Mackeys Public House in DC a great place to hang out
I was just searching for a nice place to relax after a crazy day at work and found one near my hotel, Mackey’s Public House.
This was a great place to read the newspaper, listen to some great music, have a wonderful dinner, and drink some good beer.
Found a place to collapse, and I ordered a Smithwicks. Then got a menu and it looked wonderful. There were a lot of good things.
I first noticed the potato cheddar soup and I had to have that to start my meal. I then found the entree’s and had to have the Shepard’s Pie. I was going to get the bowl of soup, but the waitress recommended I just get the cup. I was glad I did.
The soup was delicious. It had a good flavor and hit the spot. But a cup was enough and a bowl would have been too much.
The main dish arrived and I ordered another beer, this time a Guinness.
The shepard’s pie was wonderful. It was warm and tasteful. It was full of meat and vegetables. And it was quite tasteful with the Guinness.
After all this, I needed something sweet and I migrated to the bread pudding. This was good and hit the spot. It had a good consistency.
This was the perfect spot to relax after a long day and recharge your batteries. If you are looking for a place to hang out with friends or just relax, check out Mackey’s Pub on L Street in the Northwest area of Washington, DC.
Kramerbooks & Afterwords Cafe a definite place to visit in Washington DC
I have been distracted from writing about my experiences at restaurants I visit and I have missed writing about them. It is time to get back to that and I want to start with my visit this evening to Kramerbooks & Afterwords Cafe.
Kramerbooks is becoming a place I need to visit whenever I am in D.C. Their selection of books is something that you don’t usually find in the chain stores. I always find something different to take with me and read.
I had eaten at Afterwords Cafe before and enjoyed it, so I thought I might as well combine the two and find something and then grab dinner.
Well I checked out the books and nothing jumped out at me. They seemed to have a lot of books about the election and I am quite tired of that. So I grabbed the new “The Atlantic” magazine. Sometimes that is almost like a book.
With reading material secured, I walked through the store and to the cafe. I got settled in my seat and was soon enjoying a Peak Organic Ale from Maine. Quite tasty. (If you go to their website, they have several ales, just don’t know which one I had.)
For dinner I started with a mescaline salad that included apples, mushrooms, walnuts and a wonderful vinaigrette. I had to have every last bit. For the main dish I had the crab cake platter. It was delicious.
The crab cake is served on top of fresh pasta topped with roasted corn, tomato, sweet peppers & scallions. It has the right about of spice. It all flows together for a wonderful taste.
The service was good and being a Sunday night they were training new waitstaff, but that was not a problem. Both were quite attentive.
If are in DC and find yourself in the Dupont Circle area, find Kramerbooks & the Afterwords Cafe for a wonderful read and nice meal.
RMN: Borderline Calls leave Broncos steamed
Denver Broncos – Borderline Calls Leave Broncos Steamed.
I think Dre Bly said it best,
“But, hey, the first couple games, I guess they’ve been evaluating us and said, you know, we won games we shouldn’t have won so I guess they’re going to get a call against us.”
On the long third down, which the Broncos had stopped the Jaguars, Bly had the perfect outside position and Jaguars receiver Reggie Williams ran him over. Williams made the contact, not Bly.
Then on a crucial play on the Jaguars last drive, Manual was called for pass interference by an official who was blocked by the play. He couldn’t see if there was contact or not.
But he made the call anyway. There was an official in front of him who didn’t throw the flag and probably had a better angle on it.
Oh well. The Broncos benefitted from some calls earlier this year. I guess this is a way for the NFL and the officials to make up those calls to the rest of the league.
Official Blows Call in Rapids Game, Red Cards Casey
Dynamo top Rapids.
I just want to say that referee Mark Geiger blew the call on the second yellow for Conor Casey of the Colorado Rapids.
Casey had the position and Dynamo player Eddie Robinson came over the top of Casey initiating the contact. When the referee came over with a yellow, I thought he was going to card Robinson, but no.
I hope FIFA seriously looks at this referee and how he called the game, he had something out for the Rapids. He made several bad calls and this is one of them.
It probably didn’t make a difference in the final score, but one questionable call led to a goal for Houston.
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