The Wat Thai Temple in Silver Spring will be hosting their annual Songkran (Thai New Year) event this Sunday, April 17, 9 a.m.- 3 p.m. For lovers of Thai food, this event is worth the journey.

In a Pickle at Eastern Market, Image courtesy of afagen Drink of the Week: Picklebacks Where: Tabard Inn Pickles have recently been subject to some strange recipes. Take pickle pops, popsicles made from pickle juice, which proclaim the health benefits of vinegar. There are also Kool-Aid Dills – pickles that have been marinated in Kool-Aid to provide a hit of sour and sweet in scary neon colors. But the latest trend to roll around…

Penne carbonara with peas (Alicia Mazzara) Dish of the Week: Penne Carbonara No one really knows the origin of spaghetti carbonara. “Alla carbonara” means “coal worker’s style,” which has been taken to mean that the dish was either originally eaten by coal workers or cooked over a coal fire. Another possibility is that the dish is named after black pepper flakes, which resemble bits of coal dust. Perhaps the most charming theory is that…