Happy St. Patrick’s Day — Give Me A Fry-Up!

There once was a girl from DC
Whose hunger just wouldn’t recede
As her stomach growled
She finally howled,
“A fry-up is just what I need!”
So dreaming of sasuage and bacon
She looked for a pub that would make ‘em
And just down the road
Was her own pot of gold
Ri Ra, where they wouldn’t just fake ‘em!
Seriously, though, I’m starving and [...]

I’m Back!

Hi guys!
I’m back from Costa Rica. I documented my culinary adventures there pretty religiously in pictures, though I didn’t take photos of some of the more mundanely awesome things that happened. I’m still kind of adjusting to being home (I got back Saturday night, and, by the way, it’s COLD here!), but hopefully the pictures [...]

EatCosta Rica!

Oh my, doesn’t that look delicious? I got that photo from Flickr, of one young woman’s meal in La Fortuna, Costa Rica. I am leaving on Friday morning (eaaaaarly morning) for Costa Rica for a vacation with my best friend, whose birthday we are also celebrating. We’re going to Mal Pais and Tamarindo, with a [...]

Bethesda Sushi Wars, Part 4: Aji Nippon

Do you recognize the name Aji Nippon? Despite the fact that I’ve been prowling the streets of Bethesda on my own for over 10 years now (ohhhh, I’m having an “old” moment), I had never even really noticed this gem of a sushi restaurant. Tucked into the corner next to the Post Office on Arlington [...]

Bethesda Sushi Wars, Part 3: Maki Maki

I’ve been terribly remiss in my sushi-reviewing duties here in Bethesda, a problem since when I’m not looking the sushi places have been multiplying. Two reviews this morning, part of the ongoing Bethesda Sushi Wars, in which I try to suss out which sushi place (of at least eight) in Bethesda is the one most [...]

Sara’s Back From Europe

She didn’t eat at a Gordon Ramsey restaurant, but she did eat a lot of weirdo things, especially in Holland. Posts to come, today and tomorrow, detailing her adventures.
–Sara

Do You Know Gordon?

I don’t think anyone out there actually knows Gordon Ramsay (or no one that would read this blog, anyway), but I’m travelling to London the first week of December and for my splurge meal (every good, cheap trip has one splurge meal) I’ve decided to go to one of Mr. Ramsay’s restaurants for lunch. All [...]

Bethesda Sushi Wars, Part Two: Tako Grill

And we’re back for part two of Bethesda Sushi Wars. It’s taking me a little longer than I would like to do this six-part series, but you must understand that I do not have much in the way of monies (and I’m travelling to London and Amsterdam this December) and sushi is expensive, especially if [...]

Bethesda Sushi Wars, Part One: Matuba

So you’ve all heard my rave review of downtown DC sushi bar Makoto, but I don’t often drive myself down MacArthur Blvd. to get lunch there, especially by myself. But sushi is one of my favorite things to eat — it’s light, it’s very healthy (especially now that I’ve acquired a serious taste for sashimi, [...]

FEBO: An Ode

Oh, FEBO, how I love you
Let me count the ways
I love you because of your giant neon yellow sign
Letters proclaimed to see far and wide
Penetrating my stoned, stoned brain
To tell me food is waiting just a few blocks away
I love you because of your staunchly all-Dutch menu
Leaving me with little doors protecting random, fried things
That [...]