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Culinary Catch Ups
It seems that food has been on the mind of the Penn Quarter Living staff *and* readers in the last two weeks so we’ll just keep that ball rolling with sundry updates on new or yet to be opened places to scratch that culinary itch. Hat tips are noted appropriately.
Ping Pong Dim Sum Tagged with [...]
Unsolicited Advice
It’s said those who can, do and those who can’t, criticize. That saying will no doubt ring true for many reading this post, nonetheless we have a few ideas that should be easy to implement to make some of our favorite establishments even better.
Bistro D’OC;
Can’t say enough good things about the food, service, and atmosphere [...]
DC Link Roundup: Heard In The ‘Hood
Penn Quarter Living on Twitter is here and on Facebook is here.
Chinatown – Chinatown Coffee Company should be open by the time you read this. Yet another reason the East End is ‘da bomb. [CCC on Facebook]
Dupont Circle – Another Real World tracking page over at the CityPaper. Don’t forget there are a bunch of Real World Twitter hashtags [...]
Spies In Penn Quarter
Have you seen any tourists wandering Penn Quarter with a large, sidekick-looking device in their hands? Washington DC’s Daily Candy tipped us off to this interesting new program that the Spy Museum is running. Named Spy in the City, participants carry GPS enabled devices throughout Penn Quarter on a mission to foil a terrorist plot. [...]
Cuba Libre Restaurant…Spring 2010
An anonymous reader PQ Living reader Doug tipped us off that Cuba Libre Restaurant (and Rum Bar) now has an opening day timeframe for their DC location at 801 9th Street, NW stamped on the front of their website confirming our earlier report from June of this year. The opening timeframe? A very broad swath called Spring [...]
Best Savory Deal In Town*
About a month ago we told you what we thought was the best deal in town. While not everyone agreed with us it did make for a lively discussion. Today we’re breaking down the categories a bit more and offering up our opinion on the best savory deal in town: Proof’s full charcuterie ($28) with three [...]
DC Link Roundup: Heard In The ‘Hood
Chinatown – 700 6th Street NW is LEED Platinum certified. [DC Metro Urban Diary]
All Over DC – Will SmartBike service expand? [Prince of Petworth]
Downtown – Fantastic old photos and the story of the old Raleigh Hotel at 12th Street and Penn Ave NW. It’s a shame it was razed. [Greater Greater Washington]
Shaw – The Convention [...]
Bruegger’s Debuts Outside Seating
Back in May we informed you that Bruegger’s (505 9th ST NW) had a notice up to add outdoor seating. Walking along E street yesterday we were happy to see the tables and chairs set up and in use on such a sunny, pretty day. That stretch of sidewalk is so wide it should make [...]
Photo Of The Week: Yet Another Use For The AAM/NPG Steps
We’ve seen the American Art Museum/National Portrait Gallery steps facing east on 7th Street NW take on many functions including cafeteria, snack bar, library, gossip corner, resting place, people watching perch, bullhorn podium (not too much thank goodness) and smooching spot. This is the first time we’ve seen it used as an office or ‘Net surfing location [...]
Wrecking Ball No More (475 H St NW) *updated*
UPDATE (evening of July 16): We found the CCC flickr photostream updated as recently as today with lots of interior shots here and here. This forum is reporting the opening date “should be by next Tuesday (July 21).”
The brown wrap is off the windows portending a not too distant opening for the Chinatown Coffee Company (CCC) at [...]