RoobiFood

Happy March everyone! Im back to writing about cooking school, for anyone whos interested in reading more about it. Since Im a recent graduate of culinary school myself, it was time for me to get a job. I started work as a barista at the Spoons Café in Baltimore but despite answering questions about coffee [...]

Happy New Year everyone! I hope everyone’s enjoying 2007 so far and what better way to enjoy life than to dine out? Maryland is full of little out-of-the-way places to eat that are easy to find…if you know where to look. My friend Nancy, a teacher at my former high school, suggested that our friend [...]

Location: 400 N. Capitol St. NW, Washington, D.C. 20001 This past Thursday the company I work for hosted a celebratory dinner at a well-known Seafood restaurant right near the Capitol building. Looking back on the event, I remember visiting the website ahead of time to see what the menu was like, and the two experiences [...]

Generally I am not a huge fan of Prime Rib.  I mean if it is at a buffet or something, I’ll have a piece and it tastes fine.  It is just not something I would crave or order as my entree.  This is why when I was invited to Lawry’s, I was greatful for the invitation and [...]

Location: 1900 Q Street Northwest Washington, DC 20009 Raku describes itself as “An Asian Diner.” I understand the reasoning for this moniker (the restaurant features a very wide variety of Asian dishes, from multiple genres, including Japanese, Chinese and Thai), but I think the establishment would do just as well without the tagline. The whole [...]

Location: 1517 Connecticut Ave. Washington D.C. 22036 Kramerbooks (& Afterwords Cafe) is one of those unique, very ‘D.C.’ type places that is really a joy to visit. Parking in the Dupont Circle area isnt terribly difficult (if you know where to look) and Kramerbooks is right across the street from the Dupont Circle Q. Street [...]

Here’s the deal — I’m broke. Embarrassing, yes, I know, but I’m changing the situation. I even Fung Shui’d my room to get my positive economic chi going. How does a journalist go from living as a hip single in a fab condo on The Hill to sharing a house in McLean with roommates: a [...]