Dine With Tom: Week one

Last week, we launched our Dine With Tom contest -- an easy way for you to win dinner with our critic, Tom Sietsema, and a cool way to check out where your fellow readers are dining out these days. The submissions are trickling in; check out some of my early faves after the jump and in this gallery.

Remember: entering is a snap. Take a celebratory photo of your party dining out and upload it here before Nov. 20. A little over a week later, we'll ask users to vote for one of ten finalists.

Get those cameras out this weekend and start shooting.

-- Julia Beizer

Poste Roast! Party of 12 (Georgetown MBA "Restaurant Club" for suckling pig roast -- mmm ;). (Submitted by ErikaGayle)

Andrew Ward, at Citronelle, with Michel Richard. (Submitted by andrewhellerward)

Dessert at Volt in Frederick, Md. (Submitted by micahider)