In preparation for the inauguration and the expected influx of a new batch of movers and shakers on the Hill, we’ve compiled a list of the top fine dining and semi-fine dining restaurants in the Washington, DC area. This list considers the gesamtkunstwerk that would qualify a restaurant as one of the area’s best: the […]
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This past Friday and I headed over to the Arena Stage at their temporary location in Crystal City, Virginia to see ‘Next to Normal,’ written by Brian Yorkey and directed by Michael Greif with music by Tom Kitt. The show made its debut off-Broadway this year and has been nominated for Drama Desk Awards for […]
New Year’s Eve ’09 in DC
Let me preface by saying that when it comes to New Year’s Eve, I turn into a grumpy old man who would rather stay at home than brave the crowds to spend hundreds of dollars to get wasted off cheap champagne and have some 22-year-old girl vomit all over my suit as the ball drops. […]
Best Brunch Places in DC
The ritual of Sunday Brunch has gained in popularity over recent years and although still not to the same level of holiness as in The City, Sunday Brunch has undoubtedly become one of the more popular times of the week for denizens in the District. Here are our picks for the best places to get […]
The Style Savants Presents A Bond Soiree
This past Wednesday, we headed over to The Park to check out the Style Savants Bond Soiree event hosted by Fashion Fights Poverty (FFP) and Metromix. Since part of the promotion was linked to the new James Bond film, attendees were encouraged to dress up as their favorite iconic Bond, arch villain or femme fatale. […]
Women Chefs and Restaurateurs Event in DC
Yesterday evening, Kamari and I headed over to Willow Restaurant in Arlington for a fundraiser thrown by the Women Chefs and Restaurateurs (WCR) in partnership with Visa Signature, in support of WCR’s scholarship, internship and mentorship programs for women in the culinary arts. With a roster that included many DC-area notables, the women of the […]
Election Night 2008 in DC
Election night is a huge event nationally. In fact, it’s gotten to the point where election night has become a significant global event. DC is probably one of the most energetic cities on election night due to the presence of so many staffers and politicians directly impacted by the night (although the majority of congressional […]
DC City Blog TV: Media Mavens at the Park at Fourteenth
This past Tuesday, Dean and I headed over to the Park at Fourteenth for the Media Mavens event hosted by a broad array of local area bloggers will include KStreetKate.Net, ProjectBeltway.com, TheGlamazonDiaries.com, DCCityBlog.com, ANotSoCapitolIdea.com, Brightest Young Things, StoreAdore.com, SIN PR , and more. We arrived early in the evening (around 7PM) and were pleasantly surprised […]
Best Sushi in DC
It’s sort of funny to think that there was a time in this country (possibly the world) when sushi was a culinary oddity – something enjoyed by pot-smoking and/or gay Californians, snobs like Molly Ringwald and the Japanese. Then something very inexplicable happened – sushi reached a tipping point and became ubiquitous. So these days […]
Best Places to Watch NFL Games in DC
We are well into the 2008-09 NFL Football season and we have been receiving a number of emails on where to watch specific teams. You can certainly catch your team at bars like Buffalo Billiards and Crystal City Sports Pub but below are spots that have a strong showing of fans that come out for […]