Claudio’s Table: Urbane Trattoria with Heritage Recipes

November 9, 2023

Claudio’s Table, an urbane trattoria in the Palisades, dishes up the Italian food that Chef/Owner Claudio Pirollo and Executive Chef Alessandro Pirovano grew up eating and cooking. Chef Pirollo is no stranger to […]

Michelin-starred Chef Matt Baker Brings Boutique Café to Georgetown

October 19, 2023

Baker’s Daughter, Michelin-starred chef Matt Baker’s boutique café below M Street at 1065 Wisconsin Ave, NW, offers Baker’s elevated comfort fare in an eat-in/take-out format.  A brightly lit service bar […]

Blue Duck Tavern Showcases Farm-fresh Fall Menu 


A chef’s table dinner at Blue Duck Tavern got the tastes of autumn off to a flying start on Oct. 5. Jean-Claude Plihon, the director of culinary and food & […]

Cookie & Kate’s Classic Chimichurri Sauce

October 5, 2023

It’s grilling season! Let’s talk all about chimichurri sauce. Chimichurri is a bold and refreshing herbed sauce hailing from Argentina. There are two kinds of chimichurri sauce, green and red. […]

Hit List Dinner at Le Clou Is a Big Hit

September 28, 2023

The Hit List Dinner Series came to Le Clou in NoMa with a lavish culinary presentation by chef Nicholas Stefanelli on Sept. 14. At the restaurant, diners experienced a menu […]

Cleveland Park’s Little Blackbird Is a Playful Delight

September 21, 2023

Ashok Bajaj’s Cleveland Park wine bar, Little Blackbird, doesn’t take itself too seriously. Of course, the Mediterranean food is top notch, and the international wines one won’t find elsewhere are […]

Renovated Safeway Opens With Party, Cheerleaders         

September 18, 2023

There is nothing like going to your regular grocery store that you’ve shopped at for decades and finding balloons, cameras, VIP speakers, performing members of the Washington Commanders cheerleading team, cake, […]

Martin’s Tavern Throws ‘Epic’ 90th Birthday Party (photos)

September 14, 2023

It was a 90th birthday party but seemed like a party for a 19-year-old. There was so much energy, joy and good vibrations — with a couple of hundred people […]

Awards, Kudos to D.C.’s Lutèce, Apéro, and ‘Immigrant Food’


Our flourishing local culinary scene continues to garner praise, recognition and respect as Georgetown’s Lutèce and  Apéro, and Union Market’s Immigrant Food have recently been cited for prestigious awards and […]

Laura’s Pear and Frangipane Tart

August 31, 2023

Arguably, one of the best shows to have come out of the modern era is the Great British Baking Show. A recipe that seems to be known by all of […]