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 […]
Ristorante Tosca and My Strategic Plan for DC Restaurant Week
August 25, 2011 · by · 1 Comment
I have been a faithful DC Restaurant Week participant for about as long as there has been a DC Restaurant Week. As soon as I receive an email or Tweet announcing the dates and participating restaurants, I drop absolutely everything I am doing to begin making reservations. An opportunity to spend $35 for a three […]
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 Just Email Interview with Top Chef Just Desserts Matthew Petersen
August 15, 2011 · by · 1 Comment
I have said this before and I will say it again. I am a Top Chef fan. I get a thrill out of eating food prepared by Top Cheftestants and a bigger thrill when I actually meet one. You can only imagine how excited I was when I opened my email a few weeks ago […]
The Daily Dish: When Local Means Local
August 12, 2011 · by · 3 Comments
The Daily Dish (photo from www.opentable.com) I attended my first DC Food Blogger event last week. When I told my friend this, she innocently asked “There are other restaurant bloggers in DC?” Yes, there are. Possibly hundreds of them. Most have been doing this far longer than I, and some have followings in the thousands. […]
El Centro, D.F. : About the Age
August 6, 2011 · by · Leave a Comment
I am starting to feel self-conscious about my age in certain restaurants. I felt this upon entering Graffiato recently where a young and boisterous crowd initially makes me want to turn and run. Although once we go upstairs the scene gets a little quieter and a little more age-balanced (and the food is worth the […]
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 […]
