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The Other Eighth Wonder of the World

My brother Brandon and his girlfriend Amanda are spending the summer in Peru, where they are living in a hut atop a mountain and saving the lives of hundreds of Peruvian llama farmers (or something equally noble and selfless. I’m not even sure if they have running water or heat or STARBUCKS.) The other day, [...]

Posted 26 July 2008 † Bethany § Photography § Travel ‡ Comments (4) ° Tagged: , , ,

The Great Outdoors

Last weekend was a whirlwind of activity, eating and emotions. My brother Eric was visiting from Indianapolis, and we managed to do some fun junk outdoors, eat way too much food and laugh a lot, in spite of some other really awful things that happened. (I’m still processing how to even write about one of [...]

Posted 07 September 2007 † Bethany § Food § Personal § Posts § Washington, DC ‡ Comments (0) °

Chocolate Decadence at the Ritz, Part Deux

On Friday evening, Larry and I joined our friends Amy, Kirk and Blythe at the Ritz Carlton for the return of Chocolate Decadence. Last spring, the Ritz held a Chocolate Decadence event every Friday night, an all-you-can-eat chocolate buffet of unimaginable sweetness. Amy, Blythe and I attended the spring event, which I blogged about here. [...]

Posted 26 August 2007 † Bethany § Food § Washington, DC ‡ Comments (0) °

In Search of Soup Dumplings

Yesterday, Larry and I went to Chinatown in search of soup dumplings. We first saw soup dumplings a few weeks ago on Anthony Bourdain’s No Reservations, when Anthony took a trip to Shanghai. The soup dumplings he ate at Nan Xiang restaurant in Shanghai were pillows of dough enveloping a rich soup broth. The smaller [...]

Posted 19 August 2007 † Bethany § Food § Washington, DC ‡ Comments (2) °

Restaurant Week: Bistro Bis

Last night, Larry and I had our second Restaurant Week dinner at Bistro Bis in Capitol Hill, and our buddies Greg and Martin joined us. My manager at work had decided not to use her reservation, and she offered it to me. Larry and I tried to say no, because going out to eat all [...]

Posted 11 August 2007 † Bethany § Food § Washington, DC ‡ Comments (0) °

There is Such a Thing as a Free Lunch

Remember when Larry, Martin and I went to dinner at Fago de Chao a few weeks ago? Well, as we rolled ourselves out of the restaurant, high on animal protein, Larry and I dropped our business cards in the “win a free lunch” bowl at the door. Just for kicks. Does anyone ever really win [...]

Posted 30 July 2007 † Bethany § Food § Washington, DC ‡ Comments (2) °