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Food and Roving in Scotland: Our Trip to Glasgow and Edinburgh Part 2: On To Edinburgh

This is the story of our journey to Scotland from the foodie perspective. Edinburgh was a study in contrasts to our experience of Glasgow. Continue reading

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Food and Roving in Scotland: Our Trip to Glasgow and Edinburgh

This is the story of our journey to Scotland from the foodie perspective.. Here is how we ate and drank our way from Reykjavik to Glasgow to Edinburgh (and back), in three posts. Continue reading

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Almost Too Much Chocolate: The DC Chocolate Festival

The 7th Annual DC Chocolate Festival was a chocolate lover’s dream. In the airy atrium of the French Cultural Institute, makers of bars, bonbons and assorted other products lined the walls, offering samples and selling their wares. Several educational programs were held, and many of those involved tastings. It was a feast for all the senses, with opportunities to take away some fine examples of artisanal products. Continue reading

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A Day In Two Countries: Sakura Matsuri and The Blessing of the Fleet

Last year on the Day of Cherry Blossom Saturation we attended both the parade and the Sakura Matsuri.  This year, just for a change, we skipped the parade but subbed in another event which, coincidentally, took place on the same day and in almost the same location. Continue reading

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Advance Notice: The Seventh DC Chocolate Festival Approaches

Chocolate is one of my favorite things, so I am really looking forward to the seventh iteration of the DC Chocolate Festival this Saturday.  Continue reading

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Wild Backyard: Early Spring 2024 Edition

Well, it’s finally happening! The daytime temperature is mild enough to shed one’s winter coat. The cherry blossoms are waning, the redbuds are just starting to show, the bulbs are poppin’ up all over, and spring greens are there for the picking. Continue reading

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Truthful and Not-as-Truthful: Review of Spring Break at Round House

There’s a terrific event happening this weekend at Round House Theatre. On Friday night, I caught the first of three performances of the 22nd Annual Sarah Metzger Memorial Play, Spring Break, by the Teen Performance Company, Continue reading

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Together At Last: Two Of My Favorite Things – Ice Cream and Guinness

Guinness-infused ice cream.  Really!  The Taylor folks (the PR firm for Guinness) sent me a sample of “Lucky Sundaes by Guinness,” just in time for St. Patrick’s Day.  Continue reading

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Review: Next To Normal at Round House

Next to Normal, the current offering at Round House, has an excellent pedigree (it’s won many theater awards, including multiple Tonys and the Pulitzer Prize for Drama). Continue reading

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