In the excitement of spotting ramps at the Dupont Circle farmers’ market last Sunday, I uh, forgot to take a picture of the ramps. Only got the sign. Or maybe I was just taken aback by the price. These babies are pricey! (A “bunch” is … Read More →
During the credits of Jiro Dreams of Sushi, I let out a small sigh of contentment, like I’d just eaten the greatest meal of my life. Except, I hadn’t actually eaten it, I’d only watched it being prepared on a movie screen. Jiro Dreams of … Read More →
Yesterday, at the gym, I had the TV turned to No Reservations. Anthony Bourdain was somewhere in Louisiana sampling local Cajun cuisine. In preparation for a community hog roast, a pig was shot and killed; then on camera, the still-quivering pig was shown bleeding out, … Read More →
This morning, while waiting for over an hour in the Woodley Park Metro — after which time, I eventually gave up, went above ground and grabbed a ride with a co-worker into the office — I overhead a woman asking her friend what she and … Read More →
Dining Alone
There’s a scene in the new documentary “Bully” where a bullied kid eats alone in the cafeteria. Technically, he’s not alone — there are other kids on either side — but they ignore him so he may as well be. It broke my heart. I … Read More →