Category Archives: DC Fringes
BBQ lessons in Annandale’s Little Korea
Introducing Korea Town. Everyone in DC knows Chinatown, the revitalized nightlife/office district where the only thing Chinese about it is the sign translations for Bed Bath and Beyond and Urban Outfitters. Most also know the Eden Center, the Vietnamese strip mall in Falls Church. But few have ventured to Annandale’s Korea Town.
Although, the city of Annandale has [...]
Taking a bite out of Germany
Bratwurst, sauerkraut, danishes, soft pretzels, donuts and marzipan ladybugs — it’s German heaven. Heidelberg Pastry Shoppe, an Arlington establishment, serves up pastries, cookies, over-sized cupcakes and any other sugary sweet you can imagine. Right now, in preparation for Easter, the store is swamped with chocolate bunnies and hot cross buns.
While the bakery features row [...]
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Frank Lloyd Wright’s Little House in the Va. Woods
The Pope-Leighey House, a lesser-known Frank Lloyd Wright creation down the street from Mount Vernon, is what you get when you write to a famous architect begging him to build you a house. The original owner of this house did just that. The home was commissioned in 1939 by a humble copy editor and fan [...]
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Petworth, pierogi and the worst meal I’ve had in DC
I came hungry; I left hungry and annoyed.
When I heard that Domku, a Slavic and Scandinavian restaurant in Petworth, the fringes of Northwest DC, had a monthly pierogi night I was thrilled. My grandmother whose family hails from Solvakia made the potato, sauerkraut, or meat stuffed dumplings. She taught me how to make them. [...]
DC’s cocoa cafe and best bacon chocolate
Part cafe, part candy shop, part psychedelic Willy Wonka art gallery, Artfully Chocolate Kinsbury Confections is worth the venture out to the yellow/green Metro line.
For a bargain seeker like myself, the highlight of ACKC is the chocolate tasting parties. The shop/cafe hosts monthly — or so — events, where guests can [...]
Bored and baffled by Alexandria’s Freemasons
We visited the George Washington Masonic Memorial, the landmark that towers over Old Town Alexandria, Virginia, last week. Somehow, the tour managed to be both exceptionally bizarre and mind-numbingly boring.
The 80-year-old guide dragged the tour on for a marathon hour and a half and dodged any actual questions about the Masons. We visited each [...]
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Where to buy beer in Northern Va.
In these tough economic times, craft beer is an affordable luxury. Upgrading a bottle of Charles Shaw to a decent Bordeaux costs $10 at least. But add a couple of extra bucks to the cost of a Miller Highlife six-pack, and you can buy an award-winning beverage. Here are some of [...]
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DC’s best trivia night — no contest