Holey Moley: chili pepper and cinnamon spiced hot cocoa (Photo: Poste Modern Brasserie)

Cold Weather Drinks

Hot Chocolate, Bourbon, Toddies and More As much as I’m in denial about the weather, I know winter will be rearing its ugly head all too soon. The thought of another polar vortex literally has me shaking in my boots. As bad that sounds, I recently came across a new winter
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Maple on 11th Street NW in Columbia Heights. (Photo: Lanna Nguyen/DC on Heels)

Maple

Brunching in Columbia Heights A few posts ago, I mentioned that I would be playing host to a large group of friends coming into town the first weekend of November. Well, that weekend came and went and I couldn’t let my best friends visit me without taking them to Sunday
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Pate and ham banh mi from Seven Corners' Banh Mi So 1. (Photo: Lanna Nguyen/DC on Heels)

Comfort Food

Vietnamese Sandwiches: Banh Mi Whenever I make a trip back to the suburbs, I’m always excited at the prospect of enjoying some of my mom’s home cooked meals: fried rice, egg rolls and everything else you can imagine. However, sometimes the rare occasion arises when I
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