May 2006

Bests and Wursts

May 29, 2006

From the $30 foie-gras-and-shortribs-stuffed hamburger at the DB Bistro Moderne at lunch to a Bauernwurst at Hallo Berlin, you could say I had an interesting gastronomic day [May 4th - I started writing this post a while ago ... better late than not at all, I guess]. My editor decided to take me out to [...]

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CHOGMEEEEE

May 17, 2006

I’ve been remiss in posting. I apologize. However, since the quality of my recent fooding has not been so high (unless you count the holiness known as Popeye’s Chicken), I offer you this in lieu of bloggerly succor: Todd Kliman, formerly of the City Paper, is now the Dining Editor at the Washingtonian. Might I [...]

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Sooooooooshi

May 5, 2006

First of all, due to its out of the way location, cozy mood-lit atmosphere, and potential for food sharing, we determined that Sushi-Ko is the perfect date restaurant. Provided you like sushi. And if you don’t, none of my friends want to date you anyway. Sushi-Ko is, from the outside, a hole in the wall. [...]

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Diversity in small…plates.

May 2, 2006

Sunday evening I hit up La Tasca on the border of D.C.’s Chinatown, outside the Gallery Place stop with a few friends. It wasn’t terribly pricy – for four people, nine tapas, a pitcher of sangria, and two desserts, it worked out to about $84 total (including tip). We chose dishes ranging from Calamares a [...]

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Silver Moon Bakery

May 1, 2006

After lounging in the sun all day Saturday, we decided to go for a pasterylicious breakfast late Sunday morning. The cupcake craving I’d had the evening before hadn’t abated, but I regular old breakfast pastries would do. We’d tentatively decided on the Hungarian Pastry Shop, on Amsterdam near 112th street, but on the way we [...]

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