Our Birthday Bash!

We enjoyed a great dinner at Wagshal's and then bought our meat for the week! We are so glad they are in the neighborhood and wish them all the success possible. The food is really good and the meat is exceptional--reasonably priced too! By far, Steven and Julia's favorite was the Berliner. Wagshal's puts their own spin on this doughnut-like dessert by filling a sweet bun with gelato, your choice of a topping/filling (peanut butter, chocolate crunches, nuts), and then putting it in a panini press. A must try and worth a special trip. Steven was telling the server that it was better than anything he had in Paris, Rome, Amsterdam, London... Too funny--we obviously have not been to Berlin!

Delicatessen info: 3201 New Mexico Avenue, www.wagshals.com, 202-363-5698; M-F, 8am - 9pm; Sat., 9am - 8pm; Sun., 9am - 7pm.

Recommendations: Half-smoke with the works, hot bar for seared tuna, seafood pasta (tons of seafood!), make-your-own salads, and gelato bar for Berliner!