Washington is in the throes of a massive spending plan thanks to the ‘Bama and the Dems on the Hill. They’re shoveling billions upon billions of tax dollars out the door. Stimulus plan, omnibus spending bill, TARP, TALF, housing rescue, on and on it goes. Perhaps what these “leaders” need is a taste of German efficiency. And maybe if they eat enough sauerbraten and wiener schnitzel they’ll start to solve our countries problems in a meaningful way.
With that in mind I’m heading to Café Berlin on Capitol Hill.
I order Jagerschnitzel, a traditional German dish of tender pork steak topped with spicy bacon and mushroom sauce and then served on top of spatzle, or homemade pasta.
My first impression is that the pork steak is really flat – flattened in fact. My imagination gets the better of me and I think back to days of yore in Bavaria when strong, healthy fraus would swing their tenderizing hammers to flatten (conquer) her cuts of pork. Still, the Jagerschnitzel tastes delicious, the mushroom sauce is rich with flavor, and the spatzle is yummy. I also try Café Berlin’s Sauerbraten. It too is delicious, complimented well by tangy red cabbage.
The dishes are straight forward and filling. No exotic spices or flavors to be found. So it’s not efficiency, but comfort dishes I’ve enjoyed, and in these uncertain days comfort is needed. And I’m sure these dishes will taste the same on the next visit as well.
In the end I’m not sure that anything can help our leaders. But I do know that something needs to fortify the GOP to fight the good fight on Capitol Hill. Maybe the answer is Jagerschnitzel at Café Berlin.
With that in mind I’m heading to Café Berlin on Capitol Hill.
I order Jagerschnitzel, a traditional German dish of tender pork steak topped with spicy bacon and mushroom sauce and then served on top of spatzle, or homemade pasta.
My first impression is that the pork steak is really flat – flattened in fact. My imagination gets the better of me and I think back to days of yore in Bavaria when strong, healthy fraus would swing their tenderizing hammers to flatten (conquer) her cuts of pork. Still, the Jagerschnitzel tastes delicious, the mushroom sauce is rich with flavor, and the spatzle is yummy. I also try Café Berlin’s Sauerbraten. It too is delicious, complimented well by tangy red cabbage.
The dishes are straight forward and filling. No exotic spices or flavors to be found. So it’s not efficiency, but comfort dishes I’ve enjoyed, and in these uncertain days comfort is needed. And I’m sure these dishes will taste the same on the next visit as well.
In the end I’m not sure that anything can help our leaders. But I do know that something needs to fortify the GOP to fight the good fight on Capitol Hill. Maybe the answer is Jagerschnitzel at Café Berlin.
Cafe Berlin
322 Mass Ave NE
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