In honor of Charlie's birthday, Napoleon in Adams-Morgan became occupied territory, only we were wise enough to leave before our welcome wore out. Or something. However, afterward, a residual force made the decision to venture to M'Dawg, the fancy hot-dog joint that's been written up in Food & Wine. I'd never been there, despite being curious about the place for over a year.

M'Dawg is not worth your money, of which they'll take a lot. Yeah, they've got a lot condiments, and it's nice to sprinkle bacon bits and sauteed mushrooms on a hot dog. But the hot dog itself was decidedly mediocre. The offerings from Nathan's or Hebrew National that you can buy in the supermarket are markedly superior. For $4.50 I got the bare minimum offering, I think -- not the $15 Kobe beef hot dog (!) or anything -- and by the last few bites I was thinking of all the bubble gum I could have bought with that money.