The ‘Boys travel to the city sometimes visited by George W. Bush on Sunday evening. A final “fact” about the politically incorrect…Every year, Redskins owner Dan Snyder cheers for the Grinch to keep all the who hash and roast beast and “make Cindy Lou Who starve to death.”**Source: None–he just…
After a year of pizza, Tex-Mex and deep-fried everything, it’s time to take a look back at my year in Dude Food. While they might not have all ranked a 10 on the Dude Factor scale, the following five Dude Food meals were my favorites of the year. Look for…
No one relishes disaster.Take that back. No one relishes disaster in their own community. While wary of competition, restaurant owners also know that a popular venue opening nearby helps drive traffic, and traffic means potential profit.Yet sometimes man’s reach exceeds his grasp–a line which we stole from a greeting card…
We started off thinking about innovators, but…well, sometimes innovation comes in the form of foams, deconstruction or other overwrought foods and we didn’t really want to dwell on the subject.But there are always people who shake things, either by nudging us just a little or grabbing the city for a…
My only immediate family member in town this Christmas is my brother, Ben. It’s been a difficult time for my family, and I figure my brother and I need a home cooked meal. Seeing as how my parents are both overseas caring for my ailing grandmother, this is kind of…
The ‘Boys travel to the town Marion Barry built on Sunday evening. Another “fact” about the interns…As a toddler, Redskins defensive end Andre Carter wandered away from his family’s farmhouse and was lost for several years. Raised by cows, he still chews a cud and responds to “prodding.”**Source: We’re almost…
Diners generally care more about the chef than the restaurant owner. After all, you visit Nana for Anthony Bombaci’s brilliant touch rather than for decisions made in some distant Hilton boardroom.Yet the best restaurateurs shape the local scene in more ways than we imagine. They turn worn out buildings into…
Best is a matter of degrees, whether you’re talking about the top chefs over the course of months or years.Certainly this city’s kitchens are staffed with more than competent sorts: Brian Luscher, Jean-Marie Cadot, Marc Cassel, Joel Harloff, Graham Dodds…we could go on and on. So in defining our picks,…
Once Izmir captured all but two points in a stunning performance earlier this year, the Knockers leader board became a race of also-rans…or also-also-rans in this particular three month span.It was, without question, the most lackluster quarter in the storied history of How ‘Bout Them Knockers. Qdoba managed to squeak…
After wrapping up “Purple Rain” by Prince in the main karaoke room at the office holiday party last night, I turned to a coworker’s wife, who was sharing the stage with me, and said that was so much fun I was going to go sing it in the other karaoke…
Thought you were done with your holiday shopping? Well, there’s one more present you ought to pick up: something for a less-fortunate child. Yes, going to a toy store or mall sounds unbearable, but trust us: it will be worth it. Not because of that warm, fuzzy feeling you get…
The ‘Boys travel to the den of evil on Sunday evening. A “fact” about the feathered set…Redskins flanker Santana Moss has never been weaned.**Source: Someone who overhead a woman he thought was Moss’ mother speaking about sagging…
In testing out the theories and recipes and perfect stomach liners for this column, I’ve realized (I actually always knew, but epiphanies are so much more on trend these days) that due to the “event” quality of a girl drink, we can drink fewer of them than just any ol’…
Yes, we’re really giving prizes this time.For the quality and–more importantly–quantity of comments that made their way into the non-winners list this year, the following readers have earned some top-notch (the phrase is relative) prizes. We have a collection of cookbooks published this year, as well as a few other…
And now we look ahead…Maybe you want to get back to an old favorite you’ve ignored for awhile. Perhaps you want to try everything on Samar’s menu. Could be you’d prefer to say ‘forget it’ and spend more time cooking at home.We, of course, plan to drink more. It’s our…
This is our final working Friday of the year. The decade, too, I guess.Yep–taking the 25th and 1st off. The 24th and 31st, too. We’re gonna lounge around at home, drink quite a bit and pass out on that futon we hope to buy at Target if we managed to…
You’re sitting in a place and time thinking it could never get more interesting.Recall, for example, the start-up dating service for good-looking people only. Can’t remember the name, but they evaluated your photo and decided whether or not you could join. The idea seems mean-spirited, but in the mid-00s–with the…
You leave any era with some regret. It can’t be helped, really, for there are moments that pass and places that disappear. The vibe inside Sense when it first opened, before crowds moved elsewhere, that brief period of silliness when places from Paris Vendome to Nana began serving Kobe burgers,…
The ‘Boys travel to the Mighty Mississip on Saturday night. Next week we take another look at Washington. For today, a final “fact” about Leveetown and it’s team…Because he is allergic to nutria, Saints running back Reggie Bush dines on faux nutria at team meals. Although it’s smaller and less…
While last week’s Hophead focused on just a very few of the great Christmas beers available this time of year, this week’s is a more general look at winter seasonal beers along with beers that are well suited to drinking by the fireplace or in a warm pub escaping the…
This week Dave gets to know Stephan Pyles all over again, with a visit to Samar, his new Pan-Mediterranean-Indian spot on Ross.For more photos from inside Pyles’ latest endeavor, please consult this week’s Dish slideshow, shot, as ever, by Sara Kerens…
In thinking–and please understand that term in the spirit in which it’s intended–through the past many years, we began to realize that life in the 2000s was a lot of fun…assuming you weren’t, say, in the military, a friend of Bernie Madoff, an employee of an American company, or a…
