Alexandra Golway

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Live from Bulldog Alley: It’s a weekend of ImprovFest!

This weekend, the Georgetown Improv Association presents its 17th-annual ImprovFest, an event that brings improvisational comedy troupes from across the country to Georgetown for two nights of unscripted comedy. In terms of content and style, anything goes, but laughs are guaranteed.

By February 7, 2013

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A meal fit for schmiels

DGS Delicatessen aims to bring classic Jewish cooking to Dupont Circle. Advertising itself as a “Restaurant, Sandwich Shop, and Bar,” the deli takes a modern approach to Jewish cooking. While such an approach may seem refreshing, however, it renders the word “delicatessen” almost arbitrary.

By January 24, 2013

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Fuego Cocina douses authenticity

Fuego Cocina y Tequileria recently opened its doors in Clarendon promising diners an experience that doesn’t quite live up to its fiery name. The Mexican restaurant and tequila bar is the newest business from the owners of Passion Food Hospitality, a group of chefs with American, Latino, and seafood restaurants in the DMV area. With its stiflingly opulent atmosphere, the restaurant is a far cry from the local, small family owned taquerias that it ought to resemble.

By December 6, 2012

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From TV Dinners to Happy Meals: America’s culinary history

Food is a funny thing; while eating is a natural and necessary ritual, the experience of having a meal and the implications of what—and how—we eat are not things we think about. Food: Transforming the American Table 1950-2000, a new exhibit at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History, discusses the cultural and social changes in how Americans make, prepare, process, and ultimately eat food.

By November 29, 2012

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Bronx emulates N.Y. pizza in D.C.

New Yorkers take pizza seriously. Aware of this, Mike Cordero, a Bronx native, aims to introduce the D.C. area to the classic pizza he grew up with with his new restaurant, Bronx Pizza and Subs. Though part of an overcrowded pizza market in Clarendon, Bronx Pizza clings to its New York roots in everything it does, from the décor to the dough, proving to DMV residents why Domino’s just doesn’t cut it for the prize of a premium pie.

By October 18, 2012

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Junk food and movies: The American dream at Angelika

The glass walls and marble floors of the Angelika Film Center and Café give the impression that this art-house complex would be more at home in New York City than in Fairfax, Va., and rightly so—the original Angelika debuted with Soho in 1989. But this upscale movie theater is out to take the D.C. area by storm, starting in Fairfax’s trendy Mosaic district. With its eclectic selection of films you’ve never heard of (think indie knockouts, vintage classics, and foreign films) and a gourmet menu designed by Chef Lee Anne Wong of Top Chef fame, Angelika attempts to make going to the movies a high-end escape from the drudgeries of daily life.

By October 4, 2012