Archive for the ‘The DC 100’ Category
DC Omni 100: #12 Pho
‘Pho’
courtesy of ‘adie reed’
It’s time for another edition of the DC Omnivore 100, where we explore the top one hundred foods every good omnivore should try at least once in their lives.
One night when my friends and I were sitting in Pho 75 in Arlington (on Wilson Blvd. in the same shopping center as Ray’s [...]
DC Omni 100: #88 Flowers
‘Naturally Wild’
courtesy of ‘Sandy Austin’
This week’s installment of the Omnivore 100, a list of foods all omnivores should try at least once.
The Omnivore 100 list entry #88 is kind of cryptic. “Flowers.” Which gave me pause- some flowers are quite toxic. And I don’t know about you, but rose-infused anything just tastes like a grandmother’s [...]
DC Omni 100: #71 Gazpacho
‘Chilled Soup, Hot Summer’
courtesy of ‘LaTur’
It’s time for another item on the DC Omnivore 100 list of the top one hundred foods every good omnivore should try at least once in their lives.
With warm weather hitting the area, palates and appetites turn from stews and comfort food to lighter, refreshing dishes in [...]
DC Omni 100: #20 Pistachio Ice Cream
It’s time for another item on the DC Omnivore 100 list of the top one hundred foods every good omnivore should try at least once in their lives.
I’m a pistachio ice cream lover, but I haven’t always been. As a kid I was a Mint Chocolate Chip (MCC) ice cream party hack. [...]
DC Omnivore 100: #23, Foie Gras
‘Seared duck foie gras’
courtesy of ‘yosoynuts’
It’s time for another item on the DC Omnivore 100 list of the top one hundred foods every good omnivore should try at least once in their lives.
Since the launch of this feature back in 2008, there have been a few items on the list that we knew could [...]
DC Omnivore 100: #19 Steamed Pork Buns
‘04 Small Steamed Pork Buns’
courtesy of ‘jasonlam’
It’s time for another item on the DC Omnivore 100 list of the top one hundred foods every good omnivore should try at least once in their lives.
In the spirit of the recent Chinese Lunar New Year and the Year of the Tiger celebrations, let’s explore the sweet, doughy, [...]
DC Omnivore 100: #39, Gumbo
‘mmm…gumbo’
courtesy of ‘jeffreyw’
It’s time for another item on the DC Omnivore 100 list of the top one hundred foods every good omnivore should try at least once in their lives.
Let’s see, everyone’s a bit chilly and in need of some rib-sticking stew to belly up before digging yourself out of all this snow, and [...]
DC Omnivore 100: #90, Criollo Chocolate
It’s time for another item on the DC Omnivore 100 list of the top one hundred foods every good omnivore should try at least once in their lives.
Finding that the Omnivore 100 contained a chocolate I’d not met was a cause for celebration. After all, most any chocolate is good, right?
A quick search revealed that [...]
DC Omni 100: #6 Black Pudding
‘Black Pudding with kidney – The Botanical Breakfast – The Botanical AU19.50′
courtesy of ‘avlxyz’
It’s time for another item from the DC Omnivore 100 list of the top one hundred foods every good omnivore should try at least once in their lives.
Let’s get over the squeamishness now, and call a spade a spade. Black pudding is [...]
DC Omnivore 100: #49, Krispy Kreme original glazed doughnut
‘Waterfall of Sugar’
courtesy of ‘Kevin H.’
It’s time for another item on the DC Omnivore 100 list of the top one hundred foods every good omnivore should try at least once in their lives.
“Hot. Now.”
Once upon a time in my crazy clubkid life there would come a point in the night when the urge for [...]
DC Omni 100: #80 Bellini
‘Bellini’
courtesy of ‘quinn.anya’
It’s time for another item from the DC Omnivore 100 list of the top one hundred foods every good omnivore should try at least once in their lives.
As a huge fan of champagne based drinks, I was super pumped to take on the Bellini for this week’s DC Omni 100. Invented by Giuseppe [...]
DC Omni 100: #24 Rice and Bean
‘161/365 Rice and Beans’
courtesy of ‘eiratansey’
It’s time for another item from the DC Omnivore 100 list of the top one hundred foods every good omnivore should try at least once in their lives.
After all the turkey, potatoes, gravy and stuffing from the past week, let’s take a flavor profile U-turn to explore the popular Latin [...]
DC Omni 100: #32 Clam chowder in a sourdough bowl
‘Chowder in sourdough bread bowls from Boudin’
courtesy of ‘TheGirlsNY’
It’s time for another item from the DC Omnivore 100 list of the top one hundred foods every good omnivore should try at least once in their lives.
As I’m a Northeasterner, when I hear “clam chowder” my mind immediately goes to the creamy, rich, hearty goodness [...]
DC Omnivore 100: #37, Cream Tea
It’s time for another item from the DC Omnivore 100 list of the top one hundred foods every good omnivore should try at least once in their lives.
Cream tea, high tea, afternoon tea… what’s it all about? And why does the Omnivore 100 list have “cream tea” instead of one of the other terms? [...]
DC Omnivore 100: #50 Sea Urchin
‘Sea Urchin’
courtesy of ‘aslives’
It’s that time of week when WeLoveDC brings you another edition to our ever growing list of DC Omnivore 100. For this entry, let’s push the envelope and go beyond personal food comfort levels by trying Sea Urchin.
If you’ve watched any Jacques Cousteau-esque nature shows, you know what a sea urchin looks [...]
DC Omnivore 100: #58, Beer above 8% ABV
‘the cask’
courtesy of ‘volcanojw’
It’s time for another item from the DC Omnivore 100 list of the top one hundred foods every good omnivore should try at least once in their lives.
Finding a beer above 8% alcohol by volume isn’t the challenge that it once was. The emergence of the craft beer movement in the [...]
DC Omnivore 100: #98, Polenta
It’s time for another item from the DC Omnivore 100 list of the top one hundred foods every good omnivore should try at least once in their lives.
There’s something so comforting about polenta. Maybe it’s the mushiness. Last night, fighting off a fever, I had an intense craving for this cornmeal goo, so I [...]
DC Omnivore 100: #18, Fruit Wine
‘Bluemont Dessert Wines’
courtesy of ‘tbridge’
It’s time for another edition of the DC Omnivore 100, where we explore the top one hundred foods every good omnivore should try at least once in their lives.
“Fruit wine made with something other than grapes,” to be precise. Tom and I were kicking around which part of the Omnivore 100 [...]
