For this week's Discovering DC we're in Lexington Park, MD with Val of The Daily Distraction.
What’s your history with Lexington Park and DC?
I fell in love with DC the first time I visited as a high school senior on our big senior trip. Not long after, my dad moved to Virginia and I’ve been visiting and dreaming of moving here ever since. Last November, my husband, our pug, our corgi, and I made the 5 day drive from California to move to Southern Maryland and we love it! Our hope is to eventually move closer to DC, possibly settling in Alexandria, but for now, we’re enjoying our small town and cannot wait for Spring to come so farmer’s markets start back up (we’re from the desert…fresh flowers and produce excites us to no end).
Discovering Lexington Park – what are your favorite places to shop/eat/go with friends/people watch?
For being such a small town, Lexington Park, MD has some great food! Especially sea food (duh) which we definitely didn’t get to enjoy when we lived in the desert in CA. Our favorite restaurants in our area are The Blue Wind Gourmet, CD Cafe, and The Lotus Kitchen featuring Kim’s Key Lime Pies. We get into DC as often as we can and our favorite meals there so far have been at Oyamel (you can’t go wrong with any of Jose Andres’ restaurants really) and Central. We just picked up The Washingtonian 100 Very Best Restaurants and we can’t wait to try them all!
Perfect way to spend a Sunday afternoon in Lexington Park?
The CD Café and The Lotus Kitchen mentioned above are both on Solomons Island over the bridge from where we live. Solomons has quickly become our favorite place to spend a Sunday afternoon; walking on the pier, stopping into the shops, and checking out all the beautiful homes and boats. Recently we spent a Sunday sitting in The Lotus Kitchen’s screened in porch, drinking a whole bottle of wine while we enjoyed their delicious appetizers, and stared out at the water. It doesn’t get much better than that.
What’s your history with Lexington Park and DC?
I fell in love with DC the first time I visited as a high school senior on our big senior trip. Not long after, my dad moved to Virginia and I’ve been visiting and dreaming of moving here ever since. Last November, my husband, our pug, our corgi, and I made the 5 day drive from California to move to Southern Maryland and we love it! Our hope is to eventually move closer to DC, possibly settling in Alexandria, but for now, we’re enjoying our small town and cannot wait for Spring to come so farmer’s markets start back up (we’re from the desert…fresh flowers and produce excites us to no end).
Discovering Lexington Park – what are your favorite places to shop/eat/go with friends/people watch?
For being such a small town, Lexington Park, MD has some great food! Especially sea food (duh) which we definitely didn’t get to enjoy when we lived in the desert in CA. Our favorite restaurants in our area are The Blue Wind Gourmet, CD Cafe, and The Lotus Kitchen featuring Kim’s Key Lime Pies. We get into DC as often as we can and our favorite meals there so far have been at Oyamel (you can’t go wrong with any of Jose Andres’ restaurants really) and Central. We just picked up The Washingtonian 100 Very Best Restaurants and we can’t wait to try them all!
Perfect way to spend a Sunday afternoon in Lexington Park?
The CD Café and The Lotus Kitchen mentioned above are both on Solomons Island over the bridge from where we live. Solomons has quickly become our favorite place to spend a Sunday afternoon; walking on the pier, stopping into the shops, and checking out all the beautiful homes and boats. Recently we spent a Sunday sitting in The Lotus Kitchen’s screened in porch, drinking a whole bottle of wine while we enjoyed their delicious appetizers, and stared out at the water. It doesn’t get much better than that.
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