D.C. pubs & restaurants roll out the green carpet (and beer) St. Patrick’s Day is Sunday and that means corned beef and cabbage and green beer in D.C.’s Irish restaurants and pubs. You don’t have to be Irish to enjoy the festivities, and you will find a variety of D.C. area Read More

Peeps still rolling strong at 60 What’s yellow, pink, blue, lavender, green and orange and turns 60 this year? It’s those chick- or bunny-shaped marshmallow treats made by Just Born in Bethlehem, Pa. Just Born began in 1910 when candy maker Sam Born emigrated from Russia. He Read More

Instant ramen better than new Chinatown eatery Daikaya is a new Japanese ramen restaurant that opened in Chinatown across from Gallery Place and the Verizon Center on Valentine’s Day. But, the food and service on this particular Wednesday left a lot to be desired. In fact, the Read More

Baller Last weekend, DC on Heels dressed up for the 9th Annual Brewer’s Ball.  Held for the first time in the enormous, gorgeous National Building Museum, the event, featuring over fifty craft breweries and some of DC’s choicest restaurants, provided donors with a few Read More

It’s all in the presentation Dolcezza describes its food as “artisanal gelato” and that’s fairly accurate considering they’re mixing simple flavors in a big way. They opened a new location just two weeks ago in Fairfax, VA. I was immediately drawn in Read More

Challenge Hungary A couple of weeks ago I had the opportunity to channel my inner “Padma Lashki” (well actually I think I’m more of a Gail Simmons kind of gal) and interview all of the amazing  and talented DC Embassy chefs  at this year’s Top-Chef style Read More