After a quick tour of the upper levels of the American Art Museum, we headed to J&G Steakhouse in the W Hotel right next to the White House to meet Jason for dinner.

It was a long dinner (3 hours), but the food, the conversation, and company was terrific.

My meal: butternut squash soup with oyster mushrooms, soy glazed short ribs with apple-jalapeño purée and rosemary crumbs, Brussels sprouts with pecans, and a salted caramel ice cream sundae with peanuts, popcorn, and chocolate sauce.