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Capital Chefs: Dan Giusti of 1789 (Part I)
I was having one of THOSE days last Saturday. I woke up to get ready for 1789, hopped in the shower, and the shower head flew off the spout and hit me in the head. Hard. Then I was running late, after the appropriate amount of panicking and curse words and feeling my head for [...]
More »First Look: Capital City Diner
I met Matt and Patrick, the owners of Capital City Diner, last September. I stopped by the former used car parking lot on Bladensburg Road to tour the then mid-construction diner. They had a chain-link fence up around the restaurant, and there was a gaping hole in the ground where grass now grows. The guys [...]
More »DC Holds Our Own in James Beard Award Nominees
Minibar by Maxwell MacKenzie
DC cleaned UP in the James Beard Award nominations this year with some great restaurants being recognized. I don’t agree with every single nomination, but when does that happen with awards? Winners will be announced at the highly-anticipated James Beard Foundation Awards Ceremony and Gala Reception, taking place on Monday, May [...]
Warm Up Week
‘Cotton Candy Mojito’
courtesy of ‘needlessspaces’
Cabin Fever not out of your system yet? I haven’t been able to shake it, even though my entire weekend was insane. Lucky for me, and for you, Jose Andres’ restaurants are stepping up to the task of entertaining us for cheap, as Cafe Atlantico, Jaleo, Zaytinya and Oyamel elongate their [...]
I Enjoy A Nice Time Lapse
Oh, what you’re not sick of time lapses? ME NEITHER. Good. Here’s another, this one by Andrew Cutaro. I like this one for it’s longevity, and daily life action (clearing the car, walking the dog, sidewalk shoveling, etc.).
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She Loves DC: Ashley Messick of From Komi to Marvin
There are only a handful of people that understand what it is like to eat at 84 places in 6 months. Ashley Messick is one of them. Funny, adorable, and one of my favorite food writers in the city, Ashley embarked upon a year-long project of eating at every single one of the 2009 Washingtonian [...]
More »What Snow? Restaurants & Bars To Stay Open in DC Blizzard
‘Metaphorical lesson’
courtesy of ‘c00lmarie’
[Update 2/8, 11AM] Hey there – if you’re reading this now that the blizzard is over (for now…) maybe you’d like some more topical information, like Katie’s updates on lunch specials available on Monday, Feb 8th.
If you’re like me, the thought of spending an entire 24 hours in your apartment makes you [...]
The Un-Valentines Day Round-Up
‘Anti-Valentines’
courtesy of ’septuagesima’
So when you’re not dating someone on Valentine’s Day you pretty much just want the day to disappear. So there’s no graceful way to start this post, I’m going to just dive right into all things that you should do on Valentine’s Day when you’re not really celebrating it. I don’t call it [...]
