It’s been a recent development that I started venturing out to Bethesda, Maryland for social outings.  Trying to pair up new friends with old, I asked a group to join me for dinner this past Tuesday evening.  With an abundance of restaurants near the Bethesda Metro,  I left the deciding to my Maryland sistren, “Baking Mama”.  And without hesitation, she [...]

I heard of Sei a while back and I always wanted to try it. A few weeks ago Tom and I got a chance to check it out. Sei is located smack dab in the middle of Chinatown about a block from the Verizon Center. When you walk up [...]

Along North Washington Street in downtown Falls Church City is Argia’s Italian Restaurant.  Many times I’ve rode by Argia’s and due to my vision, I couldn’t quite figure out the name, nor the type of fare offered.  Then came Restaurant Week.  Out of coincidence, Argia’s name came up and the address reminded me of the [...]

Just hearing the name Eric Ripert (famous French chef, TV star, etc…) had me eagerly anticipating my Restaurant Week dinner at Westend Bistro.  Being a last minute type of gal, I had to settle for a very early Thursday night dining time. But hey, who doesn’t want to drink a [...]