Restaurateur Richard Sandoval‘s recently opened space at 1819 14th Street serves up fancy tacos, enchiladas, and other standard Mexican fare with aplomb. You may know Sandoval from his other DC hot spots, Masa 14 and Zengo (he has others planted in New York, Las Vegas and all over the west). His philosophy is “old ways, new hands,” which is to…
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And Now for Something Literary: Fingerprints
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,…
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…
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…
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…
Penelope: Mortality Realized in the Deep End
Penelope, which ran at the Studio Theater in Logan Circle as part of its Enda Walsh Festival, really grew on me. At first, I wasn’t sure how to feel about one of my favorite classics, The Odyssey, being riffed upon by an irreverent Irishman who put his characters in Speedos. But Enda Walsh proved to…
Dear Rob: Paying on the First Date
Dear Rob, I’m going on a date with this new guy. A lot of girls in DC say I should always pay for myself, but that just feels strange. Should I just offer to split the check and hope he still pays? Will that just set a precedent for always splitting? This feels weird, what…
Perfect Light at the Torpedo Factory
The Torpedo Factory, on the water in Old Town Alexandria next to Founder’s Park, is pretty cool. Where else can a community of artists turn an old factory into a giant showing room/studio/classroom all in one? DC does have a convenient convergence of art, culture, energy and history to help make this happen. But of…
DC Style Is Real 