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Image: Luis Meléndez “Still Life With Watermelons and Apples in a Landscape” (1771). Museo Nacional Del Prado, Madrid. This week’s virtual trip to the museum continues to trace the history of still-life painting. It recalls an exhibition at the National Gallery of Art in 2009 on a contemporary of Goya who became one of the […]
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Image: Artichokes and Olives to take home. Last Updated: October 2021 Current Status: The market is open Tuesday to Friday from noon to 7:00 pm, Saturday opening at 10:00 am. CSA grocery orders are due by Sunday 10:00 pm for Tuesday evening pickup. Overview: The owners of Mola converted to a market to get through […]
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Image: Still Life with Quince, Cabbage, Melon, and Cucumber by Juan Sánchez Cotán (1602). Oil on canvas. On Saturdays, we like to focus on a piece of art, and recently we have been focusing on still life paintings. Though the Netherlands was the focal point of the movement in the 16th and 17th century, there […]
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Image: Sun Choke and Hay Cheese in media res. Last Updated: October 2021 Current Status: They have reopened! Before Times Review: First Visit: November 2019 To go to minibar is to ponder many big questions about economics, art, time, and taste, among other topics. It is a multi-hour immersive experience. It is to dining what […]
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Image: Capital letters. Last Updated: 7/5/21 Current Status: Jaleo has reopened for indoor and outdoor seating. It continues to do take-out and delivery. Gift Cards Before Times Review: Last Visited: July 2019 Jaleo is a vibrant and very good Spanish restaurant in Penn Quarter. Jaleo is also the answer to a trivia question. Where did this […]
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Picture: Pulpo! Last Updated: July 2022 Current Status: Anxo shut down its Bloomingdale location and is now operating solely out of the tasting room. Gift Cards Before Times Review: We went back to Anxo and upgraded our rating from “Worth Trying Out” to “Worth Taking a Walk.” Here’s the gist: Anxo – Some really […]
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Last Updated: September 2024 Current Status: CLOSED – now Bar Japonais Before Times Review: Last Visited: February 2020 Light from the big windows contrasts with the dark wood and iron inside this Spanish restaurant. The windows buffer, without eliminating, the energy of 14th Street. The TVs over the bar restrict their content to old soccer […]
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