A Foodies Life

Newseum

If you are in Washington D.C. and looking for something to do please take a look at the Newseum. This past Friday, from a tip from my sister, I retreated to the Newseum to check it out. I got there at 2:30 and closed it down at 5pm and I had only gotten to the 3rd floor. There are numerous interactive displays, including what I would call a viewing room. You can decide what you want to watch and watch in peace. I choose interesting video's about bloggers and about all of our new technology. They even had a brief piece about the Amazon Kindle and had one on display.

The most moving was by far the 9/11 Gallery. Those are the pictures depicted above. They had one of the final pieces of the building that was there during 9/11. There were also what seemed like hundreds of new paper articles from the day after it happened. Also they had a movie about it with the news reporters that covered the story. As a nice touch, although I saw some people laugh, they had tissue's on each side of the room. They also had a computer where you could look up the names of the people that passed away that day. Since I knew someone, actually a couple of people, that passed that I day I looked for his name and it was there. I find it hard to believe that it was that many years ago.

The most interesting thing about the Newseum was the front page exhibit. Every day they have a wall of tons of the days newspaper headlines all throughout the world. They change them every morning inside the building and outside the building. If your not in Washington D.C. and you want to view today's front pages just click here.

So if your in Washington D.C. I would consider checking this Newseum out, news touches our lives everyday whether we realize it or not. I know I will be back!

Central Michel Richard

I'm walking as fast as I can in birkinstocks that should not be worn for a day of walking the mall in Washington D.C. The sweat is dripping off of me as I walk through the doors of Central Michel Richard with my sister. We were rushing for our 1:30 reservation after seeing the spectacular views of our nations capitol a top the Washington Monument.

As we enter we are greeted by a hostess and maitre'd who are behind the podium. Out of the corner of my eye I notice him look at me and sneer and turn and make a comment to the hostess. Feeling two feet tall we are lead to our table. The restaurant is ultra hip and vibrant with a yuppie business crowd enjoying their afternoon lunch. As I look around I realize that I feel out of place wearing my shorts and holding a cap I bought that morning. I can't decide if I should be more upset at my dress or the way I was made to feel. I try to get over it and focus on the menu. My eyes are drawn immediately to the Lobster Burger which I decide to try. My sister and I both order the Gazpacho and she orders the crab cake. The gazpacho comes in a big white bowl with garnish chopped up the waiter then finished by serving the soup tableside in each bowl. The soup was extremely lite with a beautiful creamy feel to it. In between eating the soup my attention was drawn to the large open kitchen where the staff was working away. Our entrée's came out and while small my lobster burger tasted delicious with a crunchy sweet potato garnish and aioli.

While I was disenchanted from the start of the meal they won me over with their food. I would recommend Central Michel Richard if you want an upscale lunch. If you want great service maybe try somewhere else.