The Trio Grill – A Restaurant Trifecta

Superb Food, Venue and Service…it doesn’t get much better than this!!! The Trio Grill is our new “favorite place” in northern Virginia, which really is saying a lot because there are dozens of really, really good places here and in DC/MD, we enjoy them all but this place really set a high bar on the day … Read more

Bilbo Baggins Restaurant – Alexandria – Awful

Harsh, you might say. No. Just the facts. After the Christmas Tree Lighting on Friday night, the family went to what, many years ago, had been a fun place to go. There were five of us…a family together for the holidays looking for something good, something comfortable after the Tree Lighting. We should have gone to…well anywhere … Read more

Morrison House – The Grille **

Kelsey and I went to the Grille at Morrison House for breakfast on November 22. I am a real fan of the Kimpton brand–The Morrison House is a Kimpton hotel and I had stayed at this particular hotel but had never eaten in the restaurant, The Grille. Although I will stay again, I probably won’t eat … Read more

Morrison House – The Grille **

Kelsey and I went to the Grille at Morrison House for breakfast on November 22. I am a real fan of the Kimpton brand–The Morrison House is a Kimpton hotel and I had stayed at this particular hotel but had never eaten in the restaurant, The Grille. Although I will stay again, I probably won’t eat … Read more

Soup Night!

When I was young (shortly after the demise of the last dinosaur), every year around Thanksgiving, one of the three TV networks would show the movie “Wizard of Oz.” That was my notice that Christmas was rapidly approaching and that I needed to get into the mood. Call it a tradition, call it an advertising … Read more

Together Time at Bastille

To take time together (alliteration alert) is an easy pleasure we don’t often squeeze into our schedules. On Monday and Tuesday (today), we had sort of a date weekend interrupted only by the comings and goings of the kids…but they did have school both days. We didn’t plan anything, took it easy and just enjoyed … Read more

Together Time at Bastille

To take time together (alliteration alert) is an easy pleasure we don’t often squeeze into our schedules. On Monday and Tuesday (today), we had sort of a date weekend interrupted only by the comings and goings of the kids…but they did have school both days. We didn’t plan anything, took it easy and just enjoyed … Read more