Yesterday, the Web site Brightest Young Things posted a list of Washington restaurants that have odd, funny, or unfortunate names (think Sacrificial Lamb, Meat in a Box, and New Big Wong). In that spirit, we want to know your top picks for bizarre restaurant names. Which names do you think are winners and which are flops? Give restaurateurs a lesson and let us know in the comments!

Well, it was a nail-biter of a matchup, but it looks like in the cupcake contest of Sticky Fingers vs. Lavender Moon turned out with Sticky Fingers taking the win in the end. Congratulations on moving to the Sweet 16! You can still vote in the Cupcakes Actually vs. Alexandria Pastry Shop contest here. Click below for this afternoon's match up.

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Happy Tuesday morning, everybody! Ready for some more Cupcake Cup matchups? We're getting close—by tomorrow we'll have the final Sweet Sixteen. Who do you think will advance to the Edible Eight—or even take it all? Bakeshop is moving on to the Sweet Sixteen—it won easily over Breads Unlimited. Lavender Moon and Sticky Fingers' cupcakes are still battling it out over here—you can vote in that contest until 2 PM today. Click below for this morning's match up.

• See the full Cupcake Cup bracket
• Follow along with the Cupcake Cup here

Monday, March 8
Learn how to imbibe like an expert at Cork Market’s Wine Fundamentals 2 class. You’ll study the differences between grape varietals and regional wine characteristics and hear about the basics of wine production. The class, $45 per person, runs from 7 to 8:30. For reservations and information, call 202-265-2674.

Tuesday, March 9
Open Kitchen (7115 Leesburg Pike, Falls Church) is hosting a Caribbean dinner to benefit relief efforts in Haiti. From 7 to 9:30, guests can munch on a buffet of West Indian food, listen to live music, and enjoy tropical-drink specials ($6 each). Tickets cost $50. To reserve your space and learn more, call 703-942-8148 or click here.

While this morning's matchup is going strong (Bakeshop seems to be winning handily so far), it's time to move on to the next Cupcake Cup face-off. Click below for today's afternoon competition. 

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• Follow along with the Cupcake Cup here

Happy Monday, Washington, and welcome to another week full of cupcake fun and challenges! Over the weekend we closed up two cupcake matches: Mobile food truck Curbside Cupcakes beat out Just Cakes, and Furin's edged out a win over the Bread & Chocolate cupcakes that are served up at ACKC. Moving on! Click below for this morning's match up.

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• Follow along with the Cupcake Cup here

A month ago, our restaurant critic Todd Kliman told his Twitter followers he had heard a rumor that Monterey Bay Fish Grotto and Inox, both in Tysons Corner, were going to close. Monday, Missy Frederick of the Washington Business Journal confirmed the sad news about Monterey Bay with a call to the restaurant’s Pittsburgh location. No word on Inox.

Chef Laurent Tourondel and business partner Jimmy Haber, the duo behind the BLT group—which includes BLT Steak in downtown DC—split up. According to New York Times reporter Florence Fabricant, Haber will keep control of the steakhouse in DC, where chef de cuisine Victor Albisu will get a bump to executive chef. The group has two forthcoming projects, both near Dupont Circle: BLT Burger, which will open with a different name, and the Italian restaurant Casa Nonna.