there. Most of your time will be spent soloing. What is the difference between completing a challenging solo quest and completing a soloable copy of an existing instance? I see none.
Actually, I see it hurting encounters. Having to nerf what could be an epic 5-man boss fight to where it can be solo'd, and by every class, eliminates more than just mechanics, it's an overall nerf to the experience. It just doesn't make sense in an MMORPG, where the game progression is built around group mechanics, which is why you have a tank that tanks, a healer that heals the tank, and designated DPS.
Another point I'd like to make is in current MMORPGs it's virtually impossible to level by questing as a group. Other than RIFT, most games add an XP nerf with no group bonus, which is why most MMORPGS are currently solo-able by questing to cap. The only content that a group of players can do (without steamrolling content, or still getting decent experience) is dungeons. Why cater THAT much to a solo player when it's a Massively Multiplayer Online Role-Playing Game? There are games speficially designed already for people of your perspective.
Do you really want Alganon developers wasting the little income and available time for such a small team wasted on turning the ONLY group content into solo-content? Or just add completely new and fresh solo and group content, that steer their separate paths, as they're supposed to?
I just see no need for a single-player instance. The key thing here is that instance doesn't = dungeons. Instances were created to prevent competing with other groups for bosses, drops, and spawns. I understand how some players can want a dungeon all to themself, instead of running from Spot A on a map to Spot B and grinding mobs. The progression flow of a dungeon is much more stable, enjoyable, and suitable for a lot players. But what you should want are dungeons designed for a solo player to progress through, creating rich solo content, not a single player instance.
At the point you are wanting a single player instance, you're wanting to play a solo game. An area completely void of any other player. There are plenty of RPGs that currently offer features similar to this; with offline and online play. This definitely sounds more of your genre of games, than constraining something intended and designed to be Massive and constrain it because a player is in the wrong game genre.
There are plenty of single player RPGs that 90% of the gameplay can be completely solo and singleplayer, but still offers co-op grouping and/or PVP. Why jump into a game that is completely opposite of what you want, and insist to the developers to waste limited funding and time and give it a claustraphobic feeling?
There are so many titles out and so many sub-genres of RPGs, you can find exactly what you are looking for in them without making suggestions that go against the principal of the MMO genre which is: player interaction with other players.
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while i agree with this being a mmo, have you ever tried to get a dungeon group at low levels? It dont happen unless you can find a nice high level to help you. Maybe this game needs a few at lower levels till you get high enough to find groups. Just my 2cents
Although you have a lot of good points, you have to understand this game is not populated like other big name mmos. There is more to an MMO than instancing that makes interaction with others popular. I'm just trying to throw out that while the instances are availble, it seems like they could be scaled for a single player or just a couple to go in and be able to benefit from them.
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I don't get the title of this thread. Wouldn't it be more informative to name it "I like to play solo"?
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Haha, yeah, just what I was thinking :P
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Rasika, with 2014 James Beard Award Winning Chef Vikram Sunderam, and Rasika West End, Modern Indian in Penn Quarter and West End
Posted 18 May 2011 - 11:07 AM
our starters were palaak chat, banana-avocado chaat, tawa baigan and ragda patties. the palaak chat was enjoyed, though interestingly my parents preferred the version at indaroma, which has more chaat masala and diced green mango. tawa baigan was a napoleon of eggplant, potato and peanuts, it's not as flavorful as the chaats, but they brought out the slight bitterness of the eggplant, and that went nicely with the toasty peanuts and comforting potatoes. our friend, who is from the region of india this dish is from, approved. the ragda patties, the spiced potato patties covered with chutneys on a bed of curried chickpeas was similarly a good traditional version, the comforting starchiness and mild spice of the potatoes and warmth of the chickpeas contrasting nicely with the chutneys. none of us had ever had anything like the avocado chaat, and it was good. it's a disk of avocado chunks dressed with nicely tangy tamarind chutney, with two slices of beautifully carmelized slightly green banana. the play of the sweet/sour banana against the tamarind wit the nutty avocado was good. however, i think it might have been better if the avocado had been riper (ours was on the raw side and didn't have that much flavor) or cut smaller, so it melded better with the chutney.
