Category: Washington DC
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Craft Spirits and Brews in Downtown Frederick
Each time we return to Frederick Maryland something new catches us by surprise. This time it was the sudden presence of three new craft distilleries within walking distance in the historic center of Frederick. Combined with the craft breweries that have also opened downtown in recent years, you can make a nice day of artisanal…
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District Wharf: DC’s New Waterfront Playground
Have you seen what’s going on along the Southwest waterfront of DC? We were in the Washington DC metro area visiting friends and had only a few hours to spend in downtown DC. We decided to use it to check out the brand sparkly new District Wharf on the Southwest waterfront. The last time we…
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Getaway to Frederick, Maryland
Last year we published a food crawl in Frederick, Maryland, a historic city about an hour outside of Washington, DC. We returned to Frederick on our recent trip back to the states and were once again charmed by this towns ability to relax us. Long walks along Carroll Creek and through Baker Park, browsing the…
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Big Cork Equals Big Wine For Maryland
Wherever we travel, we try to experience the local wine culture. We recently spent some time in our hometown of Washington DC and took a day to see what’s going on with Maryland wines these days. An excellent recommendation from the host of our B&B in Frederick Maryland took us to Big Cork Vineyards, one…
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Washington National Cathedral / 2Amys
Combine a tour of the National Cathedral with delicious Italian small plates at 2Amys
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Historic Downtown Frederick Food Crawl
May 2018: This post has been updated to remove restaurants that have closed since the original 2016 post, and rewritten to include a few new favorites. The charming historic downtown of Frederick, MD is an easy day trip or weekend destination from DC. Only one hour north of the city (if you avoid weekday rush…
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Green Line NW Metro Food Crawl
The Metro’s Green and Yellow lines travel through one of the most interesting areas of the District: the Northwest neighborhoods of Shaw, the U Street Corridor, and Columbia Heights. When we want to really immerse ourselves in DC culture and sample some the best new restaurants, this is where we go. These neighborhoods thrived in…
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Denizens Brewing Company Celebrates a Very Good Year
Denizens Brewing Company is one-year old this week. Happy Anniversary! When we find ourselves thirsty for a beer on a nice day in Silver Spring, we head to the end of East-West Highway just before it meets Georgia Avenue. There is usually a crowd – young and old and even some families – sitting on…
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Seeking out 3 Stars Brewing Company
We heard a rumor—fantastic craft beer was being brewed in a secret location hidden in a Takoma DC neighborhood. Okay, I made that up, but it certainly felt like we were seeking out a concealed location when we were searching for 3 Stars Brewing Company. We drove through a quiet neighborhood of quaint postwar brick…
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Red Line West Metro Food Crawl
Sometimes it’s nice to get away from the chaos of the city and go where the streets are a little cleaner, the air a little fresher, and the temperature might even be a few degrees cooler. For this food adventure we traveled on the Metro Red Line into the great northwest; the land of the…
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