Now that Old Man Winter is gone and spring, errr, summer is upon us in DC (high of 90 degrees today? Really Mother Nature?), it’s time to start thinking about outdoor activities. Weekend BBQs are at the top of my list of things to enjoy now that the weather is warm. And this year, my […]
The recent announcement of an Aldi grocery store coming to Hechinger Mall sparked a, shall we say, robust discussion on Frozen Tropics of the relative merits of various grocery stores. Grocery store wars are nothing new on neighborhood blogs and listserves, and it’s easy to understand why. Nothing is nearer or dearer to our heart […]
This spring is about to get much yummier around Capitol Hill. Along with the many new restaurants on 8th Street, sweetgreen will open its fifth location on the 200 block of Pennsylvania Avenue SE in the space that used to be Trovers Bookshop. If you have never been to sweetgreen, or had the joy of […]
So, there was this post on DCist yesterday outlining where one might find “real” California-style tacos. This came on the heels of Chris Bertish’s epic win at Mavericks on February 13th, which had me glued to my monitor watching the live stream of the guys slaying waves with 50-foot faces and trying to catch glimpses […]
I am by no means a Happy Hour regular. I prefer my wine at home, and not a basic Cab or Merlot; and when I drink beer, it’s a Brooklyn Chocolate Stout that doesn’t cost $7 a pint. But I do like my $4 burger specials, $2 fish taco nights, and in an earlier day […]