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50% off at Cedar in Penn Quarter

urb — Fri, 23 Jul 2010 13:52:59 +0000

Get $60 worth of food and drink for only $30 (a 50% savings) at Cedar, and let your tastebuds revel in the fresh and vibrant flavors of Chef Andy Kitko’s contemporary American cuisine, as you soak in your natural surroundings: cedar accents, hewn stone walls, and large-format digital images of… you guessed it… their namesake tree.

Deal available from LivingSocial through Sunday, July 25, 2010.

Dining Out For Life

urb — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 14:35:51 +0000

On Thursday, March 11th, 150 restaurants in the Washington, DC metropolitan area will join together to support men, women and children living with HIV/AIDS, cancer and other life-challenging illnesses by contributing a percentage of their sales to Food & Friends.

Book a Dining Out for Life Reservation Online

Not the liquid brunch I’d hoped for

urb — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 16:30:04 +0000

Prompted by friends’ reports of tastiness, I picked up the Green Mountain Holiday-themed variety pack for my Keurig coffeemaker–specifically, for the Golden French Toast flavor. Unfortunately it is the “one of these things is not like the others” in the box. Their Holiday Blend, Gingerbread and Spicy Eggnog are yummy, but it’s very clear–to me–that french toast should be eaten and not drunk. Still the price is a good deal on the set if you can find it, or order the individual flavors directly.

No Brown Liquor?

urb — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 18:58:22 +0000

Co-worker just told me that the waitress at Cantina Marina told her the management doesn’t serve brown liquor because they’d like to avoid the type of customer it attracts. I don’t go there often, but hope that it was just a seriously misinformed server.

DC Food Blogger Happy Hour: November 4

urb — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 20:08:32 +0000

Late notice on this one, but I’ll be at the DC Food Blogger Happy Hour tonight!