Eating out!
Restaurants in the Carlyle District include
- Bruegger's Bagels
- Einstein Bros Bakery
- Gallery Market & Cafe
- Jamieson Grille
- Jerry's Subs & Pizza
- Jimmy Johns
- Pizzeria Venti
- Plaza Gourmet at Carlyle
- Quattro Formaggi
- Quiznos
- Robeks
- Ruby Tuesday
- San Antonio Grill
- Ted's Montana Grill
- The Carlyle Club
- Trademark Bar
- Zikrayet Restaurant & Lounge
More French saying 'oui' to McDonald'sPARIS | Would you like a steak au poivre sandwich and some deluxe potatoes, followed by a lemon macaroon and a cappuccino? Welcome to McDonald's, French version. And the French are lovin' it. They've increased spending each year on McDonald's to the point that France is now the U.S. chain's second-biggest market, even in the midst of a global recession. In perhaps the ultimate cultural inversion, McDonald's in the U.S. is taking some notes from the French franchises' recipe for success. McDonald's sales in France amounted to 3.6 billion euros ($5 billion) in 2009, according to numbers released in late ... |
Eco-wineries turn wine red, white and greenANGWIN, Calif. (AP) -- John Conover was looking for the best place to grow the Napa Valley's famous cabernet sauvignon grapes. Turns out the same southwest-facing, sunny hillside that gives him great grapes also raises a mean crop of solar panels. "We wanted to be as green as we can be," says Conover, a partner in the Cade winery, which is on track for Gold certification under the U.S. Green Building Council's LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design). Green wine is catching on. "We're seeing a trend toward more sustainable wineries," says Ashley Katz, spokeswoman for the Green Building ... |
Resolved: Eating right with 4 new cookbooksRight about now, you're probably thinking about those resolutions to eat better, cook more and shed the holiday pounds. To help you get started -- and spend that gift card -- here are the latest healthy-eating, better-living cookbooks. • "Moosewood Restaurant Cooking for Health," the latest installment from the Moosewood Collective, offers more than 200 creative, easy-to-prepare vegetarian and vegan recipes. Greek tomato yogurt soup delivers a tasty, tangy take on ordinary tomato soup and packs a big calcium and lycopene punch in just 30 minutes. Four stovetop tofus -- including pomegranate-glazed and tropical lime -- make creative use of ... |
DINING: Zentan a restaurant to watchZentan, the restaurant in the Donovan House hotel at Thomas Circle, is full of surprises, beginning with its name. The hotel, which replaces the Holiday Inn at the corner of 14th Street and Massachusetts Avenue Northwest, is named for William "Wild Bill" Donovan, the father of the Office of Strategic Services, the World War II spy-and-special-operations predecessor of the CIA. "Zentan" is the Mandarin word for "spy." The restaurant is a surprise, too. It was to have been opened by celebrity chef Todd English as an Asian restaurant, but that never happened. Hong Kong-born chef Susur Lee came from New ... |
AMC Hoffman and More
AMC movie complexes are located all throughout the United Sates and Canada with over 350 theaters and over 5,000 screens. AMC Hoffman 22 is a 22-screen theater making it the largest movie complex in Northern Virginia and second largest in the region. Built in 2001, it is a relatively new theater. There ATM machines for purchasing tickets and advance ticket pickup. Ten of the screens are on the first floor with a very large lobby leading to a escalator or elevator to the second floor with 12 more screens. Two of theaters seat 410, and three others seat 318.
In addition to easy service from the Eisenhower Metro, the entertainment complex has plenty of parking. There is paid parking available in the garage next door and surface parking available for free. At night and on the weekends. when the offices of the Hoffman Center are closed, there is additional surface parking available for free.
Tickets:
Adult $10.50
Matinee $8.50
Child (ages 2-12) $7.50
Senior (ages 60+) $9.50
Student Day (Every Thursday for a limited time ages 13+ w/ valid student ID) $7.50
Senior Day (Every Thursday for a limited time, ages 60+) $6.00
A.M. Cinema (All shows before Noon on weekends) $6.00
AMC Hoffman 22
206 Swamp Fox Rd.
Alexandria, VA 22314
(703) 998-4262
There are several eating establishments in close proximity to the theater. These include:
- Ted's Montana Steakhouse -- Bison, buffalo and good old American fare
- Ruby Tuesdays -- More than just a burger
- San Antonio Bar & Grill -- Tex-Mex food, busy bar scene
- Cold Stone Creamery -- hand-mixed premium ice cream
- California Tortilla -- A great little taco joint
- Bread & Chocolate -- coffee, cakes and sandwiches
- Galae Thai --- Thai cuisine
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