Normally I’d follow our usual CG template and talk about the drinks, food, waitstaff, bathrooms etc etc.  But, right now, in my heat exhausted state, I cannot.  What I can do, however, is rant.
P.O.V. opened up a year ago with much advancing of swagger.  Hip, happening, almost too funky for DC, we all flocked to [...]

Cafe Renaissance 163 Glyndon Street Southeast, Vienna, VA 22180-4615(703) 938-3311‎
www.caferenaissance.com

Food: Well, the food was fantastic.  Who doesn’t love a menu which features French and Italian fare done in style?  We had the rainbow trout oscar and were well pleased.  Other options include filet mignon, veal, pasta and fish. Yummmmmm…..
Drink: The [...]

Chifa
707 Chestnut St., Philadelphia, PA 19106

http://www.chifarestaurant.com/
Food: If you’re not tiring of the tapas trend (and we admit we are), you cannot be disappointed with Chifa. We were there with a group for restaurant week and were able to do a global tour of the menu. One of our Iron Chef Jose Garces’s little kingdom, [...]

Watch this space tomorrow for our Philly launch and prize giveaway! Enjoy the rest of your holiday weekend!

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Farmers and Fishers
Georgetown Waterfront
www.farmersandfishers.com

Food: The menu was expansive and interesting, which caused much dithering and second guessing while we waited to order. Everything sounded very very good.  The home-made-at-your-table guac was excellent, and vanished from our table in seconds.  The chocolate-dipped bacon lollipops were AWESOME (though, it was pointed out that you have to be [...]