Christmas Day for Jews = Chinese food and a movie. I know this is a cliché but it happens, for the most part, to be true. Almost everyone I know who is Jewish planned to engage in this December 25 ritual. One of my colleagues, who is not Jewish, recently remarked: “I didn’t get this […]
Matchbox: Can Matchbox Rockville Deliver the Heat?
December 23, 2010 · by · Leave a Comment
I am really fired up about having a hot new restaurant on Rockville Pike. In fact, I had such a burning desire to get to Matchbox during opening week, that I was willing to put up with crowds, the potential for poor service, and the likelihood that the food would not yet be up to […]
NYC: Maialino and Eataly – Reunited with Great Friends (and great food)
December 17, 2010 · by · 1 Comment
Mark Zuckerberg deserves to be Time Magazine‘s Person of the Year. He successfully reunited me with my three best friends from freshman year of college. And that’s something that no one else has been able to do. I may be one of the few people to have left University of Maryland in College Park with […]
Bargain Shopping for Meal Deals/Dinner at Dino (closed)
December 5, 2010 · by · 1 Comment
I was raised to be a bargain shopper. Why pay full price when you can get something on sale or at a discount store, or better yet, on sale at a discount store? That’s pretty much my shopping philosophy today, although I will splurge at boutiques every now and then. But Loehmann’s, TJ Maxx, Marshalls, […]
Full Key: A Tweet Dinner
November 27, 2010 · by · 2 Comments
I love Twitter. I follow close to 200 tweeters and more than 50 people follow me. Many of my friends don’t get it. The comment I often hear is “I don’t care to know how often so and so goes to the bathroom, or the gym, or shopping.” That’s not what it’s about people. Twitteris […]
Decisions on Dining in Bethesda
November 21, 2010 · by · 3 Comments
There are nearly 200 restaurants in Bethesda, according to www.downtownbethesda.com. That’s a lot of potential. I just wish there were more restaurants that I was actually excited about. I find myself dining in Bethesda fairly often. We go before or after movies at Bethesda Row or Roundhouse Theater, and sometimes just because it is a […]
Trummer’s on Main: Destination Dining
November 9, 2010 · by · 3 Comments
There are restaurants that fit the bill because they are five minutes away and the food is good. There are restaurants that are an hour’s drive and worth it. Volt comes to mind. Recognizing this, Todd Kliman of Washingtonian, has been rating restaurants according to how far he would drive to eat there in his […]
