Out Of The Loop

It’s so very warm in DC right now that I’d rather just nap, but I love all three of my visitors so much you can have an update. Earlier today I went to see In The Loop,  a rather funny comedy about the not-so-amusing topic of politics. Afterward my friends…

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Eating At Eatonville

In case you were wondering, I’m hoping to have another dinner — this time with video! — written up before I head back to England for a brief holiday next week. If you weren’t wondering, then I think you’re terribly rude. Meanwhile, some friends and I went for dinner at…

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Laissez Les Bons Temps Rouler

Hello, you! Long time no see. How have you been? Good? Good. What have I been up to recently? How nice of you to ask. Well, I recently had dinner at Potenza in Washington, DC. It’s a huge place with an on-site bakery, a good range of Italian dishes on…

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Taverna Time!

Recently I went with a large group of friends to one of my favorite restaurants, Taverna Cretekou in Old Town, Alexandria. Highly recommended, especially on a Thursday night when they have live music and dancing. The food is consistently excellent, the house wine is surprisingly tasty (and cheap, bonus) and…

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Back In The New York Groove

Back from a brief weekend visit to New York City and two new dinners with strangers. All right, I’m not being entirely truthful because one of them was a brunch. More on the interviews in a later update. While in Manhattan I also got to meet up again with a…

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Tabard Inn Impressions

Saturday night I had dinner at Washington DC’s Tabard Inn to celebrate a friend’s birthday. The lounge where we had pre-dinner drinks was about 100 degrees too warm and looked like a ski lodge, and their version of a rum runner was strong but, while I love strong drinks, it…

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