Archive for November, 2009
Vegan Cupcakes
Over Thanksgiving, I had to plan for a vegan guest, which led to find this vegan cupcake recipe. They’re pretty damn good, and for having never made cupcakes before, I thought they turned out pretty well! The one thing to note is that you should definitely find some cupcake/muffin tin liners so that the delicate [...]
Thanksgiving
Happy Thanksgiving, folks! Hope your day is as enjoyable and relaxing as can be. -Norm & Jen
Taylor Deli
Taylor Gourmet Deli is a hoagie shop with two locations in DC, one on the up and coming H street corridor in NorthEast, and one just a few blocks away from Chinatown in NorthWest. The first thing you’ll notice is the innovative use of materials all throughout the shop. Wood pallet planks adorn the walls. [...]
Rose Restaurant
Rose Restaurant isn’t one of those places you pass by and keep an entry on that mental list of restaurants to try out, next to that mental list of birthdates, the mental list of anniversaries, and mental list of things to things of substances to cover yourself in and run naked through the street so [...]
Las Colinas, TX: Trevi’s Restaurant – Omni Mandalay
When in Dallas, one doesn’t think to rush to Las Colinas for dinner. The concrete jungle is home to more office space than Reston, the mustang statues and Trevi’s at the Omni Mandalay. For business travelers who prefer to walk to an amazing meal, Trevi’s is the answer. At first glance, Trevi’s is not for [...]
New Orleans: Lilette
I recently had the good fortune to try an amazing restaurant in the Garden District of New Orleans. My colleague asked me what I liked. I said I’m not picky other choosing not to eat meat. His response was Lilette. I immediately scanned the menu online and was excited by all of the prospects. [...]
CommonWealth
What is a GastroPub? It’s the idea that a bar (or a pub, as they’d call it in Ye Olde England) can actually serve up some really good food, and still have a great selection of beer. So with that in mind, anytime you have dinner at a GastroPub, you’d get a range of people [...]
Lamb and Cauliflower Rice
This recipe isn’t terribly difficult, but it does require a little bit of planning. You need to marinate the lamb for at least 24 hours before getting it ready to cook. I went a different direction with this one, being a little bit more liberal with the ingredients, so this might be more paleo than [...]
The origins of OM NOM NOM NOM
OM NOM NOM NOM’s OG, the Cookie Monster, and Ella Morton, of Rocket Boom. Check out the video below. RocketBoom's Cookie Monster Interview
Don Churro Café
Don Churro Café is, admittedly, a little bit out of the usual territory I hunt for my food. And by hunting, I mean by flailing about at my table until my server sees me, and then ambushing them with a cavalcade of things I want to devour. I could never figure out why so many [...]
