Archive for February, 2011
A We Love DC Interview: Lucas Furniture Design
Nathan Lucas of Lucas Furniture Design.
Each piece of furniture tells a story. Some stories may be more romantic than others, while the majority of stories are never told at all. I am not saying that my antiqued wooden chest talks to me at night about its feelings, however, I do sometimes find myself wondering [...]
Food Tweet of the Week: Chef Geoff Tracy
’shrimp n grits’
courtesy of ‘@heylovedc’
New (and even old-time) Tweeters can learn a thing or two from Chef Geoff Tracy. With @chegeoffs, Tracy might not hold the record for the most tweets per day, but all the messages he sends out are either informative (specials of the day), enticing (pictures from the kitchen), or funny (as [...]
Georgetown Love Potions
‘Cinn City’
courtesy of ‘Jenn Larsen’
I may not care a fig for Valentine’s Day (of course having said that, I fully expect a boatload of lilies delivered to my door, please) but I do love cocktails! So does the Georgetown BID, which has pulled together a bunch of restaurants to provide you with enough aphrodisiac concoctions [...]
Comedy in DC: Seaton Smith
I had the very fortunate opportunity to cruise with Seaton Smith, 29, on Sunday Jan. 30, on his way to do a show over at High Topps in Timonium, MD. We chatted the whole way on the road, which was good, because I didn’t really know the guy and he had no idea who I was, but somehow [...]
More »Hot Ticket: The Postelles @ Red Palace 2/12/11
If you have not been to the Red and the Black lately, you are in for a pleasant surprise. They have combined their space with the upstairs space from the Palace of Wonders and have an attractive and thankfully bigger space now called the Red Palace. The stage is higher off the ground, the PA [...]
More »We Love Music: Gang of Four @ 9:30 Club, 2/9/11
courtesy of Gang of Four.
In 2005, the return of Gang of Four felt vital. Playing to a packed 9:30 Club, touring in support of ‘Return the Gift’ on which they re-recorded most of their greats, the original Gang of Four roster played a blistering set that left us breathless and neck-sore from the sudden aural [...]
More »Food Truck Tracker
‘Curbside Cupcake Van’
courtesy of ‘Mr. T in DC’
Have you thought of Valentine’s Day plans yet? If not, don’t worry, you still have the weekend to impress your significant other. Until then, why don’t you invite him or her out to your favorite food truck? Lame, but fun nonetheless.
Click on through for our ThestrEATS-powered lunch map [...]
Hot Ticket: Baths @ Rock & Roll Hotel, TONIGHT!
“Cerulean” by Baths is my favorite album of 2010 that I discoverd in 2011. This week the internet is ablaze with hype for James Blake’s debut album, which granted is an emotional, electronic tour de force; but so is “Cerulean” by this 21-year old producer from Los Angeles. While James Blake continues building hype in [...]
More »Thursday Bonus Happy Hour: The Bitter End
‘Campari’
courtesy of ‘bionicteaching’
I consider Jeff Faile, bar manager at Palena, a friend. This Modern Luxury article on the expanded restaurant is great on the food, but does some injustice to one of Jeff’s brilliant cocktails (vodka?!). And since he has shared the recipe with me, I can now both correct the record and share [...]
We Love Drinks: Todd Thrasher’s Preserved Cherries
Prepared Jars by Don Feduardo
All photos courtesy of the author
We Love Drinks embarks on a series where we attempt to make our favorite cocktails and essential drinks ingredients from around town. If there’s something you’d like us to feature, please let us know!
The proper garnish is a critical part of some cocktails. DC has [...]
Looking Back: The Arlington Nationals?
From StadiumPage.com Concepts
There is a small – yet fascinating – history of professional baseball stadiums that never made it past the concept stage. This came to light yesterday again when a link started flying around the Sports blogosphere (initiated by Jonah Keri, I picked up the bandwagon at SB Nation), documenting the great history of could-have-beesn for [...]
A very Speakeasy Valentine’s Day
I’m not generally a Valentine’s Day fan. I don’t need a special day to tell my wife I love her; frankly speaking Valentine’s Day is in many ways “Amateur Night” for all the folks out on the town. So, I tend to be averse to V-day and all the trouble it brings. Finally, there seems [...]
More »We Love Weekends, February 12-13
‘Cupcakes’
courtesy of ’spiggycat’
John: This weekend I’ll be starting off with a nice quiet dinner at home here at the WLDC DirtLab. Saturday (and Friday as well) my old bandmates in Honor By August will be doing a double-header at the recently renovated IOTA Club and Café in Clarendon. Sunday, I think that the Lyon Hall [...]
Congress Pauses for Magic
The jobs numbers were indeed bad last week. Only 36,000 new jobs in January, and unemployment fell because people were giving up. Famous DC caught the wonderful appearance of Congressman Jesse Jackson Jr who felt the situation called for a demonstration of illusory magic.
I applaud Mr. Jackson’s showmanship, but really, we don’t need magic tricks [...]
CANCELED: Linkin Park @ Verizon Center, Tonight!
Well I’m sure this news is going to disappoint a lot of people…
“Linkin Park has been forced to cancel their February 10th show in Washington DC at the Verizon Center. Lead vocalist Chester Bennington is ill and under doctor’s orders to refrain from performing. The band sincerely regrets this unavoidable cancellation and apologizes to fans [...]
Food Truck Tracker
‘lobster being served’
courtesy of ‘ekelly80′
I really want it to be spring; maybe then I’ll finally work up the energy to freeze while standing in line outside.
But if you’re braver than I am – Happy Thursday and happy eating.
Click on through for our ThestrEATS-powered lunch map!
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Q&A with Henry Rollins
courtesy of Henry Rollins.
At this point does Henry Rollins really require an introduction? Since the hardcore punk era Rollins has been a jack-of-all-trades entertainer and thought-provoker with his bands, books, acting gigs, radio shows, spoken word tours, stand-up comedy, and most recently two National Geographic television specials about ‘the warrior gene’ and about snakes! [...]
Calling All Chocolate Lovers
‘Chocolate Molleaux – Koko Black Carlton AUD13′
courtesy of ‘avlxyz’
Do you like chocolate and champagne? If so, February might just be the right month for you to head to the city’s Ritz-Carlton because the Chocolate Decadence Buffet is back.
Executive Chef David Serus is turning the Lobby Lounge into a chocolate paradise with candy, cakes and tarts. [...]
Valentine’s Day Options for Singles
‘Valentine’
courtesy of ‘erin m’
Yep, it’s that time a year again: Valentine’s Day. And if you’re single, you might be moping about wondering why there’s no one to take you to a nice pre-fixe, four course dinner with truffles and free champagne. So in order to prevent yourself from being a shut-in, listening to sad Fiona [...]
Lamb: The Other Red Meat
‘Rack of lamb’
courtesy of ‘bonappetitfoodie’
My dinner routine at home can get a little boring every now and then as I rotate between steak and chicken with the occasional pork chop thrown into the mix. So last week I expanded my palate a little and went to a lamb dinner at Bibiana Osteria-Enoteca, where I learned [...]
