Domku in Petworth

I could write a lot about the visit Rupa and I recently paid to Domku, a Slavic and Scandinavian restaurant in Petworth.  But I think this picture says it all.

Go to Domku only if you have a good place to hibernate afterwards.  Almost all of our dishes were crammed with thick cream, the kind of cream that dredges up memories of sloshing through foam parties in college, and then strikes you where you stand like narcolepsy.  With a meal like this, you have to wonder, how is it that Americans are more overweight than Scandinavians?  Just try taking down the cream baked smoked sprats, the pink peppercorn kulebiaka in cream sauce, and the swedish meatballs and mash.  A KFC Double Down will suddenly seem like lentil salad.   

Creamy sprats

Pink Peppercorn Kulebiaka (with cream)

Swedish Meatballs and Mash ... and CREAM!

Spike Mendelsohn Opening Food Truck; Prepare for Corned-Beef Sandwich Greatness

Below, some exciting news from Kate Nerenberg of Best Bites: a new food truck dedicated to the noble cause of perfecting the corned-beef sandwich.

"Spike Mendolsohn - Top Chef alum and owner of We, the Pizza and Good Stuff Eatery - wrote on Twitter Thursday that he's starting a food truck called Sixth and Rye, with a corned-beef sandwich as the signature dish.  The Feast had more detail: The truck, a Friday-only lunch option, is a joint project with Sixth & I Historic Synagogue and hopes to debut in April.  And New York's branch of the Feast had more Spike Mendelsohn-expansion news: HE's finally making good on his promises to franchise Good Stuff Eatery.  In an interview at the recent South Beach Food & Wine Festival, he said he's looking at spots in Chicago, Philadelphia, and, of course, DC."