Archive for March, 2011
Neighborhood Brew Pubs: A Night Out
A walk through the neighborhood during the city’s recent spell of warm weather led to an interesting observation: Chinatown has its fair share of brewpubs. Between the District Chophouse (509 7th Street, NW) and Gordon Biersch (900 F Street, NW), tasty beer is never too far. A few more blocks west lies Capitol City Brewing […]
Charmed, I’m Sure
This past weekend we stopped by Central Liquors (625 E St NW) to pick up a six pack (Czechvar, the original Bud) when we discovered that Central Liquors is under new management. More to the point, Central Liquors is no longer owned by the Wine Brothers; it was sold about a week ago and is […]
DC -> NYC Bus Stops Move From 9th & H St NW
Thanks to a tip from PQL reader Cheryl, we’ve observed that the Bolt Bus and Megabus stops are no longer at the super convenient spot in the City Center (old convention center) parking lot. The stops have migrated towards Union Station. Bolt Bus was able to secure a permanent pick-up & drop-off point at 90 […]
Pasta & Pastries
A sign has gone up in the window of 427 11th Street NW announcing a summer 2011 opening for Chef Enzo Fargioni’s new restaurant, Elisir, which was mentioned on this blog last week (noting a Washington Examiner article, which was itself noting an Elle article). We’re very excited not only to have a another Italian […]