Back in the spring of 2001, I sat with a group of friends in the dining room of Cuba Libra. Just about a year ago, I found myself at almost the same table, looking at a space less crowded but otherwise barely altered. Sometimes it seems nothing much has changed…
On my way to NorthPark mall (hyped for my favorite game of “Find a Good Parking Spot and Sit in It With My Car in Reverse While I Eat My Lunch and Ignore Your Honking,” which is sooooo much better during the holidays), I stopped by Taqueria La Paloma at…
From one decade to another, one year to another, one concept to another…Change is good, right? And so despite economic trials, the few announced restaurant closings in December are–in most cases–merely reworkings. That means some upscale fusion venues will become burger joints, some Greek places turn into global kitchens and…
The ‘Boys host the team without a cool nickname (like “Steel Curtain” or “Doomsday”) on Sunday afternoon. A final “fact” about the only city the Redcoats willingly gave back to George Washington…Eagles linebacker Will Witherspoon adores any rose wine or liquor, especially Franzia, Boone’s Farm and pink Champale.**Source: A guy…
The ‘Boys host the silverwings on Sunday afternoon. Another “fact” about the the Main Sewer Line and its team…Eagles quarterback Donovan McNabb insists his gazpacho be served piping hot.**Source: From the script of Rocky: The Final Years, where an aging boxer leaves the ring but is lured back into the…
The ‘Boys host la fee verte on Sunday afternoon. A “fact” about the team from “foul, fetid, fuming, foggy, filthy Philadelphia”:During road trips, the Eagles play Scrapple–a game where they identify bits of snout, intestine, ear, trotter and tail in their breakfast dish. The first to find something from the…
Tex-Mex establishments usually thrive on the come-as-you-are crowd, drawing from a vast array of jeans and ball caps and, long about brunch on Sunday, ashen faces desperately in need of warmed chips. But there’s a strange vibe at Jorge’s Tex-Mex on opera nights. As I waited near the bar for…
Yesterday I was having a monster shitty day—ya know, like really, really bad. Two and a Half Men bad. Bad like the kind of day Tiger’s been having ever since we all found out that he’s been sinkin’ some unholy holes-in-one. A day that’s as shitty at being a day…
The ‘Boys travel to the city sometimes visited by George W. Bush on Sunday evening. A final “fact” about the politically incorrect…Every year, Redskins owner Dan Snyder cheers for the Grinch to keep all the who hash and roast beast and “make Cindy Lou Who starve to death.”**Source: None–he just…
The ‘Boys travel to the town Marion Barry built on Sunday evening. Another “fact” about the interns…As a toddler, Redskins defensive end Andre Carter wandered away from his family’s farmhouse and was lost for several years. Raised by cows, he still chews a cud and responds to “prodding.”**Source: We’re almost…
The ‘Boys travel to the den of evil on Sunday evening. A “fact” about the feathered set…Redskins flanker Santana Moss has never been weaned.**Source: Someone who overhead a woman he thought was Moss’ mother speaking about sagging…
Yes, we’re really giving prizes this time.For the quality and–more importantly–quantity of comments that made their way into the non-winners list this year, the following readers have earned some top-notch (the phrase is relative) prizes. We have a collection of cookbooks published this year, as well as a few other…
This is our final working Friday of the year. The decade, too, I guess.Yep–taking the 25th and 1st off. The 24th and 31st, too. We’re gonna lounge around at home, drink quite a bit and pass out on that futon we hope to buy at Target if we managed to…
The ‘Boys travel to the Mighty Mississip on Saturday night. Next week we take another look at Washington. For today, a final “fact” about Leveetown and it’s team…Because he is allergic to nutria, Saints running back Reggie Bush dines on faux nutria at team meals. Although it’s smaller and less…
The ‘Boys travel to the bayou on Saturday night. Another “fact” about the Dolphin wannabes…Saints offensive lineman Jon Stinchcomb consumes up to 30,000 calories per day. As a result, his man-boobs are so spectacular he has 48 pounds of Mardi Gras beads in his collection–from last year alone.**Source: A krewe…
A friend tells me that when she dined at Samar, the waiter was forced to reach around and serve wine from the wrong side—an act for which he apologized in advance. For those who aren’t quite sure what I’m talking about, in formal settings waitstaff are supposed to approach each…
When I visited Pizza by Marco (serving Dallas since 1956, much like the Granny Hooker who almost ran me over trying to park in front of Celebrity Bakery next door. “My word! Is that Soupy Sales? I love Celeb Bakery ’cause ahm ollllld! And hookery!”), I was excited to find…
The ‘Boys travel to the French Quarter’s suburbs on Saturday night. Another “fact” about the “who dat” town…While preparing the frying pan after a successful day of fishing in Katrina’s floodwaters, George W. Bush cut open a fish and found old rings inscribed “Most Valuable Saint.”**Source: An internal memo from…
The ‘Boys visit the Big Ugly on Saturday night. Another “fact” about the city of Jazz–which moved to Utah…Saints tight end Jeremy Shockey woke up with his tattoo after a wild night involving one Hurricane at Pat O’Brien’s.**Source: A drinking buddy who also has an armful of ink assures us…
The semi-daunted ‘Boys head to the town that France built on Saturday night. A “fact” about the ‘Aints:It was only when he made the soup for a team pot luck dinner that Saints quarterback Drew Brees learned ‘gumbo’ is not made with Dubble Bubble.**Source: A national tabloid ran this as…
Not a bad week, comment-wise–especially considering how everyone is pretty much huddled up in their cubicles this time of year trying to clear things before the holidays…right?It helped that newswriter (and alcohol lightweight) Kimberly Thorpe decided to seek tolerance-building advice so she wouldn’t slur in front of the big boss…
The ‘Boys host Northern Mexico’s NFL franchise on Sunday. Next week, it’s off to the Big Ugly. For now, one final “fact” about the pretty boys from border…As a boy, Chargers quarterback Philip Rivers was traumatized by the final scene in Ghostbusters. He is so frightened of marshmallows he spent…
