chocolate
January 7th, 2010
Last weekend when Ty and Val were visiting, we checked out the chocolate and coffee shop ACKC on 14th Street. We’d walked by there many a time, but never poked our heads in. As it turns out, it’s a cute little place owned by Rob Kingsbury (the chocolatier) and Eric Nelson (the artist). When you walk in, you are bombarded with bright colors from the artwork on the walls and tons of tiny little morsels to make you drool. The photo above is a closeup of one of the many custom tabletops painted by Eric, which are pretty much awesome.
Giggle Juice and High Heels
October 28th, 2009
Last night was the infamous High Heel Drag Race, an annual costumed event held on 17th St. in Dupont Circle on the Tuesday before Halloween. There were plenty of lovely drag queens out last night, despite the heavy rain, and, since all of the action occurred just steps from our house, we had some friends over beforehand to enjoy some Giggle Juice (pictured above) and pizza. We didn’t get to snap too many pictures of the ladies from a few rows of people deep, where we had to poke our heads in and among the umbrellas, (or kneel on the ground to see through the crowds if your name is Andrea), so you’ll just have to check out the Flickr Pool for some funnies!
Epicurious.com recipe:
Giggle Juice
2 bottles dry white wine, such as Sauvignon Blanc, chilled
5 cups lemon-lime soda, chilled
2 cups white grape juice, chilled
6 limes, thinly sliced crosswise
Make ice block: Fill medium metal bowl with water and freeze overnight.
Make punch: In large punch bowl, stir together wine, soda, and grape juice. Add lime slices. Just before serving, remove ice block from freezer and defrost just long enough to be slipped out of bowl, 5 to 10 minutes. Transfer to punch bowl and serve immediately.
thirsty
August 5th, 2009
It’s not everyday you find a French press in a back alleyway. Usually just old 40s in brown paper bags. But this is much classier.
as we close out July…
July 31st, 2009
… I’d like to wish a very special birthday to Zach, who is not only our special friend, but also a devout follower of Juxtaexposed on the blogosphere and especially double-posting days. Welcome to 1/4 century, my friend! Please leave him some love in the comments, or any advice you may have about turning the big 2-5.
happy friday
March 27th, 2009
Not feeling very prolific today… and maybe that’s appropriate because it’s Friday and it’s really nice outside. Cheers!
BARACK O’ RAMA (a tri-photo post)
January 17th, 2009
I figure I’m going to be taking about a bazillion photos in the coming days so I thought I’d do a tri-photo post instead of a stingy single photo post…enjoy!
Lori and I met over at Tryst on Friday night for a few post work drinks. This minivan pulled up on 18th St. and started opening up shop. They had Obama signs, posters, hats, shirts, pins, and American flags all for sale at presumably obscene price, the one thing that they didn’t have, and keep in mind yesterday was the coldest day DC has seen in something like a decade, was customers. Hats off to them for their entrepreneurial spirit but sometimes you just need to bow to mother nature and realize that people are not, 5 days before the actual inauguration, going to stop in the freezing cold and buy patriotic paraphernalia (and don’t you need a permit for that sort of thing anyway?).
We watched the less than successful street vending from our comfortable perch at the window bar in Tryst. Special on the menu for this chilly January evening were three pleasantly warm drinks:
The Vermonter - Irish Whiskey and Irish Cream with hot chocolate topped with whipped cream, the Hot Vanilla Russian - Vanilla Kahlua and Vodka with hot coffee and steamed half n’ half topped with whipped cream, and the Caramel Apple - fresh steemedhot apple cider and caramel with Captain Morgan Spiced Rum. These are all delectable…very very delectable (we made sure to try each one…a couple times). If you happen to be in Adams Morgan I’d whole heartedly recommend stopping in for a pleasant winter warmer. Tried to figure out if the selection of drinks had any thing to do with President - Elect whose, now famous, Shepard Fairey portrait is prominently featured on the menu but could not come up with any particular connection. Anyone more politically in tune think of any relation of these drinks?
Just up the hill at the corner of 18th and Columbia Adams Morgan Mainstreet/Adams Morgan NOW are hosting a series of Republican Elephant pinata bashings. This photo is from the 1st of the bashings that occurred last night at 5:30p. Since then they have hosted 3 more bashings but don’t fret there are still opportunities available for those in need of getting out some pent up political anger. The schedule for the remaining times is as follows:
- Grand Central, Saturday 7p
- Tom Tom, Sunday 9:30p
- El Tamarindo, Tuesday 12 midnight
So go, get angry, shout into the mega phone about how Bush disappointed you in the last 8 years, smash the elephant pinata, subsequently eat some candy, stop by the kiosk and write down your hopes and message for the incoming administration, and generally enjoy yourself while doing so.
bright reflections
October 2nd, 2008
Matt took this photo a few weekends ago on a rainy night in Adams Morgan. We had just polished off an amazing amount of sushi and a round of saki bombs at Singapore Bistro along with 4 of our friends. When we left the restaurant, it started to pour, so we hopped in a cab and went to have a drink on 18th Street. Soon after, we walked home in the rain.
Dumbest Thing Ever
July 22nd, 2008
*note: This picture must first be
viewed at a large size for the full effect. So apparently Burger King has some suggestions for you, the customer, connoisseur of fast food and soft drink beverage combinations. It’s pure genius!! At first notice, I thought this was a joke, a way for Burger King to light-heartedly poke fun at food/wine snobs. But the more I think about it, I’m just not so sure, and maybe they are… *serious?* I sure bet that some people have taken it seriously. The Whopper, Double Whopper, and Triple Whopper all
pair well with a Coke.
seriously??? Did we as a consumer need help picking out what soft drink will taste the best with, say, the Quad Stacker? (hmmm I don’t even know what that is… so maybe I do.) And why don’t they tell you what the Poppin’ Pink Lemonade goes best with? How are we supposed to know when to drink that? Can someone out there please tell me if this is for real??!
oh my yum
July 21st, 2008
I’ll admit that yesterday was the first time we tried the Eastern Market crab-cake sandwiches (for only $8.95)… and I convinced Matt to be adventurous and get the soft-shelled crab because he had never had one before, but I stuck with the normal cake patty type. I’m not sure he was convinced once he saw the mustard and inside crab parts. Either way, they go best with a giant lemonade and extra Old Bay on top.
“Watch for Specials” on M St, NE
May 13th, 2008
I love old signs that are still around, especially funny ones. This applies to anything with “-est” statements. “Coldest beer in town!” or Danny’s Sub Shop “Greatest Hamburger in the World.” Completely unverified statements do make really great slogans. Makes you wonder, hmmm, do they really have the coldest refrigerator?
