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Before you dive in, check out Part I of this series on Barrel. If you read my last #UrbanBourbon post, you know I raved about Barrel. Chef Garrett Fleming (one of three Washingtonians on the upcoming season of Top Chef!) offered an international take on Southern cuisine that was nothing […]
Did you know Bulgaria has been making wine as far back as the Stone Age and the Thracians? That’s about 9000 years ago! And they were the largest supplier of wine to the Soviet Union? And Sir Winston Churchill reportedly ordered 500 liters of Bulgaria’s wine every year? Also, Chef […]
When I first heard of Barrel, I thought I had it all figured out – its very name is the sacred aging vessel for America’s spirit and the menu offered fried chicken with bourbon peach jam. It was Southern and clearly where I needed to be. When I first sat […]
Click here to buy tickets, and use code “aparnadc” for $5 off! I walk in to Oyamel, and am greeted by a server with a skull painting on her face, dim lighting, live music, and the tantalizing smell of warm tacos. What is going on? It’s the “Dia de los […]
On October 6, I received an unexpected invite – to be a dining diva with the Bitches Who Brunch. While I’ve admired the bitches from afar, I never thought I’d share a meal with them. Four courses of Central’s award-winning French cuisine, with each dish accompanied by rosé from Château […]
Anyone who’s ever conversed with me knows I ADORE my old Kentucky home. I adore our college basketball tradition (Go Cards!), Derby, beer cheese, biscuits, but most of all, I adore the bourbon. Spending an entire fall on the Kentucky Bourbon Trail is one of my life’s most beautiful experiences, so this […]
Reported as a rumor back in March by POPville, and with more detail here, a new Mezcal bar across from Table in Shaw has its exterior up and it looks funky! We can’t wait to check it out! So many good things happening in Shaw right now. Unnamed Mezcal Bar […]
Our friends at Eater DC reported in April about the kickstarter funded restaurant Chao Ku coming to Shaw. Their sign is up and it’s looking pretty sweet. With dishes like “cured pork jowls with cabbages and salted chilies” for only $6.00 and the most expensive thing on the menu, “Tower […]
For the nine-to-fivers downtown, happy hours often become late nights, which often lead to hungover mornings, which often results in “I need an omelet inside a breakfast burrito rolled into a pancake.” Unfortunately, late-night/early-morning breakfast whenever spots are in short supply. Nestled between Nooshi and Science Club on 19th street, […]
The second location of Beefsteak, Jose Andres’ vegetable focused restaurant is now open in Dupont Circle in what was earlier a conference room in a bank. Let me say though, there are no remnants of that conference room anymore! The space is now open and bright, with milk crates hanging […]
Nearly 20,000 people are expected to descend upon the DMV this October for DC VegFest, a free vegetarian festival hosted by Compassion Over Killing. Ahead of the festivities, we were invited to Busboys and Poets on September 21 for an exclusive preview of what’s to come for the district’s kindest […]
Firstly, what is a kolache? All you need to know is that it a Czech pastry with sweet or savory fillings, first brought by immigrants to Texas in the mid 1800’s. And it’s delicious. Every Texan worth his/her worth should know the “national pastry of Texas” J – it’s a […]