547502 Mon Aug 11 05:00:47 -0700 2008 1 14 Washington DC & Baltimore Area 0 3946361 I received this menu from Equinox for Restaurant Week. Should it be thrilling me more than it is? First Course: Three Onion Salad with Aged Sherry Vinaigrette Mache Lettuce, Crispy Shallots and Smoked Applewood Bacon Pompano Ruede Blanco (Verdejo/Viura), Spain 2006 or Creamy Rappahannock Corn Chowder with Gulf Shrimp Fondued Leeks, Fingerling Potatoes and Toasted Lobster Roe Star Tree Chardonnay, Northern Cape, South Africa 2007 Second Course: BBQ’D Scottish Salmon with Summer Corn Backyard Basil, Onion tempura and Sweet Corn Coulis Sortori Pinot Noir, Veneto, Italy 2006 or Grilled Angus Beef Hanger Steak with Wilted Romaine Black Bean Puree, Piquillo Peppers and Fresh Lime Cream Rock and Vine “Three Ranches” Cabernet Sauvignon, North Coast 2006 Dessert: Semi-Sweet Chocolate Truffle Cake Lavender Gelato and Citrus Tuille Innocent Bystander Pink Moscato, Yarra, Australia 2008 or Marinated Blueberries and Strawberries Pistachio Zabaglione and Pistachio Crisp Selaks Ice Wine (Riesling/Gewürztraminer Blend) East Coast, New Zealand 2006 * Restaurant Week Specialty Cocktails* Sangria “Blanco” with White Peach and Garden Blackberry “Mojito” Mon Aug 11 05:00:49 -0700 2008 96252 daves_32 1 3946712 For the first course I would personally go with the soup. I've always enjoyed the soups at Equinox and I'm not even really a soup person. I think it looks like a nice menu...very seasonal etc. Of course its always nice when a restaurant has more then 2 choices in each category but I think that's a problem a lot of restaurants make. Enjoy and make sure to report back. Equinox is one of my favorite restaurants but I've never been for RW. Only on very special occasions. Mon Aug 11 07:56:53 -0700 2008 3946361 76776 Elyssa