Odeon Cafe – Homemade Pasta
Monday, July 20, 2009
Looking for a great place with atmosphere and good food at reasonable prices? Check out Odeon Cafe on Connecticut Avenue NW near Dupont Circle in Washington DC.
Appetizer
Dinner started with Mozarella Sticks. A favorite of mine and certainly from a box, but hey, totally expected and delicious as those frozen things are. :)
Next was the bread. It looked like it was a frozen roll that was baked in house as it was still warm and very crispy on the outside and soft on the inside. It was served with a homemade pesto and olive oil dip which was amazing.…
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Pizza Mia – Boxed Pasta from $15
Save your money and throw a box of Barilla in the pot.
Not going to spend much time on this one, but just wanted you all to know that “nothing is homemade” at Pasta Mia. This was from the mouth of our server which appeared to be one of the owners.
So…..
- Cash Only
- No Reservations
- Closed Sunday and Monday, open only for dinner starting at 6:30.
- Boxed Pasta
I think that sums up Pasta Mia in Adams Morgan in a nutshell!…
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Apollo 11 and 12 Astronauts at the National Air and Space Museum
I came in around 9:15 for my 9:30 – 1:30 volunteer shift at the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum yesterday thinking it was just another Sunday. I was quite surprised to see a line of visitors at the doors. Usually there are a few early birds that want to get in right at 10 AM, but not 100! Still, it was summer and being the most visited museum in the world, did not think much of it.
Buzz Aldrin, Michael Collins, and Alan Bean Signing Books 11-2.
The daily brief for volunteers indicated a book signing today. Usually there is a current Airforce pilot, or a previous White House Chef, but no, there were 3 Apollo astronauts signing their own book today!…
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