the mains were:baigan-which was good. most versions i've had focus on the play of tomatoes, onions and eggplant with the spice, this one tasted more of smoky eggplant, though the tomato was also present, it was good; bhindi amchoor--this was very good, the okra was perfectly cooked, the tangy flavor of the mango powder definitely shone through and was complemented nicely by the carmelized onions. growing up, okra with amchoor was always my favorite version of okra, so it's nice to see it in a restaurant rather than the version you usually get; cabbage kadi--also very good, flavorful tangy and slightly sweet cabbage-chickpea flour dumplings in a tangy velvety buttermilk sauce with curry leaves, very traditional and very good, this was probably my favorite dish of the evening; broccoli-cashew porial--i've never had broccoli at an indian restaurant, and this was an interesting mix of broccoli tossed with lots of cashews and some coconut. the broccoli was well cooked but didn't pick up the flavors well, so if you happened to get just a plain piece, without a cashew it just tasted like steamed broccoli. the cashews were toasty and buttery and rich though, so the combination with the broccoli was good. though the dish wasn't bad, it was the least good dish of the evening.
breads--the bread basket was good, the amritsari kulcha (bread stuffed with spiced cauliflower and potatoes) is like a traditional, good aloo paratha flavored nicely with amchoor, and the garlic naan was delicious, tasted like garlic bread but had an interesting texture, the top was like naan, but the botom side was stiffer, maybe like pita.
for dessert we had the blueberry kulfi, which was good, there was a strong taste of blueberries yet the traditional milky/nutty flavor of kulfi was also present, the carrot halwa which was just ok (it'srich and nicely flavored with cardamom, and had plump silky raisins, but it just wasn't that interesting to me) and the date-toffee pudding was a delicious moist sticky cake with a pleasant but not overpowering flavor of spice.
the service and atmosphere were lovely, it was a great evening!
Posted 31 May 2011 - 12:57 PM
We each started with a Vesper cocktail, which was much to my liking but a bit bracing my my wife. The drink was made with cucumber infused vodka, Hendricks gin, Lillet blanc, and garnished with what looked like a cucumber flatworm. It worked nonetheless, however, as the cucumber taste was just subtle enough.
Started the meal with the palak chaat and mango shrimp appetizers. Both were fantastic. The spinach was almost addictive - crisp spinach, cool yogurt. I would order this again in a heartbeat. The shrimp was nothing too fancy, but perfectly executed. The shrimp was indeed perfectly cooked - seared outside, just done inside.
For entrees, we ordered chicken makhani with sides of dal makhani and gobhi mattar, as well as an order of plain naan. This food was everything that I like about Indian food - the unique spices, seasonings, and preparations - but taken to another level by use of quality ingredients and precise execution. I can't recall a favorite from the bunch, they were all fantastic. We washed the meal down with a nice Oregon rose whose name escapes me but it was quite good.
Service was excellent. Perfectly professional but very helpful and pleasant.
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Posted 31 January 2012 - 11:12 AM
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Posted 01 February 2012 - 05:38 PM
And the fact that a second location is in the works, at 22 West, is all the more exciting.
I feel fortunate to have a restaurant like this in our city.
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Posted 01 February 2012 - 07:43 PM
Gin boldly--that grace may abound!
Posted 02 February 2012 - 02:32 PM
"Don't go braggin' about how cool and clean your kitchen is. 'Caus if your kitchen's so cool and clean, ain't nothin' cookin'!"
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Posted 02 February 2012 - 02:43 PM
Rasika has not been "new" for five years or so
I'm guessing that "new" is intended as a synonym for "modern," which may be a better term here.
Posted 10 February 2012 - 09:27 AM
"Vegetables are a must on a diet. I suggest carrot cake, zucchini bread, and pumpkin pie. ~Jim Davis, Garfield"
Posted 10 February 2012 - 02:18 PM
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Posted 12 February 2012 - 02:49 PM
The visit started off a little shaky when the folks at the host stand were less than friendly. There were literally 4 employees standing behind or near the host stand, and one person was helping the couple in front of us find a seat at the bar, yet it took a few minutes of us standing there for any of the other people to acknolwedge we were standing there and eventually seat us. Very odd. Then once we were seated our waiter dropped in briefly to ask what kind of water we want, then didn't come back to our table for at least 10 minutes. I was almost to the point of getting up to ask the host stand if we even had a waiter when he finally came back. After that he was very nice and we had a great interaction with the sommalier, but the first impressions were less than stellar for such a well-renowned restaurant.
