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…
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…
I know Jay-z just dropped his 4:44 album today, and you’re probably preoccupied with listening to it for the fourth time already, but I need ya’ll to pay attention to something else dropping today: The Ugly Mug’s new and improved menu! OK OK, it didn’t officially drop today, but I was recently invited to try some […] Read more…
Summer is in full swing down here in the DMV. While you’re sippin’ your favorite iced latte in the morning, getting some vitamin D by the pool, or stuck in traffic on the beltway, you’re going to need a good podcast to get you through. Because I like ya’ll so much, I’m giving you the deets […] Read more…
In winter, I plot and plan. In Spring, I move. – Henry Rollins If you haven’t noticed, it’s basically Spring in February right now. Cherry Blossoms are already starting to bloom (global warming?) and restaurants are opening up their patios for al fresco dining. More importantly, Spring foodie events are already popping up left and […] Read more…
Hen Quarter 801 King Street, Alexandria, VA henquarter.com A post shared by FOOD | LIFESTYLE (@cupcakescaviar) on Oct 24, 2016 at 7:22am PDT If you’ve read any of my previous restaurant reviews, you might notice I have a slight obsession with Old Town in Alexandria. There is a restaurant, cafe, and shop on almost every […] Read more…
There are a few reasons tapas restaurants bring me so much joy. I can order multiple plates without looking like a fat ass I can try out multiple items on the menu in one sitting See 1 and 2 above Although tapas restaurants are my fave right now, not all of them tapas restaurants are […] Read more…
One of my favorite go-to cocktails is Sangria! You can have it red, you can have it white, you can have it sparkling, and you can have it all…year…long. With Fall finally here and temperatures dropping, a Spiced Red Sangria sounded like the perfect cocktail for the season! As soon as temperatures dropped past 65 degrees here […] Read more…
