A recent dinner at newly opened Bistro Cacao was a tasty trip to France by way of Massachusetts Avenue. The meal, which was about $180 for 4 without wine, was a happy surprise and the restaurant is a welcome addition to Hill dining. Standards for French fare are high in the neighborhood thanks to the […]
The days are getting longer, the sun is shining more, and a non-holiday weekend is on the way. Thus, it’s all the much more important to nail down your weekend plans, and if possible, get started on Thursday! Thursday — January 21 Start your weekend off right with “Blingo,” the fastest game of Bingo in […]
Most of us have those moments, where a brilliant idea we once had (and did nothing about) is later brought to successful fruition by…someone else. So when I learned of the existence of Curbside Cupcakes early last fall I had one of these “I could kick myself!” moments. Someone else had already done it! And […]
I am about to do something unheard of in Capitol Hill–I am going to write a blog post critical of Taylor Gourmet Deli. Yes, yes, I know that we all love what Taylor has done for H Street—making it a lunchtime destination for even the downtown crowd—but does living along the H Street corridor mean […]
It’s that time of year again hungry Hillers. The time of year when restaurants are preparing to settle into the winter dearth of diners (the “I spent all my moolah on a Wii, or Kindle, or Garnet Hill cashmere, LL Bean gear, at Hill’s Kitchen, etc.” kind). A number of years back the New York […]