Southern Comfort

Southern Comfort

The Wandering Goose Capitol Hill  thewanderinggoose.com

sum up:  Bring on the biscuits at this stick-to-your ribs, Southern comfort spot. With a pastry counter piled high with baked goodness, prepare to stuff yourself like a Christmas goose.  

looks: As adorable as a children's book. Considering owner Heather Earnhardt penned one sharing the cafe's name--quotes are etched into the wood tables--cuteness is expected.  Flour-bag lampshades, honey-jar-lined walls, and church-pew seating add to the countrified charm.  

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An American Masters Paris

An American Masters Paris

The French must tire of their tropes (see berets, baguettes). A trip to Paris reveals their cuisine has evolved beyond the bistro, with molecular gastronomy and multiculturalism shaking the house that Escoffier built. Perhaps it's nostalgia for summers and studies in Paris, but I still cling to the classics of French cuisine. I've got a bad case of Francophilia (she writes, sporting a marinière stripe romper).

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