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- Bad news for Yelp: http://bit.ly/9X8UT1 2010/03/05
- New Del Ray deal: ACKC Cocoa Bar is starting a "Hump Day" happy hour. 50% off Diva hot chocolates on Wed from 6 to 7:30pm. 2010/03/03
- A whole blog devoted to the lovely neighborhood of Arlandria: www.arlandria.org" class="twitter-link">http://www.arlandria.org/. Imagine that. 2010/03/01
- @nytimes tackles Belgian beers. http://nyti.ms/dqLEpe. Picks Oro de Calabaza from Jolly Pumpkin as #1 2010/02/25
- I'm inspired by the Olympics' strangest sport. Next Thursday, I want to try my hand a curling in Laurel, MD: www.curldc.org" class="twitter-link">http://www.curldc.org/ 2010/02/24
Tag Archives: Arlington
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 [...]
Posted in DC Fringes Also tagged bakery, DC, German food, Heildelberg, pastry, Virginia Leave a comment
Free beer, wine and minstrel music in Arlington
What’s the best way to save a failing, neighborhood grocery store? Install a wall of beer and host monthly beer and wine tastings, apparently.
Westover Market, a landmark in the Arlington neighborhood with the same name, was floundering until the family that owns the shop transformed it into a beer destination. Now, it hosts free tastings [...]
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 [...]
Posted in DC Fringes, Virginia Also tagged beer, Clarendon, craft brew, keg, Lost Dog, McLean, Northern Virginia, Total Wine and More, Tysons, Westover Market, Whole Foods 2 Comments
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 Also tagged ala brasa, Anthony Bourdain, chicken, Crisp and Juicy, El Pollo Rico, No Reservations, Northern Virinia, Peruvian, Super Pollo, The Chicken Place, Virginia 1 Comment
Bourdain does Nothern Va.
Author and chef Anthony Bourdain’s travel show No Reservations was the inspiration for this blog. So, it’s no small event when the show features D.C. In the episode Bourdain paints this capital as a city of “haves and have not.” And in We’re Out of Here style, Bourdain hits up the dining places of the [...]
Posted in DC Fringes, Pennsylvania, Virginia, West Virginia Also tagged Anthony Bourdain, El Pollo Rico, No Reservations, Virginia Leave a comment
Omnivore’s 100: Alligator tastes like Crocodile