Showing posts with label capitol hill. Show all posts
Showing posts with label capitol hill. Show all posts

Thursday, December 15, 2011

interior design

i visited my friend john's house the other day after lunch at ted's bulletin...his place is fantastic! this remodeled church on capitol hill is a multi-unit multi-level condominium building with 14 foot ceilings and fantastic light through the large windows, perfect for displaying his trophy heads (he's from texas) and lovely artwork.
he also has a nice hat collection.

Monday, July 26, 2010

we, the pizza


chef spike opened his new pizza place
we, the pizza today: i didnt get the email til after 2 so i missed it for lunch:
there is always tomorrow!

Thursday, December 10, 2009

driving past the lincoln memorial

yeah...headed to jimmy's studio on capitol hill so we can go to delray in alexandria to exchange our work at a show of hands gallery. i am currently driving past the washington monument and frankly, i never get sick of admiring dc's beauty.

Monday, October 12, 2009

president obama wins top honors again!

first the nobel peace prize and now the nyc burger bash? president obama cant be stopped! top chef contestant chef spike cooked up this dreamy dish (like the prez) and took top honors at the competition held at the 2009 nyc wine & food festival and hosted by rachel ray. i gotta say, chef spike really makes awesome burgers. good stuff!

Friday, September 4, 2009

great wall of graffiti

i spotted this great wall in an alley on capitol hill as jimmy and i left lola's the other day.

Thursday, September 3, 2009

a day in the city: lunch at lola's

wow... the weather dropped to the mid-70's here in washington dc..wtf? that is 10 degrees below normal!!! anywho, it provided a great opportunity to take oto downtown to meet peanut...and have lunch! we ate at lola's: so great!!! the food was super delicious and they let the dogs hang out on the back patio with a huge bowl of icewater: sooo delicious and dog-tastic!

Friday, May 8, 2009

top chef: the tour bus

i will watch any reality crap on bravo: some of it is actually really good! not so sure about last night's the fashion show with issac mizrahi, but top chef rocks! one top chef contestant, chef spike opened up an amazing burger joint, good stuff eatery on capitol hill here in dc. now he is on tour and will be serving up deliciousness from a portable kitchen housed on a tractor trailer (they call it a tour bus: whatever). saturday the bus stops in adam's morgan. pre-registration is closed, but additional seats will be available on a first come, first served basis. i think it's free!

Monday, March 9, 2009

remember last monday?

last monday i was sitting here watching snow fall to the tune of six inches...today: 70°!
it was a long, cold week that ended in a brilliant weekend here in washington, d.c.
friday night we road metro to union station and attended the dc independent film festival for the opening of borf! followed by drinks and indian food outdoors at the white tiger on capitol hill. saturday i had to take oto on a long walk and short swim because it was so nice and warm out. i headed to visarts in rockville to view a kawasaki motorcycle that is the subject of an art competition to benefit the art center. i dont know if i am going to be able to come up with anything interesting for the proposal, but i do have a few concepts i am going to sketch out. (i will keep you posted!) we decided to head to the eastern market to buy up as much fresh raviolis as we could carry home. i think we got eight different flavors. i freeze them and use them for quick meals during the week. kind of awesome. before we headed home, we grabbed burgers, fries and mini toasted marshmallow shakes from good stuff eatery, owned and operated by top chef's chef spike. he happened to be there, working the grill! during a break he stopped and talked to us for a while, then took pictures with thrilled tourists and locals alike. spike was very hospitable and cool. i chilled at home saturday night so i could work in my front yard sunday, trying to regain a little curb appeal! too tired to cook dinner after laying down fifteen bags of mulch, we grabbed amazing carry out pizzas from comet ping pong. i completed random paperwork and required reading about 3a.m., and...here we are at monday again!
i have the week planned out and hope to get a lot accomplished in my studio, my home, my garden, my life, my cyberspace. good luck!

Thursday, March 5, 2009