If you are referring to G&B, check their IG feed...straight from the source. End of the month is what they say about GCM, at least 4 days ago.

Second Pley's recs and adding G&B coffee when they open a kiosk at Grand Central Mkt

Thank you all for the recs. The short report:

Sunday: Hanks Oyster Bar - Had a lobster roll (okay, not my favorite and an amazing draft special - Flying Dog - Best part of my meal
Monday - Filter Coffee - Foggy Bottom - Perfect
Monday Dinner - SunDevich - Beirut Sandwich - Delicious interplay between the fresh ingredients, warm steak and hummous
Tuesday - Dinner at Bobby Van's - Crab Cakes - just ok. DC Brau Brown - very nice local beer
Wednesday - CF Folks Restaurant - Crab Cake Sandwich - had to make up for the meh one from last night and CF Folks did not disappoint. Best crab cake i have had ever!
Wednesday Night - Take Eat Easy - Cubano and Milanesa - Exellent sandwiches and overall really liked this place
Thursday Lunch - CF Folks Restaurant - Veal Scallopini - Exellent food from this James Beard winning restaurant.

Overall - Thank you all for the recs. Wish I had more down time to try more places across your city but time ran out!

Heading to DC for work and I am solo for 5 nights. I will have no car but will travel the metro or walk starting from Club Quarters.

I arrive on Sunday late afternoon and want to have a nice meal with Soft Shell Crabs and maybe some crab cakes. Any suggestions for the best available close to the hotel or metro?

All meals are based on per diem, so I am trying to keep lunches under $15 before tax and tip and dinners are $40 before tax and tip.

I am looking for locals only type places. I appreciate all types of ethnic cuisine and would love your recs. I currently live in LA, so not looking for recommendations on Thai, Korean, Mexican, Salvodorean, Japanese, and Chinese.

Here is what I have gathered for recommendations so far:
1. Rays HellBurger
2. Rosemary's Thyme (What do I get here?)
3. Ben's Chili Bowl (Is there a better place for a half smoke?)
4. Founding Farmers
5. Addis Abada (Is this the best Ethiopian, is is meat friendly? What do you recommend?)
6. Central (Is this a good place to dine solo? Do they have a bar? What is the thing to order here for 1?)
7. Sundevich (What is your favorite here?)
8. Bangkok Joe's
9. Chop't
10. Oohs and Aahhs
11. Filter Coffee
12. Swings Coffee

Anything else you would recommend? Any types of cuisine I missed?

Thank you in advance for your help. I cant wait to explore your great city.

St. Andre - Brie

Cafecito Organico - Espresso Shots/Americano/whole beans (best price on beans in LA - $12 a bag 12 oz for single origin and the money is going more directly to the coffee farmers - my favorite of 3rd wave coffee...no pretense...just excellent coffee/helpful baristas/reminds me of Vivace in Seattle (a place where you can spend the whole day studying/doing what you do at a coffee shop)

Caffe Vita from Seattle has set it sights on LA and NYC (to be opened in April 2012 in Silverlake!!!yay!) - Do you see a trend - Seattle was the birth of my love of coffee and they dont have to be like Intelly (nothing wrong with Intelly but I am sick of baristas/coffee shops telling me how to enjoy my cup - yeah I looking at you Intelly/Handsome!)

Spring for Coffee - espresso shots/americano/whole beans from Stumptown/Ritual/Handsome - People who work there are great and it really is like the vivace kiosk from Capital Hill (Seattle, WA)

Thanks All! Will report back on who we end up with and how the food is.

Chowhound community...I need your recommendations for caterers who can handle the food needs of a large law firm on-site trial team, three meals a day plus snacks for a three to four month trial on site for upwards of 30 people a day.

Would prefer recommendations from caterers you have experience with, preferably experience with caterers over multiple days so you can confirm that the variety of food was interesting and consistent.

Thank you all CH.

Check Lu Din Gee. Had it there with colleagues a few years ago. 24 hour notice.

Nosh,
Its funny that you mentioned MC, because after I posted I made the decision that MC would be our Valentine's Day special treat. The dishes Im excited about are the Camarones ala diablo, coctel de pulpo y camarones...what else for two people?

