Record Number of Restaurants to Close; Council Meets Again on Initiative 82
• July 28, 2025

The District Council is voting on Monday, July 28, whether or not to reconsider a controversial local law that raised the minimum wage for all restaurant workers, including thousands who […]

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 […]

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 […]

Weekend Roundup, Jan. 12 – 16
• January 12, 2023

Welcome to another weekend (and a long MLK-one at that!) Without further ado, here’s your weekly roundup of things to do. Enjoy the beginning of Winter Restaurant Week, a tea […]

Pandemic Dominates 2021 RAMMY Award Nominations
• July 28, 2021

Restaurant Association Metropolitan Washington announced finalists for the 2021 RAMMY Awards, the winners of which will be announced on Sunday, September 19, at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center.  Special […]

Nabe Nabs RAMMY Noms
• March 15, 2018

A handful of Georgetown restaurants scored nominations across the 19 categories in the Restaurant Association of Metropolitan Washington RAMMY Awards.