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D.C. – How to eat your way through Sunday
You may not know my favorite color or where I was last night, but one thing you do know about me is that I love Washington D.C. Our nation’s capital is the melting pot and pulsating heart of our country, … Continue reading
Burn it off D.C. Love, Melissa “Ballet Barre @EpicYogaDC”
The Bare Naked Critic will show you how to put on the pounds, but Melissa reports on the best ways around Washington to take them off. *** Difficulty: Easy, Tough, Killer (mostly easy with a few tough moments) Where: Epic Yoga in … Continue reading
Burn it off D.C. Love, Melissa “Pilates @StudioBodyLogic”
The Bare Naked Critic will show you how to put on the pounds, but Melissa reports on the best ways around Washington to take them off. *** Difficulty: Easy, Tough, Killer (the more advanced you get, the tougher the workout … Continue reading
FEASTLY: Dining with strangers in D.C.
Bork! Bork! Bork! Co-founders Danny Harris and Noah Karesh, of D.C.’s web start-up, Feastly, stand up for two principles these days: (1) Dining together and (2) Talking to strangers. They took the importance of these principles, plus a dash of what we … Continue reading
See Amiee Watts on the runway- Fashion for Paws 4/14
The BNC loves animals and fashion and, well, Amiee Watts. HEAR HER OUT … Dear fellow animal lover, I am excited and honored to accept an invitation to raise funds as a Model in the Fashion for Paws® (F4P) Runway … Continue reading
Burn it off D.C. Love, Melissa “Free Yoga @lululemon”
The Bare Naked Critic will show you how to put on the pounds, but Melissa reports on the best ways around Washington to take them off. *** Free Yoga @lululemon in Georgetown Difficulty: Easy, Tough, Killer (more easy than tough, … Continue reading
Three New York Bites: Lobsters Lamb & Wives
New York City is a never ending whirlwind of excitement and anxiety for food nerds. The options are ENDLESS and therefore so are the decisions. This may cause you stress in figuring out where to grab a bite. Clearly you’ll … Continue reading
Burn it off D.C. Love, Melissa “Xtend Barre @FuelPilates”
The Bare Naked Critic will show you how to put on the pounds, but Melissa reports on the best ways around Washington to take them off. *** Xtend Barre @FuelPilates in Georgetown Difficulty: Easy, Tough, Killer (Definitely toggles between tough … Continue reading
So far in Santiago … The BNC does Chile.
D.C. –> Miami –> Santiago (journey a total of 16 hours) Travelers: Michael Bianchi, Jarod Powell, Kelsy Nakamatsu & The BNC Our stay begins at the Grand Hyatt in Santiago where Dahl-esque elevators travel high above the city skyline allowing for … Continue reading
A D.C. Exit Interview – with Jocelyn Weiss
As D.C. loses another creative genius to that old whore, New York City, we celebrate the times past between our streets. Why is she leaving, you ask? Read her official excuses here … You are. A photographer/epidemiologist. For a long … Continue reading
From the Files of Douglas McKenzie: UNCF
By Douglas McKenzie Who is Douglas McKenzie? Well, he’s our guide to unassured behavior. I love a newcomer to Washington. There’s something exciting about the new kid on the block that hasn’t yet developed an elevator speech, liver of … Continue reading
SO PHO SO GOOD: A unique D.C. after-hours experience Thursdays
BNC Photo: Jocelyn Weiss/ D.C. guess what? The party never has to stop. SO PHO SO GOOD is a unique D.C. afterhours experience combining the soulful aromas and flavors of eastern noodle soup and the seductive sounds of deep electronic … Continue reading
Christmas Cookies? BNC Recommends: The Sweet Life Bakery
There are endless ways to get your Christmas cookie fix, but my theory is if you don’t GO Jersey you may as well GO home. Stephen Wilson and Jill McClennen, owners of The Sweet Life Bakery in Vineland, N.J. are … Continue reading
There Are Heroes Amongst Us: Occupy D.C. Eats
Having witnessed the Occupy D.C. movement only on television and the occasional downtown drive-by spy, I felt it necessary to visit the steadfast soldiers of the 99% in order to ask them a very important question: What are you eating? … Continue reading
December Chocolate Decadence at the Ritz: Eat your heart out. No, really.
The Aztecs called it “the food of gods” and researchers from around the world have labeled it a one of a kind sugary pleasure. Not only has chocolate been linked to happiness, increased sexual desire and, if you eat enough … Continue reading
Chef Scott Drewno is The Source for Modern Chinese in the District
Chef Scott Drewno is the man behind Wolfgang Puck’s The Source, adjacent to the Newseum in Penn Quarter. On the surface, Chef Drewno is the epitome of the all-American man: 6 feet 5 inches, handsome, happily married to his high … Continue reading
New York Lighter: DishCrawl comes to the District
When I lived in Rome, I avoided pub crawls like the plague. Yet, when I heard Dishcrawl was arriving to D.C., the idea caught my attention. Just another example of how our city is blossoming like a cherry thanks to … Continue reading
BNC Exclusive: Fisherman’s Dinner Series Westend Bistro
Fishermen’s Dinner Series at Westend Bistro Wednesday, November 16 at 7 p.m. Wednesday, December 14 at 7 p.m. Wednesday, January 11 at 7 p.m. Chef de Cuisine Joe Palma of Westend Bistro believes in degustation served with education. In the … Continue reading
Virginia is For Lovers as well as Chefs
If you can’t bring the farm to the chef, bring the chef to the farm. Or better, let them gather like the fleet of Hell’s Kitchen Angels and let them ride themselves to the farm. This was the idea for … Continue reading