The Hubster: Die hard DC Sports fan who rotates his collection of hats on a monthly basis…read moreMe: When I attend a game, it's because I am hoping to get on the Kiss cam or to show off my awesome tailgating skills Because of the boy, I get dragged to a lot of games. DC United is by FAR my favorite team (after the Caps) to root for for the following reasons alone: 1) The fans: I can't tell the difference between a hat trick and a ... (insert some soccer term here...my knowledge does not even go that far) so attending other sports games gets kind of dull after I've finished my beer and half smoke. But at DC United, the swell of excitement from the fans...from their stamping...the music...the flags...the yelling. It is so easy to get swept up in their passion here. My heart swells with pride every time I think of attending a game here. 2) The food: Nowhere else in the District can you get handmade pupusas or fajita meat and rice at a stadium. Hot dogs? So overrated! 3) The gossip! Remember back in the day when Freddie Adu dated JoJo? That's some Hollywood romance going on in our backyard right there! I just got super pumped up writing this review (and let's face it...all my super pumped up reviews are about ramen joins and pho shops so that's how much I recommend coming out to a game). Season opener is March 8! See you there!

We had a great time watching a DC United game recently. Our seats were great, and even though we…read morewere fairly high up, Audi Field has well positioned seats--so that you can see well without feeling that the seats are too elevated (for people like me--who don't like heights.) The food choices in the stadium are good, and the atmosphere is always fun. We also used Spot Hero and were able to park conveniently near the stadium...

Woah. WHAT WHAT? A couple things that have blown my mind…read more 1) There is a Major League Lacrosse team. Like, at all. and 2) ANNAPOLIS has a league. WHAAAAAAT? Right? I'm confused and blown too. My husband played lacrosse in high school and loved it. He had always played football and was a football jock (ugh, I know, I hate them too...fortunately, he's lovable enough to overcome this unfortunate flaw), but when his best friend in HS introduced him to lacrosse, he found what really made him happy. So one day, we're out, and having dinner when the bartender turns the TV to a lacrosse game. My husband immediately is rivited and starts explaining why I should be utterly fascinated by this. As he's talking, the guy sitting next to him, starts telling him about the Annapolis team...and how we're actually pretty good. WHAT WHAT? We have a *league*?!? So, clearly, tickets were immediately purchased and the next thing I know, I'm sitting on the first row, at the 50 yard line, watching incredibly adorably hot guys run past. Right. Best part about lacrosse: uber hot guys. Second best part about lacrosse: uber cheap tickets. We were sitting at the 50 yard line, front row...and tickets were something like $25 each. Third best part about lacrosse? Sitting 10 feet away, staring at uber hot guys. Seriously, why didn't anyone ever tell me about this???!!!??? Arguably, my new favorite sport in the WHOLE WIDE WORLD now. Um...I think we won. I really wasn't paying attention. But my husband had a blast, I had a surprisingly good time, and, again...uber hot guys. Right.

Fun cute show to watch before the Super Bowl. It's a shame Discovery left Silver Spring though.read more

I am first to review again and it is February 3rd 2013…read more The puppy Bowl is one of the biggest television events in the country. Today is the Puppy Bowl and I cant believe nobody has reviewed it until now. I am first to review the puppy bowl. Yelp even has an app for where to view the Puppy Bowl. http://allappnews.com/app-advice/forget-the-super-bowl-let-yelp-help-you-find-local-bars-screening-the-puppy-bowl/ The Puppy Bowl is an adoption event. http://seattletimes.com/html/television/2020250387_puppybowlxml.html An article by the Japan Times about the Puppy Bowl.http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2013/02/04/national/puppy-bowl-grows-in-leaps-bounds/#.UQ6TXhhpcy4 From the above article- Puppy Bowl has sprouted puppy mania: "When reporters from The New Yorker, "NBC Nightly News with Brian Williams," "Good Morning America," The Associated Press and The Washington Post, have all converged upon one event, it must be important. An appearance by the president. A press conference about dignified matters, with plenty of throat-clearing and questions taken at the end. Something worth It's puppies, 63 of them to be precise -- the stars of Animal Planet's ninth annual Puppy Bowl. Journalists spent two days writing about puppies and taking video of other people taking video of puppies.There are Puppy Bowl parties and Twitter trending topics. Snooki and Zooey Deschanel puppy-tweet as they watch. And this year, for the first time, Geico bought the naming rights to the Puppy Bowl stadium.Animal adoption is the Puppy Bowl's mission, and all dogs and cats on the show are available for adoption, though all but four will have found happy homes by the time of this story's publication. Some shelters have built relationships with the show and give their dogs football-inspired names. Ana Bustilloz, of the Los Angeles SPCA, brought Blitz, a terrier mix, whom she hoped would follow in the footsteps of Fumble, last year's Puppy Bowl MVP. "We're hoping for magic twice," she said, "but she's shy." The Puppy Bowl airs today Sunday at 3PM on Animal Planet.

Go Nats! We…read moreabsolutely love driving to DC to attend the Nats games & concerts! Always so a clean, safe environment & good family fun!

