Fondue??

[Anonymous]

I'm in my 8th month and craving fondue big time! I'm in Bethesda. Anyone know where I can get some good fondue? I'm not looking for a Melting Pot sort of place, more like a nice French restaurant or something low key that happens to serve fondue as a dish. My mouth is watering thinking of Artisanal in NYC, but I don't think we have anything like that place here. Any suggestions?

[Anonymous]

Tom Sietsema's weekly chat is today at the Post website--I'd ask there.

[Anonymous]

You could also get one of the prepackaged fondue cheeses from Whole Foods or TJs and make your own. We have it all the time for dinner. We cut up bread, apples and boiled potatoes to dip.

[Anonymous]

OP here. I would be willing to go to DC if there is a good place there. Thanks.

[Anonymous]

It's so easy to make at home. Here's a simple recipe:

* 1 clove garlic, halved crosswise
* 1 ½ cups dry white wine
* 1 tbsp. cornstarch
* 2 tsp. kirsch (you can buy tiny bottles at the liquor store)
* 2 cups Emmenthal cheese, coarsely grated
* 2 cups Gruyere cheese, coarsely grated

Rub inside of pot with the cut sides of the garlic to flavour to the pot. Discard garlic. Add wine to the pot and bring to a mild simmer over medium heat. In a separate bowl mix together the cornstarch and the kirsch. Gradually add both cheeses to the wine pot and cook, stirring constantly in a zigzag pattern (not in a circular motion), this is done to prevent the cheese from clumping, do this until the cheese is just melted and creamy — do not allow mixture to boil. Stir cornstarch mixture again and then stir into fondue.
Bring fondue to a simmer and cook, stirring until thickened, about 5-8 minutes.

We also love Welsh Rarebit - NYTimes has a great recipe here: http://bitten.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/12/31/recipe-of-the-day-welsh-rarebit/

[Anonymous]

This is even easier! Fewer ingredients. It's from Jacques Pepin's memoir.

http://tinyurl.com/ybdkuh9

[Anonymous]

I would love to know about any restuarants in the area that serve fondue and are not the Melting Pot too! I'm crossing my fingers that someone knows!!