October 2009
22 posts
Dirt Cheap Eats, Quick and Dirty
It’s been a busy couple weeks for me, including a much-anticipated and beautiful wedding extravaganza. So I’m just now getting around to working my way though the giant stack of magazines sitting by my bed. After numerous US Weeklys (this girl’s got priorities), I finally came to this month’s Washingtonian. And it’s all about deals. Since I’m an eater who...
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80. Etete
About every third time I go to Etete, I actually get a table there. The other, not so lucky times, I end up going down the street to Dukem. Dukem is great, but just not the same. This week, I learned a very important fact which I will now share with you: if you go to Etete any time besides Saturday night, there are tables. MANY tables! Tables on the second floor! Where there apparently is room for...
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5. Palena
Most restaurants on the list fall into the “special occasion” category. Since I am not visiting from out of town, turning thirty (yet!) or celebrating a big promotion, I would usually rather just have a casual night out with great food instead of the fanfare and tuxedo-ed waiters most places seem to try and charm me with. I feared the worst from Palena. A tiny restaurant with tough...
The Other Woman →
It’s quite obvious that I’m a big fan of the annual Washingtonian Magazine best restaurants list. I have dedicated my life and the lives of most of my friends to it after all. That being said, I do have to draw everyone’s attention to the just-released Washington Post dining guide for 2009. Before I went all crazy and started compulsively eating and checking things off a...
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57. The Prime Rib
Let me start off by saying that I’m not a steak restaurant gal. Now before the haters start up, allow me to explain myself. When faced with a dinner decision, I’m almost never going to chose a steak. Because of that, I stay away from your standard steak restaurants (i.e. Mortons, Smith & Wollensky, etc.) because I figure that if they want you to order a steak, they’re not...
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94. DC Coast
I read an article one time that said that 75% of dieters reward themselves when they lose weight with an edible treat. Now that makes no sense. Why would you eat something when you just starved yourself into a bikini? Well, I sort of understood this crazy behavior the other day when I went to the dentist and had no cavities (thank you very much) and proceeded to treat myself to a fancy lunch at...
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98. Acadiana
We all know why brunch exists on Sunday mornings—hangover cure. It’s got the holy trinity of morning-after liquids: coffee (for caffeine), water (for hydration), and booze (to ease the pain). Luckily, Acadiana’s got it all. Perfect, right? Yes. Except for the freaking jazz band in the middle of the dining room. Don’t get me wrong, I totally enjoyed the band since I was well...
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56. Mio
When I saw Mio on the Washingtonian list, I thought to myself, “Self, your hair looks great today. Also, what the hell is Mio?” The fact that there wasn’t any hubbub (at least to my knowledge) about this restaurant told me and my feeble mind that this place was probably really great to make a mark on the illustrious list without Jose Andres in the kitchen. So I plucked it from...
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