Faves and raves by
Carol Joynt
Host of ‘The Q & A Cafe with Carol Joynt’ on D.C. Cable; Washington columnist for New York Social Diary; former owner of the now-defunct Nathans Restaurant
PERSONAL STATS
AGE: 1,025
NUMBER OF YEARS
IN THE D.C. REGION: 33
NEIGHBORHOOD: Georgetown
1. FAVORITE NEIGHBORHOOD HANGOUT
Furin’s coffee shop [2805 M St. NW].
2. BEST MODE OF TRANSPORTATION
My feet.
3. FAVORITE LOCAL SPORTS EVENT
Georgetown University lacrosse, Nats games.
4. BEST PLACE FOR LIVE MUSIC
Any church with a gospel choir.
5. BEST PLACE FOR OUT-OF-TOWN VISITORS
The FDR Memorial late at night.
6. FAVORITE MUSEUM
The White House.
7. MOST ROMANTIC SPOT
In Georgetown, sitting at sunset on the stone wall where the C&O Canal feeds into the Potomac.
8. FAVORITE WAY TO SPEND A LAZY SUNDAY
Catch an afternoon movie with my son at the Loews.
9. BEN’S CHILI BOWL, OLD EBBITT GRILL OR CAFE MILANO
Chili dog at Ben’s and Good Stuff Eatery [303 Pennsylvania Ave. SE] for a toasted marshmallow shake and ’shroom Burger
10. BEST OUT-OF-TOWN RETREAT
On a sailboat with no land in sight.
11. BEST RETREAT INSIDE THE BELTWAY
Friday lunch at La Chaumiere [2813 M. St NW].
12. BEST PLACE FOR LATE-NIGHT EATS
Home delivery from Wingo’s [3207 O St. NW].
13. BEST PLACE TO PEOPLE WATCH
Cafe Milano’s front terrace on a lovely evening.
14. FAVORITE BOOKSTORE
Bridge Street Books [2814 Pennsylvania Ave. NW]
15. MOST D.C. MOMENT
Intense, crazy love affair with a Washington “Grand Poobah.”
16. PROUDEST PART OF LIVING IN THE NATION’S CAPITAL
The profound way the good folks of the metro area have supported me.
17. EMBARRASSING PART OF LIVING IN D.C.
What else? Taxation without representation.
