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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: food
Omnivore’s 100: A brush with bowel-cleaning super tea
I'm not a tea person. I've drunk coffee every morning of my life since high school. I have a caffine addiction -- the withdrawl headache sets in about 1 pm -- that led me to carrying around packets of instant coffee when traveling in remote regions of Asia. But I think I speak for tea drinkers everywhere when I ask: "What the hell is nettle tea?"
Posted in Omnivore's 100 Also tagged foodie, nettle, Omnivore's 100, tea, Vitamin Shoppe, Whole Foods 1 Comment
Eat the East Coast without leaving DC
Last week, we traveled up the coast to New England, eating at nearly every city along the way. Here's how to get the best of Baltimore to Boston without leaving the DC area.
Posted in DC Fringes Also tagged Al's Steak House, Alexandria, apizza, chowder, clam, Columbia Heights, crab cakes, DC, East Coast, Jimmy's, Jimmy's Grill, New Haven, Pete's, pizza, restaurant, Southwest, Washington, waterfront 1 Comment
East Coast Eats
We spent most of our July Fourth holiday in the car and at the table. We covered an impressive 1,300 miles in four days and ate our way through most of the East Coast. We sampled the region’s most famous dishes – from the Philly cheesesteak to Boston Clam Chowder.
Posted in Connecticut, Maryland, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania Also tagged Baltimore, Boston, Boston and Maine, cheesesteak, chowder, clam, Connecticut, crab cakes, crabs, East Coast, Faidley's, Maryland, New Haven, Pepe's, Philadelphia, pizza, Quincy Market, road trip, Sally's 2 Comments
Eating my way through Falls Church’s Eden Center
The Eden Center is a baffling bit of Asia in the middle of Falls Church. It's as overwhelming as a foreign country. However, having lived down the street from Eden Center, I've managed to eat my way through many of its restaurants. I've braved the jellyfish salads, avocado smoothies and the spicy crawfish. Here are my recommendations and map:
Posted in DC Fringes, Virginia Also tagged Anthony Bourdain, Asian, DC, Eden Center, ethnic, Fairfax County, Falls Church, map, No Reservations, Northern Virginia, seafood, Song Que, Vietnam, Vietnamese, Virginia 6 Comments
A Swiss village in the West Virginia mountains
Spring is ramp festival time in West Virginia. The locals celebrate the arrival of warmer weather by eating the season’s first vegetable, a wild leek called a ramp. One of the state’s most famous ramp festivals is in central West Virginian in Helvetia, a town of about 30 settled by Swiss immigrants in [...]
Posted in West Virginia Also tagged Andrew Zimmern, Appalachia, Bizarre Foods, Helvetia, Hutte, ramps, Swiss, travel, West Virginia Leave a comment
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 [...]
Omnivore’s 100: We Like it Raw & Spicy