AvatarThe Washington PostAvatarAvatarReview | Woodberry Tavern thinks big in a small space in Baltimoreverified_publisherThe Washington Post - Tom SietsemaMy mantra throughout the pandemic: Never assume. Never assume a restaurant will be open on a Monday or Tuesday. Never assume you can stroll into a dining establishment without a reservation, even if it’s 5:30. Never assume that a restaurant you loved before the world turned upside down hasn’t …
AvatarThe Washington PostAvatarAvatarReview | At the Kennedy Center’s Roof Terrace, it’s dinner and a showverified_publisherThe Washington Post - Tom SietsemaRooms with views remain few and far between on the dining landscape, and they generally come with a caveat: food that’s nothing to write home about. Not everyone who visits the window-wrapped restaurant atop the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington gets glimpses of some of …
AvatarThe Washington PostAvatarAvatarThey’re getting rid of ‘red tape’ in Washington. Literally.verified_publisherThe Washington Post - Danny FreedmanFor 25 years, the National Archives has been working to rid itself of government red tape — through its gift shop. We’re talking about actual, physical tape: the red-dyed lengths of fabric that were used from the 1780s to the 1980s to bundle many of the nation’s documents, and that, according to the …
AvatarThe Washington PostAvatarAvatarReview | Kirby Club adds luscious dips, kebabs and ‘picnic platters’ to Fairfaxverified_publisherThe Washington Post - Tom SietsemaIn Egypt, where Omar Hegazi was raised, falafel are the go-to street snack. They’re made with dried fava beans, says the opening chef at the freshly minted Kirby Club in Fairfax, and are referred to as taameya — “tasty bite” in Arabic. The dish isn’t sold by portion size. Instead, a customer tells …
AvatarThe Washington PostAvatarAvatarAnalysis | Solution to Evan Birnholz’s Jan. 1 crossword, “Out With the Old, In With the New”verified_publisherThe Washington Post - Evan BirnholzI had hoped to open 2023 by looking forward to new puzzles, but first I need address a problem with the last puzzle of 2022. Print subscribers who solved the “Santa’s Workshop” variety suite in The Washington Post Magazine found that the bottom line of clues in Puzzles 3 and 4 were inadvertently …
AvatarThe Washington PostAvatarAvatarAnalysis | Solution to Evan Birnholz’s Dec. 25 crossword, “Santa’s Workshop”verified_publisherThe Washington Post - Evan BirnholzOn Nov. 7, friends-of-the-show Grace Topinka and Chelsea Rowan were discussing, on their podcast “Two Girls One Crossword,” some puzzles they had solved around Halloween and they brought up my “Haunted House” meta suite from 2021. Grace had mentioned that there was no requirement that I write one …
AvatarThe Washington PostAvatarAvatarDave Barry’s 2022 Year in Reviewverified_publisherThe Washington Post - Dave BarryThe best thing we can say about 2022 is: It could have been worse. For example, we could have had nuclear Armageddon. This briefly appeared to be a possibility, at least according to the president, who broke the news in October at (Why not?) a Democratic Party fundraiser at the home of a wealthy …
AvatarThe Washington PostAvatarAvatarReview | Ruse celebrates ‘approachable luxury’ on the Eastern Shoreverified_publisherThe Washington Post - Tom SietsemaRuse has us at anchovy toast. The fish, from the northern coast of Spain, is almost hidden by a carpet of chopped parsley and what looks like a green bean in need of ironing but turns out to be a gently crisp, lightly tart piparra pepper. The canvas is a slice of warm baguette, slathered with sweet …
AvatarThe Washington PostAvatarAvatarDate Lab: The conversation took a macabre turnverified_publisherThe Washington Post - Vijai NathanDating had taken a back seat for Tom, 26, the past few years while he moved for work as a project manager in international agricultural development. When he recently settled in the area, he thought Date Lab would be “a great way to get familiar with the dating scene in D.C.” Authenticity is a trait …
AvatarThe Washington PostAvatarAvatarSecond Glance: Santas and snowmen, Dec. 25, 2022verified_publisherThe Washington Post - Randy MaysFind the 12 differences between the original photograph, top, and the altered photograph, center. Answers at bottom. For more Second Glance puzzles, click here.
AvatarThe Washington PostAvatarAvatarComedy meets history at President Lincoln’s Cottage in D.C.verified_publisherThe Washington Post - Eliza McGrawA couple of hours before comedy night at President Lincoln’s Cottage, I learned from Callie Hawkins, the cottage’s programming director, that Lincoln’s sense of humor was “pretty self-effacing, and his jokes were really bad. Like, really bad dad jokes. But people laughed.” Soon, three comedians …
AvatarThe Washington PostAvatarAvatarAnalysis | Solution to Evan Birnholz’s Dec. 18 crossword, “Themeless No. 21”verified_publisherThe Washington Post - Evan BirnholzI recently celebrated a work anniversary. As of Dec. 6, I’ve been writing crosswords for The Washington Post for seven years. I would be lying, however, if I said it was the happiest work anniversary, given that The Washington Post announced on Nov. 30 that it is shutting down The Post Magazine …