Emerita's Mexican and Salvadoran Cuisine, 5408 Queens Chapel Road, Hyattsville, MD 20782, 301-559-7400.

Truly long-time readers of this blog may recall that it has been at times sharply critical of Markos Moulitsas, aka "Kos" of Daily Kos. Now is not the time to rehash and reminisce about petty blog sniping of now one year's aging. On certain matters, however, this blog absolutely defers to Kos, to wit: issues involving Salvadoran cuisine. Kos is of Salvadoran heritage and lived there; I am not and have not. A few weeks ago, Kos urged readers to go to Salvadoran restaurants and try out pupusas if they had not had them before. I decided to take Kos up on his suggestion.

Cooking blogger Kumama has just started her new blog Kumama's Kitchen. Kumama advises that her name comes from her grandson.

Welcome to the blogosphere, Kumama, and if you are indeed a Maryland blogger, I hope that you will consider joining the Maryland Bloggers Alliance. Alliance members, please drop by to give Kumama some good will and encouragement.

On Saturday, I enjoyed a meal out in Olney with a friend and former professional colleague who, like me, is going through a difficult divorce. Over a meal of spicy eggplant with garlic sauce and a couple of Tsing Tao's, we joked and complained about, well, what you'd expect a couple of divorcing dads to joke and complain about. We decided that two Tsing Tao's was not enough, so we went to a private beer and wine store in Olney that also sold gourmet cheese. So we were on notice, I suppose.

Apparently John Boehner is miffed that the House Cafeteria has changed its caterer and menu:

Members of Congress returning to the Capitol this week are being confronted by transformational happenings that have shaken the building to its foundations: Democrats have hired a new company to run cafeteria services. Naturally, this has caused an outbreak of partisan skirmishing.

"I like real food," proclaimed Republican leader John Boehner when asked about the new menu by a producer for another cable news outfit. "Food that I can pronounce the name of."