We've already spotted apples at the farmers market and stews and braises on restaurant menus. In other words, fall is here. While we're sad to see juicy peaches and sweet corn disappear, there's lots of good stuff to look forward to: pork, butternut squash, and pears, to name a few. What else are you excited about with fall approaching? Did you have a dish last year that you've been waiting to try again? What's the first fall ingredient you'll look for at the farmers market? Let us know in the comments!
This week, we dropped by Columbia Heights to check out Room 11, the latest addition to the neighborhood’s growing roster of restaurants and bars. Judging by the crowds and the waiting list, the tiny corner wine bar is already a hit among locals. But how does it compare to similar spots in Washington? Is its selection of small bites and charcuterie worth standing around for? We set up our cameras outside to talk to exiting diners and find out.
Labor Day—the unofficial end of summer—is just six days away, so it got us thinking about all the great things we’ve eaten over the last couple of months. Next week, we’ll let you know what our favorite summer eats were, but first we need your input. What restaurant dish made you want to come back every day to order it again and again? Did you have a particularly refreshing salad? A heat-beating cold soup? A delicious dessert made with impossibly sweet peaches? In the comments, tell us your favorite dish from this summer.
Each week, we ask you to tweet us the best (and the not so great) dishes from your eating adventures.
Each week, we ask you to tweet us the best dishes from your eating adventures from over the weekend. And you always deliver with a Twitter stream full of enticing choices. Check out the list below to see what Twitterers around town want a second helping of; if you want to see a favorite dish included, tweet @bestbitesblog, and we'll update the list to include your recommendation.
(Psst—you can also follow Washingtonian on Twitter here, and food and dining editor Todd Kliman here.)
It’s the first day of DC’s summer Restaurant Week (see our menu guide here), when lots of the city’s eateries have special three-course lunch ($20.09) and/or dinner ($35.09) menus—a chance to try some of the best restaurants in town for a fraction of the price. Some places allow diners to choose from their regular menu, while others offer a paltry list of choices with the only attractive dishes bearing a surcharge.
Our food and wine editor, Todd Kliman, gave you his picks for Restaurant Week, and now we want you to weigh in on your experiences. Where did you score a great deal, and where did you feel ripped off? Which restaurants were generous with portions and menu offerings, and which ones skimped? Did your meal feel relaxed or rushed? Every morning, we’ll ask you to tweet @bestbitesblog with your reports from the day before (use the hashtag #DCRW). If you’re not on Twitter, feel free to leave your thoughts in our comments below.
(Psst—you can also follow Washingtonian on Twitter here, and food and dining editor Todd Kliman here.)
Did the long lines scare you away from Hello Cupcake’s free-cupcake offer this morning? Here’s some good news: There are more free goodies today! The Gibson, the speakeasy-like cocktail lounge near DC’s U Street, is giving out free gin rickeys from 8 to 9 tonight. We wouldn’t be surprised, though, if the line snakes down U Street and gets tangled up with the Ben’s Chili Bowl queue. So we want you to tell us and your fellow readers where else to go for a cold, refreshing cocktail that’ll cut through this suffocating humidity. Who has the best cocktails—or better yet, which bar/restaurant with great drinks also has a breezy deck or patio?
Each week, we ask you to tweet us the best (and the not so great) dishes from your eating adventures.
Each week, we ask you to tweet us the best dishes from your eating adventures from over the weekend. And you always deliver with a Twitter stream full of enticing choices. Check out the list below to see what Twitterers around town want a second helping of; if you want to see a favorite dish included, tweet @bestbitesblog, and we'll update the list to include your recommendation.
(Psst—you can also follow Washingtonian on Twitter here, and food and dining editor Todd Kliman here.)
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Though Ann Limpert graduated from Connecticut College with a degree in art history and creative writing, she spent most of her time in New England debating the merits of warm, buttery lobster rolls vs. cold, mayo-y ones. She spent two years covering the internet for Entertainment Weekly magazine (highlights include interviewing the Beastie Boys and dancing to "Livin' la Vida Loca" with Penn Jillette), then left to hone her kitchen skills at the Institute of Culinary Education. She has worked as a cook at several New York restaurants, researched and edited cookbooks, and now writes about food and restaurants for the Washingtonian.
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Rina Rapuano
Rina Rapuano's English degree from Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond put her on the path to becoming a managing editor of a weekly business magazine; a freelance copy editor; and assistant managing news editor—and later the lifestyles editor—at a weekly paper in Maryland. But she realized her true calling when her descriptions of meals to friends and colleagues always seemed to end with the same statement: “You're making me hungry.” Frankly, it was making Rina hungry, too. She chucked her day job in 2006 to become a full-time freelance writer focusing mainly on food, and now works as assistant food and wine editor at The Washingtonian.
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