The Latest Dish: Chef Ris Lacoste Honored
• June 8, 2023

Chef Ris Lacoste Wins Duke Zeibert Capital Achievement Award On June 5, the Restaurant Association Metropolitan Washington (RAMW) and industry peers, friends and family, celebrated Ris Lacoste of Ris, as […]

2023 Rammy Award Finalists Announced
• April 13, 2023

In a festive ceremony at the Hamilton Hotel downtown – described by DCist as the sort “where chefs, bartenders, journalists, and PR types circle the room to network… and enjoy […]

The Latest Dish: Creative Cocktails Kick off the Season
• November 3, 2022

Adams Morgan News: Scott Parker of Scott Parker Brands (Don Tito, Don Taco, Barley Mac) plans to open Baja Tap in Q1 2023 at 2436 18th St. NW in Adams […]

2022 Michelin Stars Announced for D.C. Region
• May 5, 2022

In the restaurant industry, perhaps nothing’s more stressful than vying for a vaunted Michelin Star.  It all started in 1889, when brothers Andre and Edouard Michelin founded their tire company […]

Downtowner News: Cherry Blossom Festival Returns, Smithsonian Opening Up
• March 7, 2022

Cherry Blossom Peak Bloom Announced with Festival on the Way  Mark your calendars — peak bloom is just 13 days away. Superintendent of the National Mall and Memorial Parks Jeff […]

Michelin Giveth, Taketh Away Stars
• October 3, 2019

Four D.C.-area restaurants joined the Michelin club: Gravitas, Maydan, Little Pearl and Sushi Nakazawa.

Downtowner DC Aug. 22, 2018
• August 22, 2018

Maydan on Bon Appetit’s ‘Hot Ten’ List Maydan, at 1346 Florida Ave. NW, is the second-best restaurant in the country, according to Bon Appetit’s “Hot Ten” list for 2018. The […]