From the moment Top Chef premiered on Bravo in March 2006, I have been a fan. I couldn’t help but be drawn in by a reality television show focused on food. It isn’t enough for me to just watch the drama unfold. I need to taste the food. This means dining at restaurants or attending events […]
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CityZen: Getting My Just Desserts with Matthew Petersen
September 18, 2011 · by · 3 Comments
Matthew Petersen, photo courtesy of Mandarin Oriental, Washington, DC Some people get excited about meeting movie stars, athletes, rock musicians, or politicians. I get it. In fact, I have had a celebrity interaction or two that has kept me grinning for quite some time. But these days my biggest thrills come from meeting Top Cheftestants. […]
8407 Kitchen Bar: The Food’s the Deal- CLOSED
August 27, 2011 · by · 1 Comment
My husband and I sit down for a mid-week dinner at 8407 Kitchen Bar in Silver Spring. We are waiting for friends to arrive and he eagerly picks up the menu and says “so what’s the deal? Restaurant Week? Groupon? Living Social? ” “No,” I say. “It’s just a regular dinner out. No discount.” There […]
All Aboard the Celebrity Chef Tour
August 20, 2011 · by · 3 Comments
There are not many things that would entice me to give up my hard-to-get Restaurant Week reservation at Rasika. But when an email arrives announcing the Celebrity Chef Tour dinner at The Source by Wolfgang Puck, it catches my attention. It goes without saying that I am going to be intrigued by any event that […]
My One Year Blogiversary: A Growing Food Obsession, a Shrinking Wallet
August 4, 2011 · by · 3 Comments
This week marks the one year blogiversary for “Been There, Eaten That.” A year ago, I knew nothing about blogging. One Sunday afternoon I was bored and somehow stumbled upon Blogger. I started writing and I couldn’t stop. Dining out has always been my passion and I am not a stranger to writing. But putting […]
A Night at the Museum: The Gulf and Its Seafood- One Year Later
June 11, 2011 · by · 2 Comments
I was honored to be invited to attend- as press- an event entitled “The Gulf and Its Seafood- One Year Later.” The wine and dine reception at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History was preceded by a panel discussion featuring experts from academia, industry, government…and Ted Danson. Let’s face it, I was thrilled to […]
Chicago: What Kind of Fool am I? (Cafe Spiaggia)
May 19, 2011 · by · 1 Comment
chicagoeater.com I may have sunk to a new low. I stalked Top Chef’s Fabio Viviani at Chicago’s O’Hare Airport. You know how it is when you see someone familiar and it takes a moment to figure out how you know them? That’s what happened here. But then I hear the Italian accent and I know. Fabio […]
