| | Thrillist Washington DC Wednesday August 26, 2009 The List
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Feast: The Burger Joint Old Town
106 N. Washington St; Old Town; 703.299.9791
Opening today, the Joint's a purple-walled, homeroom-chaired diner rocking with wall-mounted guitars and album cover paintings (Chicago, Springsteen's butt!); the menu's the same as their Bethesda location, from the applewood smoked bacon "Burger", to the slow-roasted pork/Serrano ham/Swiss "Cuban"; to the Throwdown with Bobby Flay-winning, ground lamb/cumin/mint/tzatziki/feta "Greek"; to the disturbingly literal "9 Pounder": actually weighing in at 15.4lbs after giant bun, 2 heads of lettuce, 8 tomatoes, 3 red onions, and 4 whole pickles, it's served with a bottle of Maalox, and a lifetime of celibacy.
Check out the rest of the menu, featuring the term "impossibly flavorful", at BurgerJointDC.com
Wax On: Woofertime
A "thrown together in 3 hours" novelty site from two bored DC buddies, Woofer satirically flips the script on Twitter's 140-character limit, by imposing a 1400-character minimum on all "woofs", leading to rambling posts on life's mundanity, plus long excerpts from biblical passages and speeches like the Gettysburg Address -- fourscore and 7 characters ago...you completely lost interest.
What will they think of next!? Whatever it is, it's probably explained in excruciating detail at Woofertime.com
Wear: Stussy Fall Drop
1781 Florida Ave NW; Adam's Morgan; 202.265.1155
Just arrived at the Adam's Mo depot, Stussy's fall line is overflowing the racks with button-downs from green/yellow/red plaids to plain blue oxfords, jackets like the Starter-style "Cities Worldwide Varsity" and the green or black, military-inspired "M-65", and soft wool pants like the "Scottish Check" chinos, sure to put a bounce in your step.
Use: GoldenTriangleDC.com
Just re-launched, the now smart-phone-friendly site's unleashed interactive maps of Triangle dining/shopping/nightlife that allow you to browse different venues and shops, then lists "what's nearby" in exact feet and direction ("124 feet SW"); an event calendar feature provides a comprehensive, if unfiltered glimpse into local happenings, with everything from "Kaplan Test Prep and Admissions Seminar" to "Greg Giraldo at the DC Improv", which actually makes that LSAT class sound pretty tempting.
Exactly how many paces is Lucky Bar from The Front Page?? Find out, at GoldenTriangleDC.com
Sprinkle: Todd's Dirt
Originally inspired after a riveting viewing of The Big Idea, the DC-based spice/seasoning/rub peddler has just released "Creole Dirt", which Todd claims produces a "spicy burn that lingers in your mouth" due to its combo of paprika, chipotle, and cayenne peppers, as well as two other, super-secret peppers ("Lingers in my mouth? Could that be you, Julius?").
Get the dirt...at ToddsDirt.com
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