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  • The medal given to James Beard Award winners in 2019. (Photo: Eliesa Johnson/James Beard Foundation)

    Food Oscars

    The James Beard Foundation announced its 2025 semifinalists on Wednesday with 24 DMV chefs and restaurants on the list. Winners will be named on June 15.Read More
    24 Jan 2025
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  • Images showing the outside of Crisfield Seafood, the dining room, shelves of memorabilia and other items. (Photos: Crisfield Seafood/Facebook)

    Food Bites

    A roundup of food and restaurant news in the DMV for the week of Jan. 12, 2025. This week: Crisfield Seafood to auction memorabilia and collectibles.Read More
    13 Jan 2025
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  • Spaghetti with cherry tomatoes in garlic butter in a white, oval baking dish. (Photo: Jen Causey)

    30-Minute Meal

    Cherry tomatoes are a great shortcut to pasta sauce. Naturally sweet, they don’t take long to blister & burst, and the juice creates a luscious sauce.Read More
    28 Dec 2024
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  • Top view of variety of gingerbread cookies presented on festive table for Christmas celebration. (Photo: alvarez/iStock)

    Sweet News

    From gifting boxes of cookies to setting out cookies & milk for Santa, few things capture the spirit of Christmas like warm, fresh baked cookies.Read More
    24 Dec 2024
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  • Paella de marisco in a traditional paella pan topped with squid, shrimp and snow peas. (Photo: Mark Heckathorn/DC on Heels)

    First Taste

    At Arrels, the restaurant at the new Arlo Washington DC hotel, 333 G St. NW, Chef Pepe Moncayo has gone back to his Spanish roots.Read More
    20 Dec 2024
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chicken and goat cheese by Mark Heckathorn

Food and Games

11 Jan 2016
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baby back ribs, bocce, bowling, C&O Canal, chicken and goat cheese, flatbread, fried calamari, fusilli, georgetown, Georgetown Park, glow, Italian-American, mac and cheese, olive oil-pesto, Pike & Rose, Pinstripes, poor service, rockville, s'mores, Shops at Georgetown
Bocce, Bowling and Dinner at Pinstripes A friend and I ventured to see the Glow light display in Georgetown at Christmastime and decided to grab a bite at Pinstripes, 1064 Wisconsin Ave. NW, in the rear of Georgetown Park (formerly the Shops at Georgetown) along the C&O
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Crawfish Monica with house-made pappardelle and local mushrooms from Bayou Bakery's new dinner menu. (Photo: Bayou Bakery)

Food Bites

09 Jan 2016
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Alain Roussel, amari, Balcony Room, Bayou Bakery, bitter, black fideua, capitol hill, Chevy Chase, cocktails, craft cocktails, crepes, dinner service, Dram & Grain, five-course supper, food bites, G by Mike Isabella, Goose Island Beer, Greg Basalla, Guillaume de Decker, Jack Rose Dining Saloon, Kapnos Taverna, Kate Chrisman, Kon Tiki, Le Ferme, Legal Sea Foods, Lonnie Zoeller, Lukas B. Smith, Paella Valenciana, Praline Bakery & Bistro, Provence, Roche Bobois Paris, Royal Knights, shrimp classic, Spanish cooking, Spanish wines, Stuart and Maury Realtors, Supper by Fireside, The Royal, torrada de escalivada, Vinoteca, whiskey, winter wine classes
Bayou Bakery Adds Dinner Menu Bayou Bakery, Coffee Bar & Eatery, 901 Pennsylvania Ave. SE on Capitol Hill, began serving an à la carte dinner menu on Friday. The menu, priced from $12-$20, includes southern-Louisiana-influenced fare. During the day, Bayou Bakery is a casual
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First Taste

06 Jan 2016
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1940s Hollywood glam, beef carpaccio, Berkshire pork chop, bistro, bread & butter pudding, brunch, charred Spanish octopus, City Tap House, clams, contemporary American cuisine, crab, crab croquettes, creme brulee, crudo, D.C. Coast, DC Fud, dinner, duck fat fries, eclairs, foie gras mousse, Franklin Square, fried Brussels sprouts, gluten-free, Glutino, Harrington's Pub & Kitchen, lobster, lobster roll, Louisiana fried oysters, lunch, Maggie O'Neill, Marc Plessis, monkfish osso buco, N.Y. strip steak, National Harbor, New York City, oysters, Penn Quarter, Pennsylvania 6, Philadelphia, Public House, raw bar, resh ricotta, shrimp, spiced apple cake, strip steak sandwich, supper club, SwatchRoom, Tuacano West, Udi, vegetable hot pot, vegetarian, washington post, wild burgandy snails, yellow fin tuna
Pennsylvania 6 Excels at Seafood Pennsylvania 6, 1350 I St. NW in the former Tuscano West space across from Franklin Square, opened for dinner Nov. 20. They added lunch service in mid-December and will begin serving weekend brunch on Jan. 16. The restaurant, designed by Magg
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The Tennessee whiskey cake was the best part of this TGI Friday's dinner. (Photo: Mark Heckathorn/DC on Heels)

