Trump hotel managers say food writers are giving the place the cold shoulder

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"Trump hotel managers say food writers are giving the place the cold shoulder" by @timcarman for @washingtonpost

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Are food writers giving the @TrumpDC hotel and its @BLTPrime steakhouse the cold shoulder? Managers say yes. Writers say, well...yes and no.

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Valid comment to @TrumpDC hotel accusation that food writers don't cover it: "Why would anybody at any Trump...property be concerned about what the "fake media" writes or doesn't write? If they think the media is fake, why do they want to be included? Sounds almost hypocritical.

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Trump hotel managers say food writers are giving the place the cold shoulder

by Tim Carman March 15 at 11:30 AM

Mickael Damelincourt is managing director of Trump International Hotel in Washington. Earlier this week, he borrowed a page from his sometime boss over at the White House: Damelincourt tweeted a complaint about a list that broke down the “11 D.C. Restaurants That Crush Dessert.”

Spoiler alert: The Eater DC list doesn’t include the hotel’s steakhouse, BLT Prime by David Burke, or the Benjamin Bar and Lounge, which hosts a weekly “dessert night,” featuring a spread from executive pastry chef Fabrice Benezit in the grand lobby.

The omission didn’t sit right with Damelincourt, who fired off a Trumplike response on Twitter (minus the president’s trademark “Sad!”):
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This got us thinking: Do the food media ignore the Trump International Hotel and its BLT Prime steakhouse in their coverage?
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Tim Carman serves as a full-time writer for The Post's Food section and as the $20 Diner for the Weekend section. He has written for Food Network magazine, Men's Journal and Maxim.
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[Me.]

1. If That Plated Steak Is An Example

I can see why. The creamed spinach looks ok, but how hard is it to make it look like it should.

[Heartstrings]

2. BLT in So Beach is to die for

Wouldn't touch this one because of its location....

[BigmanPigman]

3. Actually I read reviews for BLT Prime in DC

and it got good reviews a year ago. I made reservations for 4 to take up table space for Inauguration Weekend so that he wouldn't benefit financially and personally from his new position (Emoluments Clause). I canceled at the last min. My own little form of civil disobedience/protest. The funny thing is that there were a ton of avail reservations almost right up to the Inauguration...his HUGE, "biggest ever" crowds were evident in that restaurant.

[IronLionZion]

5. It's the biggest ever rip off

I can't respect people who pay $9 for Bud Light. Their cheapest cocktail is $24 but they get up $100

[msongs]

4. pics of food and display look like airline meals nt