We started off by sharing the Kadi Patte Ke Scallops ($12 curry leaves, garlic, green chilies, lemon rasam) and Palak Chaat ($10 crispy baby spinach, sweet yogurt, tamarind date chutney). I had had the spinach on both of my other visits, but the +1 had never been to Rasika and thus was experienceing the palak chaat for the first time. We both thoroughly enjoyed it. In fact, I think I would consider it one of the best dishes I have ever had. It is really really good with the spinach melting in your mouth and the yogurt and tamarind balancing it all out. We really liked the scallops too. It was 3 scallops served in a broth and oddly almost had a Mexican flavor from the green chilies. We wished we had bread at this point to sop up some of the delicious soup at the bottom.
For main courses we had the Chicken Green Masala ($17 chicken, mint, coriander, ground spices) and Black Cod ($26 fresh dill, honey, star anise, red wine vinegar), as well as a side of Gobhi Mattar ($8 cauliflower, green peas, cumin, ginger) and Bread Basket ($8 naan, onion and sage, mint paratha). The masala had a nice spice to it without being overwhelmingly hot. My +1 can't always tolerate heat, but he thought this was a good level. We enjoyed dipping the naan in the leftover sauce as well. The black cod, which I had once before, lived up to its billing as one of their signature dishes. Cooked perfectly with a hint of sweetness from the honey. It's uniquely flavored and very good. The cauliflower and pea side dish also had a nice spice level and we enjoyed it as a side. The onion and sage naan was by far our favorite in the bread basket. I think on future visits I would pick out a couple of the flavored breads instead of getting the basket.
Although full, we ended by sharing Apple Jalebi (Beignet) ($8 with cardamom ice cream), which was brought out with a candle for my +1's birthday (they also wished him happy birthday when we arrived and when we left, which was nice). This was a tad bit greasy, but tasted great. The flavor made me think of upscale funnel cake with apple, and although I didn't love the cardamom ice cream alone, it went well with the fried apple.
Despite the frosty beginning to the meal, we really enjoyed all of our food and will of course plan to head back soon. Until then I will be dreaming about the palak chaat.
"Vegetables are a must on a diet. I suggest carrot cake, zucchini bread, and pumpkin pie. ~Jim Davis, Garfield"
Posted 20 March 2012 - 10:00 AM
One block from my office...I'm so happy!
Posted 20 March 2012 - 10:10 AM
Apparently the new Rasika in south Dupont is opening on March 30th.
One block from my office...I'm so happy!
Yes, the sign is up, and I know a lot of people working and living in that neighborhood are quite excited.
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Posted 20 March 2012 - 01:32 PM
Yes, the sign is up, and I know a lot of people working and living in that neighborhood are quite excited.
Oh god this is going to be be dangerous. To have work that close to that spinach is not good for the waistline. I wonder how many points the fish curry is? damn.
Posted 28 March 2012 - 01:29 PM
The space is beautiful...i was at the bar in the front, surrounded by floor to ceiling glass windows. I'm happy to report that the Palak Chaat is as good as I remember it from my last experience at the original Rasika. Can't compare my Chicken Kolhapuri...a new dish for me...but the chicken with red chile/cinnamon/cardamom (going by memory, might not be entirely accurate) was excellent. The only disappointment was a decent, but unexciting rice pudding. Looks like Handii will remain my go to rice pudding place.
The only sad part...with the added nan, the bill was almost $42, too much for more than a very occasional lunch splurge. Obviously, I had a big, multi-course meal though...I can certainly see going in for a glass of wine and the Chaat for a light lunch. I asked the GM if they were considering some sort of lunch price fixe (Vidalia, right down the street, does a great $20 lunch price fixe), but he said they're not planning on anything like that. A shame...I'd probably be a once-a-week customer if they did.
Posted 13 April 2012 - 09:42 AM
Personally, I did not like the design of the new Rasika. The design is cluttered (the bar awkwardly dominates the front of the restaurant ) and the rest is mainly glass, wood and hard surfaces that is the design de jour of many new higher-end restaurant these days. Frankly, you could plug any high-end restaurant concept into the design and you won't notice any difference. I found it to be very generic...one might even say trite!
