La Bonne Vache, New Neighborhood Fave in Old Booeymonger Spot
• June 17, 2024

By Forbes Dudley Georgetown’s newest hit French bistro, La Bonne Vache, occupies the space that once held the iconic Booeymonger. In the short amount of time since it opened in […]

Michael Rafidi, Masako Morishita Get Top Honors at James Beard Awards
• June 13, 2024

By David Edwards Not one, but two of Washington, D.C.’s chefs have won some of the highest honors in the culinary world at the 2024 James Beard Restaurant and Chef […]

The Latest Dish: Here Come the Bars and Omakase Spots
• June 12, 2024

 UnOrdinary Hospitality’s Radovan Jankovic and Marko Bogdanovic, creators of Residents Café & Bar in Dupont Circle, and chef Rob Curtis, who curated the transformation of Mercy Me restaurant in Yours Truly […]

Cocktail of the Month: The Kamikaze  
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 Last month, our column honored Mother’s Day with a cocktail fit for a queen. This month, we’ll celebrate the summer solstice with a princely — or soon-to-be kingly — tipple.   […]

‘I’ll Have What She’s Having’: Culture, Not Just Corned Beef
• May 30, 2024

Growing up Jewish in the nation’s capital in the mid-20th century we took for granted Sunday morning bagels, lox and cream cheese from Parkway, Posin’s or Hofberg’s Kosher Deli. “Deli” […]

Toast Mom Like a Queen With This Drink 
• May 2, 2024

The last few years have been a frenzy for royal watchers. Starting with Harry and Meghan’s breakaway, their blockbuster Oprah interview and Harry’s “Spare” memoir, continuing with Queen Elizabeth II’s […]

Downtown Stunner: La Grande Boucherie
• April 24, 2024

It was quite the restaurant opening party of 400 attendees last week at the corner of 14th and G Street NW in an old bank building that was shuttered for […]

The Latest Dish: Beer-Centric, Wine-Centric Restaurants Expand  
• April 10, 2024

D.C.’s Ivy City-based Atlas Brew Works will open its third brewery and tap room over Memorial Day weekend in Alexandria’s Carlyle Crossing development at 2429 Mandeville Lane. The 6,000-square-foot Atlas Alexandria […]

L’Avant-Garde Introduces Lunch à la Française 
• April 4, 2024

The Georgetowner got a chance to check out the new lunch menu at Georgetown’s elegant French restaurant, L’Avant-Garde, now helmed by Partner Chef Sébastien Giannini.  In France, lunch is the […]

Cocktail of the Month: Eclipse Rum Punch
• April 3, 2024

America will seem to forget about hate and politics for about five minutes on Monday afternoon. From Austin to Akron; from giant cruise ships off the Mexican Riviera to quaint […]