Monthly Archives: February 2009
The exclusive West Virginia snack
A West Virginia delicacy (ok, that’s an oxymoron along the lines of government intelligence), the pepperoni role is sold at every convenience store and gas station in the state. Invented as lunch option for coal miners, it’s now a school cafeteria lunch staple and church bake sale item. The meat-stuffed role has true devotees. It [...]
Exposing Baltimore’s Creepy Side
In a marathon trip to Baltimore, the We're Out of Here bloggers explore far beyond the Inner Harbor. We look for ghosts at a haunted neighborhood bar, sample beer at Clipper City brewery and dine at an Edgar Allen Poe themed restaurant. This article originally ran in Feb. 09.
Posted in Maryland Tagged Annabell Lee Tavern, Baltimore, beer, Brewer's Art, brewery, Clipper City, Club Charles, Maryland, Poe 1 Comment
The great Arlington chicken taste-off
I’ve heard it called Peruvian chicken, roasted chicken or chicken ala brasa. However you name it, it’s delicious. That spit-roasted chicken with spiced, crispy skin is served with standard potato or yucca fries. And maybe a salad of iceburg lettuce too, if you are lucky. Cooked chickens are hacked into quarters — as you watch [...]
Posted in DC Fringes, Virginia Tagged ala brasa, Anthony Bourdain, Arlington, chicken, Crisp and Juicy, El Pollo Rico, No Reservations, Northern Virinia, Peruvian, Super Pollo, The Chicken Place, Virginia 2 Comments
When parents visit
About every other month, a friend or sibling comes into town. I take them out. We sleep in late. I cook breakfast. We wander around some picturesque neighborhood, like Dupont or Georgetown or the Mall, and get dinner. The next day, they are on their way home.
The trouble starts when my parents come to [...]
A WV road trip guide starring bluegrass, hippies and snow tubes