Casual Thai Restaurant Opens in Rosslyn Chef Aulie Bunyaratapan and her husband Mel Oursinsiri, owners of Bangkok Joe’s in Georgetown and T.H.A.I. in Shirlington, opened Tom Yum District, their latest restaurant with a modern take on Thai food at 1515 Wilson Blvd. in Rosslyn on Read More

A List of June Food Favorites Where did June go? Here is my list of attempts to beat the start of summer heat. Yvette van Boven’s Pavlova recipe (featured in Bon Appetit), adding fennel and tarragon — an absolute crowd pleaser. The newest addition of H & pizza Read More

Kapnos Greek Restaurant Debuts Friday Graffiato owner and Top Chef contestant Mike Isabella will open Kapnos, his third Washington restaurant, at 2201 14th St. NW on Friday. The menu features spit-roasted whole animals and mezze plates. The 160-seat eatery at 14th and W is Read More

Celebrating Independent Tastes Even though it feels more like monsoon season than summer proper these days, the Fourth of July is, in fact, here in all its star spangled glory. As the nation’s capital, D.C. has a fair amount of fanfare scheduled to commemorate the start of Read More

French Bistro Opening on Capitol Hill The Mendelsohns are taking over more of the 300 block of Pennsylvania Avenue SE as Chef Spike and sister Micheline open their new French restaurant Béarnaise just down the street from their original Good Stuff Eatery and We, the Pizza. The Read More

A Recipe for Gumbo It’s easy for me to find any excuse to travel. Particularly when I don’t have plans. Travel for the sake of travel, intentionally leaving sans itinerary. This past week I followed my Southern soul to Cajun country, Louisiana. I packed my backpack and headed to Read More