Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations Goes to Sri Lanka

I was in Sri Lanka last year at the Taj Exotica Bentota for a holiday and the food there was fantastic.I heard that Anthony Bourdain: No Reservation on Travel Channel will be showing his visit to Sri Lanka and glimpses of the Sri Lankan culture and cuisine.

Portuguese, Dutch, British, Indian, Arab, Malay and Moor traders have all contributed to the diversity of Sri Lankan food. While in Colombo, Tony enjoys popular street foods, rides in a tri-shaw, samples lampreis, a local delicacy, and eats a heaping pile of kotu roti. His journey doesn’t stop there. He continues onto the smaller seaside village of Seenigama and speaks to villagers about how they rebuilt their town after the devastating tsunami. Once the rebuilding was complete, the unity of the townsfolk led to other projects, like the creation of a culinary school to help Sri Lankan’s learn to properly prepare local dishes. It’s a must visit for Tony.

Tune in on Monday, March 2 at 10pm EST on the Travel Channel.

Where to Celebrate Mardi Gras in Washington

The Washingtonian magazine's After Hours Blog has a great list  of DC area Mardi Gras Events by Sophie Gilbert:

Can’t make a trip down to the Big Easy this year? We’ve got a guide to parties, parades, and other events celebrating Mardi Gras in and around Washington.

Related Links:

• What Restaurants are Doing for Mardi Gras
• A Mardi Gras Menu—For $25
• Happy Hour Finder

The Washington DC Weekly Yelp has a page "Yelp Gras Floats to DC" with some interesting listings. The DC Yelpers are carrying on a Mardi Gras conversation on Yelp Talk too. Boy! I wish I was younger :)

 

Know any other places to look at Mardi Gras stuff, comment here and let us all know.

Good Move Minerva Restaurant, Herndon VA

good move minerva restaurant, originally uploaded by shashiBellamkonda.

A few month's ago Noah Glass the founder of Go Mobo Payment systems had posted a Linkedin question "How can restaurants grow sales in this economy?" . it is a interesting debate. I have seen my lunch checks go up in price and have kind of lessened my going out for lunch.

Minerva Restaurant in Herndon is a popular Indian food restaurant for Reston and Herndon folks and is always crowded for lunch. I was really happy to see the management had taken the trouble to reduce the buffet price and also put up this message on the door. drops of water make the ocean so every dollar counts not only in today's economy but all the time.
If you do not care for savings then here is a suggestion - Go to minverva and then donate the dollar saved to the Capital Area Food Bank As for Minerva here is a link to Yelp Reviews for Minerva Please be honest.