You can become a wine connoisseur from the comfort and luxury of The Bennington Apartments in Arlington. No need to take an expensive flight to France, Italy, or even California. Your school for world’s most pristine aged perfection is the Washington Wine Academy. Washington, DC leads the nation in per capita income sales and consumption of wine each... [Read more...]

Enjoying restaurant-caliber food all the time can be very expensive, but with fast-food you usually get what you pay for (and a lot of what you don’t want)! There has to be an affordable, yet delicious way to enjoy every meal without worrying about pinching pennies. There is! It would be cooking for yourself in your apartment. I know the only problem... [Read more...]

In the mood for sweet satisfaction in the Alexandria area? That’s not a surprise since Chocolate Day is coming up on July 7. Not be confused with National Chocolate Day that would make you wait until October! No matter what time of year it is, however, you can enjoy the rich, semi-sweet delight whenever you’d like to celebrate Chocolate Day. Sink... [Read more...]

Taste of Arlington is everything you’d want in a great food festival! A delicious lineup of local restaurants, menu options for breakfast, lunch, dinner, and dessert, plus the local flavors of arts, crafts, and music! The event is free with events from all ages, but $20-25 for tasting tickets. Head to the Ballston Common Mall on May 22 and get your grub on... [Read more...]

A new extraordinary barbecue joint is coming to town, so grab your bibs, your buns, and leave your plain white shirts at home. Things are going to get deliciously messy in Washington, DC when the acclaimed Hill Country Barbecue and Market gets smoking. Their menu is plentiful, yet simple enough to arrange the perfect plate for a family dine-in or a take-out... [Read more...]

You can really celebrate Earth Day with a toast to Mother Earth hosted by The Butcher's Block Market. Their Earth Friendly Wine Tasting event will be a complimentary occasion that features delicious samples of grape variety wines. The store owner, Pamela Doherty will also give an introduction to the benefits of organic farms and vineyards around the area.... [Read more...]

What kind of meal would you expect to get for $20 in Arlington? A gourmet burger and fries? Dinner for two? Three cocktail drinks--that's not really a meal, but you get the idea! How about one bowl of soup? You might be thinking $20 is a bit steep, unless the soup is made from some incredibly hard to find, exotic ingredients. In this case, it's not. It's... [Read more...]

While you've finally been winning the war against your waistline, another war over the biggest, best, juiciest burgers has been raging all around Arlington. Who's got the best burgers? Where can I get the best experience? What's better: messy and filling or gourmet and loaded with toppings? The battle continues as burger connoisseurs swear their burger joint... [Read more...]

Even though we're well into January, you can never toast to a successful year to often. Washington Wine Academy is located on-site of The Bennington apartments and wants to remind you of their sweet weekend deals and events that you love to end the week with. Fridays is Wine Night at the Movies at the Arlington Cinema Drafthouse, so check the listings... [Read more...]

In Arlington this coming Thursday begins the Week of Bacon. Yes, I said a week in celebration for bacon. Restaurant 3 is devoting Oct. 14-21 to bacon. No I know everyone doesn't enjoy bacon but I know that there are a lot of bacon lovers! You know who you are, you add a few extra pieces to your BLT's, you grab a few more slices in the buffet line... [Read more...]

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