On Sat, 26 Apr 2008 00:45:39 GMT, "James Silverton"
> wrote:

> blake wrote on Tue, 22 Apr 2008 14:38:07 GMT:
>
> ??>> Hello, All!
> ??>>
> ??>> Does anyone have any strong opinions as to the most
> ??>> authentic Indian restaurants in the Washington DC
> ??>> metropolitan area? To take an example, where would, say, a
> ??>> Bengali go for homestyle cooking? There are a number of
> ??>> Indian restaurants that I like but I know little about
> ??>> their authenticity and I will never learn Hindi or Urdu.
> ??>>
> ??>> James Silverton
>
> bm> james, i can't help you out of personal knowledge, but in
> bm> case you don't know of it, here's a pointer to tyler
> bm> cowen's guide to ethnic restaurants in the metro area:
>
> bm> this one is searchable, with some bullets for regional
>cuisines:
>
> bm> <http://www.tylercowensethnicdininggu...2006/09/welcom
> bm> e_1.php>
>
> bm> this is most of the same information in a different format,
> bm> along with some comments about eatin' that kooky ethnic
>chow:
>
> bm> <http://www.gmu.edu/jbc/Tyler/tyler_cowen.htm>
>
> bm> as far as i can tell, he knows his onions. for instance,
> bm> on joe's noodle house in rockville:
>
> bm> Superb Szechuan food. Many little items. You order and they
> bm> bring it to your crowded table. As close to real Chinese
> bm> food as you are going to get around here. A very exciting
> bm> place to visit, highly recommended. Plus the best dumplings
> bm> around.
>
> bm> he's been doing his blog quite a while, and covers a lot of
> bm> places.
>
> bm> good luck.
>
>I tried the first URL but the response was glacially slow.
>Perhaps, I'll give it another try at a different time.
>
>James Silverton

hmm, i just tried it, no problem.

i take it, then, that you're not familiar with it? it's a fine
resource for restaurants in the d.c. area.

your pal,
blake