Archive for August, 2011

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Flamingos at the zoo by martha_jean
A regular party of flamingos can’t seem to decide which way to go at the National Zoo. The placement of the birds keeps your eyes moving around the photo, while three birds facing both let and right, respectively, provide an interesting balance in the shot. The composition is further strengthened [...]

We Love Food: August 2011 Restaurant Week

‘Watershed- Washington, DC’
courtesy of ‘Plantains & Kimchi’
It’s that time of year again: restaurant week. For those in need of a quick refresher, restaurant week this summer runs from August 15 to 21, and at restaurants across the city, you get three-course lunches for $20.11 per person and three-course dinners for $35.11 per person. So dial-up [...]

Hot Ticket: Small Black @ DC9, 8/11/2011

The Monument Music & Arts Festival has organized to “engage bands and their fans in forward-thinking causes.” They do this through a series of benefit shows that raise money for progressive causes that the artists and organizers believe in and want to share their passion for with the audience – while also putting on a [...]

First Look: Station 4

This swanky restaurant right across from the Waterfront metro station in Southwest comes to us from the team behind Bullfeathers and Tunnicliffs on Capitol Hill. It’s a much welcome addition to a neighborhood that is still short on great places to eat.
Station 4 doesn’t stick out as you walk by it, with its name written on the door in small [...]

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Weekend Flashback: 8/5-8/7

‘bridge’ courtesy of ‘maria jpeg’ Well, that weekend was most definitely too short. Another week of heat and work. Here’s hoping you’re reading this on vacation or in a typical DC August Office (ie: half staffed and doing next to nothing). If neither of those apply

Strasburg looks good in rehab debut

It was a festival atmosphere in Hagerstown on Sunday afternoon as Stephen Strasburg took the mound at Municipal Stadium, with the sold-out crowd of more than 6,000 on their feet. The phenom was slated for around 2 innings on the steamy afternoon game, and threw 1 2/3 innings and 31 pitches, giving up 3 hits [...]

Friday Happy Hour: Pickle Back

I was at the 9:30 Club on Wednesday night for Gilt’s private Yeasayer show, which was totally great but ended really early – right around 10:15 or so. As it wrapped up, my friend and I walked the half-block over to American Ice Co. and settled in at the bar for some post-show drinking [...]

Capital Chefs: Haidar Karoum of Estadio & Proof (Part 2)

‘Haidar Karoum’s Spice-Grilled Chicken’
courtesy of ‘bonappetitfoodie’
Everybody needs a good chicken recipe now and then. And chef Haidar Karoum has just the recipe for his spice-grilled chicken with salsa loca. It involves a straight-forward but powerfully tasty marinade and the salsa adds another level to the dish. You might have even had it at Estadio before. [...]

Capital Chefs: Haidar Karoum of Estadio & Proof (Part 1)

‘Haidar Karoum of Proof and Estadio’
courtesy of ‘bonappetitfoodie’
Haidar Karoum, executive chef of Estadio and Proof, is a breed of chef who always knew he belonged in the kitchen. Looking back on his childhood, he can remember being in awe of the produce and meat aisles of grocery stores and one time getting purposely lost in [...]

Help DCPS with their Salad Bar program

The DC Public Schools are bringing back their Salad Bar program to the high schools of the District, and they’re looking for some volunteers to help them at area high schools the first week of classes from August 29th through September 2nd. They need volunteers to help man the salad bars and help kids to [...]

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The Winning Ticket (Bonus): The Cool Kids

We Love DC is delighted to give one of our readers a pair of tickets to see The Cool Kids at Rock and Roll Hotel on August 9th, courtesy of our friends at their label, Green Label Sound.

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Comedy in DC: Adam Ruben

I met up with Adam Ruben who is a local comic and author of the book My Stupid Decision to go to Grad School on an extremely sizzling Sunday over at Teaism in Dupont Circle. We each coincidentally ordered hot tea to drink as we chatted. At first I thought that ordering hot tea on hot day would equal a hot mess; [...]

Capital Chefs’ Favorite Kitchen Gadgets (2nd Edition)

‘kitchen @ America Eats, Washington DC’
courtesy of ‘Plantains & Kimchi’
It’s been a while since we’ve talked about what kitchen appliances and tools the Capital Chefs are chatting about these days. Click through to find out what kitchen gadgets DC chefs just can’t do without.

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We Love Weekends, August 5-8

‘peaches’courtesy of ‘ekelly80′
Rebecca J.: Friday it’s off to the Surfside roofdeck for margs, chips n’ queso and tacos. Afterwards, I’ll be sipping some bourbon at Kitchen 2404 in Glover Park. Saturday I’m headed to Annapolis for an afternoon boat ride on the bay and dinner at the waterfront, after which I’ll be hitting up the [...]

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We Love Food: DC Eats for August

‘Cafe Atlantico’
courtesy of ‘needlessspaces’
Put on your elastic waistband pants, people. There’s plenty to eat and do in the city for the next few weeks. So click on through and you’ll find where you should be wining and dining this month.

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Strasmas in August?

‘Strasburg – Coming Spring 2012′courtesy of ‘afagen’
With the Nationals 17.5 games back in the Division, and 10 back of the Wild Card, it looks like their playoff hopes are just about done, but there’s some good news on the horizon. Yesterday, Strasburg finished his Viera stint and is headed back for the Nationals’ minor league [...]

Why I Love DC: Jordana Merran

Raised in Potomac, where I attended private school and then a public school whose parking lot doubled as a BMW showroom (my 1990 Honda Civic fit right in), everyone I knew growing up was “going somewhere.” Something like ninety-eight percent of my classmates went on to four-year colleges—an impressive achievement, according to the Montgomery County [...]