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A Veggie In The District

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Emily and I have had quite the traveling relationship: Rome, Florence, London, Seattle.  The pre-reqs for each of our adventures are always the same, lots and lots of shopping and food.  And not just any old shopping and food, good shopping and good food.

We both thought my no-meat, no-dairy thing was going to throw more than a slight wrench in our typical good food plan.  Thankfully (very, very thankfully) VegDC and Google came to our rescue and guided us toward restaurant perfection.

Raku hit the spot.  Loads of veggie sushi for me, loads of fish plenty sushi for Em, and gluten-free soy sauce for both of us.  If I had the option for someone to roll me from the restaurant to the movie theatre, I would have cleared my plate.

Brunch at Asylum was equally as vegan, but wayyy more glutenous.  I wish I would have asked for no potatoes (not a fan of carby stuffed carbs), but they were fairly easy to pick around.  Overall, I was super pleased and plan on paying this rockin’ joint another visit upon my return.

After a full day of big eats and even bigger shopping, we were ready to get our cocktail on.  Andrew met us at our first stop, H Street Country Club, where we dominated ski ball and then quickly moved on to an unofficial H Street pub crawl.

And then, I lost my license.  And then…  I had a mini freak out at the airport.  Who knew you could get through airport security with a credit card and a smile??

Lucky, lucky girl…

My First Tweetup

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I started my first morning in DC with a bowl of Trader Joe’s raspberry soy yogurt topped with gigantor blackberries, a cup of oolong tea, and a treasure map that would guide me from Emily’s house to the Eastern Market metro.  The Eastern Market metro would eventually take me to King Street, where I would meet a different Emily, Emily of Daily Garnish, for lunch.

But first, check out all the goodies I purchased from Trader Joe’s for THIRTY BUCKS!  I really do think that if TJ and Tampa met, it would be an instantaneous love affair.

I misinterpreted the treasure map and hopped on the wrong transfer train, both of which caused an embarrassingly late arrival at Nickell’s & Scheffler’s.

Luckily I was greeted by the most pleasant of company and a super delish grilled veggie panini.  I ordered mine first, sans cheese, and snuck a grin when I overheard Emily order hers dairy-free as well.  It was an unusually nice feeling to not be the weird one of the group!

I soaked in what was left of a winter wonderland on my walk home.

Then I was followed by this little guy for a lengthy stretch.

And then… this.  A giant snowball standing solitary in the middle of Lincoln Park.  This Florida girl found it fascinating.

Conclusion?  My first tweetup was a great success!  It was my first step towards making my virtual foodie community something real, and I liked it.