Archive for February, 2010
Guru Indian Resstaurant
Jen and I took a trip to Miami over the weekend, and had the great opportunity to sample a number of restaurants of all walks of life. Miami Beach, for not being a gastrocentric culture, certainly has its fair share of restaurants that proliferate the main thoroughfares of Collins Ave, Washington Ave, and Lincoln Road. [...]
Smoke Points
It was only up until recently did I begin to learn more about the smoke points of oils. Essentially what that means is that when an oil is heated to certain temperature, it begins to deteriorate, creating a bluish smoke, and loses its nutrtional value. At that point, not only does it negatively affect the [...]
Chef Geoff’s
Chef Geoff’s isn’t really a newcomer to the DC restaurant scene, but with four establishments in the area (one in upper NW DC, one in Penn Quarter, one in Tyson’s Corner, and an Italian focused Lia’s Chevy Chase), the brand name is definitely making a…uh, name. For. Itself. Shit. Jen and I headed over to [...]
Paleo/Zone
I’ve been having some discussion with one of the guys at my gym who already adheres to the Zone, but is interested in incorporating some of the Paleo principles into his diet, especially for breakfast. There was a glut of random bits of information, and too good for me not to share. So here’s some [...]
Coppi’s Organic Restaurant
Coppi’s is one of the many restaurants on U St. in DC that has seen a surge in popularity in the past few years. Their pledge to the environment spans from their locally sourced organic produce, grass-fed/free-range meats, a wood burning oven, wind powered electricity and ultra-low wattage light bulbs. How low? The focus here [...]
Sea Pearl Restaurant
I’ve passed by Sea Pearl numerous times on the road, as well as having passed up numerous opportunities to eat there after a quick glance at the menu. Most restaurants in Vienna don’t really capture my attention, and the offerings on the menu look like you standard fare of bistro type establishments. The restaurant is [...]
Vegan Protein Bars
2 cups Organic Crunchy Almond Butter 1 ¾ cups Raw Honey 2 ¼ cups Vanilla Arbonne Protein Shake 3 cups Quinoa Flakes 1) Dry Roast Quinoa (can be done in oven or on stovetop) 2) Mix Almond butter and honey in microwavable bowl. Heat for 60-90 seconds. Mix well. 3) Add Protein Powder and Quinoa and [...]
Fighting the Good Fight
There are tons of herbs, roots, and flowers out there that do wonders for healing your body, often lumped into ‘holistic’ remedies when a lot of commercial pharmaceuticals use the very same extracts. So Jen and I thought it’d be a good idea to go over some of the more easily accessible items that will help keep [...]
Tacklebox
Georgetown is filled with numerous unique concept restaurants, but despite being along the waterfront, the neighborhood doesn’t exactly evoke images of fine seafood offerings. In fact, I can’t think of any place that really emphasizes seafood as the focus of the establishment. Most places here are generally focused around the retail shops, the bar scene, [...]
