Inn at Little Washington Earns Third Star The Inn at Little Washington, 309 Middle St., Washington, Va., became the first restaurant in the DMV to earn three stars from the Michelin Guide, the guide’s top rating. New restaurants earning one star are Bresca, 1906 14th St. NW, and Read More

Michelin Adds 19 to D.C.’s Bib Gourmands Last Thursday, the Michelin Guide revealed the its list of Bib Gourmands, “restaurants offering exceptional food at moderate prices,” in D.C. For Michelin, that is $40 for two courses and a glass of wine or dessert (tax and tip not Read More

Mike Isabella Files for Ch. 11 Bankruptcy Disgraced restauranteur and former Top Chef contestant Mike Isabella filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection for nine of his 11 restaurants, as well as parent company Mike Isabella Concepts, in U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Read More

La Vie at the Wharf Gets Zero-Star Review Washington Post food critic Tom Sietsema recently gave La Vie, the splashy Mediterranean restaurant at the Wharf, a zero-star rating. “La Vie on the Wharf is so bad I’m only writing about it as a warning,” the headline declared. The Read More

Isabella Eatery Closes; Kapnos Taverna Owes Rent More bad news for disgraced restauranteur Mike Isabella. As we predicted two weeks ago, Isabella Eatery, the giant food hall at Tysons Galleria, 2001 International Drive, McLean, has closed and his Kapnos Taverna inside the Hotel Read More

City Perch Takes Salad to New Heights Seven stories up above the storefronts and streets of North Bethesda’s Pike & Rose mixed-use development, workers labor under the hot sun to pick produce that could, within hours, be on someone’s plate below. In April, Up Top Acres Read More