• First plate loaded with goodness from brunch review: farmers fishers bakers @ bestwithchocolate.com

    brunch review: farmers, fishers, bakers;

    June 12, 2018bestwithchocolate@gmail.com

    Gotta love date night! Or in the case of this weekend, date day! Tyler has planned some really thoughtful dates recently, like our getaway tiny house cabin weekend, and I’ve been doing weight watchers so I was trying to think of something less food-centric, so we went to see a show at the Kennedy Center: How to Succeed in Business Without Even Trying. It was entertaining, an all-too-relatable musical about climbing the corporate ladder. Still it left me wanting much more in the way of strong or even useful female characters and the lack of consequence in the whole thing…

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  • The Walk of Shame Burrito @ Ted's Bulletin. Read the review @ tipsychocochip.com

    brunch review: ted’s bulletin

    February 16, 2018bestwithchocolate@gmail.com

    I thought it was about time that I shared another review, it’s Ted’s Bulletin that’s up!  We went there for breakfast with a group of friends before hitting up the Herndon Escape room (apparently I’ve gone enough that they recognize my name now…hah).  But this was a deeeelish pre-Escape Room snack!  And we did escape…I’m just saying.  It did take us a while to get seated since there were 6 of us and they only do call-ahead reservations which was a little frustrating since we ended up being a couple minutes late the escape room, but it all worked out.…

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  • Wines at Potomac Point Winery @ bestwithchocolate.com

    brunch review: potomac point winery;

    March 31, 2017bestwithchocolate@gmail.com

    Potomac Point Winery is down south of NoVA, rather than west like a lot of other wineries we frequent. We were actually looking at it as a possible wedding venue, though jury’s out if it’ll make the cut!  It’s a gorgeous property, and not too bad to find. We’ll kick off the review with brunch: the food was delicious!  Tyler and I were both starving after our wedding venue tour, so that probably added a few points in their favor. But the food we had was delicious!  I went with a grilled chicken, pesto, and sweet pepper flatbread. It was…

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  • Tasting flight at Caboose Brewing Co. Brunch Review @ bestwithchocolate.com

    brunch review: caboose brewery co. 

    January 20, 2017bestwithchocolate@gmail.com

    So the other day was decreed “Tyler Day”!  Or “& guest day”, as you can see above. He’s been really great recently helping out extra with the pup and supporting me when I have to work late or run around and I wanted to appreciate him in a full and lazy day!  It was a pretty cold and rainy day, and so we decided to take the crazy pup to the dog park early and get it out of the way. There weren’t many people there, but he was suuuuuuuper into fetch and tuckered himself out perfectly!  Then it was…

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  • Pork Belly from Brunch Review: Penn Commons @ bestwithchocolate.com

    brunch review: penn commons;

    January 6, 2017bestwithchocolate@gmail.com

    After a boozy brunch for New Year’s Eve, what do you need?  That’s right–a boozy brunch for New Year’s Day!  Obviously.  Since both Tyler and I had some friends visiting for our New Year’s Eve party, we wanted to take them to a full out brunch and try a new place!  Penn Commons brunch was a brunch to rival Fuego’s!  You can read the review for that, but Fuego’s has since closed and it won’t do you much good.  Penn Commons might even surpass it in food. Let’s start off with location–Penn Commons is located in Chinatown, just a few…

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  • Fried Doughnut - Review: Founding Farmers @ bestwithchocolate.com

    brunch review: founding farmers;

    December 2, 2016bestwithchocolate@gmail.com

    They opened another Founding Farmers out in Tyson’s corner, right outside the mall and we’ve had the luxury of being able to try it (1) when it first opened, (2) a second time as they were updating their service and adjusting to the layout, and (3) this weekend, now that they have their business model set up for success.  My short preface is that our experiences have been wildly varied and inconsistent, sometimes for an amazing experience, and sometimes just “eh”. Founding Farmers is a farm-to-table restaurant, and for brunch has an upscale buffet available.  You can order a few items…