Much like Rasika PQ, the new Rasika is already a hard reservation to snag. At 6:30pm on a Thursday night the place was full and at 8:45 it was packed. Note that even though the address is 22nd Street, the restaurant is actually at the corner of M and New Hampshire, directly across from Meiwah.
The cocktails were not good, seemingly watered down and without the seductive flavors of Rasika PQ.
The food was hit and miss. The main critique was the excessively high saltiness of the dishes, esp. the rajma and paneer. Just WAY too salty.
Tawa Baingan - a napoleon of eggplant, potato, peanut sauce (a hold over from Rasika PQ) was very good, we ordered it twice.
Asparagus Uttapam - rice/lentil crepes studded with diced asparagus, tomato chutney. also worthy of a second order.
Dori Kabob - Lamb that has been pounded into a paste then rolled in a long thin kabob. Texture was weird, kinda mushy, but flavor was great.
Palak Chaat - It maybe their signature dish, but personally I'm tired of it. It was similar to the PQ location.
Rajma Masala - Red kidney beans in a tomato gravy, that looked and tasted like ketchup. Very salty. Frankly I make better Rajma at home.
Paneer Shimla Mirch - Chunks of paneer in thick sauce of onion, bell pepper and onion. A solidly decent paneer dish, but again very salty.
Onion Sage Naan - excellent naan, but the onion and sage didn't really add much.
Tamarind Cashew Rice - Other than being light brown from the tamarind, it didn't really deliver that much extra over plain basmati rice.
Apple fritters with cardamom ice cream - Good fritters, great ice cream, but I love cardamom ice cream.
Don't get me wrong, they are still putting out good Indian food, in fact better than most...but it currently does not reach the levels of Rasika PQ. And I would say currently not as good as some of the other top tier Indian restaurants around town.
Posted 13 August 2012 - 02:00 PM
I started with the:
- Sev Batata Puri
Crispy biscuits / potatoes / raw mangoes / gram flour vermicelli / chutneys
For the entree, I went with:
- Malai Fish Curry
Halibut / onion / bay leaves / coconut milk
I ended with:
Gulab Jamun with Ice Cream
I'm normally not a big Gulab Jamun fan, but its sweetness was nicely balanced with the cardamon ice cream. Tasty.
As I said, one of the best lunches I've had in a while, and a great bargain for $20. Plus, you can walk across the street and have a first-rate espresso at Illy Caffe when you're done.
BTW, should this branch off into its own topic, or at least add RWE into the thread title?
Posted 14 November 2012 - 10:39 AM
The food was quite slow to arrive (appetizer came quickly but everything else took a very long time, and we were twice told it was on the way). Service was good in other ways, including the waiter overhearing us discuss that it was one of our birthdays, and then bringing a dessert on the house with a candle though we hadn't ordered dessert.
Posted 10 December 2012 - 11:49 AM
also as stated above, the lemon cashew rice is definitely worth the $1-2 surcharge, it's a delicious dish on its own.
Posted 07 March 2013 - 10:15 PM
My boss and I attended the Partnership for a Healthier America's annual summit today. For those unfamiliar, PHA is the private sector arm of Michelle Obama's Let's Move! initiative to decrease childhood obesity with healthier diets and more physical activity. We elect to attend the following breakout session:
Media's Impact on Driving Demand
A discussion about what drives demand. Is it main stream print media, social media, TV or something else? And if the media has sway over demand, how can we leverage it most appropriately to help improve food choices?
Scott Mowbray, Editor in Chief, Cooking Light Magazine
Elisa Camahort Page, Chief Operating Officer, BlogHER
J. Kenji López-Alt, Chief Creative Officer, Serious Eats
Tanya Wenman Steel, Editor in Chief, Epicurious.com, Gourmet Live, Gourmet.com
Really great session with very interesting dialogue about how cooking websites and social media can drive demand for healthier food. This foodie inclined nutrition policy dork was in total hog heaven. But the best part of the session was the following (paraphrased) interaction…
Scott Mowbray: How can social media and websites/bloggers help moms get their kids to eat more vegetables?
Elisa Camahort Page: Great question! Moms really struggle with this. They aspire to make healthy delicious meals. Last night I went to dinner at this amazing Indian restaurant, you may have heard of it- Rasika. They make this incredible dish with crispy spinach. If all vegetables tasted like that, kids would eat tons of them.
