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Dinner with Analiza

While I went flying and ate corn bread and barbecue my cousin La slaved at home preparing dinner for our get together with our high school classmate, Analiza and her hubby and daughter. My only contribution to dinner was opening a bag of mixed greens, rinsing them and adding cubes of Mexican mangoes on top.Continue reading “Dinner with Analiza”

Lunch at Famous Dave’s

Ever since Thanksgiving I’ve been hankering for cornbread. I’ve even bought it at Whole Foods a couple of times. Cornbread is the main reason I requested to have lunch at Famous Dave’s. Cornbread is integral in Southern food specially with barbecues. Famous Dave’s is a popular BBQ restaurant chain found in 35 States in theContinue reading “Lunch at Famous Dave’s”

Flying in a private plane

I’ve always imagined a lifestyle of “champagne wishes and caviar dreams” but I’ve never found a partner to indulge my illusions of grandeur. When my friend John offered to take me flying in his plane I thought this was my chance to finally fly in a private plane. On a beautiful Sunday morning Sha andContinue reading “Flying in a private plane”

Dinner at Silver Diner

I pass by Silver Diner every time I go to the mall and that’s a lot of times over the years. I never thought of eating there since I usually associate diners as greasy spoons. After a long day at Mount Vernon and going to church La and I were too lazy and tired toContinue reading “Dinner at Silver Diner”

Mount Vernon

I’ve been to Virginia many, many times but this was my first time to visit Mount Vernon, the home of George and Martha Washington. I was glad that it was during the Christmas season that I went there since it was more festive. George Washington was the first president of the United States. George andContinue reading “Mount Vernon”

Dinner at Vit Goel ToFu (Lighthouse Tofu)

I thought I was too full from afternoon tea to eat dinner until they told me we were having Korean food. My appetite suddenly roared to life. Located at a quiet strip mall in Annandale, Va, Vit Goel Tofu was a very unassuming Korean restaurant. The one page menu was brief and contained all myContinue reading “Dinner at Vit Goel ToFu (Lighthouse Tofu)”

Afternoon Tea at Peacock Alley, The Willard InterContinental Hotel

As a special treat for me since I’ve never experienced the delights of afternoon tea my cousin La invited Sha and me to Peacock Alley at The Willard InterContinental Hotel. They are very well known for their traditional afternoon tea which they have been serving for over a century. This was the reason why IContinue reading “Afternoon Tea at Peacock Alley, The Willard InterContinental Hotel”

Baked and Wired

My real destination in Georgetown was Baked and Wired. It took me a while to find it with only a picture from google map on my iPhone to guide me. But the lure of coffee and cookies made me even more determined to find the place. I finally found the place tucked along a streetContinue reading “Baked and Wired”

Dean & Deluca at Georgetown, DC

Having exhausted the suburbs in Virginia, I decided to spend the day in Georgetown, DC for a change. I went to work with my cousin La and she brought me to the Metro station nearest her office which was Federal Station SW. Luckily the rush hour was over so we took our time figuring outContinue reading “Dean & Deluca at Georgetown, DC”

Lunch at Ozzie’s Corner Italian

My cousin La and I went to Ozzie’s Corner Italian for a quick lunch because she had a free coupon for dessert. When we got there she realized that she left it at home. No worries I’m sure the food was going to be good since Ozzie’s was a part of the Great American RestaurantsContinue reading “Lunch at Ozzie’s Corner Italian”