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Masa 14

I finally ate here for brunch!

My friend Tammy and I brought our hunger and thirst to brunch early Sunday afternoon ready to tackle the all-you-can-eat brunch menu and unlimited mimosas and bloody mary’s. (Coffee, tea, iced tea, and all coke products are also unlimited).

As mentioned before, every Saturday and Sunday, Masa 14 does a $35 per person unlimited food and beverage brunch. After hearing so many rave reviews about this brunch, I wanted to investigate! Verdict? Tammy and I weren’t disappointed. We left full and a little tipsy… [Read more…]

Tuesday Tidbits – 14

1. Per my half-marathon training I have to do a 5k race. My two friends (and former colleagues) were hosting their blog’s first annual 5k this past weekend and even though its race date was a week earlier than when I was supposed to run a 5k, I wanted to do the race to support them and to get some more running practice in. So per the advice of my friend Katie I just switched this week and next week’s training program to incorporate this 5k into my training. (Instead of doing a 6 mile run for my long run on Sunday, I did the 5k this past Saturday. I will do the 6 mile run next Sunday).

It was cold outside, but the run was so much fun! To top it all off my friends were holding a raffle for a $50 gift card to City Sports and guess who won?! Yours truly. 🙂 [Read more…]

Cheestique

I went to a new (to me) restaurant with Tommy and a couple of our friends in Shirlington. Shirlington is a neighborhood in Arlington, which isn’t too far from D.C. (It took us 15 minutes to drive here for dinner).

Cheestique is described as a cheese boutique that is a restaurant as well as a shop. Bottom line, it is a place for all cheese lovers! There are 2 locations, the Shirlington one and the original Cheestique in Del Ray, a neighborhood in Alexandria (also not too far from D.C.) [Read more…]

Griffin Tavern & Restaurant

Happy snow day! Isn’t the snow beautiful? Here is the last post in the “Skyline Drive” series if you will. 🙂

After our 2 hour hike along Skyline Drive we were STARVING. Violet included, who scarfed down her bowl of kibby we gave her once we got back to the car.

After driving along Skyline Drive for about thirty minutes or so we decided we had seen enough for the day and got on a local interstate in search of finding someplace to eat. Enter Griffin Tavern & Restaurant! [Read more…]

Applehouse

When Tommy told a work colleague of his we were planning on going to Skyline Drive for a day he told him that we must stop by Applehouse. Applehouse is family-owned business in Linden, Virginia, located at the North Entrance to Skyline Drive.

Applehouse is your one-stop -shop so-to-speak. One part of Applehouse is a gift shop that sells everything from trinkets to jams to apple butter to wine and sparkling cider and more. The other part of Applehouse is a  restaurant that sells Virginia hams, BBQ, and most importantly their famous Apple Butter Doughnuts. (This is the true reason why his colleague told us to go here!) Even though I have never been a fan of any kind of doughnut, I tried one and it was pretty good. Tommy ate five… [Read more…]

Tuesday Tidbits – 13

1. I thought Michelle Obama’s Inaugural gown was absolutely stunning. Rockin’ the red!

2. Revenge is currently my favorite TV show right now. While I admit I have a handful of favorite shows, Revenge has inched its way to the top. If you have seen it before, you know what I’m talking about. If you haven’t, start watching it! [Read more…]

Skyline Drive

First of all, Happy Inauguration Day! Politics aside, what a great day in our nation’s tradition and history. Watching it all on TV from my couch. 🙂

Yesterday Tommy, Violet, my mom, and I decided to take a day trip and made a small drive (Google Maps said it was 1 hour, 20 minutes without traffic) to Skyline Drive in the Shenandoah National Park. According to the website the Skyline Drive runs 105 miles north and south along the crest of the Blue Ridge Mountains in Shenandoah National Park and is the only public road through the park. National Park Service rules ask that vehicles in the park obey the 35 mph speed limit as to enjoy the scenery, but also to be mindful of the wildlife (deer, bears, rattlesnakes, etc!) that may be nearby, and for safety as there are many sharp turns along the drive.  [Read more…]

Acqua Al 2

Acqua Al 2 is a fine Italian restaurant in Eastern Market (a little past Barracks Row). The original Acqua Al 2 sprung up in Florence, Italy in 1978.  In 2006, doors were open to the first international Acqua Al 2 in San Diego and in 2010 the Acqua Al 2 concept was brought to the Washington, D.C. area. The D.C. restaurants uses the exact same menu as the original. [Read more…]

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