D-Bag Bars: Complex rounds up the 25 douchiest bars in DC. Spoiler alert: “Awesomely bad” McFadden’s is number one. [Complex]
#HateChicken: Mayor Vincent Gray has a few professional-slash-legal woes to contend with, but when it comes to Twitter hashtags, the guy can’t be beat. [Twitter]
Transplant Chicken: Speaking of fried chicken and anger, our roundup of the fried-poultry-night trend sparked some unexpected indignation among commenters. [Washingtonian]
Closing of the Guards: Georgetown landlords: always tricky. The Guards closed this
week amidst lease disputes, though an employee tells the Post’s Tim Carman it may reopen.
[WP]
Fernet and Smoked Banana Peels: Gina Chersevani breaks down the Eddy Bar menu for the City Paper. [WCP]
Check, Please: The
Restaurant Association’s president steps down.
[WBJ]
On a Roll: Luke’s
Lobster is opening a Georgetown restaurant.
[WP]
That’s a Lot of Performance Standards: Eater DC pulls ten of the most fun facts from our own Todd Kliman’s long read on Chef Geoff’s.
[Eater
DC]
Heels Hero: Our
fashionable friends over at the Shop Around blog feature the Source’s
“power hostess”—who puts all sensible-flats-wearing desk jockeys to
shame by rocking serious heels to a job that requires constant running
around. [Washingtonian]
Another Mexican Restaurant: Crios opens in Dupont Circle with half-price margaritas through Saturday. WaPo’s Fritz Hahn says
they’re pretty good.
[WP]
Political Pig Out: Senators
and their staff gorge on Hill Country to show their support for Big Ag.
Or something. [BCC]
