Cupcakes. What makes a good cupcake? Is it the icing? The toppings? Or the cake itself? The quality of the cupcake is in its core ingredients, the cake and frosting, not the toppings. While I appreciate the variety of toppings and the value they can add, if the core of a cupcake isn’t right, then…
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Karaoke Deathmatch
Oh wow. It’s that time of year again. The time of year when the winners of karaoke at Little Miss Whiskey’s and the winners of karaoke at Sticky Rice meet to battle for the right to call themselves…the champions of the world! OK, not the world, but H Street! Not H Street per se, but…
Last Straw, WaPo
I am writing in a fit of pique. Who are those jokers at The Washington Post Weekend to patronize my knowledge of the city? Okay, they might be pretty savvy jokers in order to get me to take their stupid quiz. My results to questions like “Which house was home to onetime richest woman in…
Finding Comfort at The Atlas Room
Not open for lunch, but for drinks and dinner (at 10th and H), The Atlas Room is a newish addition to the H Street scene, a good place to go for a low-key, long conversation over polished drinks and exceptional yet surprising first, second, and third dishes. What’s “first, second, and third dishes”? you say to yourself, scratching your…
Saturday, Photo Day
When it’s 20-something degrees outside even in early afternoon, I say it’s a good time to stay in. Here are some photo contributions from warmer times for your viewing pleasure. If you would like to contribute a photo, let me know in the comments.
Yeah, OK, thanks WaPo
The Washington Post this morning informed me of three ways to a better night out. But can this be a complete list? Is that all there is?! There’s got to be more to it. What do you think? Any room for improvement on this advice from the Man? Please!
Class, Class, Class at Againn
Againn does most everything right, which is more than one can ask for during Restaurant Week. The food is impeccable, the atmosphere bright and cheerful during the day and mysterious and romantic at night, the service (as it is anywhere during this time of culinary overexcitement) can be spotty. But hey! It’s Restaurant Week, anything…
Marvelous Pete’s Apizza
Just because something is right there, available, so simple and easy, does not mean it’s not worth having. Prepare for a shock: the grass may not always be greener on the other side. I speak of Pete’s Apizza, a newish pizza joint right on top of the Columbia Heights Metro. I hadn’t given it much…
So You Want to Take the Bus to New York
We all love DC, but sometimes, a trip to New York is just what’s needed. In fact, trips to New York are part of living in DC. And if you’re a reader of this blog, it is highly likely that the economical nature of travel by bus will be attractive to you. A plane or…
DC Style Is Real 