Brasserie Liberté Opens in Georgetown On Saturday, Nov. 16, restaurateur Hakan Ilhan opened his 6,000-square-foot casual French restaurant Brasserie Liberté at 3251 Prospect St. NW in the former Morton’s steakhouse in Georgetown.   Ilhan, who also owns the upscale French Read More

3 Good Savory Recipes Made with Matcha Matcha is a type of green tea popular in Japan. Matcha powder is different from most tea leaves or tea bags in that it is consumed by suspending the powder in liquid, usually water or milk. Matcha has gained widespread popularity in the West Read More

Emilie’s Opens Near Eastern Market Emilie’s, the new restaurant from former Himitsu chef and co-owner Kevin Tien, opened Friday (Oct. 10) at 1101 Pennsylvania Ave. SE near Eastern Market.   Tien partnered with the same restaurant group that owns Jinya Ramen Bar, Sheesh Grill Read More

Astro Beer Hall Opens at Metro Center Astro Beer Hall, an 11,000-square foot, two-level beer hall and coffee shop, opened on Friday, Oct. 4 at 1306 G St. NW. It is a collaboration between Astro Doughnuts & Fried Chicken and Tin Shop, the folks behind Penn Social, Big Chief, Read More

Modena Italian Restaurant Replaces Bibiana At first glance, you won’t notice much difference between Modena, Knightsbridge Restaurant Group’s new modern Italian restaurant that opened Monday at 1100 New York Ave. NW on Monday, and Bibiana Osteria-Enoteca, which it replaced – a Read More

Sticx Coming to Georgetown This Fall The team behind Bandoola Bowl, Georgetown’s Burmese salad shop, will open Sticx at 1728 Wisconsin Ave. NW, in Georgetown this fall selling skewers of Asian meats, seafood, vegetables and sushi.   Sticx comes from Aung Myint and business Read More