Like most people, I hate standing in line. And there has to be a really darn good reason to do so. If there is a wait at a restaurant, and I don't have a reservation, 9/10 I will just pass. In fact, I'd rather not eat at all then eat after I've spent 4 hours being hangry. So, … [Read more...]
Review of Little Serow (#3 on Washingtonian’s Top 100 List)
Little Serow is everything it is cracked up to be. Not only that, but I think it's one of the best values--for what you get--in the DC dining scene. I can't wait to go again, and I'm sad it took us this long to get there! One word of warning--if you don't like spicy food--this … [Read more...]
Review of Central (#19 on Washingtonian’s Top 100 List)
Central Michel Richard (Ree-shard, not like how you would pronounce Richard, in Richard Nixon) is an absolute classic in Washington's dining scene. Some moons ago, it won the James Beard Award for the best new restaurant; as the chef so eloquently says on his website, "This is my … [Read more...]
Review of China Chilcano (#71 on the Top 100 Washingtonian List)
Just a reminder--leave a comment on the last blog post to be entered to win a pair of awesome, packable travel flats! Does anyone watch the Blacklist? I feel like the Blacklist, except we're counting off restaurants on Washingtonian's Top 100 list...and they … [Read more...]
Review of Convivial (#4 on Washingtonian’s Top 100 List)
I feel like we haven't eaten somewhere new in DC since...March? When we went to Tail Up Goat. Wow. That's a long time. So, for my birthday, and to work our way through Washingtonian's 100 Top Restaurants list (we have a lot of eating to do), we headed to Convivial. Convivial … [Read more...]