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Quest For The Holy Grill: 50 Crummy But Good Restaurants Within Rambling Range of Washington, DC
From 1997-1999 Donovan Kelly wrote a column for the Washington Post called "Crummy But Good" in which he reviewed local eateries that looked dubious from the outside, but that offered something beyond the ordinary on the inside. His popular column, the ongoing radio series (WAMU-FM) and the never-ending suggestions from his legion of "crummy-but-good" scouts are brought together for this first compilation of reviews of the 50 best establishments meeting the highly technical crummy-but-good criteria. "Crummy" means a place that looks so bad from the outside that you would hesitate to take your mother inside, especially if she were wearing her good dress. "But Good" means that, once inside, you find some combination of a good menu, good food, relaxing atmosphere, friendly people, and reasonable prices that makes you want to come back. And maybe bring your smart aleck brother from New Jersey who thinks he’s seen everything.
The restaurants are located in DC, and nearby and not so nearby Maryland and Virginia, and West Virginia. Included is a completely unbiased (?) list of the ten best places as well as a chronicle of the ongoing, ever-controversial Crummy but Good Crabcake War.
The restaurants are located in DC, and nearby and not so nearby Maryland and Virginia, and West Virginia. Included is a completely unbiased (?) list of the ten best places as well as a chronicle of the ongoing, ever-controversial Crummy but Good Crabcake War.
128 pages, Paperback
First published October 22, 2002
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October 3, 2024
During this age of turmoil, Donovan Kelly awakens a healthy sense of humor and adventurous spirit in finding the goodness in life among the crumminess of thngs. As Kelly searched for "good food and a good time" after retiring, he invited readers of DC newspapers and a local radio station to help him find and share where the crummy but good restuaurants were. For those who live in the surrounding area of DC, especially Leesburg and Hamilton, Virginia, he challenged these folks to explore the crummy but good restaurants within the range of Washington, DC. Find the good, the joy and perk up your day and find the crummy but good around your area.
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