Life should have some sweetness in it. If you’re in Silver Spring, I recommend the Fenton Cafe, where you can get the strawberry and nutella crepe (left), the Belgian chocolate crepe (right), the lemon crepe (not seen in this frame), and literally dozens of others (including savory ones). The company was good too!
Tag Archive: food
A Big Breakfast
I know this is a nasty, blurry picture, but that breakfast burrito in the foreground, the one with the half-green half-red chile presentation? That, well, THAT was beautiful.
Small Packages
They say good things come in small packages. I didn’t have one of these teas, but I did get to enjoy a brief but lovely brunch with long-lost friend and former housemate Penny. We hadn’t seen each other in thirteen years (13!!!!!!). This remains one of the signal advantages of living in a destination city…
Dutch, Dutch Baby!
Oh, how I wish I could rap in a way that would do justice to this perfect breakfast food! You make it with stuff you probably already have in the house: butter, eggs, flour, milk. It takes 20 minutes. And now the true raison d’être of my seasoned cast-iron skillet has been revealed. I had…
Smoothie
Everything just goes down better in the company of a good friend. In a wonky way, this image is actually also a portrait of Crystal (and her husband). Thanks for a whole day’s worth of companionship and conversation.
Early American Kitchen
NOT. (Emphasis on the kitsch in kitchen.) This was my least favorite room from our visit to Monticello. The pristine surfaces, the orderly implements, the empty hearth, and especially the lack of searing heat beyond that supplied by the summer sun—it all seemed relentlessly fake fake fake to me. I would be willing to wager…
A Place at the Table
Sometimes all a person needs is to feel welcomed and nourished. The simplest food prepared with care and generosity makes the most wonderful meal. My friend Orion offered me this gloriously light and colorful repast on her back porch and then whisked me off to yoga by moonlight. It was perfect.
Sparkling
Have you had sparkling sake? I tried it for the first time last night and really enjoyed it. I’m a fan of the effervescent wine category in general, provided they’re not cloyingly sweet and the bubbles aren’t too harsh. This one is 9% alcohol by volume, was served well-chilled, and went nicely with the sushi…
Mango & Sticky Rice
This wasn’t my dish, but it sure looked like a slice of sunshine on the plate. I’m not a fan of mango, myself. Most mangoes have a slight edge to their flavor that tastes almost like gasoline to me. It makes the back of my tongue itch, so perhaps I’m slightly allergic as well. Once,…
Food for the Spirits
I found this offering at the threshold. “Why is there food by the door?” I asked the hostess of the Thai restaurant where I had lunch. “For the spirits,” she answered. My first thought was that it was a generous gesture, or perhaps an expression of confidence in the establishment’s own prosperity. Wikipedia, however, offers…