Don’t let that blender there fool you. I still love it, but my new favorite kitchen tool is the iPad. These days most of recipes and cooking tips we use are from the Internet. When I am useful, I sometimes print them out at work. However, most of the time I end up running back […]
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I have been working on a bit of a side project. DC has great map data online and they also have all of their restaurant inspections online. Unfortunately, the two systems are not connected… so I decided to fix that. I used the excellent software from Development Seed, TileMill, to create a custom map and […]
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Clearly we are not the best about updating Cookography. Our water bottle giveaway has been over for weeks and we still haven’t announced a winner. Well we finally got off our duff and made a pick. Congratulations Shane Ede, out of the many entries yours amused us the most. It doesn’t hurt that you submitted […]
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In the days of yore, back when we were living in the Cleveland Park neighborhood of DC, one of the weekend highlights was getting a freshly made donut from Amernick bakery. The bakery was run by Ann Amernick, the pastry chef at Palena and a former White House pastry chef. Every Saturday around 11am, someone […]
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For the past couple of years we haven’t done much for Easter. Sure we exchanged some candy, but we never really cooked up a big meal. However, this year Carolyn’s parents came down to visit, giving us a perfect excuse to put together something a little fancier. Lamb is of course a traditional Easter meat, […]
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Every now and then we get offers from various people offering to let us try some of their awesomeness. Most of the time I am too lazy to follow-up and then go through the song and dance. However, when Camelbak emailed offering to let us try their new Groove water bottle, I jumped. It comes […]
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I was recently in Prauge for a conference. Light & Healthy is not really seem to be the focus of the food there. Instead, all the food either seems to be focused on things the are good to eat while drinking beer or things to eat after having drunk a lot of beer. After a […]
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Spring may have just begun, but it is still pretty cold here in DC. There are buds on the trees but it is still chilly in the morning. Since we are still in between season, we need an in between soup. Something that is hearty, but not a thick puree. This kale and white bean […]
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Every time someone visits Cookography, we get an itsy bitsy amount of money via the ads you see on the right hand side. Over time and if enough people stop by, it starts to add up. Better yet, if I use the money for Cookography related things I don’t have to pay taxes on it […]
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Eating lunch from a food truck in DC can be a little bit of an opportunistic venture. Unlike other cities like Portland where the carts pick a spot and stay, the food trucks in DC roam around the city, popping up at a new spot every day. While this can make it a little challenging […]
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