Kenji Lopez-Alt: That is because it is fried!
Tanya Wenman Steel: (rolls eyes, shakes head, smirks)
My boss (who's in town from NYC for the event) turns to me and says, "Palak Chaat! We're going tonight." We got two seats at the bar around 7:30. The place was packed. We started with a Palak Chaat and the Avocado Banana Chaat along with a toast to Kenji for the best line of the day. For entrees we each had the black cod and shared an order of the Gobhi Matar. Dinner confirmed Ms. Camahort Page theory that if all vegetables tasted like that kids would eat lots of them.
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Posted 11 March 2013 - 09:04 PM
Hubby was in town for a visit this weekend (apartment hunting - bleh), so we decided to have a really nice date at Rasika West End. First time at the space - love that the bar is bigger than the Penn Quarter location, since we enjoy sitting there instead of at a table. Dante treated us great all night. We did the tasting menu, which was a TON of food, but it meant that we didn't have to choose between all of the delicious choices. There was palak chaat, honey ginger scallops, black cod, bengali fish curry, chicken tikka masala, vegetable korma, some lamb, some okra, rice, naan, and an apple donut pastry with cardamom ice cream for dessert - everything was really delicious, but the scallops, the fish curry, and the korma were my favorites. And the good news about having all of the food is that you get to eat it all again the next day. Hubby did the wine pairings and said they were all spot on.
My only bummer moment was when I saw that they don't do the chicken green masala at West End (Dante said they still have it on the menu at Penn Quarter). I'll have to plan a special visit just for that.
Posted 12 March 2013 - 06:35 AM
Very much enjoyed my first visit to Rasika West End Saturday night. The restaurant is beautiful and every member of the team gracious, kind and extremely skilled. While the restaurant was full, I honestly didn't find it to be too loud to hear my companions, even with the birthday party seated with us in the library.
The palak chaat was everything I anticipated and more. I could easily take that to a deserted island with me and be just fine. The lamb chops were incredibly tender and perfectly cooked (medium rare). I left ordering to my hosts, so I'll probably miss something but I know we also enjoyed the honey ginger scallops, mango shrimp, andhra bhindi and chicken tikka masala. Each dish beautifully composed and the flavors so bright and clean. Our evening was topped off by a tour of the kitchen, the opportunity to thank Chef personally for an amazing meal, and a mental note to find a reason to book the chef's table as soon as possible.
Special thanks to Simon for pairing the Storybook Zin and congratulations on your engagement!
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Posted 06 May 2013 - 10:16 PM
On this night, the dishes were varied and each plate practically licked clean. More importantly, the venu and service delivered what is not just the best Indian restaurant experience in town, but one of the best restaurant experiences period.
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Posted 31 May 2013 - 07:46 AM
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Posted 13 June 2013 - 02:16 PM
There are a couple of meals in my life that have been eye-opening. These have been meals where familiar ingredients were presented in new/different ways (first meal at Citronelle), or experiencing a foreign cuisine in a whole new way (Peter Chang at China Gourmet). Our meal at Rasika on Saturday night comes pretty close to falling in the latter category. Paula and I don't have much experience with Indian cuisine, though we have eaten it on several occasions. However, we have been eager to explore it further for some time now. We decided to do the tasting menu, which took the decision-making out of our hands. Some of the highlights of our meal:
Palak Chaat: lived up to the hype. Many different textures in this dish and a wonderful blend of sweet and savory.
Bhindi Amchoor: Sliced okra with dry mango powder. The best okra dish that I have ever had.
Spicy Reshmi Kebab: Minced chicken with a mint/coriander/green chili sauce. The chicken was nicely browned and still remained juicy. The sauce provided a nice contrast to the heat of the chicken.
Mango Shrimp: Nicely cooked shrimp with a nice sweetness from the mango.
Black Cod: Perfectly cooked and absolutely wonderful (though I can't remember much more about it).
The only 'miss' was that the lamb was dry and overcooked; however, the accompanying sauce was able to cover that up. Service was terrific, as our waiter, Manoj, gave us great advice and insight into many of the dishes. I definitely hope to return soon (and find a good Indian restaurant a little closer to home).
