WIAW #30: Washington DC

Hey everyone! It's been so long since I've done WIAW - I feel so deprived! 

I still have a lot to tell you guys about Washington DC and the Fancy Food Show, so this week's WIAW will be all about what I ate in DC. What do you think? :) 

Above are some things I ate at our hotel, a greek restaurant, and a fro-yo place I found while wandering around DC. I had oatmeal at the hotel, and they brought out a complimentary strawberry banana smoothie in a shot glass to each customer! Aren't they cute? The drink and the fresh pita were from a greek tapas restaurant called Zaytinya - it was super yummy. The drink was some sort of orange thyme mixed drink. 

Also from Zaytinya - an asparagus salad, baba ganoush, tomatoes & feta, fried eggplant, and... I forget what the little balls on the bottom right are. Oops. 

Still from Zaytinya - another scrumptious mixed drink, roasted brussel sprouts, some sort of ground lamb balls, atlantic char, and dolmas! Dolmas are my all time favorite. I could eat them all day and all night and still not be sick of them. 

Next, we went to a seafood restaurant called Black Salt. I had some rock fish in an asian broth, key lime pie, and two drinks - some sort of alcoholic lemonade and some wine. My first full glass of wine! I liked it more than I thought I would. I'm typically a dessert wine kinda person. I also had some greek yogurt from the food show and dessert at Zaytinya (the picture in the middle left column). Dessert was some sort of greek yogurt, apricot, and pistachio. 

Doesn't it look like a scrumptious trip? I have more pictures to share of exactly what I did while I was in DC - but that is for another time! :) Happy WIAW, loves!

Much love, 

WIAW #22: Bus Boys & Poets

Hello friends! I'm so sad I missed the WIAW party last week - but I was having a blast in Paris, VA & Washington DC with some school friends doing service on a farm! More about that later - I'm planning multiple posts describing my adventures - but for now, I'll be highlighting my favorite eats from the trip! And near the end I'll announce the winners of my EcoTrek Fitness Bars giveaway!
While in DC, we stumbled across this cute little restaurant/fair trade shop called Bus Boys & Poets, named after the great Langston Hughes. They had a lot of great vegan treats, as well as a variety of other goodies. I was madly in love with this place as soon as we walked inside!

Doesn't it look great? Those are pictures of the inside and the fair trade shop, as well as the menu. There are four of these restaurants all around DC - it had to be good if there were that many!

Clearly, not all these delicious items were mine...although I did eat or taste most of them! 
{clockwise} avocado panini, falafel pita, sesame kale, thin mint latte, vegan brownie & vanilla ice cream, tempeh panini, white chocolate banana bread pudding & coconut ice cream.
The tempeh panini was so good. It has vegan mayo (which was the best vegan mayo I've had, by the way), grilled onions & peppers, and lettuce. The bread pudding was also super delicious and different from any bread pudding I've had before. And the coconut ice cream? It tasted like the inside of an Almond Joy. Pure toasted coconut deliciousness. Loved it! 
I highly recommend checking this place out if you are ever in the DC area. It's worth a trip! I hope I get to go back someday!
And finally....the winners of the EcoTrek Fitness Bars giveaway are: Christopher Sorel, Billiejean, Linz @ Itz Linz, & Moonsword!
Please EMAIL ME within 48 hours with your contact info to claim your prize! Congrats to everyone!
Where is the best place you've eaten while traveling? Much love,