The Drink: Margarita
The Location: Oyamel, 401 7th St. NW, (202) 628-1005
The Price: $29 for a pitcher
The Buzz: Why, you ask, am I writing about margaritas again? And why am I drinking margaritas in December? Well, because they're delicious. And because I went to Oyamel for dinner. You don't go to Oyamel and not order [...]

I know I'm late to the game on this one, but Big Bear Cafe is amazing! I recently took a trip to Italy and once back in the States, I was craving a decent cappuccino. The Italian-style isn't as layered as what you get here. There's not an inch of tasteless foam to work through [...]

The Drink: Martini
The Location: Anywhere, everywhere
The Price: Varies slightly
The Buzz: I was on assignment Wednesday night. I needed a cocktail. It just so happened that I was meeting some friends for dinner at Logan Tavern. I was in the midst of studying the cocktail menu while others were pondering their own drinks, when someone at [...]

I've been on a mission lately to fall in love with theater. In theory, this should be easy. I was a literature major for Christ's sake. But it's been a tough road. It's been more of a love/hate kind of relationship. And I think the problem is my low tolerace for all things cheesy. [...]

There are times, usually depressing ones, that call for jug wine. I recently bought a 3-liter screw-top bottle of Livingston Cellars red wine. Or so I thought. I accidentally grabbed the Red Rose. After a group of us excitedly poured the wine into our coffee mugs and tumblers, we discovered that it was...fizzy. Someone thought [...]

I recently flew into Dulles, and, as every time I fly, I was shocked by the amount of noise with which the FSA/airline/whoever insists on barraging its customers. When you wait to go through security, not only is there a repeating loop of what you can and can't bring on the flight, but there [...]

I hate malls. I can never successfully buy anything in a mall, because the whole time I'm so distracted by thinking about how much I hate malls. I hate the chains. I hate the crowds. I hate the smell of the Body Shop. I hate the stuffy air. But I love boutique shopping (even if [...]

The Drink: The Zola, aka The White Knight
The Location: Zola, 800 F St. NW, (202) 654-0999
The Price: $9.50
The Buzz: When you don’t work in downtown D.C., it’s pretty easy to forget that this is the nation’s capital. But even with this convenient amnesia, I function under a rule of avoiding possible tourist traps at all [...]

Dan Aykroyd has great taste in food. This may not be common knowledge (it's not on IMDB or Wikipedia), but the good people at L'Auberge Provencale, a quaint French inn in White Post, Va., seem to have no doubts. On the restaurant page of their Web site, Aykroyd's quote of experiencing a "seven star dinner" [...]

The Drink: The One Night Stand
The Location: Bar Rouge, 1315 16th St. NW, (202) 939-6422
The Price: $10
The Buzz: The other night, some friends and I went to Theater J to see David Mamet’s Speed-the-Plow, a play that revolves around a temp secretary who uses her seductive charms to sway a Hollywood producer. [...]

We recently reported on Shaw's Asbury Dwelling's dilemma of what to do about the homeless people who camp out in the building's spacious window ledges. It seems they have found a decorative yet uncomfortable solution.

The Drink: Sidecar
The Location: Open City, 2331 Calvert St. NW, (202) 332-2331
The Price: $7.50
The Buzz: Tryst and the Diner in Adams Morgan function under a shared mantra: Keep it simple. In taking the time to perfect the basics (espresso) and provide the comforts (grilled cheese), this mini restaurant group has acquired a large, devoted fan [...]

The Drink: DIY Margarita
The Price: Feels like free
The Location: Your apartment
The Buzz: It's been a depressing few weeks. And lately it's been rainy and dreary. These things probably should have made me seek refuge at a bar, but instead, they made me refuse to leave my apartment except for work. So this week's cocktail is [...]

The Drink: Vanilla Julep
The Location: Restaurant K, 1700 K St. NW, (202) 974-6545
The Price: $9.85
The Buzz: After a renovation and a new chef, Jimmy’s on K recently reopened as Restaurant K, with the much-heralded Alison Swope at the helm. While the ambience feels hotel lobby-ish, the bar is handsome, and its centerpiece is a display [...]