March-April - Viva Tysons Magazine

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Cocktail
"A Slice of irish Heaven"
As served by "irish Tommy" Kinsella at
irelands Four Provinces in Falls church
1/2 oz Bailey's irish Cream
1/2 oz irish Mist
1/4 oz Green Creme de Menthe
Shake Bailey's and irish Mist with ice
Strain in a martini glass and float Creme
de Menthe on top.
Enjoy!
Dining with Debbie... at Vienna's Sweet Ginger.
I must give credit to my daughter, Kara for first introducing
me to Sweet Ginger in Vienna. "Mom...amazing sushi!" Really?
Kara exclaiming the virtues of raw fish???? Who would have
thought this possible? What does she know about good
sushi? Intrigued...I went.
AMAZING sushi is right! But lets address this in proper order.
Under "Soup & Salads" I find the miso soup , although a
common in an Asian restaurant, this one is uncommonly
good. Avocado with honey miso dressing is perfect.
Seaweed salad. I'm eating ocean grass and I LOVE it!
It's marinated with a sesame dressing.
Endamame are heart healthy steamed fresh soybeans
sprinkled with salt. To those who have never tasted
endamame I offer this advice, approach them as you would
an artichoke meaning the outer shell is NOT meant to be
ingested. Extract the beans by dragging the teeth against the
pod. I learned this the hard way, when I popped the entire
pod in my mouth and chewed and chewed and chewed much
to the amusement of my waiter who rushed to my side and
offered his guidance as well as a napkin. Silly me.
Some of my favorites from the sushi à la carte menu (6 pieces
per order) include: the Philadelphia Roll with smoked salmon,
cream cheese and avocado, the Japanese Bagel Roll which is
lightly battered and fried with fresh salmon, cream cheese,
roe with spicy mayo, and the Wasabi Cream Roll- the wasabi
cream is light with just the right amount of wasabi so you
don't have your sinuses cleaned out.
The atmosphere is welcoming, whether you come for a
leisurely dinner in a booth or grab a couple of spots at the
corner sushi bar. Its always fun to sit at the sushi bar as the
chefs preparing the sushi offer up little freebies as well. Not
a fan of sushi? Sweet Ginger could be called Asian fusion as
it offers a variety of Asian entrees, Chinese, Thai, Japanese
and more. Familiar choices are the ever popular General Tso's
chicken, several Asian noodle and fried rice choices, noodle
soups and a traditional Bento Box, where dinner comes,
literally, in a segmented box! Japanese kitchen entrees include
Teriyaki and Tempura. For dessert, try the fried bananas.
Sweet Ginger
(703) 319-3922, 120 B Branch Road SE, Vienna 22180
Lunch: Monday-Friday 11:30-3pm, Saturday-Sunday 12-3pm
Dinner: Sunday-Thursday 5-10pm, Friday-Saturday 5-10:30pm
You must try it! -Debbie Casey
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