So, instead of going to the Le Pain Quotidien in Georgetown like I always do, I decided to round up my lady friends and head to the remarkably convenient Dupont Circle LPQ (convenient, because only an idiot wouldn’t be able to find it — it’s right in front of the bus stop and metro, and [...]
Posts Tagged as ‘Reviews’
July 26, 2009
I Keep Thinking That If I Go to Le Pain Quotidien the Service Will Get Better, But It Doesn’t
May 7, 2009
In Honor of Cinco de Mayo, A Review of Oyamel
There are only three things you need to know about Oyamel: small plates mastermind Jose Andres is the owner, so that can only mean one thing, which also happens to be the first point, that the plates are small; it’s a cocina Mexicana so don’t expect a Spanish torta; and everything is grossly overpriced.
Oh and [...]
February 6, 2009
Four Gripes About the DC Food Scene
Published on Examiner.com, November 9, 2008
http://www.examiner.com/x-882-DC-Ethnic-Food-Examiner~y2008m11d9-Four-gripes-about-the-food-scene-in-DC
I’ve only been here for six short months, but I made a few observations about the D.C. food scene:
1. There’s no Asian bakeries: I was under the assumption that every major city had at least one Korean or Japanese bakery, but there’s none to be found in the District of [...]
February 6, 2009
Greek Fast Food: Zorba’s Cafe
Published at Examiner.com, October 22
http://www.examiner.com/x-882-DC-Ethnic-Food-Examiner~y2008m10d22-Greek-fast-food-Zorbas-Cafe
A couple of weeks ago, I had invited a few friends out to dinner and suggested that we try Zorba’s Cafe on Dupont Circle. I made a big deal out of it and told everyone that it got rave reviews. But when we arrived, I was mortified to discover that Zorba’s [...]
June 27, 2008
Review: New Food Network Show, Jamie at Home 1/08
http://blogcolony.net/2008/01/29/review-new-food-network-show-jamie-at-home/
Finally, amid elaborate, lavish celebrity chef hoo-hah, comes a cooking show that takes a backseat to the whole fame-and-glamour thing and goes back to basics. “Jamie at Home,” the Food Network’s new show hosted by British mega-chef Jamie Oliver, is a rustic, family-centered rendition of his trendier, BBC-syndicated cooking shows, “The Naked Chef” and “Oliver’s [...]
