Yum, carbs

I am firmly against the Women-Laughing-Alone-with-Salad phenomenon, via the bizarre trend of stock images featuring women, laughing, alone, with salad. But it’s also an image I associate with summer, what with women’s magazines telling you to lose weight all the time. Regardless of your gender, let the world know that you will not succumb to such propaganda. You will eat carbs this summer! And lots of them! Consider a special pasta- and polenta-themed, five-course feast at the Waterboy (2000 Capitol Avenue) on Thursday, June 23. There will be tiny rings of pasta with cannellini beans, seafood, squash and saffron-lobster mayo; ravioli stuffed with chicken, sweetbreads and mortadella in Madeira wine jus; and polenta-olive oil cake with pistachio sabayon and cherries, among other elegant dishes. Make reservations in advance for this $58 meal, and check out the full menu at www.waterboyrestaurant.com.