The day I was planning on going to review Falafel Inc coincided with the day I saw the Founder of Falafel Inc, Ahmad Ashkar, speak on a panel about innovation and social impact. From the first sentence Ahmad uttered, one could see that passion and social impact are core to […]
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Summer Calabrian Chili Pasta with Ricotta and Sweet Corn
One of my favorite DC summer activities is catching up with friends outside over dinner. While putting good food down on the table is always one of my top priorities, in the summer I don’t want to spend a ton of time doing so. For how great this pasta dish tastes, you’ll […]
Brookland’s Finest Now Serves Breakfast Every Day
Rise and Shine with Brookland’s Finest Breakfast One of my favorite neighborhood eateries, Brookland’s Finest, has launched its first ever weekday breakfast menu! From 7-11am Monday through Friday, you can stop in and get your morning started right with everything from seasonal omelettes and waffles to bagels with lox spread or […]
Bowls on Bowls: The Low Down on DC’s Best Bowl Spots
If you have been in DC for more than a minute you can’t count on one hand all the bowl spots you’ve passed. There are many. If you love eating bowls of food as much as I do, DC is also the place for you. But the best part is […]
Mark Your Calendars, Dine n Dash is Coming to DC
You need to ask only the 5W1H questions when it comes to food: what, who, when, where, why and how; and guess what, we’ve got them answered for you. What: Dine N Dash – 4 hours of endless food and drinks from 30 restaurants + some good hanging out sessions with […]
Recipe: Croque Madame
Ladies and gentlemen, may I proudly present to you the queen of comfort food, the Croque Madame.
Pow Pow: Delicious Asian Food Awaits
Walking into Pow Pow I didn’t know what to expect. I heard it was a mix of three Asian cuisines (Japanese, Chinese and Korean) with a twist of American, which confused me – I was like ok so what is it? But when I had my first bite of each […]
Homemade Levain Bakery Chocolate Chip Cookies
You’ve seen the Instagrams of the giant stacked crispy outside gooey inside 6 ounce Levain Bakery cookies. Maybe you’ve even waited in the long line in New York to enter the tiny downstairs bakery on the Upper West Side. But no need to make make the trip, wait in the […]
Happy Doi Moing!
My Jordanian brother and his beautiful Indonesian fiancé were in town for the day which meant I had two people with food central to their cultures. So ofcourse I needed to impress them with the food that DC has to offer. I wanted a place that had a fresh and […]
Best Almond Milk Latte in DC
Almond. Milk. Lattes. If these three words caught your attention, then this article is for you! Having recently turned to almond milk and being in love with coffee I needed to find the places with the best almond milk lattes. After trying so many which were either too bitter or […]
Unlimited Crawfish, Drinks and Live Music For Charity at DC’s Crawfish for Cancer Event
What is better than an April day spent eating unlimited crawfish, dancing with 600 millennials and an open bar? Mark your calendars – it’s all happening April 22 at Pinstripes in Georgetown for the Crawfish for Cancer DC event. Started in 2008 in New York City, Crawfish for Cancer (CfC […]
Cold outside? Warm up with some goulash
Ah goulash. I discovered it on an insanely cold November night in Budapest. Basically, it’s the Hungarian version of beef stew, seasoned with a whole bunch of paprika. Recently, a friend of mine and I were feeling nostalgic while watching the Budapest episode of Anthony Bourdain’s “Parts Unknown” and decided […]