Posts Tagged ‘urbana’
Capital Chefs: John Critchley of Urbana (Part 2)
‘Shellfish stew at Urbana’
courtesy of ‘bonappetitfoodie’
With spring finally in the air, chef John Critchley’s shellfish stew with coconut and lime is great for this time of year. The coconut milk and lime keep it light, but it still has a rich and creamy broth. For all you seafood wary cooks, this isn’t a difficult recipe [...]
Capital Chefs: John Critchley of Urbana (Part 1)
‘John Critchley of Urbana’
courtesy of ‘bonappetitfoodie’
Like many chefs, John Critchley, the new executive chef of Urbana, is cooking because he says, “I don’t know anything else.” Cooking, albeit his full-time job, doesn’t even feel like work sometimes. John started working in a kitchen in his freshman year of high school where he learned that many [...]
Eat Like Me: March’s Best Dishes
‘00374-04Crop’
courtesy of ‘furcafe’
This month got off to a bit of a slow start food-wise. I had a few lackluster meals and a few blah-worthy chain restaurant lunches that didn’t bode well for a month of culinary excellence. I ended strong though, with trips to Bar Pilar, Urbana and my new love of my (edible H [...]
Eat Like Me: January’s Best Dishes
‘264/365 – estadio’
courtesy of ‘dracisk 365/365′
It was a big month for me food-wise this January. I ate at a lot of new to me restaurants that treated me well (Estadio, Masa 14, Againn, Room 11) some new to me restaurants that didn’t treat me so well ([redacted]), and some old favorites that stayed my favorites [...]
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 [...]
Urbana’s Repeal Day Soiree
‘Gin Fizz’
courtesy of ‘Charles Haynes’
This Saturday, December 5th will see several celebratory events to mark the 76th Anniversary of the repeal of Prohibition. If you’re in the mood to gussy up in vintage togs and drink gin out of an actual bathtub bar, then Urbana may have the right party for you.
Located in the super [...]
$3 Pizzas? $3 sparkling wine? I’m There.
‘Urbana Interior’
courtesy of ‘needlessspaces’
One of my favorite Dupont lunch and happy hour spots, Urbana, is turning 3 years old! Next week, July 20-26, they’re running some badass happy hour specials – most of them for only $3. This is a recessionista’s heaven!
First, they’re running happy hour specials (4 p.m. to 7 p.m.) featuring rotating $3 [...]
Happy Hour Food: Health Kick
‘Vino’
courtesy of ‘marciadc’
A few weeks ago, I put together a happy hour food guide for particularly yummy fried food in the DC area. This was easy. Almost too easy, if you will, because every bar in the world has fried happy hour food, most of it yummy because it’s fried. Duh.
So I decided to stretch [...]
Foodie Round-Up (April 13-17)
‘The Pour’
courtesy of ‘maxedaperture’
It’s a drink-focused round-up this week, but I think that’s because spring is in the air and all of us are practically clawing at our office doors to escape to grab a beer on the patio with friends. That said – Earth Day, jazz brunches, cocktails from the city’s best mixologists and [...]
Truly Thrifty
Recently, I had lunch in Dupont Circle with my work BFF. We chose Urbana as our spot because of the “Urban Lunchbox” deal they have going on – a full three course meal (+ coffee) for 11.95, with a dollar of that going to Arc of DC. (The Arc is a great organization that aims [...]
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