Blacksalt

Blacksalt normally carries three kinds of oysters at three different prices. Chesapeakes are the cheapest and not so great, but the annoyingly named “boutique” and “premium” oysters are significantly better. Unfortunately, Blacksalt only offers a happy hour discount on the Chesapeakes.
Fish is honest and fresh, though not terribly exciting. Seems to me [...]

Ba Le

Calvin Trillin famously derided “continental” cuisine, but I would argue that, for my generation, “fusion” is the single scariest word in the entire culinary lexicon. I think there’s a very good reason that Chinese food rarely involves Cheddar cheese and Spanish reds aren’t served with sushi: the result would – how shall I put [...]

Clare & Don’s

Wow.
This place sucks! Everything was insipid beyond belief. Hello, flavor?
The Florida theme should have tipped me off immediately, since it is well-known to be the worst state (even Oklahoma has Meers). A place specializing in fish tacos should at least aspire to California or even Texas. Maybe Baja. But not [...]