The Best Outdoor Spots to Sip on a Cocktail in the DC Area

Washingtonian (Food) 3/10 6:09A Ann Limpert

Hit a Breezy Happy Hour Colada Shop location_on Multiple area locations language Website Photograph by Rey Lopez. There’s no shortage of discounted drinks and snacks (even on weekends) at these Cuban...

Meet the DC-Area Chefs Competing on Top Chef Season 23

Washingtonian (Food) 3/10 6:00A Jenae Barnes

If you tuned into the premiere of Top Chef season 23 last night, you caught two DC-area chefs vying for the title in North Carolina. Anthony Jones, hailing from Sunderland, Maryland, is the executive...

Carla Hall Is Opening a Fried Chicken Spot With the Good Stuff Eatery Team

Washingtonian (Food) 3/9 3:09A Jessica Sidman

Bumblebirds . 303 Pennsylvania Ave., SE. It s been nearly a decade since celebrity Carla Hall was last involved in a restaurant. Since closing her Nashville hot chicken spot, Carla Hall s Southern...

16 Affordable Dining Spots From Our 100 Very Best Restaurants List

Washingtonian (Food) 3/3 11:00P Ann Limpert

A&J Restaurant location_on Annandale and Rockville language Website Photograph by Scott Suchman. This Northern Chinese dim sum standby has been turning out pan-fried pork dumplings and springy dan-dan...

13 Great Italian Spots From Our 100 Very Best Restaurants List

Washingtonian (Food) 3/2 11:00P Ann Limpert

All-Purpose and AP Pizza Shop location_on Bethesda, Navy Yard, Shaw language Website and Website Pepperoni pizza with honey at All-Purpose. Photograph by Scott Suchman. Crisp-bottomed, deck-oven...

José Andrés Will Replace The Bazaar at the Waldorf Astoria With a Steakhouse

Washingtonian (Food) 3/2 4:58A Jessica Sidman

The Bazaar by José Andrés will close its location in the Waldorf Astoria on Pennsylvania Avenue on March 11, just over three years after its splashy debut . In its place, José Andrés Group will open theatrical steakhouse Bazaar Meat later this...

Nothing Is More Than $30 at This New DC Italian Restaurant

Washingtonian (Food) 2/26 10:37A Jessica Sidman

Ulivo . 2737 Sherman Ave., NW. Three years ago, Tim Monaghan decided to leave behind a career in banking and finance to spend more time with his two young sons. Instead, he decided over a meal at...

A Cafe With Office Amenities and Live Music Nights Opens in DC

Washingtonian (Food) 2/26 4:20A Jessica Sidman

Three Whistles . 5832 Georgia Ave., NW. As a mobile worker, Ramzy Azar has spent plenty of time in cafes while operating his real estate business and defense contracting firm focused on health...

Neighborhood Guide: Where to Eat, Shop, and Play in Silver Spring

Washingtonian (Food) 2/24 11:00P Kate Corliss

Your insider guide for both trendy and classic spots to eat, shop, and play in the DC area. Read More Here. In 1840, when Francis Preston Blair and his daughter came across a “mica-flecked” spring...

DC’s Hottest Summer Camp for Kids? Culinary School.

Washingtonian (Food) 2/22 11:00P Sara Levine Rosenblum

Noah Akman was about four years old when he started baking. “Definitely before he could read,” recalls his mom, Katherine Lew. “One day, I got out our mixer to make a cake, and I think he just loved...

Immigration Authorities Are Cracking Down on DC Restaurants Again

Washingtonian (Food) 2/19 4:26A Jessica Sidman

Last May, federal immigration agents visited more than 100 DC-area businesses , including many restaurants, seeking I-9 forms verifying employment eligibility. But it wasn t until last week that it least some of those businesses heard back from...

Why One Street Corner Now Rules DC’s LGBTQ Bar Scene

Washingtonian (Food) 2/17 11:00P Jennifer Albarracin Moya

The corner of 14th and U streets, Northwest, is now home to six LGBTQ bars , with just over 300 feet separating the nightlife options. The spots have all opened their doors over the past few years, bringing dramatic changes to a corner long...

José Andrés Group Names New CEO

Washingtonian (Food) 2/17 5:21A Jessica Sidman

José Andrés Group CEO Sam Bakhshandehpour is stepping away from the top role in the company s hospitality and media empire. Andrés tells Washingtonian his longtime friend and board member David Strasser—a managing director in venture capital firm...

Bar Japonais Rebrands as Katsumi With More Sushi and Lounge Vibes

Washingtonian (Food) 2/13 5:59A Jessica Sidman

Bar Japonais had only been open about a year and a half when it shut down for a rebrand. The 14th Street restaurant was initially billed as a French-Japanese izakaya with a lot of fusion dishes and...

A New Cantonese-Inspired Restaurant in DC Features Hollywood East Cafe Chef

Washingtonian (Food) 2/10 7:41A Jessica Sidman

Canton Disco . 1025 First St., SE. Beloved Chinese restaurant Hollywood East Cafe closed in Wheaton last summer after nearly three decades. Now, Timothy Yu, whose family ran the restaurant, is...