How Much Do You Know About Thanksgiving?

Turkey, pumpkin pie, stuffing, cranberry sauces, mashed potatoes.  As soon as you hear these words, you will be thinking of Thanksgiving.  How did Thanksgiving begin? What did the very first Thanksgiving meal look like? The holiday feast dates back to 1621 when the newly arrived Pilgrims and the Wampanoag Indians gathered at Plymouth to celebrate […]

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Colorfully eat your way through DC without breaking the bank

Since moving to Washington DC, finding a cheap, decent meal is pretty difficult. It is well known that the city offers many different specials throughout the week but most are during happy hour prime time: 4-7pm and I am LUCKY if I step foot in my apartment by 6:45 leaving my opportunity for a good […]

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Allow Me to Introduce Myself

Hello! Its fitting that today I publish my first blog post, because on this day 22 years ago, McDonald’s opened their first restaurant in Moscow.  Why is this fitting?  Well a Russian McDonald’s and I have a lot in common in that we are both… Wait.  Russian McDonald’s and I have nothing in common. But! 54 […]

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