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SUMMARY:Brookside Gardens Tour and Lunch
DESCRIPTION:  We'll start with a walk around Brookside Gardens in Whea
	ton\, followed by lunch at Irene's Pupusas III. Links with info are po
	sted below. Here's the plan: We'll meet at the gardens at 11:00\, wand
	er around a bit\, then head off to lunch around 12:45. The restaurant 
	is about 1.5 miles from the gardens. If you can't make it to the garde
	ns\, join us for lunch at the restaurant (and indicate "lunch only" in
	 your RSVP\, please!). Irene's Pupusas III is one of Washingtonian Mag
	azine's 100 Best Bargain Restaurants. If you've never had a pupusa\, h
	ere's your chance to try one of the best around! Metro Station: Wheato
	n (Red Line) -The entrance to Brookside Gardens is 2.2 miles from the 
	Metro Station. Check the BG website for directions by bus. Google Maps
	 now has walking directions\, too. You can also post a note in your RS
	VP ("Need a ride from Metro"). Someone should be able to give you a li
	ft. -Irene's Pupusas is about 1 block from the Wheaton station\, at th
	e intersection of Georgia and Ennalls Avenues - near University Blvd. 
	Event fee: $1.00 payable at event. Brookside Gardens Brookside Gardens
	 is Montgomery County's incomparable\, award-winning 50-acre public di
	splay garden situated within Wheaton Regional Park. Included in the ga
	rdens are several distinct areas\; azalea garden\, rose garden\, child
	ren's garden\, formal garden\, fragrance garden\, Japanese style garde
	n and trial garden. The garden also features two conservatories for ye
	ar-round enjoyment. A horticultural reference library is located in th
	e airy Visitors Center. Admission is free. Link to Brookside Gardens w
	ebsite Irene's Pupusas III For more than two decades\, Irene Cuevas ha
	s reigned as the area’s pupusa queen\, cranking out thick griddle cor
	n cakes oozing with cheese and sided with the peppery cabbage slaw cur
	tido for street carts\, diners\, and now this\, her only full-service 
	restaurant and bar. While Cuevas has sold the restaurant to her grands
	on and his wife\, the Salvadoran kitchen is still cooking with heart. 
	What to get: Bean-and-cheese\, pork-and-cheese\, and loroco pupusas\, 
	the latter made of a flower bud that tastes grassy and fresh\; sopa di
	 pollo\, as comforting a chicken soup as any\; creamy\, pork-fattened 
	beans\; a sweet-corn tamale de elote\, steamed and served with a dollo
	p of crema\; tacos de lengua\, with hunks of braised tongue spilling f
	rom two-ply corn tortillas\; baleadas\, a Honduran-style burrito stuff
	ed with beef\, avocado\, beans\, and cheese. Irene's Pupusas III 11300
	-B Georgia Ave. Wheaton MD 301.933.2118 Metered street parking is avai
	lable near the restaurant. See the Washingtonian Magazine article on h
	ow pupusas are made at Irene's: Link to "The Pupusa Queen" article Con
	tact me if you have any questions (click on "email me" under my lovely
	 photo). -Caryn\n
LOCATION:Postal code 20001\, United States @ Washington, District of C
	olumbia 20001 United States
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