2022 Rammy Award Finalists Announced

April 7, 2022

Gastronomic alert: This year’s Rammy finalists have been announced. On April 5, the Restaurant Association of Metropolitan Washington (RAMW) published their 2022 Rammy Awards Finalists, including several eating and dining […]

Local Female Food Entrepreneurs Showcased


The inspiration in the air at Foxtrot was nothing short of contagious at the Celebrating Female Food Entrepreneurs event Friday, March 18. Foxtrot, a boutique corner-store at 1267 Wisconsin Avenue […]

Wild Thistle Kitchen: Overnight Sourdough Pancakes

March 31, 2022

Pancakes are a beloved weekend tradition in many homes and ours is no exception. Making them is one of the coziest ways to get the morning going and it really […]

Weekend Round Up, March 31 – April 3


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 […]

Power and Popovers Rule at BLT Steak 

March 25, 2022

Power dining in a welcoming, contemporary setting is the lure at the recently renovated BLT Steak location near the White House. Spacious half-moon-shaped, buttery leather-lined booths hug the dining area’s […]

Laura’s Gluten-Free Raspberry Blondies

March 24, 2022

I love blondies! I do. This is such a great recipe because it can appeal to so many. Blondie bars are an absolutely delicious snack, and they are great as […]

Wild Thistle Kitchen: Brown Butter Blondies

March 17, 2022

Push aside all other blondie recipes, these Brown Butter Blondies are a game changer. Chewy, gooey, toasty, caramely, brown buttery, butterscotchy, just enough salt — such layered, balanced flavors. The […]

Business Ins & Outs: Fountain Inn Opens; Amazon Books Closes; Scout Gets Store


In: Fountain Inn Livens Up Book Hill The Fountain Inn opened yesterday at 1659 Wisconsin Ave. NW — just in time for St. Patrick’s Day — with some serious whiskeys. […]

Celebrating Everyone’s Irish Heritage In and Near Georgetown 

March 11, 2022

It’s said that on St. Patrick’s Day, “Everyone is a little Irish.” True or not, Georgetown is a great place to celebrate the Emerald Isle’s food, drink and conviviality. Martin’s […]

Catoctin Creek’s Balsamic Berry Old Fashioned

March 10, 2022

Whiskey and Virginia have been intertwined since the arrival of the first European settlers to the region. In 1607, colonists in Jamestown, Virginia, began distilling rye whisky. Our founding father, […]