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A fall favorite at the Skyland Resort in the Shenandoah Mountains

Jordan Wright October 10, 2014 Special to The Alexandria Times Photo credit Jordan Wright

The view from Skyland Resort

When G. Freeman Pollock founded Skyland in 1894, he had been in and out of bankruptcy so many times he couldn’t possibly have envisioned the immense popularity it would have subsequently gained. Luckily […]

The Forager King at The Restaurant at Patowmack Farm

Jordan Wright October 8, 2014 Special to DC Metro Theater Art Photo credit – Jordan Wright

The potager

For many years Ferran Adria’s now shuttered elBulli held the title of “The Best Restaurant in the World”. Since then the fiercely sought after accolade has gone to his former student Rene Redzepi, Chef/Owner […]

The Island of Dr. Moreau at Synetic Theater

Jordan Wright October 7, 2014 Special to The Alexandria Times

Synetic Theater has taken H. G. Well’s science fiction classic The Island of Dr. Moreau and morphed it into a frighteningly realistic maelstrom of horrors, just in time for Halloween. For those who like being terrified by a mad scientist whose muse is a […]

Evita – Kennedy Center

Jordan Wright October 6, 2014 Special to The Alexandria Times

Sean MacLaughlin as Juan Peron and Caroline Bowman as Eva – Photo credit Richard Termine

When we mention the names Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber we are floating around in the pantheonic stratosphere of most beloved collaborators ever to hit the […]

Memphis and The Blues Trail in a 2015 Hyundai Sonata

Jordan Wright October 1, 2014 Special to The Alexandria Times Photo credit to Jordan Wright

Driving Old Highway 61 in the new turbo-charged Hyundai Sonata

The Plan: A road rally in the Hyundai 2015 Sonata. When Hyundai contacted me and asked if I’d like to be part of a road rally in Memphis, […]

Human Rights Campaign’s “Chefs For Equality” Evening Scores Big with DC Chefs and Their Fans

Jordan Wright September 25, 2014 Photo credit – Jordan Wright Special to DC Metro Theater Arts

 

Event Chair David Hagedorn in lime green tie

When Washington Post food writer David Hagedorn is doing the asking, big name chefs and restaurateurs respond. Though we didn’t see her there, Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader […]