Rammys Go to Lutèce, Baked and Wired; Filomena, Old Europe, Cafe Milano and Ris Lacoste Honored
• July 10, 2023

Restaurant industry professionals and their allies gathered July 9 at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center for the 41st Annual Rammy Awards, as Restaurant Association Metropolitan Washington (RAMW) announced winners […]

Business Ins & Outs: Lutèce Gets Top Praise; Empty 7-Eleven, Sara’s to Get New Tenants 
• September 26, 2022

Congrats! New York Times Praises Lutèce A terrific culinary shout-out — and well deserved for owner Zubair Popal and family — for the bistro at 1522 Wisconsin Ave. NW. Last week, […]

Chase Opens; Rí Rá, Artist’s Proof to Depart; Bonaparte Refreshed
• December 9, 2019

The latest ins and outs aptly tell the tale of Georgetown’s ongoing retail quandary. It was a relief to see that the temporarily closed Cafe Bonaparte has reopened after its facelift.

The Berliner Opens: First 100 Get a Free Beer
• December 13, 2018

Owner Omar Popal is emphasizing the 4,200-square-foot beer hall — in one of Georgetown’s last original warehouse spaces — and the Berliner’s chef, a sausage-making whiz.