Much as I’d like to believe it, you just can’t go out every single night. Sometimes you just need to stay home and read something gripping and smart. But don’t worry, reading can also take place around DC. I particularly recommend Sova. Click here for a review of Fingerprints, the first book from Joel Church,…
Author: Haley Fults
It's not New York or San Francisco, but DC has some surprising cultural moments to be discovered. And I'm going to tell you about them. Special attention to free, super cool, or just plain strange events.
Nothing Better: Taylor Gourmet
Is there anything more American than a sandwich? And I mean that in the best possible way, not like American or American. I contend there is not. A panini by any other name would not be as sweet. These mountainous Philly-style sandwiches at Taylor will eat those sad cold cut imitators for lunch. Taylor opened on…
The Argonaut, Like a Phoenix from the Ashes
The Argonaut has sailed some rough waters. Over stormy seas it has come and hopefully it has since arrived safe in harbor. I enjoy the cut of the Argonaut’s jib, from its neighborhood-first vibe to impishly nautical atmosphere. Also, it’s fun to order the bar’s own Pirate’s Booty Ale and the inevitable ensuing clever to…
Don’t Get It In Your Eye-O
Happy Cinco de Mayo! As a public service (and as a way to make people roll their eyes), we will now review the origins of the holiday now known for margaritas and pico de gallo on corn chips. The fifth of May is not Mexico’s Independence Day. It is also not the anniversary of a war won…
Vacation to Cuba Libre
Those sassy Europeans may have us beat when it comes to unhindered travel to Havana, but why pay hundreds of dollars for an international flight when utterly delicious Cuban cuisine is in the heart of our fair metropolis? Cuba Libre Restaurant and Rum Bar (9th & H Streets NW) has it all–food, drinks, decor, ambiance–and offers…
HR-57, All That Jazz
The venerable DC jazz club HR-57, longtime stalwart of the 14th/U Street Corridor, recently relocated and has set up shop here in the Atlas District at 816 H Street NE. How are the new digs, you ask? Sidle on up, hepcats – I checked out the joint this past weekend. Aside from being a smaller,…
Vienna: City of Shade Trees and Murmurs
Vienna is beautiful. And quiet. Like in a Ferregamo boutique, Should I even be here? Walking in the manicured but not annoyingly perfect (that is, British) park and around the central shopping area, everything was just delightful. Large crowds gathered around street performers, respectable older citizens drifted in and out of churches, and the general…
Yerevan: City of Stares
In an effort to bring you an ever better blog and make you happy to live in Washington, DC, I am traveling the globe to compare other capital cities. As ever, the four criteria for city liveablity are transportation, eye contact, weather, and culture. Yerevan, if you don’t already know, is the capital of Armenia,…
Kushi: The Day the Groupon Died
Kushi Izakaya and Sushi is the best sushi in DC. So we can skip all the gushing over the secret sauce in the pork belly maki and the red redness of the tuna sashimi. The Japanese eggplant is out of this world: hardly even eggplant, the spicy sauce that comes lightly painted on top makes…
DC Style Is Real 