PORC, Wednesday, February 2, 2011

I'm not sure if it's been made clear to you yet, but I love meat.  I was very excited when I learned that there was going to be a new food truck and that it would focus on BBQ.  I was on H St. NE for the Saturday Jan 29th opening of the PORC truck -- Purveyors Of Rolling Cuisine.

Unfortunately for my pork craving, I'd just eaten at Smith Commons for restaurant week, and was unable to sample the porky goodness that night, but I did get to take a couple pictures and say hello.  I knew that Meat Week was happening, and I planned to get my fill of pork on Wednesday night at Torrie's@Wilsons for the PORC Meat Week event.

The eagerly-awaited Wednesday night arrived, and I brought my appetite to Torries.

Meridian Pint, Tuesday, January 11, 2011

I braved the winter weather this evening to head to a birthday celebration for a friend at Meridian Pint in Columbia Heights, at 3400 11th St. NW DC.  It's focused on environmental sustainability, and American craft beer.  I'd not heard of the place before my friend mentioned it, and it was much larger than I was expecting.  There's a sizable upstairs and downstairs both, though I only have a vague impression of upstairs as I immediately went downstairs.

Downstairs, we were seated at two 6-person booths that have taps installed in the tables -- and not just for show.  These taps are fully functional, connected to kegs somewhere you can't see, and they keep an electronic tally of how much you've dispensed as you go along.  To the birthday girl's dismay, they only had an IPA and a Pilsner on the taps, because apparently those are the most popular beers.  Nevertheless, it was neat sitting at those tables.  Other amusing decor -- the blue wall behind us had line drawings of various brewing-related items with suggestive descriptions.

Now, I am not a hugely knowledgable beer drinker, and I am not a fan of hops, so this won't really be a review of the beer offerings (sorry!).  I ordered an Allagash Black ($7?), which was actually fairly tasty, and was my only adult beverage of the evening as I was driving home.