I ate a lot of good food over the past week. There was the banh mi at Bonmi and the tasty nibbles at Proof (including the amazing sticky toffee pudding cake) where I was volunteering during Jose Andres' Dine-N-Dash fundraising event. I tried the Jersey Shore pizza with fried calamari at Graffiato for the first time and discovered Chef Sébastien Rondier's new mediterranean inspired menu at Decanter. And of course all the July 4th weekend indulgences... Somewhere in there, I managed to make my way to newly opened Osteria Marzano at Metro Park VI building at 6361 Walker Lane in Alexandria. I must say, I'm glad I did! While I don't seek out Italian food (or trips to Virginia), I definitely enjoy ...
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Nutella Cheesecake Bites
No matter how hard I’ve tried, I just can’t get into American football. Okay, to be fair, I haven’t tried that hard — though I did go to a Redskins game once. But the husband loves the sport and since we received a few invitations to watch the Ravens-49ers showdown at friends' houses, I looked for things I could get excited about during the Superbowl. The commercials? Sure, I was looking forward to seeing what advertisers came up with this year. Beyonce? She's been rehearsing so much for the halftime time show that she didn't have time to practice the National Anthem with the U.S. Marine Band ahead of the Inauguration. I admit, I was intrigued. But mainly, I was excited about the food. ...
