If you’ve got a craving for fried things – noodles, rice, and funnels – then make a note to chug on out to the Adams Morgan Day Festival on Sunday, September 9 from noon to 7 p.m. Just be sure to put on some sunblock so you don’t fry your face (still waiting for Lisa [...]
Everything’s better with sour cream (I actually made this into a bumper sticker). But you know what’s especially good with sour cream? Pierogis. And say what you like, Mrs T’s frozen pierogis will never come close to those pinched by the hands of little old Ukranian ladies (god bless them). This is why you must [...]
Speaking of good local restaurants (especially my favorite – non-chain restaurants), Vermillion in Alexandria is hosting Justin Trawick on July 25th. The food at Vermillion is just great, the staff and atmosphere are welcoming, and Justin sings a good song so get there early and enjoy. (Unfortunately I’ll be out of town otherwise I’d be [...]
If you’re not good at making friends, trying a new restaurant together is a great way to get a conversation going. And Restaurant Week (August 6 – 12) is designed for trying new places – it’s a promotion designed to bring in business during their slow times. Participating restaurants offer 3 course lunches [...]
If you’re like me, you grew up with three kinds of cheese in the house – balls, logs, and maybe processed cheese food slices. I still have a special place in my heart for a good old-fashioned ball of wine cheese rolled up in some stale almond slivers. Nothing says happy holidays more than a [...]
I won’t bore you with the details of the plague, the job change, and the computer that blew up, but suffice it to say that Las Vegas + Pogues + birthday celebrations = many days on antibiotics. I love my new job as a producer at an interactive creative agency in Washington, DC even [...]
I don’t know why, but lately I’ve been more interested in cider than beer, so this announcement from Dave the Beer Guy was of particular interest to me. I made my reservations today, so give a call and make yours – it sounds like it should be fun. Apparently this is the first [...]
If you didn’t get enough sour cream and pierogis at the St. Andrew’s Ukrainian Festival, mark your calendars for St. John the Baptist’s Annual Russian Bazaar on September 30 & October 1st. The food’s a smidge different with more pirozhki, no pierogi (ack!), and a heavy hand with the kasha (buckwheat – mmmm), but you [...]
You know it’s definitely fall when the beer tasting season is upon us. If you’ve never been to a beer tasting, it’s exactly what it sounds like – either a brewmaster comes to talk you through tasting a variety of beers from one brewery or several brewmasters come and you try many different beers [...]
So, even if you already have plans to head out to the Ukrainian Festival before hitting Jon Stewart at Merriweather Post this Saturday, keep Sunday wide open for some boozing in the woods. No, it’s not high school again – it’s the Maryland Wine Festival! Geez. Who’s reading this blog anyway? Buncha burnouts and stoners…
Anywho, [...]