Rishita in DC!!!! FINALLY!!!!!

Last week Rishita got in touch with me telling me she is going to be in DC this week. She came in on Tuesday but was working until Friday. She picked me up Friday evening after the mani and pedi and we drove back to my apartment. After cooling off from the soaring temperatures a bit we headed to get some coffee. We came home, relaxed a bit, got ready and headed out to Oyamel for dinner. Oyamel serves mexican food. Antojitos (or small plates) is what they have to offer. One thing they advertise a lot is the guacamole. They make it fresh at your table! The guacamole was pretty darn good. To drink, we ordered a pitcher of the Oyamel's Ponche (white wine, Simebra Azul, Patron Citronge, agave nectar and a blend of tropical fruits). It was absolutely delicious! I could have easily shared another pitcher full! To eat, we ordered the guacamole, Cóctel de camarón y jaiba (Shrimp & crab ceviche with tomato sauce, avocado, red onions and tortilla chips), Camarones al Mojo de Ajo Negro (Shrimp sautéed with shallots, arbol chile, poblano chile, lime and sweet aged black garlic), Arrachera con salsa molcajete y nopales escabeche (Grilled skirt steak in a sauce of grilled tomatoes, tomatillos, green onions, cilantro and green chile, garnished with pickled cactus paddle), Flautas de pato con mole miahauteco (Pan fried tortillas filled with duck confit, served with pickled cabbage, onions, queso fresco and a traditional Miahauteco mole of chiles, almonds and Mexican chocolate), (Saurabh ordered) Carnitas con salsa de tomatillo (Confit of baby pig with green tomatillo sauce, pork rinds, onions and cilantro) and a special for the day was a squash blossom dish whose name I can't recall, but this is what it was: squash blossoms stuffed with Westfield Farm goat cheese, poblano chile and epazote. The duck was my least favourite. I just had a couple of bites and couldn't eat any more. The interesting thing about it was that the chocolate was not sweet. Everything else was absolutely delicious! Of special note was the sautéed shrimp! I think I am going to have dreams about it! SO GOOD! After dinner, which ended at midnight, we stepped out into the 89F sweltering heat. After much difficulty in finding a cab, then losing it fruitlessly (silly Ping Pong closed at 12!!!), and then finally finding another cab, we went to ChiCha lounge on U Street. We shared the peach/orange hookah and sat enjoying the music and being very entertained by a bachelorette party comprising extremely energetic girls.

The table with the ingredients for the fresh guacamole Our waiter sets about making the guacamole He is now mixing all the ingredients make a delicious blend! mmmm....guacamole!!!

On Saturday, we woke up late, decided to brave the insane heat and headed to Adams Morgan. There we went to Slaviya for brunch. There we both had the Mango Juilus which is mango juice with milk, sugar, vanilla extract and vanilla ice cream. Both of us asked for it without the ice cream. It was nice, but nothing great. We shared an order of the calamari and then I got the Eggs Norwegian (two poached eggs with spinach and smoked salmon on English muffin with hollandaise sauce, roasted potatoes). The entire dish was delicious, but of special note were the potatoes. Some of the tastiest potatoes I have ever had! yummmm!!! Slaviya was previously Left Bank. When it was Left Bank we had gone there for brunch on New Year's Day.

Eggs Norwegian + DELISH potatoes!

After brunch, we went to Something Sweet, came home, Rish picked her stuff up and headed to leave for the airport. It was so wonderful meeting her after so many years and catching up!! :) I have been asking her to come to DC since foreverrrr! I am glad she finally made it and spent the extra day with me! :)