Tuscan chicken liver pate with balsamic braised onion, roasted hen of the woods mushroom with parmigiano, roasted peppers with anchovy and capers. Each $3
Barbacco, San Francisco CA
Mmm, these were SO good! Each bruchette was very distinct and delicious in its on way. I wish I had more time to try the other preparations. I will definitely be back!
Strawberry mint limonata. $3
Capers, goat cheese, arugula. Happy hour $5
Luc, Seattle WA
When you’re in Seattle, smoked salmon is always a safe bet! These little tartines were very yummy. With good ingredient, simple is best!
Bremerton Harborside.
Plum, serrano ham, pink peppercorn and hazelnut crumble. $15
Table, Washington DC
This appetizer was really rich and decadent, but still well balanced with the fruit, frisee, and hazelnut. I loved the many alternating layers of ham and foie gras, and it ate cleanly and beautifully.
Washington Monument.
$4.50
Beck’s Cajun Cafe, Philadelphia PA
Mmm, these were heaven! I loved them so much. They were perfectly fried and oh so gooey and cheesy inside. NOMS!
World Park: Orders and Perspectives.
Trout roe, sour cream, onion potato chips, hard-cooked egg. Happy hour $7
Abe Fisher, Philadelphia PA
This tasted great and was really fun to eat with the potato chips. The dish was really just borscht beets made to look like a plate of tartare – genius! And delicious! And my bartender/server rocked!
Savory rugelach: chicken schmaltz and dill with toasted sesame seed & black olive and plum butter with poppy seed. Complimentary
OMG, these were frickin’ amazing! I wish I could have bought a box of these to take with me.
Benjamin Franklin Bridge and ship.
Avocado cream cheese, pomegranate-caraway vinaigrette. Happy hour $7
Abe Fisher, Philadelphia PA
Mmm, this was SO good! I loved the bass both ways and they were prepared perfectly. The vinaigrette tasted great and wasn’t overpowering as to cover up the flavor of the bass. The service here was also fabulous (unlike some restaurants like a.kitchen).
Flatbush Avenue: buffalo trace bourbon, barrel-aged manischewitz campari. Happy hour $7
Betsy Ross House.
3 pieces $1.99
Famous Famiglia, Newark DE
These were hot, greasy, and garlicky. So of course I loved them, lol! Seriously, I love garlic knots and can’t get enough of them.
Flatiron Building, New York NY.
Hot honey, goat cheese. Happy hour $5
Level, Annapolis MD
Omg, this was a revelation for me! Brussels sprouts + honey + goat cheese = Heaven! Seriously, these were amazing. For those of you who cook, I would get on this right now (and send me some)!
St. Anne’s Parish.
Cheese, lettuce, served with pico de gallo and sour cream. $9
Penn Social, Washington DC
This was a pretty small portion, but the pulled pork tasted really good! It had a sweetness to it that I enjoyed. The bar patrons were on the younger side and it definitely had a college party atmosphere.
Beer. Happy hour $5
Avocado, mango, orange vinaigrette. $13.99
McCormick & Schmick’s, Oxon Hill MD
This appetizer was bland and the crab was soggy and not fresh at all. I guess they tried to dress it up, but you really can’t dress up bad food. It’ll still taste bad. Thank goodness there was a private event happening at another location in National Harbor and they had a little fireworks show so the evening wasn’t a complete loss.
Fireworks, National Harbor.
With marinara sauce. 3 pieces $2.59
Wiseguy NY Pizza, Washington DC
These knots were delicious! They were warm and garlicky and tasted great with the marinara sauce. Noms!
The White House.
Roasted tomato sauce, lemon aioli. $13.50
McCormick & Schmick’s, Oxon Hill MD
Ugh, I really didn’t want to come here. This restaurant chain has been in every city that I’ve lived in and I’ve never wanted to go because I thought that it would be lame and cheesy. And, I was right! The food wasn’t very good and the service was a train wreck! Sweet jesus, get me out of here!
La Marca, Prosecco. $10
National Harbor.
Vittle Monster 