We ventured out to Outback Steakhouse a few evenings ago to get a bite to eat. We were exhausted from our day and relieved to sit down. Half way through the meal the waiter came and brought a water pitcher to refill our glasses. As he stepped away I picked up my  heavy “beer mug ” water glass which exploded on me! It made the most bizarre sound and for a good 30 seconds I couldn’t figure out what had hit me! The waiter was in a panic and ran out with ten towels to help dry me off.  Although I was soaked through every layer of clothing we decided it was worth it to stay and finish our dinner.  A free dessert, free appetizer and an hour later as we walked out into the winter chill, my clothes were still drenched.

The next evening we decided to take a step up in society and join some friends for dinner at The Peking Gourmet Inn which just so happens to be one of the top 10 Chinese restaurants in the nation according to USA Today.  They are famous for Peking duck which we had never had before. Surprisingly, it was quite tasty, and expensive I might add! We’re no food critics but we highly recommend this restaurant if you are in the neighborhood. The walls are covered with pictures of famous people who have dined there!  Unfortunately they were out of film and had to take a rain check on photographing us.  Somehow I think that they don’t just run out of film when people like George Stepanopoulos come in (by the way we bumped into him in Georgetown when we were talking a walk!) We have yet to run in to the President but we will blog about it for sure when it happens!