537878 Fri Jul 11 16:23:44 -0700 2008 5 14 Washington DC & Baltimore Area 0 3861061 Recommendations needed for 16 ppl around the globe (Switzerland, Italy, France, India, Hong Kong, Korea, Los Angeles, Miami, etc) on Fri evening. **Must be walking distance from JW Marriott and business casual attire (no jacket or tie required) or casual attire.** (2) vegetarians, the rest love seafood, steak and pasta - so a combo of seafood & steak or seafood & pasta would be ideal. Vegetarians are strict but easy going - they will order rice or pasta if Tofu is not available. Price is flexible, ideally $50-$75 per person - not including alcohol. Nothing too loud where they can not have converstations with the person across the table but nothing too stuffy. Any recommendations would be greatly appreciated! Fri Jul 11 16:23:46 -0700 2008 208946 madplanner 1 3861132 16 people might be tough. You will definitely need to make a reservation ahead of time. In that area, I'd suggest trying Ten Pehn or Central. Fri Jul 11 16:52:42 -0700 2008 3861061 108111 gatorfoodie 1 3861934 Zaytinya - accommodates any dietary restrictions. call ahead, reserve the big table and inform them of your partners needs. lunch once was about 20 a head with the chef's choice. Sat Jul 12 01:46:03 -0700 2008 3861061 163722 hill food 1 3862171 What about Tosca? They have vegetarian, good pastas, and meats? It is not loud, they have private or semi-private areas, you can even get half-portions of the pastas as starters. I had a graduation dinner here and it was lovely. Sat Jul 12 07:08:52 -0700 2008 3861061 92426 ktmoomau 1 3866578 Cafe du Parc could be good, too. They have, I believe, at least one vegetarian entree, plus several appetizers that are vegetarian, and you can order side dishes, as well. They may be able to accomodate a large group pretty well. Mon Jul 14 07:02:42 -0700 2008 3861061 87249 katecm 1 3867550 Tosca and Ten Penh are good suggestions. Cafe Atlantico and Ceiba might work too, but I'm not sure how well vegetarians would do at Ceiba (they have a lot of seafood I think, but little pure veggie). Mon Jul 14 11:37:09 -0700 2008 3861061 205227 Doh