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From YouTube: KORA Restaurant

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In this episode, we head to Crystal City to look at Restaurant Kora, which blends contemporary Italian food, with a modern elegance. Kora was created by acclaimed chef Morou Ouattara, who has been nominated for best chef in the metro area by the Washington metropolitan restaurant association two years in a row. Let's take a taste of Kora.

A

Welcome back to food for thought today, we're in Crystal City at kora restaurant, which combines contemporary Italian food with modern elegance hora was created by acclaimed chef meroo water, on along with his wife, Heather and brother amadou. For two years in a row, nail Moreau has been nominated, Best Chef in the metro area by the Washington Metropolitan Restaurant Association get ready for some great Italian food because it's time to get cooking.

A

So where did the name for come about well.

B

We had a restaurant before called Carly here. That was me after our first daughter, then, when she was expecting- and we you know with really business, so we always want to go anyways decided to open another restaurant named after her. No, we realized that. Well, the only thing. Actually she likes this pasture. So why don't we just do Italian restaurant? Why.

A

Did you choose to put your restaurant here in Crystal City why this area, maybe.

C

Five minutes away from downtown DC. You were close to the airport, but I. Don't know this seems like a new up-and-coming area and what.

A

Makes your Italian so different and unique compared to other Italian restaurants in the area you.

B

Know we look at things differently. Anyways, you know, I used to say you know, I could move an accent, just talk the way to speak, so it no matter what I put on the plate. It's gonna, be it's gonna be different. We.

C

Don't have a traditional look at Italian food, not like these huge portions, pasta, it's just just more modern or contemporary. It.

B

Is addie? Well, maybe we shouldn't go directly straight to the top. Maybe we should make it a little bit of mid-tier any might as well, and you know everything we're gonna put on the plate. It's gonna have it all. It's gonna be a little different. It's not a pure straight from each other. Food italia.

A

A little bit more interesting, okay, your brothers in the kitchen cooking up some food. Do you mind if we go in and take a look, what he's doing? Oh sure, let's.

B

A

This must be the Executive Chef hi I'm Katie yeah.

D

I'm gonna do exist, check off a restaurant Cora great.

A

So what are you doing here? I.

D

Should I want to show you guys say one of the homemade pasta, which is the total Oni made with a open, roasted butternut squash.

A

That sounds great, so.

D

We want to start in here what I got here: the faster door? Ok, so after you get your dough down, we want to cover the square pieces and then stop with the butternut. Squash is actually roasted with a little nutmeg, salt and pepper and.

A

It's a generous for.

D

You generous portion, that's what these sorcerers about it.

A

Is one of your most popular dishes exactly.

D

People love it and we always not fresh made everything make a daily. If I'm going to start cooking, the pasta got some salty boiling water. Okay,.

A

And then the cream sauce that you use you've.

D

Made it with you, get a heavy cream which we spoken with a little nutmeg. A bay leaves and then finished with its sapphire. Oh.

A

That's excellent can I taste it.

D

A

Oh I bet you're jealous right now. This is very good. The squash is delicious. This.

D

Isn't? Sweet? It's sweet! Yes! We're in the Marini.

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B

You a high five right.

D

A

Okay, the way I've heard about Korra was because of its popular, delicious calamari, so I had to try it I've tried it twice so far and I have to say it's the best calamari I've ever tasted I've had a lot of calamari. So what does into.

D

It well I said I'm very happy to hear that from you. What we do here, we just couldn't imagine it in a milk from vera and just pass through basic flower. Nothing special.

A

Now the thing I noticed the first time I had it was that it wasn't Julie at all the.

D

Reasoning so Tanner, could we get the smaller calamari bigger? There are confident will become so.

A

Do you season it right after because it just sticks exactly.

D

We start with the three different sauces: this is the gremolata. We should eat toast bread, crowns a lemon zest parsley. The second soft we used on a little basil, I only got a shout-out basil, a little lemon juice and basically the home in Maine is right here.

C

D

Marinara sauce salt, pepper basil, garlic and the only boy this.

A

Is gonna be a tough one since I've had it a couple times before, I, don't know.

D

A

Is so tender it is the best calamari I've ever had in my life. You have to come here and try yourself just get this. It's delicious.

D

That's not anything right.

A

So how long have you been cooking, Italian, food, Oh.

D

22 years 22.

A

D

Sannisen 1988, what.

A

Made you interested in Italian food, I, love.

D

Of food, you know our mother was a good coat with growing our University excellent food. That's what the expedition came from.

B

D

Got the filet mignon beef, which is really seasoning your assault and paper on it? How.

A

Many ounces is that that.

D

There's six and a half ounces of the man now.

A

To most of your customers order a medium medium! Well, what do you find.

D

Most kind of mix is usually between a medium and medium well and a few medium rare Georgia filipina in the oven for four minutes. As I say we let it rest for a few minutes for a nice time to serve it. This is the sweet potato. It sausage. Actually what we do here, we roasted the big ones in the oven, oscillation bra, which one carrot with mirepoix.

D

Why I'm the redaction.

A

Now, how did she care the away with the thought and the cheese the.

D

Cheese actual gorgonzola cheese, if you know baby I'm good with the brown sauce, what we're going to do that is sweet from the lead, sweet potato they stacked and the cheese or the combinational exactly with the rosemary, which is infused solid choice.

A

Delicious is nice and juicy just melts. You don't even really have to chew it too much just melts and the sauce is delicious too. It's not very heavy, perfect.

A

Thank you so much for allowing us in I know it's getting busy and you're a busy man. I enjoyed having a little fight of Korra and I will definitely be back. Thank.

D

You you too, you better kick.

A

That was amazing food. Thank you to the staff here at korra. If you want more information, visit, cora restaurant com for directions, menus and more so, do you have a restaurant in mind that you think we should visit if so, email us at ABN at arlington VA us? Well, that's all for now, but join us next time for more delicious bites of arlington serves what they call fusion Italian fusion style today, we're in crystal city at the restroom. Exactly is sorry.

A

Pete nope, just like refrig bring out what I was gonna say, get ready for some great Italian cooking, because it's time to start cooking.