8407 Kitchen Bar is Closed Sometimes I will visit a restaurant, enjoy a meal, begin writing a blog post, and then lose the motivation to finish it. This happened twice this year after visiting 8407 Kitchen Bar in Silver Spring. I had every intention of updating my original post about the restaurant, written in August […]
Urban Butcher: Slaughtering Assumptions
December 24, 2013 · by · Leave a Comment
People assume that my husband and I are constantly eating out. At the risk of disappointing people who may envy my perceived over-indulgent lifestyle, this just isn’t true. We eat out once – maybe twice – a week. I occasionally dine out during the week with girlfriends, or once and a while with my kids, […]
Mosaic Cuisine & Cafe: No Waffling on Decisions
May 4, 2013 · by · Leave a Comment
Mosaic Cuisine & Café, nestled on the busy side street next to Congressional Plaza, is somewhat of a sleeper. It doesn’t immediately come to mind when I need somewhere nearby to dine with girlfriends. But when it does eventually emerge as an option, I feel like slapping myself on the side of my head. It’s […]
Baltimore’s Pabu (closed)
April 27, 2013 · by · Leave a Comment
Baltimore’s Pabu: the joy of eating A colleague is telling me about a recent dining experience at DC’s The Atlas Room. “The food is so outrageously good, that we keep putting down our forks and giggling.” I don’t know that chefs should aspire to create dishes that make guests break into peals of laughter. But […]
Wildwood Kitchen: Feeling Age Appropriate
February 22, 2013 · by · 2 Comments
I am accustomed to being among the oldest diners in many DC restaurants. Most of the time I don’t really think about it- except when I am standing in line to get into a place like Toki Underground and my back starts killing me after 10 minutes. But walking into Wildwood Kitchen, the new Robert […]
Quench: Giving It Another Shot (closed)
February 13, 2013 · by · 3 Comments
Quench is Closed Is it my imagination or has the term “craft cocktails” exploded recently? Creative drinks with foam, exotic juices, and hand-carved ice are cropping up everywhere, and I must say that they’ve captured my attention. I was never a fan of a simple gin and tonic, and have always been content with a […]
Woodberry Kitchen: when once (or twice) is not enough
January 22, 2013 · by · 4 Comments
As a frequent restaurant goer who tries to keep up with the DC area dining scene, I have a dilemma. Is it more important to constantly sample new places, or is there value in returning to the tried and true? There are so many unexplored restaurants on my to do list that it actually makes […]
