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Enjoy Your Weekend, Leave the Meal Prep to V+B Vegetable and Butcher is a subscription-based meal service that caters to the health-conscious (or simply the busy folk of DC). They’re based locally in DC and cook all of their food out of Union Kitchen in Ivy City. The base of […]
TG for FreshDirect. With a realistic $40 minimum, several delivery packages available and an annual membership option that actually pays for itself in just a few deliveries, FreshDirect is what has been missing in my life the past two years. FreshDirect launched in DC this spring and has saved me from […]
Do you like chocolate? Do you like the combination of chocolate and hazelnut in spreadable form? How about some fruit too? If you’ve nodded your head ‘yes’ to these questions, then this recipe just might be for you. Especially if you’re feeling particularly French this weekend, make yourself a cappuccino […]
Let’s play a game, shall we? It’s called eat all the flavors of Halo Top and rank them.* If you want, you can play along by downloading my homemade score sheet here. If you’re unfamiliar, Halo Top is a low calorie, high protein, low sugar ice cream that is taking […]
A half a year after this trend hit social media, I thought it was time I sample a Raindrop Cake. Thanks to Goldbely, you can now order crazy things like this and have them shipped directly to your door. The only thing different about this food is you have to assemble […]
Naturally, as DC residents we are always on the hunt for Happy Hours and drink specials. I maintain that Happy Hour is where the most important deals are done on “the Hill.” That being said, is it pretty impossible to navigate through the thousands of restaurants and bars here, with new ones opening […]
In the land where Lululemon and Lily reign supreme, Washingtonians know Georgetown can be painfully lacking when it comes to dining options (aside from bright spots such as Baked and Wired, Chaia, Simit + Smith and Chez Billy). Although absolutely beautiful, the chains and tourists roaming M street cause distractions to […]
Making cookies is a favorite past time for everyone. Except in the summertime when it’s too hot. And now you have this friend who won’t eat them because of the eggs. But let’s face it anyway, the raw eggs are maybe the only thing keeping you from just going to […]
Locals, visitors, booze-hounds of all variety, lend me your ear! We’ve partnered with The Passport Program – Washington, D.C. and are giving away three free DC Passports. Here are three reasons to enter this stupidly simple give-a-way: You’re going to drink anyway, you might as well save $420 ($20 retail […]
Bakeries are always there to make goodies for our birthdays, but what happens when it’s the bakery’s birthday? A delicious cookie, pie and pizza palooza. At least, that’s what happens when you’re beloved Washington bakery, Whisked! Founded in 2011 by Jenna, a PR-pro-turned-baking-blogger, Whisked! is a wholesale bakery with products […]
ATTENTION ALL DMV DINERS. Beloved burger behemoth Shake Shack just announced its collaboration with Chef Erik Bruner-Yang. As the mastermind behind Maketto’s Taiwanese Fried Chicken, it’s no surprise Bruner-Yang’s take on the popular Chick’n Shack comes with a delicious Asian twist. Behold, the Crispy Peking Chicken Sandwich. Lovers of the […]
A few weeks ago we tried Strongbow’s new Cherry Blossom Hard Apple Cider, at the National Cherry Blossom Festival Pink Tie Gala in Washington, DC. While there we sampled their new flavor and it was amazing. Crisp, clean, refreshing, not too sweet with a hint of fruit at the end. […]