Food & Wine

I wrote about my adventures to Barrel Oak Winery with the intrepid Emily.  We had a great time, with great views, and decent wine. The Capitol Deal has a deal where you can spend $45 to get $100 towards Barrel Oak Winery on a weekday. This covers a lot, including buying …

A regular at a chain restaurant I worked in stopped by to say hi and asked if we had a new chef in the kitchen or something. I thought for a second and let him know I was pretty sure we haven’t had any additions to the kitchen lately. He shook …

Giving me another reason to head down to Florida, Disney World has announced it will be opening an Indiana Jones themed bar in Downtown Disney. Here’s a preview: …just kidding. (Oh God, Jeanne has referenced Crystal Skull and the Phantom Menace today, what’s going on?!) Here’s the real preview from …

When John Golden of The Golden Dish went to eat at The Honey Paw restauarant in Portland, Maine, the owner gave him two options–he could eat at the restaurant or he could write about it–but not both. Finding this “request” odd, the food critic reviewed the restaurant anyway, giving it a very positive review. Turns …

The Whole Foods across the way from me has a wine bar in it.  And I’m not embarrassed to admit I’ve gone there to have a drink or two from time to time. But Keri told me about another Whole Foods by me that does this one better. I stopped …

Once, I was eating dinner in an Irish pub with some work contacts.  None of us were particularly good friends–we were just together because we had participated in an event together. One of the girls mused, I love this bar!  Then shoved her beer glass in her purse. On the …

I headed to Barrel Oak Winery with my friend, Emily.  It’s in Northern Virginia about 40 miles from DC. Barrel Oak is great because it has an expansive outdoor space and lets you bring your own picnic baskets with you. They also let you do a half tasting for $7 …

During the Frequent Traveler University, Tiff and I decided to give up on hotel food one night and go out for some food with our husbands. We checked out Mi Dia, which is about a mile from the airport. When we entered, we saw people getting table side guacamole and …

Just a quick note that John Strongbow’s Tavern in Old Town Alexandria is having a Medieval beer tasting this coming Sunday at 4pm. From the website: Each of the beers at the tasting are: rated 98% excellent in international competition of legitimate, documented medieval heritage considered amongst the finest beers in …

Busch Gardens Williamsburg’s Food and Wine Festival The second annual Food & Wine Festival is currently taking place at Busch Gardens Williamsburg and I had a chance to check it out. The Food & Wine Festival is happening until June 29th on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays.  Samples start at $3 and …