Archive for 2011

Food News Roundup
[ 6 ] February 21, 2011 |

Food News Roundup

Deal of the Day Good day to visit Taberna Del Alabardero.  The restaurant is celebrating Presidents Day with a four-course dinner for $44 with a complimentary glass of cava. Openings Pound the Hill is open on Capitol Hill.  The new coffee shop serves coffee, tea and food Monday through Friday, 6:30 am to 5 pm, […]

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World Tour: Italian Lemon Granita
[ 1 ] February 18, 2011 |

World Tour: Italian Lemon Granita

It’s been a beautiful past couple of days in North Carolina; however, the cold weather will be returning in a few days [insert sadface here]. In the meantime, I plan on using the sunny weather as a chance to take advantage of a easy and delicious recipe from Buddy Valastro for Italian lemon granita (or […]

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Gi.Ve.Aw.Ay Winners
[ 2 ] February 18, 2011 |

Gi.Ve.Aw.Ay Winners

Hope you had your caffeine fix of the day.  With close to 70 degree weather right now in the District, there will be no sleeping in the next 24 hours.  All that to say, congrats to the winners of the SeamlessWeb giveaway where we asked readers to submit the max amounts of coffee they have […]

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Etiquette Tuesday: Don’t Touch
[ 4 ] February 15, 2011 |

Etiquette Tuesday: Don’t Touch

I chuckled when I remembered this week’s Etiquette Tuesday post.  One of my loyal readers recently visited a lounge with a few friends and everyone ordered their food.  Two friends showed up a little later than everyone else and naturally joined the table with hugs, kisses, smiles and the like.  The problem happened here:  The […]

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Johnna’s Pick of the Week: Pasta Mia (DC)
[ 0 ] February 10, 2011 |

Johnna’s Pick of the Week: Pasta Mia (DC)

It is the dead of winter so I had to ask myself about three times why in the h*** am I standing outdoors, in a line, in 30 degree weather for some pasta?!?  In hindsight, it could have been 10 degrees colder and that dinner would have been worth it.  The light hint of parmesan […]

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