I’ve done it. I’ve written the most cliché poem in the world. Waldo Jaquith, over on the Virginia Quarterly Review’s blog, tried to prove that writers of clichés don’t get published. He discovered the opposite. And in doing so, gave up a juicy list of 12 clichés rampant in (usually) bad, bad poetry. Put them [...]
Spitzer mania has spread to the bar. Rochester mixologist Chris Carlsson has created the Eliot Spritzer, a layered cocktail with Champagne then absinthe (insert crazy joke) then Campari (for a bitter ending, according to Carlsson). Clever. But what I want is a cocktail designed for Ms. Ashley Alexandra Dupre; I really don't want to be [...]
This past weekend was the Washington D.C. International Wine & Food Festival, an event where you wander the Reagan Building with an empty wine glass, trying to get people to pour wine into it. I stopped by yesterday hoping to learn a lot about wine. Here's what I learned:
1. Be aggressive. This place is packed [...]
I've been perusing Craigslist hoping to find some affordable Radiohead tickets. I know, but I'm trying to be optimistic. And what I've found is exactly what you'd expect: Selfish assholes who are creating angry assholes. Here's a couple of my favorites:
Selling 2 Radiohead Pit tickets. The only shot you have at being front row. [...]
The Drink: Bin 14
The Location: Cork, 1720 14th St. NW, (202) 265-2675
The Buzz: I've been trying to catch up on all the new wine bars that have opened, so the other night I stopped by the infant Cork, located where Sparky's used to be. Who knew Sparky's space had so much potential? Instead of [...]
We recently received this Valentine in the mail from one of our beloved readers, which I thought I would pass onto the rest of our beloved readers. The thought is sweet enough and the penmanship lovely enough that we'll forgive that little misspelling.
I'm curious, how is everybody spending their Valentine's? I'm planning on a dinner [...]
Usually e-mail forwards are stupid. The one I received today was not. In fact, I must share it. It has shown me how to be a better employee, nay, a better female employee. Back in 1943, Transportation Magazine published 11 tips for (male) managers on how to handle the new, necessary influx of lady employees [...]
If you're having trouble deciding who you will vote for in Tuesday's primary, this site will choose for you! Answer 10 questions, and it will tell you which candidate thinks most like you. It is slightly outdated though.
The Drink: Bourbonesque
The Location: Westend Bistro, 1190 22nd St. NW, (202) 974-4900
The Price: $12
The Buzz: I decided awhile back that winter '07-'08 is the winter of the Manhattan. Unfortunately, this is also the winter of my great disorganization, and I have not gotten my act together to buy a couple ingredients, like the sweet [...]
It's winter. Well, it's a D.C. kinda cold, kinda warm winter. Either way, it's time for winter drinking. Hot chocolate, bourbon, Scotch, port...where do you go to get your winter-warming drink on? Go here and give us your opinions on the restaurant/bar you're haunting these days.
The Drink: Dirty martini
The Location: Your office
The Price: Who cares? You didn't pay for it.
The Buzz: As business-casual fan Andrew Beaujon recently blogged (just scroll down a bit), the sweater-vest-wearing David Knauss is leaving our ranks. Today we tried to give him a proper farewell. First there was pizza. That didn't quite do it. Then [...]
The Washingtonian did a fine job with its list of 100 Best Restaurants. It looks great, and it's fun to read. Just for kicks, I started counting the restaurants labeled "inexpensive." I figured there wouldn't be that many. And, yes, there aren't that many in the top half of the list, but there are 11 [...]
This is my apology to the Earth. I needed new mascara. Honest, I did. I was scraping the bottom of the tube so hard the bristles were bent. The only thing I was putting on my lashes was big chunky globs. It was not pretty. I put it off as long as I could, but [...]
In today's Food Section of the Post, Juliet Eilperin wrote an article about the explosion of wine bars in D.C. This was an interesting article, and it has stuck with me all day. Mainly because of this little tidbit: "Americans drank an average of nearly 2.4 gallons of wine in 2006." This sounded low to [...]
