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 […]
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 […]
Stable: My Slow and Steady Ascent
May 11, 2017 · by · 1 Comment
When I first peruse the dinner menu at Stable restaurant, I feel… neutral. This is perfectly natural, as Stable is a Swiss American restaurant. It’s my husband’s birthday, and the one time during the year when the choice of a restaurant is solely his. I don’t relay my ambivalence over a menu that includes dishes […]
Arroz: Mem’ries (CLOSED)
May 1, 2017 · by · Leave a Comment
ARROZ IS NOW CLOSED It is impossible to write about every restaurant I visit. Sometimes great ones get past me because I don’t have time, and the details slowly slip away. (This is the case with Alma Cocina Latina in Baltimore, a restaurant I absolutely went crazy over, and highly recommend.) It’s been more than […]
Tiger Fork: Don’t Miss Out!
April 19, 2017 · by · 3 Comments
I have a serious condition known as FOMO, and Instagram aggravates my symptoms. Tiger Fork, the new restaurant in Blagden Alley featuring the cuisine of Hong Kong, is the subject of many, many Instagram photos. The pictures alternatively intrigue and taunt me, as I plot out my visit. The no-reservations restaurant (unless you are a […]
La Puerta Verde: A Symbol for Hope in Ivy City
March 16, 2017 · by · 3 Comments
La Puerta Verde in Ivy City is a Mexican restaurant as intriguing for its varied stories, as it is for its food and drink. There is the owner- Ari Gejdenson- a former international soccer player turned successful DC restaurateur. There is the Mexican-born chef, Carlos Camacho, who after 20 years as a DC chef is […]
