reference, the most success I’ve ever had making yogurt is using a cooler and hot water. I put the starter-milk mixture in a mason jar, fill 3 or 4 other mason jars with really hot water, and put about 4 inches of hot water...

Sounds like you’ve already got better ideas and one better rec from GabeandSam, but Amphora in Vienna is open 24/7. I think that Villa Bella in Burke serves that late, but I might be wrong, and they’re just around the...

how about a savory rice pudding? i.e. http://recipes.lovetoknow.com/wiki/Savory_Rice_Pudding_Recipe . it’s essentially the same thing as a rice casserole. as for a sweet rice pudding, stranger things have happened. if sam...

favorite pastry chef (not the molecular gas. type like Sam Mason) is Nicole Kaplan. When she was at EMP, she wow’ed me. When she moved to Del Posto, she wow’ed me even more. Now she is the pastry chef at The Plaza...

on Monday July 28. The neighborhood regulars will miss May’s quick smile and big heart—and those $5.25-5.75 belly-filling specials. Step aside for progress. Sam Salfiti has restaurant plans for the space at 846...

Dufresne is a genious and his pastry chef Sam Mason is one of the greatest chefs on the planet.

Late reply, but oh well. Did Pastry @ the CIA. In my humble opinions... The BEST desserts in NYC are coming from Sam Mason @ WD-50 on Clinton Street. His food is unparallel to any other Pastry Chef currently in the city....

of Fairfax (just south of George Mason on 123) and of course I’m blocking on the name now. You might try Picante! the real taco, just west of 28 on 50. Here is a list of some other places, mainly focused in Reston/Herndon...

. Unfortunately, our expense cap of $40 for dinner (gotta love nonprofits) rules out Atlantic Fish and Stephanie’s as nearby choices. Any suggestions for that part of town? Keep in mind I’m going to be with a bunch of...

There are several: Assal Market in Vienna, VA Yas Market in Vienna, VA Lebanese Butcher in Falls Church/Annandale, VA There is also a wonderful strip mall in Bailey’s Crossroads on S George Mason Drive (right behind Skyline

Sammy’s is the best Cajun food north of the Mason Dixon Line. His creole food is good too, but give me that brown roux based food over tomatoes anytime! Must have another bowl of Gumbo Ya YA before I die!

Gus’s World Famous, either in the original location of Mason, TN (45 miles NE of Memphis) or on South Front Street in downtown Memphis.

If you liked WD-50, I would point you towards Tailor (chef Sam Mason used to be the pastry chef at WD-50), which is in a similar vein. You might also want to look into Corton, which seems to be a very hot restaurant right now...

they have two options for dessert tastings and you can get pairings for either) Tailor (never tried to order just desserts here but I’d call and ask, Sam Mason is ex-WD-50 but I think the current pastry chef at WD-50 is more...

When is your trip? Depending on when it is, Tailor, Sam Mason's place, may be open by then.