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…
Get Well Soon, Ben
Well, this stinks. Ralph Archbold, best known as Philadelphia’s most prominent Benjamin Franklin impersonator, suffered a stroke last month and is still recovering. I met Ralph for dinner with a stranger earlier this year and found him to be amiable and with a seemingly endless supply of interesting stories. You…
Interview 9: Piece Of Pizza
Here’s another dinner with a stranger. In an embarrassing sign of my tardiness the interview was done exactly two months ago today, but let’s skip over that tiny detail. This dinner (or more accurately lunch) is with two co-owners of a pizzeria in Washington, DC. Click on the picture of…
An Appendix To My Plans
Hilarious update headline to go with the fact that a bout with appendicitis last week left me in surgery and having to cancel my planned trip to England. But rest assured now that the evil appendix has been removed from my body, I’m on the road to recovery and will…
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…
Interview 8: New York, New York
Hmm, that was quite some time since the last update. Let’s get straight to business. Click on the picture above to read the latest dinner with stranger, this time with Gretchen Auer. The lady loves New York.
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…
Interview 7: Learning About Lynda
Time for another dinner interview article? Yes it is! Click here to read about my recent trip to Brooklyn and my dinner with stranger Lynda Eselp. Or don’t click. It’s your choice. Really, don’t feel pressured. But that link to the article is feeling awfully sad today and a click…
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…
Interview 6: Clowning Around
At last, the sixth dinner with a stranger. During a recent trip to Santa Monica I sat down for burgers with a very pleasant man named Diego Barquinero. Some people may know him better as VeeKay the Clown. Read my interview with Diego/VeeKay to find out about his life in…