In writing these columns, and those I do for the Hill Rag, the toughest part is always working out what should be left out. Often the most interesting stories I come up with simply don’t fit in the context of the current column and must therefore be left out. In broadening the column I wrote […]
Normally, our charming (which is the word my mother-in-law uses to mean “tiny”) 2/1/1 is just the right size — not too big, not too small. Then come those winter days when my better half and I are both at home for a couple of days during the week, when he has a snow day […]
So you’re probably shuttered today, sore and achy from unearthing your sidewalk, your car, and possibly even the nearest fire hydrant (if you’re a Good Samaritan type– not judging here). You’re hungry but you don’t feel like getting takeout. Your’e starving, but your pantry appears before you, boring and jéjune. You want easy, cheesy comfort […]
Washingtonian just published a list of their favorite 75 cocktails at the city’s best bars and there are many well deserved nods to the mixmasters at bars and taverns all over the Hill. There are others among the THIH-ers who are far more schooled in mixology, craft cocktails and the bar scene are better suited […]
Pizza preferences vary widely, and this one always seems to raise a lot of debate: what’s your favorite pizza on the Hill? (This is far from an exhaustive list, so please feel free to add more in the comments)