We had a great time at Nationals Park, but my biggest advice would be to eat before you go... We…read morewent on a Tuesday when they have $5 concessions, so we planned on just having dinner at the stadium. The hot dog was not very good and reminded me more of beef jerky... the chicken tenders were over $15. By the time we ate and got a water and soda we spent around $50 for two people, so the food was overpriced for what we got. The stadium itself was a great experience! Security was good, signage was clear and easy to follow, and we had no trouble finding our seats. The employees we encountered were all very friendly and welcoming. We had a really good time at the game and would definitely go back. I'd just eat dinner somewhere else first and enjoy the game!

Color me impressed. I don't remember what it was like when I was a kid, but as an adult, I just…read moreassume that coming to a sports event comes with long lines, severely overpriced food and drinks, and lots of filth. I didn't get any of that here. Checking in was a breeze, and it's kind of cool that you get to sit wherever you want. I was a little hungry and it was crazy that they were literally no lines... At least not every time that I looked. Now, Chick Fil A had items that were $20+, but outside of that... I couldn't be mad at $5 tacos. And let me tell you how delicious those were, WHEW! I'm not really a beer drinker, but they did have Mango Cart and wine... Though it was only sweet wine. Why were the bathrooms cleaner than a lot of standard restaurants?! I was quite surprised. And the icing on the cake was the fireworks at the end. I can't imagine inhaling all that smoke is safe to do regularly, but it was quite the spectacle. I would definitely return to this stadium for a game!

I met up with friends for a game and had a great time! Parking was very easy to navigate. There is…read morea main parking lot as well as a satellite parking lot in a field with a walkway that leads to the stadium. The lines for food never seemed to be too long and appeared to be moving quickly. Evan was a great MC and kept the crowd engaged. The combination of a fun night with friends, a Baysox win and the fireworks at the end really made the experience memorable.

The picture posted is from section 204, seats three and four. Not bad seats IMO…read more One thing of note--- there weren't any nachos with pulled pork or chicken available at tonight's game. I'm not sure if it's a one off..... I sure hope so All in all, I enjoy events at The Verizon Center.

Game was fun. Wizards lost but still had a good time…read more Staff was friendly, even though the prices were well over what they should be as to be expected in a stadium. Didn't have anything that really wowed me, but didn't get to go through the whole stadium and see what specialties they had to offer

What a game...my bride treated me to the divisional game between Washington and my flying high…read moreeagles. Great opportunity to see my team take command of the commanders and spank that A$^. Overall a great experience, if was cold and we prepared for the adventure. Recommend getting the gold which allows you to get a variety of foods at no cost. GRAB AND go!!..Alcohol kinda expensive....but the food was plentiful and available at a varity of locations. We took Uber thinking it would be less.of a headache...not, 30$$ going and 83$$ for return trip and we left at the top of 4th quarter. The staging area.for cabs and Uber is and was disorganized and if we had stayed the entire game I would doing this post the next day after the game. BTW, my eagles soared .. We won!!!!

Giants verse Commanders -- Season Opener…read more It was a crisp Sunday morning, we arrived early for tailgating and pregaming before the game would take place that afternoons. The air was charged and filled with excitement. We all wondered which team would be the victor, who'd bring home the first win of the season?! The food in the club house for season ticket holders was good "game day food." There were soft drinks, hot dogs, other snacks and treats. Before we went to the stadium, we enjoyed music from a band at one event and from a DJ at another. There was also a BBQ event, to decide who had the best food. A perfect mother and son day of football. All in all, it was a great day at the park with the grid iron gladiators.

Contrary to popular belief, I'm really not one for hyperbole. However, my impressions and…read moresubsequent review of the 2nd Annual Chefs for Equality event at the Ritz-Carlton will not support that claim. The Chefs for Equality event was one of the best, if not the best, "bang for the buck" food event of year! Why? 1. Most importantly, it was for a good cause. 2. It felt well-planned and flawlessly executed. 3. Nearly 100 chefs, pastry chefs, and restaurants from across the region and 20 or so of the area's top mixologists participated in the event. Capital Food Fight surpasses this event in size, but this one seemed to be a lot more personal, friendly, and fun. 4. The food was indulgent and pure decadence. Chef Patrick O'Connell's popcorn topped with butter, truffle oil, parmesan, sugar, and shaved black truffles was the PERFECT snack. Adam Schop of Le Diplomate's Foie Gras terrine topped with shaved black truffles was sinfully rich and sublime. Chef Jonah Kim of Pabu's "Happy Spoon" of oyster, uni, salmon roe, and ponzu crème fraîche was the surprise dish of the night. Yet, there were no misses as every chef brought his or her A-game. 5. The drinks were plentiful, varied, strong, yet complex and delicious. It was a veritable Dream Team of DC bartenders who were serving up some amazing libations. The drinks were well executed, generous, and comparable to what you'd get if you were bellied up to their respective bars. 6. Everyone got an amazing "swag bag" filled with Godiva chocolate bars, gift cards to Total Wines, bags of Jose Andres' potato chips, fleur de sel from Salt & Sundry, and other cool and/or edible stuff. 7. Drag queens. Seriously, Carol W and I left the Ritz fat, dumb, and happy. To answer if Chefs for Equality was worth it, my only response is...YES. 100% YES!