Yesterday was Dining Out for Life, in which participating restaurants give a portion of the bill to Food and Friends, so I had lunch and dinner out. Eating for a good cause: I’m down with that.
My co-workers and I had lunch at Raku, an “Asian fusion”—but mostly Japanese—restaurant in Bethesda, on Woodmont Ave., near Barnes & Noble. Great place. Our party of six arrived in the midst of the lunch rush, but we were seated rather quickly. The staff is friendly, and the atmosphere lively. I had the shrimp tempura bento, a hearty collection of items which included miso soup, salad, crab shumai (dumplings), portobello mushrooms and green beans, a California roll, and of course, tempura (not just shrimp; there are veggies, too). Everything was fresh and tasty.
That night Thom and I met Cornelia and Kat for the first time. What an adorable pair! We had dinner at good ol’ Annie’s, which was also participating in the day’s charity event. All four of us ended up ordering the six-ounce filet mignon. (Tre attended in spirit; Cornelia had propped up a picture of her at the end of the table. We gamely fed Tre some lettuce, but she seemed unresponsive. Heh.) I spent a long while deliberating over my menu, but when I saw that the filet mignon is wrapped with a bacon strip, that sealed the deal. Everything’s better with bacon! (Mostly.) It was mm, mm, good. I also had a very strong Manhattan.
Thom and Cornelia took lots of pictures. Aren’t we all so cute? Yay for new friends. Hopefully we’ll meet up with them again soon.
We will definitely have to do that. We had a blast.
the long hair looks great. very hipster.
nice shirt.
shallowly yours,
jon