Ever since Swizzler indefinitely wheedled their way on to my favorites list at Emporiyum, name-dropping them in a conversation about some of the best fast-casual food in the D.C. metro area comes without hesitation. Reflecting on my first encounter, I’m disappointed I haven’t mentioned them in this space sooner. The word “iconic” comes to mind. […]

Hello world, the world that has flipped and tumbled and flipped again in just a few month’s time. Even living under a rock couldn’t keep you from being “in the know“. First, the impending and then the lasting doom of the coronavirus. The senseless killing of George Floyd and countless that look like him killed […]

You set your Valentine’s day dinner plans in motion. You’re staying in, not granting any steakhouse or ultra-expensive sushi bar your patronage. Three days out, you zigzagged through Whole Foods, tumbling and tossing everything you needed for an absolutely perfect rendition of buttery garlic scallops and aromatic mushroom risotto, a perfect choice. But you forgot […]

I breathed in deeply in an attempt to control the volume of what I eventually bellowed out, “Emmy Squared. From NYC. They’re in D.C. now!” With halting words and profound excitement, I said this to a room that didn’t know and didn’t seem to care what I was saying. They didn’t know of Emmy Squared, […]