TGI Forget-It

04 Jan 2016
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Appleby's, bourbon barrel chicken, broccoli, Burger Tap and Shake, chains, chicken, Chii's, Foggy Bottom, franchise, George Washington University, Jack Daniels, Johnny Rocket's, mashed potatoes, Olive Garden, rewards, Roti, Ruby Tuesday's, stripes, Tennessee whiskey cake, TGI Friday's, Whole Foods
Franchise Disappoints Any Day of the Week Sometimes you’re in a hurry, don’t want to spend a lot of money or just want something familiar, so you head to one of the casual chain restaurants: Olive Garden, Ruby Tuesday’s, Appleby’s, Chili’s, etc. and you know what you’ll get no
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Chef R.J. Cooper's last night at Rogue 24 was New Year's Eve. He's headed to the Marriott Center City in Charlotte, N.C. (Photo: Scott Suchman)

Food Bites

02 Jan 2016
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acerola, Adam Howard, Agora, Alcoholic Beverage Regulation Administration, bankruptcy, Besties Night Out, Bryan Voltaggio, Charlotte, Chris Bisiotis, Commissary, D.C. Superior Court, Eat Well DC, Fairfax, Frederick ounty Bank, G by Mike Isabella, George Pagonis, Graffiato, Grillfish, Gypsy Soul, Hilda Staples, industry takeover night, James Beard Award, Jeffrey Buben, Jennifer Carroll, Jonah Kim, Jonathan Staples, Jonathan Theriault, Judith Cooper, Kapnos, Kapnos Taverna, Karal Inguina, Lanham, lawsuit, Logan Tavern, Malia Milstead, Manuel Iguina, Marjorie Meek-Bradley, Marriott Center City, Martha's Table, Mei Lin, Met Bethesda, Mike Isabella, Mike Isabella Concepts, Mio Restaurant and Cafe, Mosaic District, N.C., R.J. Cooper, Ralph Villar, Reqin, Ripple, Robin Li, Rosslyn, Rouge 24, Secret Chopsticks, Shaw, SoBe Restaurant and Lounge, tasting menu, The Bird, The Pig, Thomas Circle, Tom Sietsema, Top Chef, Vidalia, Washington City Paper, washington post, Westfield Montgomery, WSL Hospitality, Yona, Zola
Chef R.J. Cooper leaves Rogue 24 Temperamental and controversial chef R.J. Cooper left Rogue 24, 922 N St. NW, after years of legal drama with his business partner Hilda Staples to become director of culinary experience at the Marriott Center City in Charlotte, N.C., which is
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Beginning Jan. 1, the District will ban the use of Styrofoam containers at restaurants and other food-related businesses. (Photo: Portland Press Herald)

Food Bites

30 Dec 2015
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22 West, ADA, Americans with Disabilities Act, Anacostia River, Arundel Mills, Ashok Bajaj, Burlington Coat Factory, Cava Grill, Circa, City Place Mall, D.C. Department of Consumer and Regulatory Affairs, D.C. Department of Energy & Environment, Dave & Buster's, Dertucci's, Dunkin' Donuts, dupont circle, Ellsworth Place, expanded polystyrene, food bites, giant, Hank's Oyster Bar, Harris Teeter, library room, Lindley Richardson, litter, Maggiano’s, Mark Fiedler, Nando’s Peri Peri, polypropylene, Rasika West End, Ritchie Station Marketplace, Safeway, Springfield Town Center, styrooam, Sustainable D.C. Omnibus Amendment Act of 2014, U.S. District Court, White Flint Mall, Whole Foods
In with 2016, Out with Styrofoam Beginning Friday, a new law goes into effect in the District banning the use of Styrofoam boxes or cups. D.C. is joining a host of other cities including New York City, Minneapolis and Portland, Maine in banning the containers. Effective Jan. 1,
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