Shortly before the holiday weekend, a small shitstorm started brewing over the the elevated levels of lead discovered earlier this year on the White House lawn, site of the vegetable garden heard 'round the world. In a column for Huffington Post, Andrew Kimbrell, executive director of the Center for Food Safety, wrote that National Park [...]
It's a short work week, and we at Young & Hungry Central have just the thing you need: beer and dining recommendations for the Fourth. We also have something for your reading pleasure: The top blog posts of the week. Obama Ate Here: The Working Map (with apologies and gratitude to BrightestYoungThings) What Did Your [...]
Alex Nicholson over at BrightestYoungThings got bored and decided to put together a Google map on where the Obama family has eaten since they moved into the White House. As Nicholson writes, "If you tell your boss you are making an 'Obama Ate Here' Google Map, and she says it's a good idea, it's okay [...]
In my wallet right now is a quartet of familiar faces: one Washington, four Lincolns, a Hamilton, and a wow, how-did-this-get-here Grant. Although increasingly scarce in these hard times, the four still effortlessly come to mind when conjuring currency: the one-dollar Washington with that iconic wig (or is that really his hair?); the five-dollar Lincoln, [...]
The Chicago Tribune handicaps the restaurants. (And you thought the D.C. media were obsessed with the Obamas' dining habits.) By the way, if the First Couple eats at California Pizza Kitchen on V-Day, I will take it as a sign that they've sold out to corporate interests! Image by Flickr user cliff1066
How busy was it at Busboys & Poets on 14th Street NW during inaugural weekend? Well, according to owner Andy Shallal, it was so busy that three employees quit, including a manager. "They just cracked and left...I had one employee just say, ‘I can't do this'" and walk out, says Shallal during a phone conversation [...]
Associated Press writer Nancy Benac pours some cold water on the idea that Barack and Michelle Obama will be able to continue their regular Friday date nights now that they've entered the White House. The White House bubble, Benac reports, is historically hard to escape, even for notorious flirts like Bill Clinton. Writes Benac: Now [...]
Jones Soda is commemorating Barack Obama's inauguration with this limited edition cola, which is infused with a "hint of orange," according to the press materials. The "citrus," whatever it may be, gives the company's marketing department the chance to brand the product with this groan-worthy slogan: "Orange 'You Glad for Change' Cola." (I still don't [...]
Fresh from hosting the Obamas on Thursday for the future First Lady's 45th birthday, Equinox chef and owner Todd Gray was only too happy to talk about the big event: No, not Barack and Michelle Obama's dinner, but Gray's tent that will be pitched outside his restaurant on Inauguration Day. The curbside tent on Connecticut Avenue [...]
