July 2011
14 posts
Annie's x2: Goodbye Laura and Peter
Who: Laura, Peter, Michael, Liz, Dano, Patty, Mel, David Salmanowitz Where: 17th St (heeeeey) What: Onion rings/ fried mozz for the table, avocado and tomato ome let (with fries), coffee, spicy bloody
Laura and Pete r are moving to New York. To Brooklyn. To Smith Street. It is truly horrible and it will only after we find someone to replace them in next month’s try-outs that we’ll be...
Becca Kelly's x2: Bridget's bridal shower
Who: Bridget, Becca, Bethany, Dayle, Maura, Heather, Catherine Chicken
Where: 5th and K
What: Cheese/crackers/veggies/hummus, veggie frittata, delicious spinach salad, fruit, blueberry crisp, champagne!
We were never quite sure this day would come. After 31 years of vodka sodas, over-sized Tshirts, whisper voices in crowded restaurants and Buffalo Bills parafanalia, Bridget Petruczok is...
Ulah x2: Matthew and Peter's Bachelor Party
Who: The dregs of Matthew and Peter’s bachelor party—Dan, Jer, Josh Skaroff, Jon Davis, Sammy B, Sam Simon, Andy, Patty, Mel
Where: U Street
What: Fries (split with Dan), grilled veggies, bloody mary
The boys looked rough the morning after the Slutsky twins’ 2-night bachelor party fiasco. As a woman, I was neither privy to, nor desiring, of the details of the weekend, but...
Logan Tavern x2: Mel's [almost] new apartment
Who: Mel, Susan and Alan Salmanowitz, Sally, Rachel Kelly (!!!), Irene and Patty
Where: P Street
What: Grilled Portabella and Asparagus (with polenta and greens), lots of diet coke
We ended up at Logan Tavern as an afterthought. Melissa’s mom (who you may remember) and dad ended up coming to DC at the very last minute to check out the condo that Mel was looking to buy. As sometimes...
#XX The Repeats...
It was inevitable, there were going to be some repeats. There’s no way to eat this much brunch in the same 3 mile radius of my apartment and not have some doubles. So even though these brunches don’t count towards the 100, I would be remiss to pretend they didn’t exist. So here, in a special 100daysofbrunch edition, is a little blip on the four (so far) missing mornings…
#66 Dino
Whenever we go to brunch with Ankit and Nora recently, it seems that we have a habit of picking places that aren’t really designed for a morning crowd. Not sure if it’s because we have collective trouble getting anywhere before 1pm, or because we just all secretly like to push the breakfast envelope, but for whatever reason, it’s made for some pretty interesting culinary...
#65 Matchbox
Who: GINA!
Where: 8th Street SE—Barrack’s Row
What: Splitsville with Gina—Breakfast pizza, veggie fritatta and a bloody mary…and a diet coke
Nothing erases all the ills of a rough Friday night as much as a good, sweaty Saturday morning workout. It’s one of those things that sounds like a terrible idea at the time—no lunatic would leave a nice warm bed and a...
#64 Cindy's Country Store
Who: Laura, Hilary, Kath, Greta, and Mel Where: Denton, MD (just off 404) What: Watermelon slices, pasta salad, cole slaw to start, veggie omelet, home fries (for the table) the most buttery delicious biscuit ever in America, and fountain diet coke
There’s no point in denying credit where credit is due. The Bitches nailed it. It never in a million years would have ever crossed our...
#63 cANALside Inn
Who: Patty, Marisa, Jamie, Lyndsi, Tara, Bridget, Laura, Greta
Where: Rehoboth, DE
What: Bagels and cream cheese/peanut butter, cereal, juice, coffee
There is nothing more powerfully alluring than a free continental breakfast. It doesn’t matter if you’re staying at a five star chateau in the environs of Paris, or a Hampton Inn on the lower Mississippi Delta, the free continental...
#62 Dos Gringos
Who: Jer, Sally, Unborn Cluchey Baby (UCB), Dan
Where: Mt. Pleasant
What: Plato Tipico (fried plantains, beans, egg, tomato, onion, avocado, ranchero sauce, sour cream) and giant cinnamon roll for the table
Seeing as how our good friends Sally and Jer are going to be star characters in the upcoming cinematic debut of BRUNCH: THE MOVIE, it only makes sense to introduce the newest member of the...
#61 Big Bear Cafe
Who: Dano Where: 1st and R NW—Bloomingdale What: Grilled portobello salad, peach iced tea, DALE’S pale ale
The dream of the 90’s is alive in… WASHINGTON, DC??? What?!??! That’s not how it goes!!!! Where did all these people come from???
So after all that blabbing about the Dream of the 90’s and the wonders of Portland and how there’s no place on earth...
#60 Gracie's
Who: Mom, Dad, Dan, Ron, Carol (Ron’s wife), Ron/Carol’s daughter/grandson
Where: Hotel Deluxe (used to be the Mallory)—Portland
What: Eggwhite omelet with mushrooms, onions and avocado, potatoes, coffee
It takes a long time to realize that your parents are real people. We all know in our heads that our parents are human and imperfect and not put on this planet simply to ask...
#59 Screen Door
THE DREAM OF THE 90’s IS ALIVE IN PORTLAND!!
It’s not just a clever song. The Dream of the 90’s IS alive in Portland. Tribal tattoos, the One More Time Around Again Marching Band, double-decker bikes… this is real! The Dream of the 90’s!
Who: Blann Reynolds, Dan Reynolds, Dan K
Where: East Burnside, PDX
What: Blackened Tofu and Egg Scramble, grits, coffee, 2...
#58 Portland Farmer's Market
Who: Mom and Dan
Where: PSU Park Blocks—Portland, OR
What: Berries, berries, berries, millions of other fruits, cheeses, veggies…
You think you know farmers markets. You think you have experienced farmers markets. You think you have seen all there is to see at farmers markets. You think that in the end, all farmers markets are basically the same. Well you know what? You are wrong....