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Posted 21 June 2013 - 10:21 AM
I've been slow to post this but just wanted to give a quick message of "thanks for being good at doing what you do" to the team at Rasika West End. Good service is good because it is effortless. But it deserves recognition. Case in point:
1. On New Year's Eve we had what I believe to be a perfect meal. Great food, flowing booze, and delightful company. This was particularly impressive because it is a tough night in general, we were a big group with a very late reservation that seemed intent on closing the place down and well, a little bit inebriated and boisterous. The staff never flinched and even laughed with us when we noticed the large sculpture of a hand over looking the dining room that may or may not be "the shocker". It was a great night. Thank you.
2. Last Saturday they were completely booked and a table wasn't ready when we arrived for our 9 pm reservation. They suggested we wait in the bar and get a drink. Twenty minutes later and as we ordered our second round of cocktails the manager was very apologetic about the long wait for a table. So he asked if they could comp us a round of drinks or appetizers or dessert. He hoped we would be ok with sitting outside as those tables were available. Then when the slammed bar tender didn't get to closing our tab fast enough he simply took care of it and had us seated. The meal itself was delicious and the service was attentive without being cloying.
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Posted 27 June 2013 - 09:19 PM
We started with the Palak Chaat, a dish that generally ranks along with Marcel's Boudin Blanc and Tom Power's bisques as the best dishes in the city, and it did not disappoint. A bargain? No, but even at $9 a bowl, I cannot help but going back for more.
Unfortunately our other two dishes were not nearly as good. The Seekh Kabob disappointed in both flavor and texture. The only flavor that stuck with me was the spice in the meat and in the mint chutney. Both the meat and the chutney had a very similar heat profile, but were otherwise flavorless. The texture of the meat was of over-processed meatloaf. For $8 I could have done much better at any number of kabob shops in the suburbs.
The Malai Shrimp Curry was a bowl of,turmeric laced bowl of coconut milk that was supposed to complement four farmed shrimp. In reality it only complemented the always well executed naan.
My last few visits to Rasika has shown a steady drop in the quality of the food, not a dramatic shift, but defiantly downward. I hope that they can "right the ship" because when they are on they can put out some of the best tasting dishes in the city, but when they are off they are just a high priced curry house (with insanely good fried spinach).
Posted 02 February 2014 - 10:52 PM
Hubby and I had his birthday dinner at Rasika. We had a lovely evening. We had some cocktails- Monsoon, GNT and Islayer all were tasty, the monsoon was quite dangerous. We had the Palaak Chat, potato pattie (I don't remember the name), lamb gosht and shrimp curry and then the toffee pudding oh and the lentils, everything was delicious. We had truffle naan, chile naan and mint paratha breads. Service was so professional, as usual. I can understand why this place is always so booked, the service really is so nice.
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Know I got this side of me that
Wants to grab the yoke from the pilot and just
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Posted 03 February 2014 - 12:19 PM
Hubby and I had his birthday dinner at Rasika. We had a lovely evening. ... Service was so professional, as usual. I can understand why this place is always so booked, the service really is so nice.
We celebrated a birthday there recently and an anniversary recently as well and had the same reaction -- really outstanding service that justified the long wait for reservations. I forget his name, but we also really liked the sommelier here who came up with good pairings for us on both occasions and is having fun sharing some older and interesting stuff thanks to his new coravin toy.
Posted 13 March 2014 - 03:35 PM
I went there for the first time this week for lunch with my business partner who is Indian and tells me that he is a 'frequent flyer' there (His wife and the restaurant manager come from the same town). I told him I was bored with our usual Indian lunch spot, Jaipur in Fairfax, so he suggested we go to Raiska for a long, leisurely lunch.
We had a combination of small plates and finished up with a biryani. The flavors were sublime and every dish was refined and excellent. The food was not as spicy as I am used to except for the mint and coriander chutney which was hotter than most I have been served at local Indian restaurants. Among the standouts were the spinach appetizer , the shrimp curry and the biryani.
I liked the place so much we are planning to go back with our wives the next time we get together for dinner.
Posted 05 May 2014 - 02:59 PM
Rasika was surprisingly empty last Saturday night at 8pm, which is to say you could move easily through the space and seating appeared available in the bar and restaurant alike. I only mention it because I've never seen it not packed to bursting. Anyway, another delicious meal that doesn't stray from the other 200 posts made here, so no need to re-hash it. Two items of note: [1] they've removed my favorite item, lamb roganjosh, from the menu (oh well, there's plenty other relishes dishes to be had); and [2] portions seemed much larger than I remembered it (it's the first time I've ever left with leftovers).
