As a Virginia native, it was wonderful to see more than 2,000 people from around the DC region spending their Labor Day weekends in Loudoun County to experience all that the region has to offer. At Epicurience Virginia’s Grand Tasting event, 40 of…
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You don’t have to brave traffic to hit the beaches or the theme parks to have a memorable Labor Day weekend adventure! Food, wine, live music and fun are less than an hour outside the beltway at Epicurience Virginia 2015! This food and wine…
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From Eater DC by Lani Furbank: “The key to a great BLT is letting the three star ingredients shine. Many chefs do this by enhancing the key flavors with interesting sauces or toppings. Some substitute bacon for other pork products (or…
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There’s a new face in the kitchen at Ardeo+Bardeo, and he’s not afraid to push the limits of traditional dishes! Chef Jonathan Dearden took over as executive chef in July, and his impact on this modern American bistro is already shining…
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From Eater DC by Lani Furbank: “As summer draws to a close, food lovers might be kicking themselves for not enjoying enough ice cream during the summer months. Make sure that doesn’t happen. Here now is the Eater Ice Cream…
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A metro ride to Dupont Circle will take you as close to Turkey as you can get without hopping on a plane: eating at the newly opened Ankara is like sitting down in a Turkish family’s living room for dinner. That makes sense,…
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From Eater DC by Lani Furbank: “Salted desserts were once a startling occurrence, but now they’re more than commonplace. For instance, who doesn’t love a good salted caramel ice cream? But salted cocktails — beyond margaritas — still might come…
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New on the scene in Ballston, SER, an authentic Spanish tavern, is bringing the customs of Basque Country to Arlington with their Txotx Ritual Cider Dinner Series. Their WHAT now? “Txotx” (pronounced “Choach” – like coach with a ch at the beginning) is a ritual…
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In honor of National Ice Cream Day (and National Ice Cream Month), I visited my old stomping grounds, “Let’s Talk Live” on NewsChannel 8, to share the five wacky ice cream flavors I discovered through my Washington Post Express article earlier this…
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From Shenandoah Living Magazine by Lani Furbank: “You might look at a giant, mechanical cow driving down the freeway like something from a sci-fi film, but Samantha and Tim Stern would disagree. That mechanical cow is actually a delivery truck,…
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