McDonald's has a new, limited-time only Quarter Pounder - the Quarter Pounder BLT. It is essentially a Deluxe Quarter Pounder (with red onions, premium whole-leaf lettuce, crinkle-cut pickles, mayonnaise, cheese, and mustard) with slices of thick-cut bacon added. Watch my review to find out how it rates.
Hostess Cupcakes are now widely available again in grocery stores. I have found the classic iced, cream-filled cupcakes at Safeway and Giant. Here's my review on the 2013 version of an old favorite.
Chicken Out, which closed further south on Rockville Pike earlier this summer, is opening a new restaurant in College Plaza.
Located on the Pike just north of Montgomery College, the space has previously been home to a KFC and an A&W Restaurant. The latter has been greatly missed by burger aficionados, as A&W has no other locations in our area.
Tonight, August 20, only, appetizers at American Tap Room at Rockville Town Square will be 50% off at the bar between 4:00-7:00 PM.
Snowboarding pioneer Burton opened its first store in the Metro DC area Friday, and over the weekend, shoppers at Westfield Montgomery Mall in Bethesda had a chance to explore the new space.
Now you can do that from your easy chair at home, with my virtual store tour. As you will see in the photos below, there is a wide selection of Burton apparel, and all of the necessary equipment: snowboards, bindings and boots, to name a few.
This is the first Burton retail store to feature this specific configuration; others are massive flagship stores or warehouse-outlet stores. Another first for Westfield Montgomery Mall, following the first Hoamgar location outside of Asia, Aroma Espresso Bar, Tesla Store, Dumpling Dojo, and - coming soon - The Cheesecake Factory.
Watch UFC Fight Night 26 at 8:00 PM tonight at Hooters of Rockville.
The main event is Sonnen vs. Shogun.
Attention world travelers: a Currency Exchange kiosk has opened at Westfield Montgomery Mall in Bethesda.
The electronic displays are interesting to read, even if you aren't jetting off to exotic locales.
Apparently the letter E is trending high against the US Dollar, as you can see in the photo below.
