J&G Steakhouse Closing Permanently J&G Steakhouse owned by chef Jean-Georges Vongerichten at the W Hotel will close permanently on June 23. The hotel and Vongerichten’s Culinary Concepts Hospitality Group have ended their five-year contract. The restaurant closed last Read More

New Belgium Visits D.C. This past Saturday, Colorado-based brewer New Belgium Brewing Co. took over The Yards in Southeast for a festival of craft beer and quirky bike riding. Brewing iconic beers like Fat Tire Ale and Ranger IPA, New Belgium has brought some levity to the often Read More

Bangkok Joe’s in Georgetown Is Closing Chef Aulie Bunyarataphan and husband Mel Oursinsini are closing their Bangkok Joe’s Dumpling Bar & Cafe at 3000 K St. NW in Georgetown’s Washington Harbour on Sunday to make way for Mama Rouge, a new, modern restaurant boasting a Read More

Arlington Standby Captures Shore Flavor Along with warm weather and tourists, a pile of steamed Maryland blue crabs piping with old bay is one of the tell-tale signs that summer has come to D.C. This past weekend, I went to Quarterdeck in Arlington and could hear summer cracking Read More

Oval Room to Close for Renovations The Oval Room at 800 Connecticut Ave. NW will close June 30 for a complete renovation changing both the restaurant’s menu direction and design scheme. To celebrate, executive chef Tony Conte’s most popular dishes will be featured during the Read More

Celebrate Holiday & Remember the Fallen Memorial Day is here, and it’s time to take your whites out from storage and put on summer. There is lots of fun stuff going on this weekend: public pool openings, motorcycle rallies and food events as well as somber ceremonies Read More