As summer activities go, berry picking is highly underrated. Mention it to people and you’re bound to get a few blank looks. “Why would I want to pick berries when I can buy them at the supermarket?” someone asked me. Well, because a) it’s nice … Read More →
How best to describe the awesomeness of the Summer Fancy Food Show making its DC debut at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center… I can’t. It’s difficult to convey the scope of this specialty food and beverage event. But take a look at the numbers: … Read More →
Thank goodness last week’s humidity blew off in time for this weekend’s Safeway Barbecue Battle. Between the crowds, lines for food, heat from the grills and sun blazing down on Pennsylvania Ave., the event could have been like walking into a furnace — albeit it, … Read More →
I don’t know tons about Georgetown. Most of my knowledge comes from the movie “No Way Out,” with Kevin Costner rushing into The Shops at Georgetown Park to warn Sean Young’s friend that she’s in danger, and being chased along the C&O Canal by goons … Read More →
Get Him to the Greek (Festival)
Quite the weekend in DC. Artomatic, yoga on the Mall, dragon boat races… there seemed to be an interesting event going on at every turn. Up in my neck of the woods, there was the Greek Festival at Saint Sophia Greek Orthodox Cathedral. Saw the … Read More →