I need recs for Valentine's Day on a budget, would like to spend $100 for two with wine/sparkling wine and exellent seafood between Malibu and Downtown. We went to hungrycat last year and really enjoyed the meal but I would like something different and romantic. Any recs? Watergrill is too stuffy and blows the budget, Plus for any place with no corkage! Thought about Colori kicthen but its our default resto. Is it possible to eat at Saddlepeak Lodge for $100? Geoffrey's in Malibu?

My SO and me love this place. Great food and great beer! And after you can go over to scoops and grab some amazing full fat ice cream/and vegan ice cream.

Vivavce Espresso Rosteria....roasted the same day as shipped....have been buying their dolce blend ever since I moved back to LA from Seattle...there is none better...from Roma to Seattle...David Schumer is tops...

Or Portos in Glendale....some potato balls and the mango cheesecake..or medianoche preparada....

Call La Flor de yucatan....20th and Hoover and see if they can prepare you some yucatan specials....they have different food everyday....but a few pounds of conchita pibil and some torta rolls...que rico!...or if you need pastry or dessert...best tres leches and flan I have ever had

1) Conchita Pibil Torta (I cried)- La Flor de Yucatan, Westake Dist.
2) Homemade Sicilian Olive Oil from Roma Deli(its the owner's friend from the old country), Pasadena
3) Shio Special Pork Ramen, Noodles Hard, Santouka, Mar Vista
4) Chippino, Colori Kitchen, Downtown LA
5) Cemitas Poblana de milanesa and Champurrado, The Surfer Taco Truck, Westlake Dist.

Need recs for english tea for lunch before heading to the Bower for the terra cotta soldiers...if not english tea something like "the wild artichoke"...chow-worthy food with nice place to enjoy conversation before heading to museum.

Thanks CH'ers

Taking the California Bar Exam at the Ontario Convention Center at the end of this month, need recs for chow worthy restaurants near the convention center....dinner only....will have car and willing to travel...come on CH'ers...help a young attorney eat three chow worthy dinners after the quiz. Love all types of food and doesnt need to be fancy...favorite spots in Los Angeles are taco trucks in Highland Park/ELA, Langers, Brents, Santouka, Dinos, Original Tops, Lu Din Gee

Need recs for a restaurant near downtown LA. We are a law firm in Beverly Hills just wrapping up a trial and our co-counsel is from Wash DC, so we want to show them LA is the best food city in the world. We need a restaurant that can handle a party of 20+ which includes chowish food for vegetarians and carnivores alike. We tried Mozza (I know what the response will be), no luck. We thought casual with lots of chowish options and a beer/wine list would be best. Come on LA from one hound to another, HELP!

I originally asked for delivery to Beverly Hills, and thank you all who replied. I will report back next week. I need suggestions for delivery of good food directly from the restaurant and not through a delivery service to a hotel in the Little Tokyo section of downtown. We are a law firm, preparing for trial and half of our team is staying close to the courts in Little Tokyo, so we order out at least twice a day for between 10 and 20 peeps everyday. BTW, I have lived all around this country (NYC, SF and LA), and LA is the best city to eat in the world, so come on LA and let me know all your great delivery options in downtown!

My office orders delivery five to seven times a week for lunches and dinners because we are a law firm and preparing for trial. We need more suggestions for delivery options that delivery directly and not through a service because they take too long. We are sick of CPK, Chin Chin, California Wok, Sharkys, Mikey Fine, Factors...come on LA, one hound to another HELP ME!

My office orders lunch and dinner almost daily since we are preparing for some upcoming trials. We are sick of using the delivery services since it takes too long. We eat almost daily from CPK, California Wok, Mikey Fine, Sharky's, Chin Chin...any suggestings for delivery of good food for lunch or dinner would be appreciated.

We also have a team of attorneys and staff staying at a hotel downtown, so any suggestions for delivery of food near Little Tokyo would also be appreciated.

Going to see Sufjian Stevens Sunday at the Paramount, need dinner recs for cocktails and something decent on the plate for three grad students for around $30 person....
Marjorie? any thoughts