It’s a long weekend! With weekend forecasts looking sunny and hot, drinks are in order. Stay cool with whatever fancies you and if you’re up for it try the recipe below via Don Ciccio & Figli. Have a safe and relaxing Memorial Day weekend! Sofia Ingredients: 1.5 oz. Don Ciccio & Figli Ibisco/ Hibiscus Prosecco Combine [...]
Brunch is one of my favorite pastimes. Unfortunately, everyone in the District feels the same way so the brunch calendar in the city is already booked up until September. For this reason alone I am a fan of restaurants like The Curious Grape. I recently visited for Sunday brunch and besides the delightful flight of [...]
What do I love more than good food? New good food. For this reason a call from Capital Cooking to join her for dinner at Piola did take much convincing where the restaurant just opened its doors on the 14th street corridor. Excited, I almost skipped to 14th street for much needed pizza and pasta [...]
The search for good patio space in the District is rampid. Everyone wants a piece of the action when the temperatures reach 70+ so its no surprise every restaurant is doing their part in providing the goods. Below are five patios that will not disappoint during this Spring/Summer season: DNV: Does anyone remember summer nights [...]
I love party brunches. That’s what A Town Bar & Grill’s brunch brings to the table. The brunch is not a heavy thumping of music playing or people dancing on tables (*or at least I did not stay long enough to get into this portion of the brunch), but it sets up the stage for [...]
What do I love more than good food? New good food. For this reason a call from Capital Cooking to join her for dinner at Piola did take much convincing where the restaurant just opened its doors on the 14th street corridor. Excited, I almost skipped to 14th street for much needed pizza and pasta [...]
There are some restaurants in the District that I feel “meh” about visiting and then there are others that I feel excitement weeks in advance about visiting. This weeks Etiquette Tuesday focuses on my visit to Elisir, a Downtown Italian restaurant where I was especially anxious to visit this winter. Elisir is the restaurant you [...]
Meat lovers in the District should check out one of Chinatown’s newest restaurant family members. Del Campo offers authentic South American cooking to its patrons. When you visit this restaurant, you allow your taste buds a little reward by feasting on something you would not find on your everyday, run-of-the-mill menu. I was pleasantly surprised when I [...]
There was a time where I had to have everything “fresh”. By “fresh”, I mean I had to practically see the product growing from the ground to want to consume it. Times have changed, schedules have changed and now I can barely get down a can of Chef Boyardee between work, food events and my [...]
New cookware? Yes, please. Those were my sentiments when I received new casserole dishes from Kohl’s 2013 spring line of Bobby Flay’s Stoneware collection. Heavy and durable were my first impressions of the sangria colored oval casserole dish but it would take adding my cooking to the pot to see if it really would stand up [...]
Coffee is mandatory for the beginning of my workdays. Without it, communicating seems to be a bit of a fog and can become a tad bit annoying. I know I sound like I have an addiction to the brewed beverage but it is actually good coffee that is a must have in the early morning [...]
There are some restaurants in the District that I feel “meh” about visiting and then there are others that I feel excitement weeks in advance about visiting. This weeks Etiquette Tuesday focuses on my visit to Elisir, a Downtown Italian restaurant where I was especially anxious to visit this winter. Elisir is the restaurant you [...]
Family style dining is exactly what the title suggests: sharing. Family style dining in restaurants is loosely based on the dining you would do at home. Gathered around the table, swapping bowls and sharing huge sides and entrees is common in a family style dining setting. These three sentences were all to preface those that [...]
Thanks to one of my fave DC food journalists for this one. Etiquette Tuesday returns with a vengeance this week sharing a message on unsolicited suggestions. This particular food journalist shared a story with me about a trip to a New York City restaurant where one of her invited guests quickly shared with the waitstaff [...]
*Yours truly is playing with the idea of visiting the land of Australia very soon so it was only fitting that I sought out the best food. This week I begin my hunt with some recommendations from Kristy Alexander, an Australian food enthusiast, who has a few things to try outside the typical Aussie fair. [...]
The name Wet Willie’s is often misconstrued when I describe it to people who have never visited Miami’s South Beach. A name often associated with how your sibling would prank you after falling asleep, Wet Willie’s in South Beach has an entirely different meaning. The frozen daiquiri bar is well known for its highly intoxicating [...]
Miami is one of those towns where food is as much a part of the culture as the beach is to the scene. On my last trip to the sunny city, I scouted out the top places for getting my food fix and Big Pink came across my radar. Packed to capacity on a dreary [...]
Brunch is one of my favorite pastimes. Unfortunately, everyone in the District feels the same way so the brunch calendar in the city is already booked up until September. For this reason alone I am a fan of restaurants like The Curious Grape. I recently visited for Sunday brunch and besides the delightful flight of [...]
What do I love more than good food? New good food. For this reason a call from Capital Cooking to join her for dinner at Piola did take much convincing where the restaurant just opened its doors on the 14th street corridor. Excited, I almost skipped to 14th street for much needed pizza and pasta [...]
The search for good patio space in the District is rampid. Everyone wants a piece of the action when the temperatures reach 70+ so its no surprise every restaurant is doing their part in providing the goods. Below are five patios that will not disappoint during this Spring/Summer season: DNV: Does anyone remember summer nights [...]
After this year’s inauguration, Chef/Owner Art Smith opted to close down the restaurant for a month-long renovation. This past March, Art & Soul on Capital Hill threw a wonderful fair of a shindig to show off all of their recent changes for the menu and the restaurant’s aesthetic features. Among the new ambiance/decor and the tasty [...]
Right before my birthday on May 3rd, there was another fantastic birthday event: Last Exit’s 2nd Anniversary celebration. I had honestly never really heard about this establishment until a few months back, but hey, better late than never right? This wonderful cocktail lounge that’s located in Mt Pleasant achieves its mission of providing an eclectic [...]
Imagine my delight as I relaxed on an entrancing stone and brick patio, teasing my taste buds with a succulent oven-roasted rack of lamb accompanied by a delicious smoked salmon and Carolina Gold Rice risotto. As the waiter uncorked a pleasingly aromatic bottle of Cabernet Franc Rosé, I enjoyed a gentle breeze, which complimented the [...]
What do I love more than good food? New good food. For this reason a call from Capital Cooking to join her for dinner at Piola did take much convincing where the restaurant just opened its doors on the 14th street corridor. Excited, I almost skipped to 14th street for much needed pizza and pasta [...]
Etiquette Tuesday: Lessons at Elisir
There are some restaurants in the District that I feel “meh” about visiting and then there are others that I feel excitement weeks in advance about visiting. This weeks Etiquette Tuesday focuses on my visit to Elisir, a Downtown Italian restaurant where I was especially anxious to visit this winter. Elisir is the restaurant you [...]
Art & Soul’s Artisanal Reopening Fair
After this year’s inauguration, Chef/Owner Art Smith opted to close down the restaurant for a month-long renovation. This past March, Art & Soul on Capital Hill threw a wonderful fair of a shindig to show off all of their recent changes for the menu and the restaurant’s aesthetic features. Among the new ambiance/decor and the tasty [...]
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