by Mary Kong-DeVito | PUBLISHED Sep 18, 2018 | 3 MIN READ
Washington is full of culturally diverse eats, and you can’t afford to miss these. Last fall, I welcomed new friends who moved to D.C., many whom have never visited Washington. It occurred to me that while some Washingtonians know where the city’s best unique eats... 
by Mary Kong-DeVito | PUBLISHED Sep 18, 2018 | 2 MIN READ
We’ve been a long-standing advocate of adventurous eating, opening minds and mouths to cultural food diversity and showing that all unfamiliar foods eventually become familiar if you just give them a chance. Having said that, we ate some wacky-ass shit. Once society... 
by Mary Kong-DeVito | PUBLISHED May 15, 2015 | 2 MIN READ
If we had a beer for every time Chris Cosentino said “pork fat” at our faces, we’d be schwasted. “I like pork fat. Pork fat’s a good thing,” says the San Francisco-based chef who once worked at beloved DC restaurants Red Sage and Kinkead’s.Raised in Rhode Island,... 
by Mary Kong-DeVito | PUBLISHED Mar 13, 2015 | 1 MIN READ
If you’ve ever wanted to share your favorite local, artisanal treats with a friend across the street or across the country, Nicely has an app that helps you do just that. Launched in September of 2014, Nicely is a DC-based, gift-giving mobile app that features a... 
by Mary Kong-DeVito | PUBLISHED Sep 18, 2014 | 2 MIN READ
Some argue that Philadelphia sucks. I strenuously object. I love its outdoor murals, funky South Street shops, art in the park, liberal BYOB policy and people who go out of their way to be kind (raging Eagles fans excluded). More thrillingly, I love that Philly’s... 
by Mary Kong-DeVito | UPDATED Jan 6, 2019 | PUBLISHED Jun 9, 2014 | 2 MIN READ
In 1984, Ronald Reagan appropriately declared the very hot month of July as National Ice Cream Month and “called for all people of the United States to observe these events with ‘appropriate ceremonies and activities,’” according to the International Dairy Foods...
