I would’ve really liked to spend this Thanksgiving with my brother and sister-in-law in Northwest Spain. They throw an amazing bash each year for all of their American friends, then take it to the clubs for late-night dancing and drinks. Fun times, for sure! My recently retired mother, however, has…
The ‘Boys host the team of the ’40s on Sunday. Another fact about the city built on disease-ridden swampland…Because some people consider “Redskins” to be offensive, next year owner Dan Snyder plans to name the team after the southern dish of pig intestines.**Source: A delegation to this office claiming to…
Like so many Asian restaurants, Geisha House sets its tables with disposable wooden chopsticks, the kind you break apart before using. The things are everywhere, so it’s hardly a confusing concept. Yet during my first visit to the vast new sushi/teppan spot on Cedar Springs, I overheard a stylish young…
Ate a cold slice of pizza for breakfast, which, apart from immediately causing nightmare flashbacks to epic college hangovers (Seriously, Everclear. Is there a toilet on any college campus that you haven’t ended up in?), always leads to one of my favorite things: breakfast for lunch. Luckily, Oasis Cafe is…
The ‘Boys host a team whose fans dress as female pigs on Sunday. Another fact about Northern Virginia’s attic…As a rookie, Redskins great Dexter Manley was beaten up by the kid from the “I wish I was an Oscar Mayer wiener” commercial.**Source: A skinny gentleman who we saw in a…
I find it rather off-putting when militant vegans say things like, “How vegan are you?” or “[I’m] a true vegan.” Hmm…guess I didn’t realize this was a competition. Fact is, no one living in modern day society can be completely vegan. As one of my pals puts it, “If you’re…
The ‘Boys host the symbol of our nation’s concern for native peoples on Sunday. Another fact about Maryland’s second team…The Redskins are known as a “cupcake” on NFL schedules because linebacker London Fletcher bakes treats for opposing teams in the Easy-Bake oven he’s used since childhood.**Source: Jim Schutze told us…
The ‘Boys host a tribe of rednecks–or something close–on Sunday. An important fact about the beltway…FedEx Field, home of the Redskins, has vomitoriums installed in each individual luxury box, as well as one for the masses. It is the only NFL stadium with this feature.**Source: A guy named Lou…
Driving down Greenville the other day, a sign caught my eye: homemade sandwiches. Does that mean somebody makes sandwiches at his house and then brings them here and sells them to me a few hours later? Better question: Is somebody’s home making these sandwiches? Subquestion: How much do you pay…
Smoke is—and isn’t—what you think it is. There’s barbecue all right, just as the name implies: brisket, ribs, even pulled pork. Chef Tim Byres spent the better part of this summer on the road in a rebuilt VW bus. He clattered around the Mississippi delta, over the hills of Tennessee…
Such a week–people congratulating us, berating us, questioning the sexual orientation of those who post and comment, and pausing with us to praise shit on a shingle. Wouldn’t have it any other way.A good prize this week would have been some bottles of that Texas whisky. Unfortunately we couldn’t rightly…
Next week, look for a taste of D.C. But for now:The ‘Boys travel to America’s ice fishing capital on Sunday afternoon. Another “fact” about the land where people really need four-wheel drive…Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers owned a popular restaurant that sold American caviar–until health inspectors pointed out that, while black,…
You might not know that Kona Grill has a completely separate menu for vegans. They keep it hidden behind the host’s stand and don’t advertise it on their regular menu. Why keep it hidden? No idea. As one of my friends says, “It’s like winking at someone in the dark.”…
The ‘Boys travel to the land of Hamm’s Beer on Sunday afternoon. To help us understand more about the only city in the NFL without tourists…Packers receiver Donald Driver went missing for several days after a snipe hunt. He survived in the woods by eating what he thought were cheese…
The ‘Boys travel to Spittletown on Sunday afternoon. To help us understand more about the team founded by a guy named Curly…Fans of the Packers celebrate their deep and lasting affinity for Canada and all things Canadian by wearing wedges of Brie Vaudreuil, Pied-de-Vent or Fetard on their heads.**Source: An…
I’ve always had a little bit of a love/hate thing for BuzzBrews Kitchen. Nowhere else in Dallas can vegans get decent sized late night eats, but service isn’t really their forte. My last visit there was on a semi-chilly Saturday night with my buddies Drew, Jamey, and Gray. The guys…
The ‘Boys travel to southern Canada on Sunday afternoon. To help us understand more about the town that Favre built, then abandoned…A doctor in Green Bay came up with the ‘don’t eat the yellow snow’ warning following the famous Ice Bowl game, when many of Vince Lombardi’s players became serious…
The ‘Boys travel to the frozen tundra on Sunday afternoon. To help us understand the land of unhappy cows a little better…Although Wisconsin is known for its cheeses, the Packers were actually named for the state’s booming chocolate candy industry.**Source: A guy we know assures of of this because he…
Sorry–it’s getting on in the afternoon. I should have started this sooner, but I’ve been working out some statistics.See, last week one of our dozen or so readers, TLS, failed to make our list of non-winners. She then vowed to sprinkle her comments with the word “cougar” until she reached…
The ‘Boys venture into this series of dismal, dimly lit exits along I-95 on Sunday night. To help us all to know the King of Prussia mall city a little better…A recent government study cited Philadelphia as the city with America’s highest rate of alcoholism. In a footnote, this same…
Quesa-D-Ya’s. Really, dude. That’s what you went with? Guess you assumed that Dallas folk don’t know how to spell, let alone pronounce, “quesadilla”? Probably fair. Still feels like you raped the Spanish language, though. Did you also name that damned Mooyah Burger? I hope you did. It’d be much more…
Tre Wilcox shrugs off the name recognition gained through appearances on some of television’s most popular cooking shows. “My window has passed,” he insists. “I don’t say ‘I’m Tre from Top Chef’—I’m just here at Loft 610.” But the waitstaff is almost giddy over the restaurant’s new hire. Before launching…
