Spork and Knife

 
Since everyone is heading home for the holidays and there’s a good chance that even if you don’t drink coffee, one of yours holiday guests will, I’m pointing everyone to Kim O’Donnell’s “Coffee 101″ article.  It’s a VERY simple explaination of how to brew a good cup of coffee so your guests won’t have to pour […]

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Hidden amongst a nail salon, Fed Ex store and an out-of-service movie theater lies an Upper Northwest gem. 
From the outside, Cafe Ole doesn’t garner as much as a second glance.  Uninformed passers by think it’s just another Mexican restaurant or ho-hum cafe.  Little do they know that once inside the doors you’ll find a small brightly colored […]

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You can feel the holiday rush (or is it panic?) as we close in on the final week before Christmas.  Thousands of people are racking their brains to come up with the perfect gifts for their friends and family. 
Put down the cashmere scarf and say no to another pair of gloves.  I have the perfect […]

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Have you ever found yourself craving a dish and wanting to know where you can find it?  Or better yet, a certain ingredient? (Like a certain celebrity and her unusual pregnancy craving)   
If you live in Washington DC, Boston, Chicago, New York or San Francisco then you’re in luck.
A new website, FoodieBytes allows you to enter in a […]

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For years I have wondered when somebody was going to catch on to the fact that some of us enjoy a good salad as a quick meal.  Fast doesn’t have to mean fried and recently businesses in DC have caught on. 
On top of Sweetgreen in Georgetown, the New York base Chop’t has made its way to our […]

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