Archive for April, 2011
Friday Happy Hour: Port City Monumental IPA
It’s time for Friday Happy Hour, highlighting a drink we’ve recently enjoyed, every Friday at 4pm! Please share your favorites as well.
On Thursday, Tom and Tiff Bridge, editors of this fine publication, hosted a tacos-beers-margaritas fest at their lovely Brookland home. We ate and drank and Patrick asked me for advice on buying a tuxedo. [...]
Food Tweet of the Week: Toki Underground
‘Toki Underground dumplings’
courtesy of ‘TPWP’
So I haven’t tried the famous Toki Underground yet, but I’ve known about it forever. Why? Pretty much because its Twitter Feed.
@TokiUnderground has been talking about its opening for months, getting everyone excited for ramen and dumplings on H Street. The Washington Post described Toki as “long-discussed” and “much awaited,” and the restaurant [...]
Capital Chefs: Nate Garyantes of Ardeo + Bardeo (Part 2)
‘Scallops small plate at Ardeo + Bardeo’
courtesy of ‘bonappetitfoodie’
There are often times when you go into a restaurant, eat a dish and say to yourself, “I wish I could have that at home.” The scallop schnitzel at Ardeo + Bardeo is one small platter that isn’t all that hard to make. If you’re short on [...]
Daily Grill’s New Burger Lineup
‘The ol’ Daily Grill in downtown DC’courtesy of ‘dionhinchcliffe’
Keeping pace with the exploding trend of gourmet burgers, famed DC power lunch spot Daily Grill has jumped into the race with a selection of burgers good enough to put a smile on the face of even the most disgruntled K St. warrior.
1 person likes this post.
Unlike
Capital Chefs: Nate Garyantes of Ardeo + Bardeo (Part 1)
‘Nate Garyantes of Ardeo + Bardeo’
courtesy of ‘bonappetitfoodie’
When I talk to chefs about their lives and their careers, I always find it interesting how their upbringing and childhood plays a part. For Nate Garyantes, executive chef at Ardeo + Bardeo, growing up in a family that owned a restaurant made him hesitant to become a chef. [...]
That’s the Ticket: Win a last-minute outing to NatGeo Live tonight
If you’re scrambling trying to think of something to do this evening why not take in an event at NatGeo Live? Melissa Auf der Maur, former bassist for the Smashing Pumpkins and Hole, has a photography and video exhibit and a discussion of her work tonight at 7:30.
To win you need to do three things:
Have [...]
More »Bravo Says Adios to DC Housewives
‘wine and trash tv’
courtesy of ’staceyviera’
Do you hate reality TV about DC as much as I do? Great news: looks like Housewives of DC is going the way of Blonde Charity Mafia:
Bethesda-based Half Yard Productions contacted the cast to let them know Washington’s contribution to Bravo’s hot docu-soap franchise would not be picked up for [...]
Do DC Millennials Care About Art?
‘(065/365)’
courtesy of ‘kimberlyfaye’
Last night a friend pulled up an article on her phone that she said I simply had to read. It was a piece on the Huffington Post by Michael Kaiser, president of the Kennedy Center, bemoaning the lack of exposure to the arts by Millennials. Among other things, he points out what he [...]
Man glued to toilet seat in Elkton Walmart
‘Who would have thunk it – a Grateful Dead toilet seat!’courtesy of ‘Alaskan Dude’
I’m pretty sure if this had happened to me, I very likely would’ve committed hari kiri rather than call the authorities. A Maryland man decided to brave the slings and arrows of outrageous fortune and called 911 to get separated from the [...]
Drinks Special: ARTINI 2011
‘Drinks stations at ARTINI 2011′
courtesy of ‘Jenn Larsen’
It’s no secret that cocktails and art fuel my life. To have both combined together in one heady mix makes for glamour overload. Last Saturday night saw me at such an event, the annual ARTINI gala at the Corcoran Gallery of Art, hosted by the 1869 Society. I’ve [...]
DC Is a (Self-Imported) Beer Town
‘Den mörke härskaren’courtesy of ‘awtyeah’
We’ve covered this ground before: DC makes it pretty easy to import alcoholic beverages legally. Tom (with my help) looked at how the law applies to individuals, and now the City Paper’s Young & Hungry blog has covered the commercial side of things. The short version of the rules as they [...]
This Week in Food
‘(034/365)’
courtesy of ‘kimberlyfaye’
On their way
Prince of Petworth has some good food news for us. If signs speak the truth, King of Kabob is taking over the old Bao Restaurant & Lounge at 1018 Vermont Ave. Also, if you love your seafood and need something more than a truck, PoP hears that Luke’s Lobster Shack is coming to Penn [...]
We Love Weekends, April 9-10
‘field of magnolias’
courtesy of ‘ekelly80′
Patrick: I am starting my weekend early with Tacos are a well known We Love DC household. Friday I will be lending a hand with the Arlington Player’s production of 42nd Street. Saturday I will be celebrating a birthday at a new Sports bar on U Street: Touchdown. I will be ending my weekend at [...]
Shutdown would put UDC semester in jeopardy
‘Part of UDC’courtesy of ’spiggycat’
When local news yesterday started to tick down a list of DC personnel who would not be working yesterday, the obvious came up: DPW won’t have trash pickup, nor will their parking enforcers be operating, DDOT’s pothole crews will stop, all staff blackberries will stop operating.
The one I hadn’t considered was [...]
Comedy in DC: Allyson Jaffe
I spent a cold Spring Sunday with Allyson Jaffe, the co-owner, manager, and prinicipal of the comedy school at the DC Improv. We met up over at the Caribou Coffee near the club. I was little upset that I had to wear a jacket that day. The planet is definitely taking its sweet time adjusting to the [...]
More »Caps finish home schedule strong, anticipate playoffs
‘The Gentleman’
courtesy of ‘Brian Isemann’
It is a Wednesday night in April. Washington, D.C. was about 65 degrees in the afternoon with a bit of a chill breeze coming from the water. The townsfolk are buzzing about cherry blossoms and how utterly bad the Nationals are going to be.
For years in D.C., this was not a [...]
We Love Music: The Black Angels @ 9:30 Club, 4/3/11
all photos by author.
On Sunday night The Black Angels played at 9:30 Club for the second time in six months. Last time they were in town, they opened for Black Mountain. This time at bat The Black Angels headlined the show, which gave them more time to marinate the audience in their dark psych-rock sound. [...]
