Our Washington DC bed and breakfast is located in the mixed residential/commercial side of this one of a kind neighborhood and one of the top areas in DC. The Kalorama neighborhood is known for its majestic historical homes and buildings and of course high priced mansions and high end apartment buildings. A neighborhood full of …
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Do you think you can dance? Ha! Do you think you can sing? Ha! You think you can work a stage? Guffaw! If you would like to learn any of the above, an event not to be missed this year is the Miss Adams Morgan 2015 pageant, October 11th at the Washington Hilton. The 26th …
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Anyone fans of cooking legends Bobby Flay and Guy Fieri? Well if that is the case, then you are in luck because this November 8 through 9 at the Walter E Washington Convention Center, a short walk from our Washington DC Hotel, these two stars will meet to be a part of MetroCooking DC. MetroCooking …
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Before law school I was working at a visa agency, walking to the embassies around D.C. and picking up visas for U.S. citizens and foreigners seeking to travel to various countries. Many of the embassies are mansions that were converted in the twentieth century to serve a variety of consular functions. The visa offices are …
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As a child I had an expansive backyard garden that featured monstrously large squash. We had Miracle-Gro in the garage and I hooked the spray canister to a hose and fertilized probably twice a week, which was far beyond the recommended amount one should apply. What resulted were giant vines of squash snaking up trees …
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When you’re travelling to D.C., often times they overlook the places frequented by residents that might not be so glamorous and well-known but offer a unique experience of our city. The Maine Avenue Fish Market just south of the Mall is one such place. The market displays fresh seafood daily in the morning into the …
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Who hasn’t had their heart broken? Or, at least one that feels like it needs some tap to put it back into one piece again. But there is a different kind of broken heart–the kind that doesn’t take two-to-tango. Cardiovascular disease is also called the heart disease–but not because it was torpedoed by an ex-relationship, …
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Caramelized onions are julienned onions cooked in oil over low heat for about forty minutes. If you don’t have forty minutes to spare, don’t make caramelized onions. Additionally, if you want cooked onions on a pizza and you don’t have caramelized onions, don’t make pizza with cooked onions on it. To caramelize something means to …
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