Brunching in Columbia Heights A few posts ago, I mentioned that I would be playing host to a large group of friends coming into town the first weekend of November. Well, that weekend came and went and I couldn’t let my best friends visit me without taking them to Sunday Read More

Bartenders Join Chefs at Signature Chefs If you don’t have your tickets to the annual March of Dimes Signature Chefs Gala, time is running out and tickets are almost sold out. Next Wednesday at the Ritz-Carlton, 1150 22nd St. NW, 23 chefs and eight bartenders/mixologists will Read More

Zaytinya Adviser Pens Vegetarian Cookbook Vegetarian dishes have long been a large part of Mediterranean diets, especially on the Greek Isles where there’s little space for animals to graze. With simple, often very straightforward preparations, the region makes the most of the Read More

Brandwein to Open Centrolina in CityCenter Chef Amy Brandwein will open Centrolina, a 4,075-square-foot Italian market and restaurant at 974 Palmer Alley in CityCenterDC next spring. Centrolina, Brandwein’s first solo restaurant, will be open daily for lunch and dinner. Brandwein Read More

Vietnamese Sandwiches: Banh Mi Whenever I make a trip back to the suburbs, I’m always excited at the prospect of enjoying some of my mom’s home cooked meals: fried rice, egg rolls and everything else you can imagine. However, sometimes the rare occasion arises when I Read More

Chuy’s Opens in Springfield on Tuesday Chuy’s, the quirky Tex-Mex restaurant that opened its first DMV location in Fairfax last month, will open a second area location at the new Springfield Town Center on Oct. 28. The Austin, Texas-based restaurant is in the mall’s restaurant Read More