Ris Earns Semifinal Spot for 2023 James Beard ‘Outstanding Restaurant’

February 9, 2023

Ris Lacoste was “completely surprised” to learn that her eponymous West End restaurant at 2275 L St. NW, is a semifinalist for the James Beard Foundation’s “Outstanding Restaurant” USA 2023 […]

M St. Murder Suspect Nabbed by U.S. Marshals in Jamaica

August 18, 2022

Murder on M Street On a busy rush-hour evening in Georgetown, a 27-year old aspiring chef who had worked in area restaurants and briefly at 1789 Restaurant – Tarek Boothe […]

Business Ins & Outs: Preppy Fitzgerald’s, Aerie, M&T

June 28, 2021

In: The Preppy Chic, Cozy Fitzy’s Clyde’s Restaurant Group and 1789 Restaurant have gone back to the future with the second reboot to replace the celebrated, longtime F. Scott’s, companion […]

Valentine’s Weekend Dining in Georgetown

February 11, 2021

After too many months of housebound togetherness, local restaurants are betting that couples are ready to dine out — or to splurge on take-home luxury.  

New Bar at 1789

February 7, 2018

By Travis Mitchell Georgetown’s 1789 Restaurant, at 1226 36th St. NW, has introduced a new bar area for guests looking for a craft cocktail or a draft beer in a […]

5 Thanksgiving Dinners on the Town

November 21, 2017

D.C. offers a variety of delicious alternatives to a homemade meal.

ANC Monday: Streetlights, C&O Canal, Heating Plant, 1789

October 30, 2017

On tonight’s ANC agenda, a presentation about the C&O Canal master plan by Alison Greenberg, executive director of Georgetown Heritage, and Kevin Brandt, superintendent of the C&O Canal National Historical Park.