Mahi mahi tacos, Bandolero Mike Isabella (Top Chef, Graffiato) brings modern Mexican cuisine to M Street with Bandolero. Mahi mahi tacos, calamari and freshly made guac — get a full look at Ban...
It’s totally normal to spend Memorial Day weekend in Canada, right? Two of my good friends and former coworkers in Korea — a Canadian and a Scot — got married in Goderich, Ontario, ...
Market Fair, Claude Moore Colonial Farm Let’s file Claude Moore Colonial Farm under ‘places I never knew existed in the DC suburbs except for a sign on the side of the George Washington P...
The star of the show: roasted artichokes with lemon-tarragon butter. (recipe) With CSA broccoli and garlicky sauteed kale, super-lemony hummus (recipe), home-roasted red peppers (so easy, who knew?) ...
Carolina pulled pork with truffle mac & cheese, The Pig Logan Circle’s newest restaurant, The Pig, is a snout-to-tail small plates feast. Get all the details on HuffPost.
Greek Festival, Saint Sophia Greek Orthodox Cathedral Travel to Greece without leaving Washington at Saint Sophia Greek Orthodox Cathedral’s annual Greek Festival this weekend. Food (gyros on a...
Julia and Paul Child bought this Georgetown house in 1948, moving abroad soon after. When they returned to Washington in the mid-1950s, Julia taught cooking classes in the 19th century home’s k...
Yola is one of my favorite neighborhood spots for a cup of coffee: tons of tables and free wi-fi for working, a build-your-own parfait bar with local yogurt and almond milk instead of the usual soy-f...
Bibimbap omelette, Mie N Yu Asia-meets-America brunch at Georgetown’s Mie N Yu — full review here.
Musicians at the Embassy of Slovakia Because vacations come along too rarely, events like Passport DC allow for a day-long getaway without spending a dime. Saturday’s EU Open House brought me t...
Passport DC is one of my favorite annual events and its EU Embassies’ Open House may be the most popular attraction. 27 embassies open their doors tomorrow for food, music, shopping and cultura...
Chile rellenos, Casa Oaxaca, Adams Morgan One type of food seriously lacking in DC: good Mexican food. Last night I tried Casa Oaxaca on 18th Street in Adams Morgan, a place a dozen people said they ...
French onion soup, Bistro Français When I was a child, Bistro Français in Georgetown was a regular Sunday brunch spot. It’s still just as good today for dinner, with steaming French onion soup ...
Kingston College, Jamaica, chapel choir performed Saturday at National Cathedral’s 73rd annual Flower Mart. Beautiful. Who’s ready for a trip to the Caribbean?
Gathland State Park, Maryland I took a blogging break because life got hectic. And then I realized — life is always hectic. There are always going to be a million and one little things going on...
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What I’ve been reading lately: - In this list of the 13 most useless college majors, please note that I majored in two of them (journalism and political science). - ”We think constant con...
On Friday night, my 19-year-old stepsister was in a serious car accident. The driver was drunk, it was dark and late — well, you know how these stories go. She’s now in a shock trauma uni...
It looks like a rainy spring weekend here in Washington so rather than play in puddles, how about spending some time discovering your family history? The 1940 census was released online earlier this ...
It’s been a busy week, month, 2012. someecards.com Blogging has taken a backseat lately and that’s okay. Family, friends and work means I’m spending less time in front of the comput...
Yes, you read that right: Starbucks. Why highlight the Moby Dick of coffee shops in the middle of a series looking for fantastic local coffeehousese? Because, honestly, I go to Starbucks a lot. Three...
Wow, what a weekend! It was more like August than April this weekend, as 80-degree weather swept in and blanketed Washington in a pleasant summer haze. No jackets, no scarves, no pants — sandal...
Did the Easter Bunny stop by this weekend? It was certainly one of the most gorgeous Easters I can remember. Blue skies, sunshine, a breeze — normally I insist on wearing a sundress on Easter n...
Are you staying in town this weekend? Since a lot of Washingtonians are heading home, here are a few fun weekend ideas for DC-ites sticking around. - Tomorrow morning, do sun salutations to a rising ...
I’ve been away a lot lately so I’m looking forward to some semblance of normalcy entering April. Of course, it’s been a pretty great few weeks. - Eating and playing my way through C...
I was back in New York over the weekend, eating and drinking and seeing friends… and seeing Oprah. The main reason I went to New York was because my mom offered Brittany and me tickets to Oprah...
Now that we’ve covered what to eat in Chicago, let’s talk about what to do with the few, brief hours when you’re not eating. The Art Institute of Chicago It’s considered one o...
The real reason behind this weekend’s trip to Chicago was to visit a college friend who now lives there (and to convince her to move back east!). But the second real reason was to eat. Everyone...
I have a full week of Chicago posts coming your way but here’s a small sampling. This weekend included touristy, Ferris Bueller cliches (minus performing in a parade), so much food (hot dogs, p...
Every time I visit New York City for work, two things are true: I work too much and I eat really poorly. Spending time in NYC just isn’t as much fun when the biggest part of your day is spent i...
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