Tag: restaurant reviews

Dishes We Love: Pizza, Pizza
[ 0 ] May 22, 2013 |

Dishes We Love: Pizza, Pizza

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 [...]

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Etiquette Tuesday:  Lessons at Elisir
[ 0 ] May 21, 2013 |

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 [...]

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Where I’m Eating: Union Market
[ 0 ] February 28, 2013 |

Where I’m Eating: Union Market

There is a place in this town where you can actually sit down during happy hour.  Unreal, yes?  No, Union Market came in just in the nick of time.  If billable hours were attached to happy hour, the average Washingtonian would collect a nifty bonus every year.  It provides a sweet ending to a long [...]

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Where I’m Eating: Burgers
[ 0 ] February 21, 2013 |

Where I’m Eating: Burgers

Budget dining is my new thing.  Budget dining that is, however, where the food does not taste like its on a budget if you get my drift.  That is what Bobby Flay brings to the DC area with his latest venture, Bobby’s Burger Palace.  The restaurant takes on a retro appeal with earthy tones and [...]

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Restaurant Getaway:  Superman Drinks
[ 0 ] February 20, 2013 |

Restaurant Getaway: Superman Drinks

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 [...]

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