Category Archives: DC

What a triumphant restaurant The Red Hen is. A neighborhood restaurant that’s also a destination restaurant, it makes me wish I lived in Bloomingdale. More than any other restaurant in the area, I was delinquent in getting to The Red … Continue reading →

DPop, on 09 Aug 2013 – 10:53 AM, said: The Chicken Parm provided an excellent first bite, with a nice crunchy texture and acidic tomato sauce held up by a nice semi-soft roll. Things swirled down hill from there. When … Continue reading →

Three of us walked up from Le Diplomate to 2 Birds, 1 Stone last week for a nightcap. Having never seen Doi Moi, and approaching it on foot from the south, my first impression while still a half-block away was: … Continue reading →

Well, I hate to be the bearer of bad news, but I had a less than stellar dinner at Le Diplomate last week.    Three of us stopped in for drinks and dinner (I wonder how often that happens, see … Continue reading →

After a long day of running around, steak tartare sounded perfect to me and my young dining companion, and after hearing about the version at Béarnaise, it sounded like the perfect restaurant for us. Given how crowded Good Stuff Eatery … Continue reading →

I went for a post-midnight Chief Ike’s beer tonight, getting a PBR ($3) and a Famosa ($3), enjoying the beers on their patio. The bartender was as friendly as could be on a slow night, not even asking us for a card when we … Continue reading →

To honor our long-time member Jonathan Copeland – who, in case anyone doesn’t know, was Sous Chef at Palena, and opening Chef de Cuisine at Palena Café – I decided to take him up on his cocky message to me … Continue reading →

I had lunch at SundeVich on Wednesday, and the sandwiches were wonderful – off the top of my head, the only pure sandwich shop I can think of that I might prefer is the Ballston Earl’s Sandwiches. Of course, Stachowski Market and Deli is … Continue reading →

Boy, I’ll tell you what – I think I might have had some of the best raw bar in DC yesterday at Azur, or if not, then perhaps at least the best uncooked meal. Happy hour is from 5-7 PM, … Continue reading →