Posted 18 June 2014 - 10:06 AM
Oh Rasika, how I love thee. What can you say about a restaurant that never disappoints...that combines gracious service with consistently exquisitely executed cuisine...that never fails to find a seat for a frequent customer who "pops" in without reservations...and that allows locals to believe that DC, not NY, not SF, not LA is the epicenter of refined restaurant culture?
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Posted 03 April 2015 - 07:56 PM
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Posted 03 April 2015 - 08:13 PM
Anyone been recently? Contemplating.
Amazing that it has been nearly 10 months since any posts here.
Posted 05 April 2015 - 04:43 PM
Too lazy for pictures right now, so just a short report.
We went to the West End location, mainly because we did not want to schedule months in advance to get a decent hour Saturday night reservation.
I like the space, but the bar area gets crowded and there is no obvious way to depart when the place gets hopping. Nice hum to the room but not too, too loud. Good service all around, had fun with the server and the sommelier as well. The Grüner Veltliner we had was tasty, but overpriced (but allowed for an easier decision for another bottle...). The cocktails were...mixed. 2 out of 3 were good, one of them very. One drink was kind of a dud.
Food was all in all very good. Here's what we tried --
Palak Chat - I have only ever had this one, at the PQ location. This was very good, but I think the PQ version, even if identical, was better served.
Mango Shrimp - really great. It's so easy to screw up shrimp and they nailed it. The dipping sauce was super, and we dunked breads from the bread basket we got in to it. Mmmm
Foie gras galouti - This was very good to me, but my wife and our friend were not as enamored of it as I was. The texture was odd, but delicious. I would not call it a wow dish, and there are many other things on the menu to start that probably deliver equal or better tastiness for cheaper.
Tawa Baingan - really delicious. I wanted to steal more of this to try but I did not order it. haha
Duck Salli - Delicious and I'd be happy to order it, but this was the weakest of the three dishes.
Dum Ka Lobster was a wonderful presentation and delicious. The lobster itself provided for mere texture to counterpoint the broth/sauce (kind of a mix between a seafood stew base and a curry). I could drink a vat of the sauce and gladly let out a loud burp afterwards.
Black Cod - Excellent. The preparation of the fish was nailed perfectly. The peanut quinoa was a little odd at first, just visually, but delicious and even more so when combined with a bit of the fish. Really Good.
Date and toffee pudding was very good.
Strawberry Rasmalai - good, but not great
Chocolate samosa - very nice, but marred IMO by the drizzled berry coulis underneath. I am quibbling and I am sure it was meant to cut through the richness of the dessert, I just thought it was a bit heavy handed.
All in all a great meal. Very comfortable chairs, btw. Also, the valet is easy peasy and you can get the restaurant to put it on your bill, which is handy if you're out of cash.
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Posted 05 April 2015 - 05:38 PM
Too lazy for pictures right now, so just a short report.
Black Cod - Excellent. The preparation of the fish was nailed perfectly. The peanut quinoa was a little odd at first, just visually, but delicious and even more so when combined with a bit of the fish. Really Good.
Have you recently or ever had the black cod (aka sablefish) dish at Proof? Comparing that one to the PQ version led to one of my first "incidents" (:-)) on this site several years ago, quite awhile before Rasika West End and back when Mark Kuller (RIP) was such a great presence at Proof.
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Posted 05 April 2015 - 08:22 PM
Have you recently or ever had the black cod (aka sablefish) dish at Proof? Comparing that one to the PQ version led to one of my first "incidents" (:-)) on this site several years ago, quite awhile before Rasika West End and back when Mark Kuller (RIP) was such a great presence at Proof.
Not sure I did ever have it at Proof. But oh how I love Proof too.
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Posted 12 May 2015 - 04:10 PM
the lead up to mothers day's was full of angst und drang: every place we could get a reservation met with moans from one member of the party or another. I finally threw in the towel and said "let's just meet at the rasika west end bar at 6pm" despite the fact that they were completely booked. I'd been hoping the patio would be open, but it was threatening to storm so they weren't serving out there.
