Here’s the mail. It never fails. It makes me want to wag my tail. When it comes I want to wail. Mail. -Unknown Like most people, I really enjoy getting stuff in the mail. Back in the day my only mail consisted of birthday cards; a pretty solid piece of…
I’ll be honest. I have been putting this off for a long time. Going into FDCDC #4, I knew very little about Del Campo other than the fact that “del campo” means “of the field” in Spanish. I left dinner not having a whole lot more to say about it,…
When it comes to testing out the latest junk food gimmicks, I usually let the universe be my guide. This time around it was a sheet of Burger King coupons in the mail. Feeling that I had earned a reward after a grueling 40 minutes of casual elliptical-ing, my $3-for-a-double-cheeseburger-meal…
The third FDC in the nation’s capitol was a special one. Not only did we have an out of town visitor (hi, Steph!) and an in town visitor (hi, Bobby!), but it also got me in my purest FDC form. Worn out v-neck t-shirt? Check. Cargo shorts? Check. Sneakers? Check.…
I was jacked for The Royal. Empanadas, arepas, and a mess of other Latin American food. That’s my jam. Or my jam-o, as they say down south of border. The problem with being overly excited for a menu is that if you don’t have enough people to share with, you’re…
Fancy Dinner Club has officially expanded! After 31 meals with FDC in Minneapolis, a new chapter has started in Washington, DC. So we’re…still in one state. Crap. Well at least I still get to be represented in Congress and wear flips flops into bars without being ridiculed. Right? RIGHT?!? To jump start the…
Gotta hand it you Leap Day, you really pulled through. Not only did you perform your job of almost making February a real month, but you also allowed me to sneak back into Fancy Dinner Club for their February meeting while I visited good ol’ Minneapolis. Despite being removed from…
My very first night living in DC, I grabbed take-out food from a Dominican restaurant around the corner from my apartment. Just a big ol’ plate of pork, rice, and beans. You know, the kind of food hobos eat in the movies. Being in a new city can be scary,…
Traveling: an activity every white person ever has included in their online dating profile. So naturally, when we arrived at Saint Dinette for the last FDC of 2015 I was excited to hear that we would be taking a culinary journey over all of North America. The cuisine was inspired…
Always give the people what they want. There are so many instances of companies, politicians, and people interacting with the Honeycomb mascot that have forgotten this simple maxim. As such, after our trip to Nightingale, Fancy Dinner Club is going through a wholesale rebranding. Matt, always the first to arrive…
L'shana tova, happy new year! These apple rose pastries were a delicious way to ring in 5778!
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From upscale cocktails and dining to ... shots and grinding?
Ok, I'm excited for these places to open if for nothing more than to see what "Miami Vice meets Tex-Mex" looks like.
Former Upton 43 Space to Become Martina
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Danny del Prado is opening his Argentinian restaurant in Linden Hills, and his BBQ joint a few blocks south.