A very long while back I visited Bayou Bakery with a friend, on our way to the Arlington Wine Festival. He mentioned the place in passing as we drove past it, and it seemed so delightful that I asked him to stop so that we could pop in for a quick pre-wine brunch. He fed…
Washington D.C. is home to the second largest group of Ethiopians outside of Ethiopia. And like so many cultures proud of and loyal to their traditions, they have brought their cuisine with them. Ethiopian specialty shops and restaurants line the streets of Shaw, specifically 9th NW between U and T. Although this influx of Ethiopian…
At Pier 39 in San Francisco, one can stare at sea lions for only so long. The mind starts to wander, conjuring up images of these happy, chubby creatures ferociously devouring prisoners of Alcatraz who attempt escape by swimming ashore. Or maybe that’s just me… Either way, the unapologetically touristy waterfront rubbed me the wrong way.…
Things have been odd between my parents and myself in the past few months but a recent trip home to visit them evened things out in my mind just a bit. Conflicts that may have been raised between us were silently settled during a breakfast at Tatte on a sunny Sunday morning in Brookline. The…
This past Thursday I attended a press preview of Zaytinya’s third annual Grape Festival, a two-week long event running from September 22nd through October 5th. As an ode to the most popular fruit of the Mediterranean, the festival will feature a menu inspired by the grape, along with wine tastings and a grape-tastic specialty cocktail…
You know kids, sometimes a food experience is made special not just by what you’re stuffing into your face but by where you are and who you are with and how you feel on that day…. is something a wise old man would say and he would be right. A prime example that comes to…
Having had a great dinner at Highland Kitchen a few weeks ago, I decided to return for their brunch, which I’ve been hearing good things about for some time now. I was particularly enthusiastic about their Chicken Liver Omelette. I knew this would be great because of how well the kitchen treated the organ in…
An unexpected stop on our trip to Marin County was Sol Food in San Rafael, a local Puerto Rican favorite of my host friend which I would’ve never have found on my own. The dine-in restaurant (appropriately referred to as “The Big Place”) is adjoined to a takeout counter, which is necessary considering the tremendously…
A sleepy Sunday morning in Sonoma County found us sipping brunch beverages at the delightful Girl and the Fig near leafy green Vallejo Home State Park. We had just visited Marin Civic Center Farmer’s Market, where I could not help gorging on the painfully fresh local produce cut up into neat little slices for sampling.…
Wine Country on an empty stomach is never a good idea, especially on the Saturday morning after a Friday night out in Oakland. The thought ran through all three of our minds as we headed out, the trunk packed with sheer white tops and boat shoes. So we rolled back down to Oakland during brunch…
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