1. FAVORITE RESTAURANT
Chez Francois (332 Springvale Road, Great Falls)
2. BEST MODE
OF TRANSPORTATION
Airplane
3. BEST CHEAP FUN
Friday Night Live! in Herndon
4. BEST PLACE
FOR LIVE MUSIC
Kennedy Center
5. BEST PLACE FOR
OUT-OF-TOWN VISITORS
Udvar-Hazy Center, Air & Space Museum
6. FAVORITE
HISTORICAL SPOT
Bull Run Park
7. MOST ROMANTIC SPOT
Meadowlark Gardens in Vienna (9750 Meadowlark Gardens Court)
8. FAVORITE WAY TO
SPEND A LAZY SUNDAY
Strolling along the Potomac
9. BEST BREAKFAST
Eggspectations in Chantilly
10. BEST RETREAT
OUT OF TOWN
Italy
11. BEST PLACE FOR
LATE-NIGHT EATS
Old Brogue Irish Pub, Great Falls (760 Walker Road)
12. BEST MEMORY
OF WASHINGTON
The celebration on the Mall for the returning Iranian hostages — I selected the music for the pyrochoreographic program. … Also, my years as music director for WGMS Radio.
13. LEAST FAVORITE PART
OF LIVING IN D.C.
1) Traffic 2) More Traffic
3) Need I repeat myself
14. BEST KID-FRIENDLY ENTERTAINMENT
Children’s Museum in D.C.
15. BEST FAIR/FESTIVAL
Herndon Festival, largest free festival in Northern Virginia