My final day in D.C. was great. We started the morning with breakfast at a cute spot in Arlington: Northside Social. It was "farm to table" and used all fresh, local ingredients, and there was tons of outdoor seating. We need some places like this in Southie! I ordered a bacon, egg and cheese sandwich and Amy and I split the granola, yogurt and fruit bowl. All delicious.
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After breakfast we drove into D.C. to hit up Eastern Market. Eastern Market is the city's biggest, central market offering local farm-fresh produce and handmade arts and crafts. It was awesome! I walked away with some beautiful earrings and a new ring, plus ate about 10 pounds of fruit samples.
If I lived in D.C. I would go here every weekend. The produce was cheap and there was a lot of affordable jewelry/art. And those peaches...so insanely good!
After the market we went over to the area where most of the museums are located. It's so awesome that D.C. has tons of free museums. I had heard so many great things about the Newseum, so we decided to go even though it was one of the only museums with a $25 price tag.
The Newseum was amazing and totally worth the price! I think because it did cost money it was a lot less crowded than the other museums, so we were able to take our time and really enjoy exploring the exhibits at our own pace.
My favorite exhibit in the museum was the Pulitzer Prize Photographs Gallery which features the most comprehensive collection of Pulitzer Prize-winning photographs ever assembled as well as interviews with many of the photographers. It was pretty amazing.
The top floor of the museum features an outdoor gallery with photographs/events that have happened on Pennsylvania Avenue (the street the museum overlooks). It also had some great views!
After spending numerous hours in the museum, we stopped by Sarah's new apartment to check it out and freshen up before our fabulous dinner at Blue Duck Tavern.
When looking for places to eat in D.C. Blue Duck Tavern consistently came up as one of the best restaurants in the city. Luckily, my friends like good food almost as much as I do, so we made a reservation for Sunday night.
We were a little under-dressed for the occasion, so I was excited to see they had an outdoor patio that looked a bit more casual. Unfortunately when we got there all of the outdoor tables were taken, so we set up shop at a table right next to the kitchen!
This place was pretty fancy -- they even gave Sara's bag it's only little seat so it wouldn't be on the floor...
After about 5 minutes, they said they had a cancellation and a table outside opened up if we wanted it. It was a beautiful night, so even though I was a sad to leave the kitchen view, we decided to head outside.
The outdoor area was surrounded by a big fountain and an herb and vegetable garden. So cool! I really wanted to pick up that tomato and eat it.
We started by ordering some very summery cocktails:
And an AMAZING scallop carpaccio appetizer:
My mouth is watering just looking at that picture!
The menu is broken into meat, pork, fish and vegetarian entrees, then sides to share with the table. Every single thing on the menu sounded amazing, and I had a really hard time deciding what to order! I made a last second decision and went with the 12-hour braised beef rib with house made sauce. It was a REALLY good choice -- I loved it!!
I also got to try some of Sara's 12-hour roasted suckling pig and Amy's bison hangar steak. Both were really delicious but I liked mine best!
For sides, we shared the creamy stone-ground grits (with smoked gouda and red-eye gravy) and the fried green tomatoes (topped with crab meat). I really enjoyed both side dishes, especially the grits.
We were intrigued by dessert, but were way too full to order anything else. Before we left I made sure to head inside and snap some more photos of the open kitchen -- I just love watching chefs in action!
It was a really amazing dinner and a great way to spend the last night in D.C.!
When we got back to Arlington, we spent the rest of the night walking the huge meal off around the neighborhood. I stayed over one more night and caught an early flight back to Boston. I took the shuttle from Logan straight to my office and it was free with a charlie card. Not a bad way to get around!
Now, where to go next?
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