June 2011
10 posts
#57 MiSi's Couch
Who: Michael Simon, Addisu, Dan Where: 12th and N—Specifically on the couch/standing huddled around the dining room table What: NACHOS
We had nachos at Michael Simon’s in the early afternoon. They were truly amazing. The most amazing part, however, was that they seemed to come out of thin air. From inception to contemplation to creation, the execution was seamless. At one point, we...
#56 Eric's Back Patio
Who: Eric and Dan
Where: Just around the corner from our apartment on 13th St
What: Blueberry buckwheat flaxseed almondmeal wholesome pancakes
Eric is the kind of chef who doesn’t skimp. When he offers you something, you know it’s going to be made with only the farm freshest ingredients, most likely purchased that day at an outdoor market or harvested directly from his garden (see...
#55 Alan and Andy's House
Who: Rach and Julie, Alan and Andy (until they left us home alone), Emily, Nic, Blake, Blake’s Emily, Myles, Elizabeth, Cousin Robin, Cousin Susan, Lyn, Yeju, Brina, ATS, Jenna, Kim, Dano, Edith the Dog
Where: Brooklyn Heights…yes we are STILL in Brooklyn
What: Bagels (both NYC and Montreal) and cream cheese, smoked meats, whitefish salad, chocolate babka, poop cupcakes
Julie and...
#54 Karloff
Who: Rabbi Jon Prosnit and Dan
Where: Cobble Hill—not sure why we’re still in Brooklyn
What: Roasted veggies, Half of Dan’s egg and cheese croissant sandwich, pirogies for the table, iced coffee
Our dear friend Jon Prosnit is about to do something crazy. Unclear if it’s good crazy or bad crazy, but it is definitely crazy. A newly minted Rabbi, Prosnit is about to...
#53 The Marden's/Ted and Honey
Brooklyn. The home of the Cosby’s. The home of the Dodgers. The home of the infamous Nathan’s Hotdog Eating Contest (Attended by over 40,000 in spectators in 2010, with an additional 1.677 million viewers watching live on ESPN. Wow.). Brownstones. Hasidic Jews. Do the Right Thing. Strollers. The G Train. Hipster gays. The BQE. This is Brooklyn—that little known universe east of...
#52 Kitchen 2404
Who: Mary, Mary’s sister Sarah, Mary’s brother-in-law Steven
Where: Glover Park
What: Summer omelet no goat cheese [x4], homefries, coffee, bloody
Sometimes you go somewhere and the service is so bad, it’s just funny. Well, it’s funny until you realize that it’s 95 degrees outside and you just biked up a GIANT hill and arrived sweaty and disgusting and your...
#51 Color Nails
Who: Gina, Quin and all our friends at Color Nails
Where: 17th Street
What: An Asian spread—summer rolls, 3 kinds of noodles, egg roll things, rice, bread, some sort of meat in a crockpot, coffee
Gina and I never saw it coming. There we were, wandering aimlessly through NW DC on our way home without a care in the world. It was only noon and we’d already exercised, eaten, shopped...
#50 Martin's
To everyone who didn’t think I could do it (well who knows, I still might not), this is officially #50. HALF WAY THERE, BITCHES!!!! HALF WAY!!!!
Who: The Postars (Dara, Stephanie, Dad [The Boss], Mom), Gina, Dara’s dad’s lawfirm coworkers
Where: Georgetown
What: California omelet, fries, coffee, diet coke
Hanging out with your coworkers on the weekend can be awkward. Sure,...
#49 Kellari Taverna
Who: Ankit, Nora, Dano What: Pastry basket (comes with the deal), olives and cheese (from the bar), eggplant dip (for the table), Greek fritata, unlimited champagne Where: 17th and K…Downtown
Like most non-New York, non-LA cities in the country, downtown DC can be a desolate place on the weekends. Habitated by sad lawyers in flip flops and polo shirts wasting their Saturdays...
#48 Ted's Bulletin
Who: Dan (runner), Gina, Lucy, Becca, Justin
Where: 8th Street SE (Barrack’s Row)
What: Homemade pop tarts (for the table), eggwhite omelet, bloody
DANIEL JAY KALIK RAN A 5K. All at once. No pausing. No walking. No breaks. Not even any real slowing down. That’s 5 K’s of nonstop, power-driven, animalistic running strength!!! 3.12 miles of elite skill and powerhouse...
