I don’t think I ask too much. Really, I don’t. So how can I say this? Let’s just get right to it, since the truth is so uncomfortable. The Mayflower sucks. I’ve never stayed there, and given its unfortunate history, let’s hope I never will. But I do enjoy a fancy hotel cocktail lounge from…
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Wrath of Khan’s
On H Street and craving Asian? Good news – no longer do you have to grit your teeth and frequent the likes of Danny’s or, um, Good Danny’s (formerly Mediocre Danny’s). Opening this week at the corner of 12th and H comes Khan’s Bar and Grill, the latest in a line of new openings in…
Sarah Vowell at Politics & Prose
It’s a fine line at Politics and Prose. Each time you go, it’s different. Will you find an amazing book you’re excited to read, so excited in fact that you pay full price for it, happy that you can support an independent book store in DC? Or will you be upset with the holier-than-thou attitude…
Canaletto at the National Gallery
Did you know that we live in a city of more than just bars and restaurants? Yeah, I was surprised too! Besides all the local news, gossip and places to meet for drinks, there are nationally recognized collections of art. And they’re free! The National Gallery of Art (downtown at the corner of 7th and…
Too Rich For My Blood: L’Enfant Cafe & Bar
I first came upon L’Enfant, at 18th and U Streets NW in Adams Morgan, on a Tuesday. I was in the area, decided to have a drink, wandered in and, behold! all Belgian beers are half price on Tuesdays! I had found what I wanted before I even knew I wanted it. So when I…
Ode to Bikram
My body aches, and a drowsy numbness pains My senses, as though of hemlock I had drunk, Or emptied some dull opiate to the drains Ninety minutes past, and the instructor’s words had sunk: ‘Tis not through envy of that happy lot, But being too happy in feeling next to nothing, That thou, plane of…
On Round 2, Oriental East Is Perfection
Like I always have to remind myself, it pays to do your homework. Careful research and planning can keep you from being disappointed by reality. I had heard about the wonders of Oriental East in Silver Spring. I had heard about the carts of dim sum weaving through tables of happy diners, distributing sticky rice…
Brunchtime: Birch and Barley
There are people for whom brunch is a noun and people for whom brunch is a verb. I fall somewhere in between, but at Birch and Barley, I would be happy to brunch heartily and happily. Having been here once before for dinner and seen the Boozy Brunch option, I resolved to come back for…
Church & State: This Time It’s Personal
I hate to tell you wonderful readers about things not available to the general public, but sometimes it’s just too good. You’ve read about Wisdom, Church & State, and Fruit Bat on this blog before. But until, now, it wasn’t personal. Last night saw an event of epic mixology proportions hosted at Church & State…
DC Style Is Real 