March 2009
33 posts
Taste of a Nation
Last night was the foodie social event of the year (okay, I just made that up), Taste of a Nation to raise money for child hunger. And it was not for the weak of heart. Not only did you need to be pretty adept at holding a drink and a plate and a fork at the same time, but if you have any issues with claustrophobia, this was not the event for you. The issue wasn’t so much the amount of...
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85. Hollywood East Cafe on the Boulevard
In case you’re curious, the “Boulevard” in this case, is University Blvd. And if you’re familiar with the greater Wheaton area, which is impressive, you know that University Blvd. is no Rodeo Drive. That said, the Boulevard itself did make for an exciting part of our meal since we decided to run across six lanes of its traffic to get to our dim sum this morning. Now that is...
Anything Charlie Palmer Can Do, I Can Do Also
As I may or may not have mentioned, eating at all these fancy pants restaurants is getting expensive. Have I mentioned that? I meant to. And its my opinion that most people who are reading my blog, or reading any blogs period, are not really in to the idea of dropping a couple hundred dollars on dinner every 3.5 days. So I bring to you the latest and greatest development of my blog roll, which...
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Culinari-sensory Overload
I just bought my ticket for this Monday’s Taste of a Nation, a fundraiser benefiting child hunger. I’m very excited, not only because Carla my Top Chef fav will be there, but because out of the 55 or so restaurants listed as participating, 34 are on my list. So I’m excited, but a little overwhelmed at the same time. I can’t possibly eat at all the food (and drink) stations,...
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81. Comet Ping Pong
Last night I finally tried out Comet Ping Pong, a neighborhood joint in a no-mans-land area of (I guess) Van Ness. Located among three picturesque gas stations in a particularly dark portion of Connecticut Ave, even with the giant Comet sign you might drive by every day and never notice this place. The outside is misleading though, once you’re inside the restaurant is expansive with...
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90. Assaggi
This week I tried out Assaggi in Bethesda, located in the spot on Besthesda Ave. that seems to have a different restaurant every two years. My first impression didn’t bode well for the restaurant—there were no people in it. A personal policy of mine is to never go in to a restaurant that is empty at meal time since there is probably a good reason for it. But, after weighing my options...
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34. Mendocino Grille and Wine Bar
It was a nasty rainy night last night, but as soon as we walked in to Mendocino Grille, I felt all warm and fuzzy inside. And it wasn’t (only) because I had my first glass of wine before I actually got my butt in a chair. That was a theme the whole night, before I could put a glass of wine down, another one was coming my way that my server felt would compliment the course I was about to...
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1. Komi
Whenever someone tells me that something is the best or the greatest of anything, I’m skeptical. When I heard that Slumdog Millionaire was the greatest movie a friend had ever seen, I expected to be able to mark the day I saw it on my calendar as the moment my life change in some measurable way. It was a good movie, but it was after all, just a movie. That was one of my issues before dining at...
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96. Founding Farmers
Last night I tried Founding Farmers, a newish restaurant in the World Bank building. I’d heard a lot about it, and about the local/organic/sustainability tilt they had on the menu, so I was anxious to give it a try. I was there for a medium to large size birthday party, and this was definitely a great place for it. They have a few large farm tables that can seat (it seemed) about 12-14...
One Month Down, Some More to Go...
I’ve been at this madness for a whole month now. Twenty-nine days to be exact, so not like a whole calendar month. So my shortcomings are totally fine since I have full one to two days to make up for them, okay? Here is a little status report so far:
Restaurants visited: 7
Restaurants I should have already visited: 8.3 (There’s no way I’m rounding up, so think of the .3 as a...
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28. Vermilion
The girls and I made a stop in Old Town today at Vermilion for brunch. I am not a Virginia person - raised in Maryland and settled in the District after college, I have really just started to explore my neighbor to the South. Admittedly, I have never really given Virginia a chance (confusing roads! bad zoning! mcmansion city!), but days like today have started to open me up to all that Virginia...
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83. Pete's Apizza
Tonight I went out for a casual dinner with a friend at Pete’s Apizza, a pizza restaurant (obvs) in Columbia Heights (not so obvs). I’ve been hearing about this place for a while, so I’m glad I finally made my way over there. I have to first start with the fact that this place has the most ridiculous name. When I first saw it, I thought the name was actually genius because it was...
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86. Hank's Oyster Bar
In my opinion, Hank’s Oyster Bar should be much MUCH farther up the top 100 list than number 86. I’ve been there many times since it first opened and once seriously thought about renting an apartment across the street just so I could keep an eye on the wait time from the comfort of my sweatpants. Alas, I don’t live within spying distance so I have to wait for a table the old...
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