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Chef Andy has an interesting sense of humor and after almost 2 years of knowing him and working with him all I can say is that he is still has an interesting sense of humor ha! I could go sentimental explaining how of a great influence he has been in my life but then that […]
Speaking with Wine Director Andrew Limberg from the French Basserie “Lyon Hall” was a fun and educational experience.  I mentioned him we are celebrating DC Wine Week October 15-22 and I wanted to know which wines he suggests with two new staples dishes at the restaurant. His explanation was so on spot even me a total […]
Planning a Farm Dinner with Chef is very interesting, and brings me excitement and of course I also get nervous. Usually when I work on these dinners I don’t have a station I just come to support the Chef cooking the garnishes or prepping and when the moment arrives I work on plating, and taking […]
Join DC’s food bloggers for our first happy hour of 2011! We’ll be meeting at Lyon Hall, a French brasserie in Clarendon. Happy Hour deals include house-made franks & brats for $5, $5 SJF Cocktails, 1/2 price Wine by the Glass, $3 Session beers from Draft Beer Menu. We’ll be there from 6:00pm to 9:00 […]
A good friend from the Chowhound community always organizes such amazing lunches, and he is great finding a “a hole in the wall’ type of places, this time we went to Golden Bankgkok, a Thai restaurant that most of the group have tried already, except for me and one Canadian Chowhounder that joined us today. […]
This month’s food blogger happy hour is at Northside Social! The happy hour this month is hosted by Capital Spice and the Arugula Files. Come and join us! Northside Social is a coffee shop, wine bar, and cafe located in the Clarendon neighborhood of North Arlington and the people behind this great place are: Alison […]
I have decided to pick one magazine per month and try as many recipes as possible. This month I’ve picked Bon Appetit mostly because I was taking a look at Barbara Fairchild’s book on the Cookbook section of the Books-a-Million Bookstore and well that’s the magazine I bought and it was 4.99 plus whatever the […]
I requested this weekend off to go to a friend’s Birthday Party, Chef said yes and I took Saturday to visit Fredericksburg and the party was on Sunday (I didn’t go, I’m just the worst friend you could ever have). So this trip. I went with the boy. As usual I have a thing for […]
A very hectic way to start my day, we had to wake up very early, left home without breakfast but brought snacks with me at least and my sweet folks got me a water bottle to take along with me. I also left home without my wallet but it was a good thing to have my […]
 El dÃa antes del Festival Gastronómica decidà hacer pan Challah (pan de moña) con algunas amistades. Trabajamos con lo que pudimos encontrar en el supermercado. El Super 99 ofrece menos de 4 opciones para Harina de Todo Propósito, y todas son blanqueadas, pero el resto de los ingredientes los encontré sin problema alguno. Una […]