Category Archives: Food and Drink

Food and Drink, Fun & Games, The Daily Feed, WTF?!
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Montana State Society to Host Testyfest 08

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I remember being young and on one of my family’s frequent summer roadtrips across the Great American West, and wondering aloud to my family what the Rocky Mountain Oysters were on the menu at this little dive restaurant in Montana. After the laughter subsided, my Dad explained what they were. I ordered something else. But, if you’re interested in some tasty testes (a phrase I never dreamed of writing) then the Montana State Society has something for you.

Testyfest 08 will take place on Saturday July 12th at the American Legion in Virginia Square. Cost is $20 for an all-inclusive banquet featuring those lovely jewels of the west. That’s also inclusive of beer, bourbon and soda, so it sounds like it could be a pretty solid deal. The Wil Gravatt band will also be playing starting at 6pm.

If you think that’s strange? It’s the fifth straight year Montana ex-pats have been doing it. How awesome is that?

Testicle Festival 2008
American Legion
3445 Washington Boulevard
Virginia Square METRO
Arlington, Virginia

Food and Drink, Music, The Daily Feed
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Daytrip: Luray Caverns, Skyline Drive and Dinner in Front Royal

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Carl, screwing up a potentially nice picture
at Luray Caverns
Luray Caverns is a great little place to go and only about two hours away from DC. Here is how I recommend scheduling your time. You can drive to Luray, VA in about two hours if you go on I-66 to I-81. Tack on an extra hour if you opt to take the very beautiful Skyline Drive between Front Royal and Route 211, which will take you right into Luray. There is a $15 fee to take the Skyline Drive but it is worth every penny. Just do it.

The caverns themselves are beautiful, filled with stalactites, stalagmites, rocks and other things that are underground. The young woman behind us in line was scared of encountering bats but this is a squeaky-clean cavern, complete with lights, a paved walkway and tour guides who talk about the various things I would know more about, had I paid attention in my geology class. No bugs, from what I could tell, and thus no bats.
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Food and Drink
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Eats: Ray’s Hell Burger

Tiff mentioned in The Daily Feed that Michael Landrum has a new restaurant near Ray’s the Steaks called Butcher Burger, and tonight we gathered up a bunch of hungry folks and gave it a try. Seven of us descended on the Little Shopping Center of Big Eats(1) to try it out. The sign, in a simple picture frame in the window, reads Ray’s Hell Burger. There is no overhead sign, so look for it next to the pack-n-ship place on the DC side of the LSCoBE. We walked in for dinner around 7:30, and had only a little wait. Of course, as soon as we’d ordered the line had gotten quite long.

The wait is worth it. Sure, the burger’s $7 or so, but it’s huge at 10oz, and it’s the same beef that Landrum has made famous at his steakhouses in DC (which I consistently maintain are the best steaks within an hour of the Mall) which means you’re in for some absolutely top drawer burgers.

Burger Slice

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Food and Drink, Night Life, Penn Quarter, The Daily Feed
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Wagamama DC? Metrocurean Says Yes.

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When my friend Lisa tweeted the other day that Wagamama might be coming to Penn Quarter, I got really excited. Wagamama is a noodle house that originated in London. They generally serve ramen, but this isn’t the ramen you buy in bricks from the grocery store, or in freeze-dried cups from Cup O’Noodles. No, this is the real thing. Served with piles of edamame or some tasty duck gyoza, it’s the real deal.

Metrocurean says they’ll be in the heart of Penn Quarter at the old Olsson’s location. No dates are official yet, but I have a feeling I’ll have a place to go for ramen come the winter-time, when I’ll want it most. Eating at Wagamama in London was one of the highlights of my trip there (okay, so it wasn’t as good as Zaika, but still!) and we’re looking forward to having one right here in DC.