| In | Out |
|---|---|
| House-bottled water | Voss |
| Big-name chefs doing fast food | Big-name restaurants opening “cafes” |
| Street carts | Create-your-own salads |
| Portion control as necessity | Portion control as moral statement |
| Cassoulet | Truffled mac and cheese |
| Black pudding | Honeycomb tripe |
| Preserved lemon | Meyer lemon |
| Everything veal | Everything pork |
| Mackerel | Bluefish |
| Haute BLTs | Haute grilled cheeses |
| Linguiça | Boudin blanc |
| Honey | Salted caramel |
| Bartender worship | Chef worship |
| Sunchokes | Fingerling potatoes |
| Snubbing foie gras | Chicken-liver mousse |
| Granité | Sorbet |
| Clams casino | Broiled oysters |
| Gastriques | Foams |
| Lunchtime deals | Free happy-hour snacks |
| Consommé | Chowder |
| Cocoa nibs | Chocolate chips |
| Lamb burgers | Turkey burgers |
| Châteaubriand | Cowboy cut |
| Chestnuts | Mission figs |
| Heirloom peppers | Heirloom tomatoes |
| Selection of olive oils | Selection of mustards |
| Cress | Kale |
| “Still enjoying?” | “Are you still working on that?” |
| Hash | Eggs Benedict |
| Tomato jam | Onion marmalade |
| Grayson | Constant Bliss |
| Rillettes | Terrine |
| Marinated scallops | Poached shrimp |
| Rigid reservation policies | No reservations |
| Shavings | Purées |
| California osetra caviar | Hackleback caviar |
What are your foodie ins and outs for 2009? Let us know in the comments below!
This appeared in the Washingtonian's February 2009 100 Very Best Restaurants package.
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Executive Food Editor/Critic
Ann Limpert joined Washingtonian in late 2003. She was previously an editorial assistant at Entertainment Weekly and a cook in New York restaurant kitchens, and she is a graduate of the Institute of Culinary Education. She lives in Petworth.
