It’s about as small town as suburban DC can feel. The sign glows looks like a dim beacon from the roadway - Pistone’s Italian Inn.
You walk up to the entrance of this white rectangular white stone building and walk into what could be an old timers Vegas Lounge. You can swim through the air [...]
Monthly Archives: October 2007
Pistone’s Italian Inn
Sunday, October 21, 2007
Now we’re in the zone
Wednesday, October 17, 2007
Today, finally, it looks as if we’ll finally be able to tell what we’re paying for.
From the Washington Post, Washington DC cabs will be switching from zones to time and distance meters:
Fenty’s decision is the culmination of a decades-long dispute about the lack of meters in the city’s taxis. Critics say the zone system is [...]
Wine snobbery as a tactic for losing customers
Monday, October 15, 2007
I know a good bit about wine. Working at a restaurant with a number of sommeliers and a former Rothschild family chef gave me a good head start on my education.
I’m a “snob” in the sense that I like to drink good wine, but I also believe that you can buy good wine for under [...]