{feast your eyes} good eats

as of late, i've had some delicious grub.  i don't usually post about the food i eat, but with the new instagram pages working now i thought it was fitting {though i'm disappointed you can't download the images from the webpage}.  here's some yum!

{one} my first time at jaleo by José Andrés was delicious.  i went with a few experts who knew the menu.  we got a variety of cheeses, apples + manchego, and red beet salad (pictured), along with patatas bravas and hanger steak.

{two} anyone who's been to good stuff eatery by the capitol knows it is goood stuff.  their hand-spun shakes are to die for and everyone loves spike's sunnyside burger {my personal favorite is the 'shroom burger}.

{three} kimbab aka korean sushi is easily one of my favorite korean snack foods.  i got some the other day at mandu rang kimbab erang, this little white house in Annandale.  it's a small shop, but truly authentic and reasonably priced.

{four} right next door is a more noticeable restaurant called to sok jip.  make sure you bring a korean-speaking friend with you, otherwise you'll have a difficult time ordering here.  everything is good here, but they're especially known for their soups and bibimbap {what i ordered, pictured above}.

{five} and how can you forget dessert?!  i am obsessed with the sweet lobby in eastern market.  i love their macarons, but their cupcakes are equally as delicious!  you can never go wrong.

feast away, my friends!
xoxo, m

Feast Your Eyes: Dog Love!

I want a dog!  Perhaps one day when I have more time and more money, since I realize it's like having your own child, but these images by Sharon Montrose make it hard to not envy every dog owner.  She's an animal photographer - that's right, you heard me - and her shots of these more exotic animals are incredible.  But I have to say my favorites by far are these dogs in studio and dogs on location.  How cute are these little guys?!

Oh, and if you haven't got enough of all the pups, watch her I Love My Dog video - it's so adorable!  Obviously I could look at this stuff all day, but if you've got some cute images or videos send them my way!

Happy Thursday, y'all!

all photos by Sharon Montrose

Feast Your Eyes: Savory Spirits

Something I've always wanted to learn was how to mix drinks.  And not just the ones at Jamba Juice, if you know what I mean.  (;  Here are some eye-catching summer drinks sure to cool you and your friends off on those blistering hot days.  Click the links down below to get the recipe!

recipes: prosecco floats | the frenchy cocktail | sangria bianca | watermelon mojito

feast your eyes: macarons

{photo by Joline Fransson}

{photo by anitah}

{photo by Katie Snookums}

indeed, macaroons are a delectable french treat.
i tried some americanized ones this past weekend in austin, texas at a shop called la boîte, which had more exotic flavors, but my favorite was the chocolate pistachio. there's just something about the texture that was still different from the ones in France.

my favorites so far that i've tried are from ladurée or pierre hermé, but the real experience was what I had last summer during my study abroad in France. i got a chance to live with a wonderfully charming French family and lived with 2 brothers and a sister. what luck that my 14-year-old brother was in school and learning to be a chef. they rotate between classes (where he learns english, too!) and working a restaurant. needless to say, he made some a-mazing desserts.

with my limited French, we still managed to make macaroons together one afternoon.

delicious apricot macaroons made by a 14-year-old and an amateur French speaker. not too shabby, right?