Clue #8: The Ulterior Epicure Goes to Washington

The Ulterior Epicure's restaurant log shows a high level of activity at relatively affordable restaurants in Washington, D.C., in the late '90s and early '00s.

During the same time periods that the Ulterior Epicure was eating cheaply in D.C., Bonjwing Lee worked in Washington as an intern and legislative aid to Republican Senator Sam Brownback of Kansas. Frugality would be a necessity for anyone living on the staffer salary Bonjwing Lee earned.