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Jiselle

Currently residing in Northern Virginia, but a diehard New Yorker at heart! When I'm not swooning and chasing after my 9-month-old, you can catch me in the kitchen trying Pinterest recipes, snuggling with my husband, bingeing Netflix or at the new restaurant in town!

9 Restaurants and Businesses to Support on International Women’s Day

Happy International Women’s Day! I’m happy to share a (not exhaustive) list of some of my personal favorite women owned restaurants and businesses you can support today (and every day)! From Burmese cuisine to full service cocktail bar hair salons, there is something for everyone. Purple Patch RestaurantCo-owner: Patricia ClearyCuisine: FilipinoAddress: 3155 Mt Pleasant St […] Read more…

Dinner at Bonefish Grill, Pentagon City

I’ve never been much of a seafood person, but since becoming pregnant I find myself craving it often. When you’re carrying a human though, the powers that be (your doctors and Google) advise you to stay away from raw fish and high mercury fish. When I first found out, I was googling everything I ate. […] Read more…

Updates – Where The Heck Have I Been These Last 3 Months?

I know I’ve been M.I.A for a while, but it was so surprising for me to see that my last post was almost three months ago!! ::gasp:: via GIPHY I’m finally back though with some pretty interesting material (at least I think so) coming up. However, before I drop those gems, I figured I’d give […] Read more…

Give Back and #EndSeniorHunger with the AARP Credit Card from Chase

AARP Credit Card

This is paid advertising content from AARP® Credit Card from Chase. The content and opinions expressed below are my own. I am in no way affiliated with AARP® Credit Card from Chase and do not earn a commission or percent of sales.  AARP Foundation Summer of Service Event in Washington D.C. Aims to End Senior […] Read more…

Femme Fatale DC Pop-Up – Powered By Women For Women

Femme Fatale DC is a local pop-up shop housing collections of local Womyn* creators and entrepreneurs. Everything from food to art, to clothing, jewelry and fabulous things in between will be sold. *the spelling of “womyn” signifies Femme Fatale’s belief that every woman is completely whole on her own. Amen! I was lucky enough to attend […] Read more…

Unlimited Tapas Brunch At Palette 22

PALETTE 22 Brunch is a staple here in the DMV. If you don’t end your weekend with at least one brunch meal and few or five mimosas, did you really even enjoy your weekend at all? On Saturday and Sunday mornings, hundreds of residents stumble out into the streets looking for the best brunch cocktail, and a comfort […] Read more…

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