[Vegan crab cake sandwich] I don’t like sports. I don’t like watching them on TV, and I certainly don’t enjoy playing them, but I find myself drawn to […]
EVENT REVIEW: #10YearsofYelp [DC]
If you plan it, they will come, especially if free food and drink is involved. And so, a horde of thirsty and hungry twenty- and thirtysomethings descended upon […]
EVENT REVIEW: Exceeded Expectations at the Raw Food Festival
[A selection from Everlasting Life; photos by Carrie Epps] When New Age guru Marianne Williamson once wrote, “Our greatest fear is not that we are inadequate, but that […]
EVENT PREVIEW: Raw Food Festival [DC]
Full disclosure: I am a full-on earthy crunchy hippie. In addition to being, you know, vegan, I make my own granola, I like my cleaning products eco-friendly, recycle […]
DRINK RECIPE: Step Up Your Shandy Game
[Photos by Carrie Epps] Nothing says summer quite like a tall, cold glass of lemonade. A curious fact, considering that citrus fruits reach their peak flavor in winter, […]
FOOD: Brookland’s Restaurant Boom — Where to Eat and Drink [DC]
[The newly opened Brookland’s Finest; photo by Carrie Epps] As I wrote last week, Washington, D.C., is in the midst of a food renaissance. What had started in […]
PROFILE: Fostering Community at Brookland’s Mess Hall Culinary Incubator
From the (many, many) restaurants that have opened on and around 14th St NW, to the dozens of food trucks prowling the city’s streets in search of hungry […]
EVENT: Union BBQ’s Master Class on How to Please Plant-Based Eaters
Being invited to summertime barbecues normally fills me with agita. Not because I have anything against cooking and dining al fresco, but because it forces me have to […]
DRINK RECIPE: Like a Brazilian [Caipirinha]
[Photo by Carrie Epps] While I could normally care less about soccer/football, this year’s World Cup is taking place in Brazil, which is as good of an excuse […]
EVENT PREVIEW: Union BBQ [DC] — 6/14
What are you doing June 14th? No, wait, don’t answer that: I’ve made your plans for you. From the folks behind U Street Music Hall comes next Saturday’s […]