The restaurant on the east end of Lincoln Park, which was for many years the Park Cafe, should be the most neighborhood-y of neighborhood spots. So when we went to check out the new incarnation, Ninnella, we did so with our neighbors in tow. Let’s first dispense with the obvious, Ninnella: you’re open now, so [...]
Tags: first bite·Food·Italian food·new businesses·Ninnella·restaurants
But I do. I do love Taylor Charles Steak & Ice (1320 H Street NE). Despite the terrible name—a simple Steak & Ice would do—and despite the terrible décor—it is like the Disneyland or, even worse, the Geno’s of sandwich shops—I love the sandwiches at Steak & Ice. Name and style choices aside, the chicken [...]
Tags: sandwiches·Steak & Ice·Taylor Charles Steak & Ice·Taylor Gourmet
This past Saturday at the Atlas Intersections Festival, my daughter and I met a young orphan whose magical trunk brought her to new experiences; a young man who tried so hard to do what his mother told him; a pig who schooled a terrible fox; and a crow who would be forever changed by the [...]
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If you are sticking to New Year’s resolutions, and one of them happens to be to explore new restaurants and do something fun and different — maybe eat more fried chicken, possibly paired with waffles — then you should visit Art and Soul, 415 New Jersey Avenue, NW. After being closed for a month for [...]
Tags: Art and Soul·Food·restaurants·southern food·the liaison·Union Station/NOMA
This weekend presents as ordinary. No holidays. No major sports/pop culture events. Just a weekend in February. We could really use another Snowmageddan to shake things up. Well let’s see what is happening this weekend… Tonight: Nothing beats the winter blues like a good French-language psychosexual drama. The Library of Congress screens free films Thursdays-Saturdays. [...]
Police have released a video that shows two people of interest connected to the Jason Emma homicide, and they are asking for the community’s help. The video, which is a blurry image captured from a nearby elementary school, shows two people walking down the sidewalk. Anyone who can identify these individuals should call police at [...]
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