This post written by DCist contributor, Matt Cordell After watching Jose Andres easily handle Bobby Flay a few weeks ago in Iron Chef “Battle Goat,” I expected to suffer the same treatment when I sat down at the newly relocated Oyamel. I prepared to be flayed like Flay. I thought I would be laid low by his ceviche, knocked out by his potables, and rendered dumb by the small plates of D.C.’s undisputed king of…

Although I’ve never been, I hear Gravelly Point is a great place to visit if you want to watch the planes at National take off and land. Flickr user zachstern gives us the visual evidence. This shot was taken on a Sony DSC-H1. The EXIF data can be found here. This post was written by DCist Kyle Gustafson….

Food with a Side of Sexy? In Wednesday’s Food Section of the Washington Post, we were served alternately sexy and prudish food features. Sexy: In response to a reader who asked Tom Sietsema’s opinion on “sexiest food,” he responded, “Mangoes in the bath tub get my vote. Or caviar on scrambled eggs, served in bed.” Hmm. Mangos in the bathtub. I had not yet thought of that. What else would you add to the…

One of our readers wrote in to Overheard in DC to let us know that while she doesn’t ride the metro, she’s been noticing a different form of communication: car decor. As a commuter who drives, she has noticed an inordinate amount of Virginia vanity license plates. The reader writes: Many proclaim their political and religious affiliations via bumpersticker. Although I think the Honda with the Gore 2000 sticker needs to give up the ghost….