The Latest Dish: Cut at the Rosewood, Glover Park Grill, Porchetta District
• January 4, 2021

Wolfgang Puck’s Cut steakhouse at the Rosewood hotel has reopened and Glover Park Grill has replaced Casolare at the Glover Park Hotel.

The Latest Dish
• November 11, 2020

Think Bar Before Restaurant. In Capitol Hill: Daru — from Suresh Sundas, formerly of Rasika, and Dante Datta, formerly of Elle — at 1451 Maryland Ave. NE will highlight South Asian ingredients in creative cocktails and classic curries. In Adams Morgan: Death Punch at 2321 18th St. NW is the new edition of D.C.’s Christmas […]

The Latest Dish
• September 18, 2020

Will Strozier and Rob Zahn, the Proper Social guys who brought us Proper 21, opened Proper 21K at 21st and K Streets NW in the West End/Foggy Bottom area. Made for social distancing, the 8,000-square-foot space is complemented by a 2,000-square-foot outdoor seating area and a grand bar designed for watching sports. Steve Forbes is […]

The Latest Dish: Church Hall, Lutèce, Proper 21K
• September 3, 2020

Lutèce, the Popal Group’s revamped Café Bonaparte on Wisconsin Avenue in Georgetown, is now led by chef Matt Conroy. 

The Latest Dish
• August 13, 2020

Kramerbooks & Afterwords owner Steve Salis will soon morph the landmark Dupont bookstore and 24-hour café at 1517 Connecticut Ave. NW into a bar and restaurant — with all-day breakfasts and signature Ted’s Bulletin pop tarts — called Kramers. There will also be a new retail space, All Day by Kramers, offering items like f […]

Restaurant Association, Beard Foundation Name Finalists
• May 11, 2020

The 38th annual RAMMY Awards Gala is currently scheduled for Sunday, July 26, at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center.

Gunpowder Potatoes: Comfort Food With a Bang
• March 25, 2020

The plan was to be in London celebrating my niece’s 21st birthday at one of her favorite restaurants, Dishoom. Instead, I received a beautifully written cancelation notice. Like most plans around the world, the special outing was called off. In these days of quarantine, finding something fun and practical is a must. Cooking is my […]

The Latest Dish
• January 15, 2020

Ch-Ch-Changes: Tony & Joe’s Seafood Place on the Georgetown waterfront recently opened a new cocktail lounge named The Gardens, managed by Dean Cibel. The new lounge features 800 varieties of flowers, trees and greenery and 10,000 flowers from floor to ceiling. A comfy seating area is nestled within. Master mixologist David Strauss plans to reopen […]

The Latest Dish: L’Annexe, the Ardent, Yria, Papadakis, More
• November 6, 2019

In the fourth quarter of 2020, Eric Eden and David Deshaies of Unconventional Diner plan to open The Ardent, a 10,000-square-foot Mediterranean restaurant, at 200 Massachusetts Ave. NW in the Capital Crossing development. To create Capital Crossing, one of the largest commercial real estate projects ever undertaken in the District, New York’s Property Group Partners […]

The Latest Dish
• October 11, 2019

Curt Large of Roofers Union, Geoff Dawson of Tin Shop, Franklin Hall and TallBoy and Ryan Seelbach of Takoda and Cortez plan to open The Boardwalk where Iron Horse used to be at 507 7th St. NW in Shaw near Capital One Arena. It will feature food (corn dogs, cotton candy), beverages and games that […]