Celebrate Metropolitan Washington Restaurant Week, Jan. 15-21
• January 11, 2024

Dine Out. Take Out. Eat Up.  So begins the special offerings and discount listings for this winter’s Metropolitan Washington Restaurant Week – a celebration of area restaurants and the “diversity […]

Weekend Roundup, Aug. 24 – 27
• August 24, 2023

Happy weekend! It’s crazy how fast summer has flown by. Enjoy the last full weekend before Labor Day with a National Dog Day event, Bourbon Steak’s Summer Somm Soirée, bread-making […]

Time to Reserve a Table for Summer Restaurant Week, Aug. 28 – Sept. 3
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Have you reserved a table yet?  Metropolitan Washington Summer Restaurant Week kicks off around town Monday August 28, running through Sunday, September 3. Presented by the Restaurant Association Metropolitan Washington […]

The Latest Dish, Aug. 10
• August 10, 2023

Food Halls – Virtual or Not – Are Hot  Reza Farahani and The Kitchen Collective (TKC), which recently opened Joon in Tysons, has launched a virtual to-go food hall, located […]

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 […]

Weekend Round Up, March 31 – April 3
• March 31, 2022

Happy Friday! April Fools’! It’s unfortunately only Thursday but consider it a warning because tomorrow’s indeed April 1. For those who aren’t too foolish, so many great options await you […]

Mostly Virtual Arts Round Up, August 13, 2020
• August 13, 2020

Starting a two-week run on Monday: Metropolitan Washington Restaurant “Week.” Also on Monday, works of art 12 and 24 feet tall go on view at the reopened Hirshhorn Sculpture Garden.

Top RAMMY Awards to Bailey, Onwuachi; John Laytham Honored
• July 1, 2019

Mayor Muriel Bowser joined the presentation to remember and honor John Laytham, co-owner of the Clyde’s Restaurant Group, who died in January. Nov. 12 will be proclaimed John Laytham Day in the District.

RAMMYs Shine Despite Industry Challenges
• June 11, 2018

The industry has taken a hit this year from the sexual harassment scandals and Anthony Bourdain’s passing. Speeches at the D.C. ceremony emphasized the need for community and a spirit of togetherness.