No, no - I'll bake for Nilly, you bake for the rest of us. mmmmm. pie...

flings up hands in despair

Stepping up to offer to help with the non-kosher pie. Yummm

Hey D.C. people -- sorry if this has already been suggested, but have we considered this restaurant for Nilly Night?

this restaurant

Wash. Post requires registration now. Do we have one?

I'll bake for Nilly, you bake for the rest of us

That'll work. Pie it is, then.

deb, and everybody else - and I hope I'm able to explain myself properly here - the rules of kosher are complimcated. They're complicated for me, and I've lived all my life practicing them.

The thing is, part of those rules is having a Jewish person who is up on those rules and knows them, as part of the preparing-of-the-food process, just in order to be able to avoid all the doubts and the questions.

What I think may be easiest, both for you and for me, is to have me present during the cooking/baking/whatever. deb, that's why I asked that nothing be cooked before Thursday evening, when I'm there - remember we talked about it? Your soup idea, for example, looks completely OK for me, from here, but there can be things that I can't even think about from afar (and I'm the one who claims to know what she's doing on the subject!), and will only realize when they are in front of me. And the last thing I want, is to hurt the feelings of people who are doing such an effort and are being so amazing in trying to make me feel comfortable and welcome.

It's humbling, and I am so very grateful. I'm not as nice as you guys - I would never think of taking such a complicated task upon myself. Especially when there are such easier alternatives.

So, it's not like I don't appreciate the effort and the thoughtfulness and the consideration, because I so very much do. I just don't want anybody to be hurt or disappointed by the rules I follow, that are between me and G*d and are therefore not supposed to drive anybody crazy but me.

And did I mention the grateful and the you're-amazing parts of it yet?

Sorry, lisah -- I forgot about that. I only have my personal one. Basically it's about a new kosher steakhouse that's opened in Bethesda and got a pretty good review. It's the Fare Minded column from today's Weekend section.

I can never remember if it's buffistas/foamy or buffista/foamy or if salon/tabletalk will work.

[link] does, though.

I emailed my aunt about kosher restaurants in Boston. She said, "Shalom Hunan has the fanciest atmosphere, but [name] & I prefer the food at Taam China, another Chinese restaurant which is also on Harvard Street, but further down near Kupel's and the Butcherie. For breakfast and non-Chinese, Rubin's has a good variety of food. Both restaurants are glatt kosher. There is only one dairy/pizza place, Cafe Eilat, also near the Butcherie, which is cholov Yisroel."

Lyra Jane, that's the Red Heifer? I've been hearing that it's supposed to be pretty good, but I think it's also somewhat pricy. Worth considering, though.

Help! I am supposed to go to Allyson's tonight, and for some reason my gmail account deleted the email with her address. Can someone send it to me?