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Posts Tagged ‘lunch’

SANDWICHES

Potbelly Sandwich Works Has Gone Rogue

Thursday, May 14th, 2009

potbellyWe do not question the quality of the Potbelly sandwich or the cookies and fine shakes, for that matter. But there have been some changes at Potbelly Sandwich Works. Big changes. Changes that may take some getting used to. The sandwiches, they’ve gotten bigger. And the rest of the menu makes no sense at all. MORE »


DRAMA ON THE HILL

Capitol Scandal: With Whom Will Specter Lunch?

Tuesday, April 28th, 2009

So not listening.It’s going to be great, tomorrow, when we can all quit acting like we care about Arlen Specter beyond, you know, his vote. Meanwhile, OMG WITH WHOM WILL ARLEN SUP, AT THE SENATE DINING ROOM? Because you know he used to lunch with his Republican “colleagues,” but now he hates them, so … Hot Pockets and some web porn back in the office? Let’s check with The Hill, which actually follows the lunch routines of the old people who inhabit the Senate, and find out. MORE »


DC BRUNCH

All-You-Can-Drink Mimosas & Breakfast Pizza

Friday, March 6th, 2009

Cheers!There are many fine upscale pizza places in D.C. , but only one of them has an all-you-can-drink mimosa deal for only $9 at brunch. Sure, the “champagne” is Andre — the Two-Buck-Chuck of sparkling wine — reminiscent of sorority formals where that stuff flowed like water. Unlike sorority formals, however, RedRocks Firebrick Pizzeria in Columbia Heights also serves exceptional pizza. MORE »


GEORGE W. BUSH

Nagin Lunches With Bush, Promptly Sues Federal Government

Friday, March 2nd, 2007

DONALD RUMSFELD

Lunch With Don

Thursday, November 9th, 2006

Don't we all. - WonketteIf you can’t make it over to Nathans, you can turn on your “web browser” and watch departing SecDef and all-around pariah Donald Rumsfeld deliver his Victory Address to Kansas State University. MORE »


WHITE HOUSE

Preemptive Party Crash: The Ladies of the GOP

Tuesday, October 10th, 2006

whitehouseparty.JPGThe RNC Women’s Auxiliary Ladies Who Lunch Local 17 is having a super-fun tea party tomorrow! And everyone’s invited! Come on, ladies, let’s get back on message! We’ll meet you on the roof of the Hay-Adams at noon. We’ll swap recipes and damage control suggestions. MORE »


BILL CLINTON

Clinton Lunches With Bloggers, Slides Down Social Ladder

Wednesday, September 13th, 2006

Welcome to the D-List, Bubba ... - WonketteBill Clinton broke bread (and drank Diet Coke) with a gaggle of liberal bloggers at his Harlem office yesterday. Bubba still knows how to charm, it seems: MORE »


CAPITOL HILL

Ask a Hill Staffer: Watch Your Step, Ladies

Wednesday, March 1st, 2006

Ask a Hill Staffer

Our anonymous Hill Staffer works hard, play hard, and answers your questions with the absolute minimum effort required.

Today, in between backrubs for John Conyers and stalking the mysterious new Representative Paula Vaughn, he tells ya’ all about finding a job, eating lunch, and how to dress to impress. Keep those questions coming, people — he almost had to do real work today.

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WHITE HOUSE

Bush and Bono

Wednesday, October 19th, 2005

My Irish half has been aching all week to end my troubles with Bono. I fucked up my first day on the job by assuming rumors of his Good Friday Agreement with Rick Santorum were true. (They were not. Also, that whole “intelligent design theory” as scooped by Newsmax? Less than reliable. You heard it here first.) MORE »