I live in Bethesda, Maryland and work in Alexandria, Virginia. For those of you outside the DC Metro area, that means I have a long commute–25 miles one way.
I must have some sort of chromosomal abnormality, because I waited until after 6 p.m. to leave work today, during the great blizzard of December 5, 2007. [...]
We went to the Crafty Bastards Arts and Crafts Fair in Adams Morgan this past Sunday. I was expecting to find some really cool jewelry and art, and maybe a fun birthday present for my mom. All I ended up with is this:
So cute. I don’t know who will get it, but I just had [...]
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 [...]
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. [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Last night Larry and I met some of my former coworkers and dear friends at PS7’s for RESTAURANT WEEK. It’s one of my favorite weeks of the year, besides my birthday week and the week of Christmas. Some of D.C.’s finest restaurants offer three course dinners for only $30.07. It’s a great deal, considering that [...]
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 [...]
DC is really freaking humid. You think that strawberries might dry out if you leave them outside? Nope. They just grow mold. I tried, and it it turned into a scary science experiment.
Yum.
We were supposed to go to a DC Nationals baseball game today with our friends Ed and Kristin, but we got RAINED OUT. I don’t even like sports, but I do like going to baseball games. I can pass almost an entire game socializing, trying to catch t-shirts that the mascots catapult into the crowds, [...]
