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If you are registered with a party, don’t forget that tomorrow, September 9, is Primary Election Day for the Congressional and DC City Council primary. Polls will be open 7 am to 8 pm and Precinct 143 at the Chinese Church at 500 I Street, NW, will be open for business for those Ward 6 voters who are in the new precinct.
Check the (nicely) redesigned DC Board of Elections and Ethics website for more details.
PQ Riders On The Storm
When the news media go into frenzy mode because of an approaching storm, many people run to grocery stores to stock up on the big three: Bread, milk & toilet paper.
In just under a week PQ will join the ranks of those able to run to a local grocery store for these all important items, until then we still have to head to CVS for our storm survival needs. Still we want to be better prepared for emergencies than our neighbors who only pick up the big three, so we’d like your input on we should have on hand for riding out storms like Hanna which caused problems in the metro area yesterday.
Some suggestions from our friends and neighbors have included:
- Plenty of water
- Flashlights
- Storm Radio/Battery Powered Radio
- Canned/Non-Perishable Food & Pet Food (If you have pets)
- Axes, Stakes, Garlic, Mirrors, Shotguns & Ammo, in the (unlikely?) event of a Vampire/Zombie Invasion
When you add the obligatory bread, milk & toilet paper to that list is it complete? What else should PQ’ers have on hand when disaster strikes?
Patrons Revolt Against PQ Restaurant, Jaleo (480 7th St NW)
There is nothing wrong with world class chefs changing up the recipes of their restaurant menu items. It keeps things fresh and new and keeps us foodies coming back for more. But, sometimes there is a recipe that is so good that it becomes worthy of the term trade secret.
You know, like Heinz Ketchup. Coca-Cola’s Dr. Pepper. McDonald’s french fries. Jaleo’s patatas bravas.
So, when chef José Andrés changed the recipe of that famous patatas bravas dish, the WaPo’s Tom Sietsema reported that even Andrés’ own family complained about the new, inferior recipe.
While the new patatas bravas dish will remain on the menu for now, Andrés foreshadowed that the original patatas bravas would be back on dining tables towards the end of September. Disaster averted.
FIVE Gallery Receptions Tonight In PQ!
Thanks to Rekio for pointing us to a notice of a Penn Quarter gallery walk going on tonight. Here’s a crib sheet of the receptions:
Carroll Square Gallery, 975 F St NW, 6-8pm
Tourists at the National Mall
Civilian Art Projects, 406 7th St NW, 7-9pm
Way Down In New Orleans
Reyes + Davis, 923 F St NW #302, 6:30-9pm
Barbara Liotta
Anthony Cervino, 916 G St NW, 6-8pm
Anti-Plastic
Zenith Gallery, 413 7th St NW, 6-9pm
Singular Vision