Italian Embassy Hosts Beard Fundraiser Last Friday, the James Beard Foundation gathered D.C.’s top chefs and 250 guests at the Italian Embassy for a night of fundraising and first-rate food. An organization dedicated to supporting the development of young chefs and Read More

J&G’s New Urban Steakhouse Unveiled When you visit a steakhouse, you expect a steak. But at the preview of the remodeled J&G Steakhouse and Bar 515 at the W Hotel, 515 15th St. NW, last Wednesday, it was missing from the menu. Instead, guests mostly got to sample Read More

The Perfect Chocolate Chip Cookie I’ve been on a cookie bender all my life. I can remember my earliest weakness for the chewy Chips Ahoy, which came in the red packet, much different from their blue counterpart. And I have vivid memories of when my brothers and I discovered the Read More

Subscription Wine Service Uncorks Getting mail is exciting, getting wine in the mail is a party. New Vinlovers wine subscription service will give you something to celebrate each month with three choice wines, styled to your tastes and shipped right to your doorstep. Earlier in Read More

El Centro Opens Georgetown Location El Centro D.F. opened its second location at 1218 Wisconsin Ave. NW in Georgetown where Third Edition used to be, on Sept. 6. DC on Heels was invited to the VIP grand opening last Thursday for a look. This is Richard Sandoval’s second Read More

Jazz Musician Plays Floral Notes Everyone knows that musicians “wanna be ballers,” but vintners? D.C.-based jazz musician Marcus Johnson has made that very crossover, going from improvising grooves to riffing on tannins with his brand of Flo Wines. For the Love Of An Read More