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Appetite: 4 Dates to Circle in August
International cuisine, a cat café’s first birthday, a beer dinner and Alexandria’s summertime celebration of restaurants – the month ahead is shaping up to be a busy one. Here are some of your best bets.
Appetite: Dine In, Out or at Home During This Summer Alexandria Restaurant Week
Like an old friend that you know you can rely on year after year, Alexandria’s summer Restaurant Week is almost here once more.
APPETITE: 4 Restaurants To Be Thankful For on Thanksgiving
Thanksgiving restaurants
Alexandria: 3 Top Restaurants for Carb-Loading Before Big Race
In advance of this weekend’s Marine Corps Marathon, here are three of the city’s best spots for getting your starch on.
For many area athletes, it’s all over but the shouting — and the running of 26.2 miles during Sunday’s Marine Corps Marathon.
Alexandria: Cold Treats for the Summer Heat
Gelato, ice cream shops rise to the occasion in the throes of summer.
Tucked half a block off of King Street in what was formerly a private residence at 111 S. Payne St., Casa Rosada’s pink-hued façade beckons pedestrians and drivers alike. The gelato café – whose name means “Pink House” in Spanish, an homage to the presidential residence of Argentina, the country where Casa Rosada’s owners hail from – has certainly made itself at home in Old Town in its 13 months of life.
Alexandria Appetite: Food and Drink Events Abound
Some snippets from the Alexandria restaurant scene over the coming month.
Autumn is in full swing, and with the season comes a passel of activities in the food and beverage scene across the city (and beyond). Here are some items to put on your docket in the coming weeks.
Alexandria Appetite: 3 Restaurants To Help Pack Your Picnic
Running short on time but still want to dine al fresco?
By this point in the year, outdoor movies, jazz concerts, and wine festivals are in full swing. And with the Fourth of July in the rearview mirror, the summer picnic season is well under way.
Alexandria Appetite: 3 Cool Menus for Hot Days
Here are three restaurants to refresh you as the mercury soars.
There’s no denying it: The dog days of summer have arrived in full force. Local thermometers have flirted with the triple-digit mark all week long, and normally bustling King Street has found its sidewalks nearly empty as residents take shelter from the heat. When you’re looking for some cooler fare, try these restaurants on for size.
Alexandria Appetite: A Home Away from Home in Heart of Del Ray
At Front Porch: Kick back, relax, and have a snack and a beer.
Walk down Mount Vernon Avenue on any summertime weekend, and if the weather’s even remotely nice, you’re sure to see a crowd congregating on a patio two doors down from the Evening Star Café.
Four Menus to Try for Restaurant Week
Restaurant Week
Alexandria Appetite: Three Coffee Shops to Get the Chill Out
Beat the wintertime blues with some hot coffee around town.
The faces of Alexandrians across the city display their query plainly: Will this snowy winter ever end? While waiting for warmer climes to make their appearance this spring, here are three venues to warm up with a hot cup of joe in the meantime.
Alexandria Appetite: Prost! Oktoberfest Brings Out the Best in Beer
For Port City Brewing Co., Oktoberfest is only beginning of busy season.
You can set your watch by it year after year, September after September.
Alexandria Appetite: Three Spots for a Cozy Sunday Brunch
As autumn takes hold and the air gets chillier, warm up with these hearty brunch options.
By now, it’s no secret: Alexandrians love a good Sunday brunch. Whether it’s eggs Benedict, French toast, a hearty sandwich, or a good mimosa, a quick look around proves beyond a shadow of a doubt that brunch is a popular activity citywide.