Two Foodie Brothers

For those of us who consider Merrifield, Dunn Loring, and Falls Church to be our ethnic food hangouts, there has always been something missing.  While the area is chock full of Vietnamese, Chinese, Korean, and Lebanese restaurants, there has been for as long as I can remember, no real Thai restaurant in the area.  Sure, [...]

Having recently posted about Belga Cafe and their glorious frites, I figured it was time to acknowledge that proper mayonnaise is, well, ridiculously good.  Admittedly, mayo used to fall into a wide category of food I wouldn’t touch.  This “white and mushy” category ranged from yogurt to cottage cheese to *gasp* whipped cream.  I was so [...]

Located in the Barracks Row district, just a block or two from the Eastern Market metro station (orange line), Belga Cafe shines as a prime example of hearty, delicious Belgian fare.  At first glance, the restaurant is warm and cozy, with tightly packed tables and a neighborhood feel.  The service is prompt and attentive — [...]

I apologize to all the loyal Two Foodie Brothers readers for my delay in this week’s iteration of the Subway haiku.  However, the delay has only concentrated my hatred for Subway, culminating in this powerfully melancholy lamentation of Subway provolone cheese.

I should introduce this new feature before launching right in… in short, Subway sucks.  There is nothing good about that gummy, tasteless, veggie-and-salad laden debacle that they call a sub sandwich.  So, over the next weeks, possibly years, I am going to offer weekly Haikus to describe my feelings towards Subway.  After much meditation and self-exploration, [...]

I want to preempt the people out there who are going to imply that I’m some latte-swilling, Georgetown-frolicking, East-Coast elitist.  (Ya, I’m talking about you ,Wes) I’m not.  The proof is in the proverbial pudding!  (pudding post to follow in the near future) What coffee do I crave by the bucket?  Why, its not some free-trade Ethiopian [...]

The Place: A&J Restaurant 4316 Markham St, Annandale, VA 22003 The Meal:  Pickled Cabbage Dried Bean curd with Peanuts Spicy Cucumber Sesame Wide Noodles with Powdered Peanuts Fried Dough Cruller Shanghai Style Wonton with Spicy sauce Sesame Biscuit with Beef 2 diet cokes (because caffeine cures all)

While my older, more conservative, perhaps more feeble brother did indeed name some of our area’s finer Chinese restaurants, he did miss a few that have, over the years, satisfied both my palate and my wallet. 1.  A&J Restaurant – A little pickled cabbage, a little spicy cucumber, some cold sesame noodles, the best fried [...]

Its 1pm on a Saturday Afternoon, I am just arising from the couch where I have no doubt been playing video games or watching mindless cooking shows since 10 or 11 and the paralysis hits me —- Damn I’m hungry. I already know that my cupboards are empty, my fridge filled only with juice, leftovers, [...]