It’s 7:00 pm on a Saturday night. There is a warm breeze and a blue sky. My husband and I eagerly approach an open-air tent with a smattering of tables covered with white tablecloths and a small terrarium as a centerpiece. For a moment I fear that we’ve stumbled into a private party. There are […]
Silver: Getting to Know You
June 15, 2017 · by · Leave a Comment
The Tony Awards were held this week, which naturally has me thinking about show tunes. For example, dinner at Silver in Bethesda brings to mind “Getting to Know You” from The King and I. If you live in or around Bethesda, Silver is probably familiar to you. The restaurant sits on Woodmont Avenue, next to […]
Dine-N-Dash: Trick or Treating for Foodies
June 11, 2017 · by · Leave a Comment
Do you remember what it was like to go trick or treating? Was there anything more magical than going door to door with a pack of friends, collecting candy until you just can’t carry your bag- or plastic pumpkin- for a second longer? I loved it as a kid, and it was just as good […]
Fogo de Chão: Dreams Do Come True
June 1, 2017 · by · Leave a Comment
I don’t dream about food, which is odd because I think about food all the time when I’m awake. But there are meals that put me in a dreamlike state, which is actually better because the tastes and sensations are genuine. Fogo de Chão is where my meat fantasies become reality. Wait…you don’t fantasize about […]
Around the World at the Embassy Chef Challenge
May 26, 2017 · by · Leave a Comment
“Qatar and Rwanda are blending.” “I was heading to Honduras, but got stuck at Iraq.” “Belgium or Haiti…I can’t decide.” I could have spent the evening chuckling at phrases like these, but there was too much fabulous eating to do at the Events DC Embassy Chef Challenge held May 24 at the Ronald Reagan Building […]
Shouk: All Shook Up
May 18, 2017 · by · 5 Comments
It’s midnight. I should go to bed. But there’s something nagging at me, and it’s keeping me from calling it a night. I shuffle down the stairs, open the refrigerator door and peer into a leftover rice bowl from Shouk. The container of cauliflower, asparagus, arugula, za’atar, and tahini would make for a satisfying lunch […]