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  • Lobster Shepard's Pie at Clyde's Brunch Review @ tipsychocochip.com

    brunch review: clyde’s;

    November 11, 2016bestwithchocolate@gmail.com

    This weekend had all the plans and then they all fell through!  Repeatedly.  But we made it better by hiking with the pup, and going out to brunch!  If you’ve never been to a Clyde’s, it’s a restaurant chain throughout the greater DC area, and they all have different themes.  Their rooms are are themed as well–for example, the one we were in this past weekend was bird-themed so every painting on the wall had some sort of bird as the focus.  It’s kinda fun to explore and see where you get seated. We decided to splurge and do brunch right…

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  • Mexican Drunken Shrimp appetizer at Cooper's Hawk Winery, read about it @ tipsychocochip.com

    lunch review: cooper’s hawk restaurant;

    September 23, 2016bestwithchocolate@gmail.com

    So these past few weeks have been crazy, as I’ve mentioned!  With the wedding, aka Bucknell reunion since like half the guests were college friends, it was an awesome but completely packed wedding weekend!  A whole bunch of the Bucknell crew ended up going to brunch at Cooper’s Hawk Winery & Restaurant. I’m actually going to dedicate two posts to this, one for the restaurant now, and a future one to the winery!  That way I can give both aspects their due. So onto the lunch!  We had originally wanted brunch, and I thought they had a brunch menu, but…

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  • Chorizo Breakfast Pizza from Piola Brunch Review @ bestwithchocolate.com

    brunch review: piola;

    September 2, 2016bestwithchocolate@gmail.com

    Here’s another brunch spot for you to try out: Piola!  The one we go to is the location in Arlington (an easy walk from the Rosslyn metro stop, FYI).  I’ve heard that there’s one in D.C. but have yet to try that location.  The only difference I’ve heard about is that the one in D.C. is bottomless brunch where as the Arlington location, because of VA liquor laws cannot technically do “bottomless”.  But Piola, and a lot of other restaurants, get around this by allowing you to add endless drinks from a select menu for $1 ea.  Which in some cases I actually…

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  • Biscuits with honey butter @ America Eats Tavern. Review @ bestwithchocolate.com

    brunch review: america eats tavern;

    July 29, 2016bestwithchocolate@gmail.com

    So let me tell you about this past weekend!  I know we’re almost at this weekend, but I’m about to travel up to my parents for the weekend, and last weekend was a ton of fun!  T’s parents came to visit, which is always a good time. We really packed this weekend full of fun stuff, so I think I’ll be writing about this one particular weekend for a while!  We started off Friday with a trip to Artie’s, a restaurant that has been here for over 20 years, actually since his parents used to live in the area.  They were…

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  • huevos rancheros at fuego cocina y tequileria review @ bestwithchocolate.com

    brunch review: fuego cocina y tequileria;

    June 15, 2016bestwithchocolate@gmail.com

    Note: Permanently closed, as of October 16, 2016 So this Sunday I finally got to try brunch at what I lovingly have dubbed “el fuegos” since Fuego Cocina y Tequileria is a bit of a mouthful. Especially after two margaritas and the tipsy has kicked in. And you might be scoffing at me–hah, two margaritas!–but let me tell you, their frozen margaritas (henceforth margs) typically have three shots of tequila in them and couple that with the salt and the amazing taste, and you’ve got yourself a tipsy brunch.  We started off with a round of apps: queso fondido, guacamole,…

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  • Breakfast Pizza - Review of Chef Geoff's @ tipsychocochip.com

    brunch review: chef geoff’s;

    May 8, 2016bestwithchocolate@gmail.com

    This weekend was an unexpected treat at chef geoff’s in Tyson’s Corner!  My friend K came down for the weekend from Baltimore and my local friend J came up with a variety of places to go–from the classics to the new!  Chef Geoff’s was first on the list, and after looking at the brunch menu, I was sold.  I didn’t even bother looking at the others.  The three of us had a wonderful breakfast, chatting about my J’s upcoming wedding! Before we got to the wedding talk, we had to decide what to eat!  And let me tell you, that was actually…

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