Washington DC: Komi

I was in DC for two weeks during late January and early February. For a nice weekend, Andy made the trek out so we could eat some of what DC has to offer. The city did not disappoint!

By far the stand-out restaurant was Komi, located in the Dupont Circle neighborhood. Komi has no menu and a set price. I really love restaurants that work in this fashion and love the surprise of not knowing what you are going to get next. I took notes and the chef and somelier were nice enough to write menus for us after the meal.

Courses were as follows:

• Taramosalata: Steamed bun with Greek yogurt and smoked trout row
• Crudo trio-Hamachi with onion, Madai (snapper) with sumac and caper berry, and Kindai (tuna) with wasabi
• Scallop trio
• Lobster, uni, buttermilk, and celery (basically a deconstructed lobster roll!)
• Spanikopita
• Egg ravioli with bonito
• Cured and smoked fois gras with onion jam and cranberry
• A half-smoke with ramp relish and spicy mustard (still thinking about this dish!)
• Dates stuffed with marscapone and sprinkled with sea salt
• Casarelli-Curly pasta with lacinato kale
• Roasted baby goat (with the crispiest skin imaginable!) with condiments and fresh pita
• Myzithra-Greek cheese biscuit with quince and apple
• Caramel
  
• Baklava-Greek donuts
• Lollipops made with lime and salt

We also went for the wine pairings and that was a really good choice. We tried:

• Sparkling Moscofilero "Amalia" Ktima Tselepos Tesea, Greece
• Givry "Les Grognots" Michel Sarrazin, Burgundy, France, 2008
• Loedo Beniaka, Japan
• Brunello Di Montalcino Armilla, Tuscany, Italy, 2004
• Rioja Gran Reserva, Beronia, Spain, 2001
• Moscato Blend "Bigaro" Elio Perrone, Italy, 2009

Other dinners were had at Ray's Hell Burger and Central Michel Richard. We also had brunch at Cafe Atlantico and lunch at Ben's Chili Bowl.