‘Le hambourgaire’
courtesy of ‘LaTur’

Over the last several years, the Metropolitan area has seen a marked influx in restaurants catering exclusively to those people, such as myself, who love hamburgers.  To me, hamburgers are the perfect food, combining all the tastes, textures, and food groups I love, and conveniently edible, no less.  Although burgers have long been a bar food staple, dating back to the late 19th century in America, according to Wikipedia, these new burger shops offer a wide array of options, way overshadowing the simple origins of leftover meat stuffed between slices of bread.

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‘JaVale McGee’ courtesy of ‘Keith Allison’

I’m pretty low tech, so use your imagination: imagine that the below WLDC Sports Ticker is literally scrolling across your screen like ESPN’s Bottom Line. Two differences: we’ll focus on DC, and you know, we won’t be scrolling anything related to Brett Favre.

Alright, maybe I was quick to award Blake Griffin the dunk contest crown, and even if it made Monday’s post, JaVale McGee’s reverse throwdown of a John Wall Alley Oop is kind of a message that Griffin won’t run away with it…I promised I would never use the “We Love Arts” and “We Love Sports” tags together in congruence, but that didn’t rule out “We Love Music,” and since Nats’ mascot Screech made an appearance at 9:30 Club with local band Virginia Coalition, it’s a completely admirable use of the combination…taking one point from a game is better than zero, and I don’t know who what the records on this stat is, but the Caps have now lost their last six games that have gone beyond regulation, including last night…something worth considering that David Aldridge pointed out: the Nationals have won more recently on the road than the Wizards, who will try to get off the road schneid this evening in Milwaukee…other wheeling and dealing for the Nats: earlier this week, they signed infielder Alex Cora to a minor league deal and sent some prospects to the Cubs for Tom Gorzelanny.

That’s the quick stuff, and hopefully next week, you won’t see anything on road or overtime losing streaks.

‘TaKorean’
courtesy of ‘Joe in DC’
It’s another deal day in food truck land. Today, it’s half off Solar Crepes in Arlington. What a deal!

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‘Spiral Path CSA’
courtesy of ‘afagen’
I love the idea of a CSA, not only because of the intrinsic value of eating locally and seasonally, but because I relish the challenge of trying to figure out how to use three pounds of beets before they go bad. It’s like that show Chopped, but not quite as bad since I don’t have to figure out a delicious way to prepare salmon with whipped cream and edible flowers. If you’ve never experienced the thrill of opening a mystery box of vegetables, a CSA (or community-supported agriculture) is a great way to get fresh, in-season fruits and vegetables and a new one has just popped up in D.C.

Technically a USA (urban-supported agriculture), Farm to Family is beginning service in our nation’s capital starting today. Already established as a CSA and stand-alone store in Richmond, they are still accepting new members for their service, which will drop off weekly in Northwest Washington and Capitol Hill. The drops will be on Wednesday evening from 5pm-7pm, in Northwest at the Maret School (lower lot) and starting next Wednesday, Capitol Hill in the public parking lot at Eastern Market.

They are currently in their winter cycle, but members are welcome to join any time and they will pro-rate the cost of the membership. They have six payment options depending on the amount of food you get, but it goes anywhere from $250 for eight weeks for a complete share (meat, dairy, bread and vegetables/dry goods) to $85 for just vegetables and dry goods. Though the contents of your share will differ depending on which package you order, you can expect things like yogurt, cheese and milk from Mt. View Farm, meats from Polyface Farm, shellfish from Rappahannock River Oyster Co., as well as veggies like squash, greens and lettuce and dry goods such as BBQ sauce, jam, syrup and handmade soap.

For more information and to sign up for membership, visit their website.

‘The Yards – Wonky – 09-11-10’
courtesy of ‘mosley.brian’
Ah, lunch. The great equalizer. Not only will you get the same ol’ satisfaction you usually get out of your food truck lunch today, but you can feel great about yourself for doing a good deed. This week, Deals for Deeds has put together Deals on Wheels Week, which brings you daily discounts on a particular food truck. In addition to saving you a little green, 10% of that truck’s proceeds will be donated to Miriams Kitchen. Today’s deal, for you Metro Center-ers, is a Wonky dog and drink for $3.75 (a $7.50 value) from eatWonky.

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‘Wowsers!’
courtesy of ‘jillmotts’
One of the complaints I have about Restaurant Week is that while three courses for approximately $35 is a deal in a lot of places, I’m still not going to get out of the restaurant without plopping $50 down once we’re counting tax and tip and God forbid a glass of wine. Though I think a Restaurant Week reservation at places like Adour, J&G Steakhouse and Westend Bistro is a total coup, for the most part I’m spending just as much money on Restaurant Week as I would on a normal night out at the same place. And usually, I’m not able to order exactly what I want.

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