We hung out at the bar for a while (basically long enough to get a cocktail) and then the exceedingly nice manager approached and offered us a table if we thought we could vacate it before 8pm. We enthusiastically agreed.
Two orders each of the palak chaat and tikka masala and garlic naan, because we're bad at sharing. the black cod. lamb biryani. a bread basket. some lovely cocktails all around. carrot halwa, gulab jamun, and a very pleasant coconut dessert rounded out the meal. parental harmony restored, and we were out at the car by 7:50pm. I really should go more often than once a year.
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Posted 13 May 2015 - 08:35 AM
Anyone go to brunch yet?
Posted 19 May 2015 - 07:13 AM
My professional mentor was in town to give a lecture at a conference, and said that in return for the years spent training me, I was to take him to one of the finest restaurants in DC. Fair trade! Decided on Sunday Brunch at Rasika West End, and made the reservation a month ago. We invited another rising star in the field and his wife, who were from Bombay but now lived in Baltimore.
We got there at 12pm, when it opened, and the restaurant filled up quite quickly, but there was still open tables. This location is overall less busier than the Penn Quarter one. I got a latte, others got the masala chai, and the ginger limeade.
The menu is super interesting. It truly had things on it that my parents make for weekend meals that I have never, ever seen on a menu stateside. We started with the Besan Ka Chilla, Palak Chaat, and Malai Chicken Tikka. Besan is gram flour, and this dish is a flat, pancake-ish snack that goes great with chai. Its less cakey than a pancake, though, flatter and a little crispy almost. This was a great version of it. The Palak Chaat is still fantastic, and the other 3 guests had not had it before, so it was fun to see them say things ilke "I've never had spinach that have tasted like that." It really is a special thing we have here. The malai chicken tikka was a creamy chicken curry, it has cheddar and mozzarella in it. Unique. Didn't love it.
For entrees, we shared three dishes. Pao bhaji, which is essentially an Indian sloppy joe. It's potatoes, peas, onions, and spices (bhaji = vegetables) served with buttered bread (pao = bread). It is one of my favorite things to eat, and mom makes it great, but it's best at Juhu beach or on the street is every Gujarati town. Theirs was very good, but not the largest portion. This is a dish that has very cheap ingredients, we could feed 20 people for $10 worth of ingredients. Anyway, it's a good "memory" dish, because so many dinner parties, birthday parties, and large family events center around this favorite meal, which again, you hardly ever see on a menu (at least in DC area; you can definitely get it on Devon in Chicago, some places in Metro Detroit, and some of the Indian street food places that are popping up hipster cities). The second dish was one of the "Sunday Curries", vegetable rassa. This wasn't super interesting to me, but it got eaten up quite quickly. The last entree was the Chicken Green Masala. Super cool, it was a green curry, with cilantro and cardamom, and green chili peppers. Had a great bite to it, and cilantro made it taste very fresh. I enjoyed that.
There are a lot of other cool things on the menu - Gujarati dokla (spicy lentil based cake), kedgeree (a modified version of kichdi or kichidi, a rice/daal based dish), shrikand (a spiced thick custard like yogurt), kathi rolls, and egg based dishes. Many of these have so much sentimental value to me, and I can't wait to take my folks here.
Really neat experience. I'm happy to see some of the less commonly seen dishes that are quite commonly eaten in Indian households are making it onto menus.
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Posted 19 May 2015 - 12:49 PM
(pao = bread)
Interesting. Presumably from Portuguese, where pão = bread.
ETA: Incidentally, I just learned a couple of days ago that the pan in panko, the Japanese breadcrumbs, is also from Portuguese pão.
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Bombardier's CRJ1000 NextGen regional jet is on course to take to the air this summer, with the first flight likely in July.
The flight-test programme is expected to comprise about 590h up to basic certification in the fourth quarter of 2009, plus another 150h to support service entry, says the company.
Cold weather testing is likely to take place at Iqualuit, Nunavut in northern Canada, and hot weather testing will probably be performed at Yuma, Arizona, it adds.
The prototype CRJ1000 was created through the stretch of the CRJ900 test aircraft. It is not expected to make an appearance at the Farnborough air show in July.
Bombardier has 39 firm orders from four customers for the 100-seat aircraft. It says that is "actively planning the ramp-up of CRJ1000 activities for 2009 and 2010".
Assembly images of the CRJ1000 on AirSpace
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