Happy Mothers Day to Liz, the MVP of moms, or at least the Rookie of the Year
Happy Mother’s Day, to all the moms out there (and especially to Liz, on your first Mother’s Day)!
These bootleg waffles are for you, and maybe next year we’ll get a waffle maker!
DC Culinary Adventures — a whirlwind of a weekend!
Getting through Monday by thinking about our amazing weekend of culinary adventures; starting with dinner at The Pig with our friend, Matt, on Friday (Hugo enjoyed the macaroni and cheese and the wild boar ragu, though we decided the porchetta might have to wait another few months)!
On Saturday, we swung by Stachowski’s Market to pick up some amazing sandwiches for a Gravelly Point picnic with friends — including the colossal 4-meat grinder, a crowd-favorite meatball sub, pastrami, and turkey club, each of which fed 2-3 people.
Saturday night, we got a sitter and grabbed a quick drink at Graffiato (my Gin Blossoms was nice, but Liz’s Tony Starr 3.0 was the jackpot as the smoky mescal and charred lime played off the blood orange and other citrus flavors nicely). Later, we met up with Sarah and Adam to check out the new izakaya on the second floor of Daikaya. So many dishes to recommend, including the crispy Brussels sprouts and pork belly (pictured), the wasabi octopus, the fried garlic, the deceptively simple grilled avocado filled with ponzu sauce, and other delights.
Yesterday, we finished off the weekend grabbing brunch at Poste with my cousin. While Hugo managed to eat a little bit of everything while simultaneously dropping it on the floor, the wait staff was amazing, and he was a big hit with the other diners. We started off brunch with their fantastic (and apparently award-winning) maple-bourbon glazed doughuts, in honor of this being doughnut week in DC. (We did not make it out to the newly-opened GBD or Astro Fried Chicken and Donuts, but we’ll probably burn off some calories before we venture out to those.
Last night, we detoxed, with a nice grilled chicken salad at home, taking advantage of some veggies we picked up at the Dupont Circle farmers market. We plan to eat a lot more salad in the coming days, as we love when “seasonal vegetables season” approaches each year.
One of these days, Liz will allow me to share her secret recipe for amazing chocolate chip cookies. Until then, this photo will have to suffice!
Today’s Google Doodle honors the Brothers Grimm (and the 200th anniversary of their first publishing of fairy tales).
What a great family! :)
Happy birthday to Liz, the most amazing wife and partner anyone could ask for, a phenomenal new mother, a talented and inspiring professor, and my best friend!
This last year was pretty incredible an transformative, and I can wait to share your next 33 (and beyond)!
Happy Anniversary to Liz, the love of my life and an amazing partner! It’s been an incredible 7 years, and with Hugo, many more adventures to come.
Thanks for being you, and thanks for being mine!
Yesterday was a day of sophomore year roommates (14 years after sophomore year).
We spent mid-day at the DC state fair—where Liz’s pies were robbed in my humble opinion— with Kelly, Liz’s soph roommate.
And then we got to see my roommate Brian, and Heather and Evelyn’s, new house, where Brian took this adorable picture of Hugo and the back of Liz’s head!
