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Nov 08, 2004

Zagat: We Don’t Eat Out Much

According to new surveys released from Zagat, people in the nation’s capital don’t go out to eat much compared to cities elsewhere in the nation. The national average of restaurant visits per week is 3.2. Washington comes in below that average at 2.8. We must be overworked. Meanwhile, Los Angeles, Miami and Las Vegas report much higher averages at 3.8, 3.6 and 3.6, respectively. Zagat concludes that weather may play a factor. Do you have…

Oct 11, 2004

An Odd Sighting

D.C. has its fair share of odd celebrity sightings, but tonight, DCist came across one of the strangest: Matthew Lesko. That’s right, that guy in the flashy question mark jacket on the television infomercials about how you can cash in on free money from government programs. Lesko was seated on the outdoor patio at Cactus Cantina on Wisconsin Avenue near the National Cathedral, complete with his trademark question mark jacket and funky glasses. After Lesko…

 
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