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Jeff Dufour
Food that rocks
- For years common knowledge was, you don’t dine where you disco. Leave the grilling to the chefs and the grooving to the clubs, so to speak. Lately, however, many area concert venues have stepped up their culinary offerings to accommodate hungry (and often healthy) music lovers. So whether you’re an early bird trying to score a spot by the stage, or you just didn’t have time for a restaurant pit stop, don’t hesitate to give these concert kitchens a try.
- For years common knowledge was, you don’t dine where you disco. Leave the grilling to the chefs and the grooving to the clubs, so to speak. Lately, however, many area concert venues have stepped up their culinary offerings to accommodate hungry (and often healthy) music lovers. So whether you’re an early bird trying to score a spot by the stage, or you just didn’t have time for a restaurant pit stop, don’t hesitate to give these concert kitchens a try.
Old Town’s taste of Old Hickory
- Over the past five years, Kimpton Hotels have seemingly divided and multiplied throughout the metro region. And there’s a dining room to go along with every Hotel Monaco, Hotel Palomar or Hotel Rouge. These restaurants have been of an uneven quality, from the very good (Poste in the Hotel Monaco in Penn Quarter) to the aggressively mediocre (Domaso in the new Palomar in Rosslyn).
- Over the past five years, Kimpton Hotels have seemingly divided and multiplied throughout the metro region. And there’s a dining room to go along with every Hotel Monaco, Hotel Palomar or Hotel Rouge. These restaurants have been of an uneven quality, from the very good (Poste in the Hotel Monaco in Penn Quarter) to the aggressively mediocre (Domaso in the new Palomar in Rosslyn).
Ulah-lah!
- The transformation of U Street’s dining scene rolls on. Already blessed with a rich assortment of midpriced, casual options, such as Marvin and Creme, the strip now has another brick-walled eatery that deserves a drop-in.
- The transformation of U Street’s dining scene rolls on. Already blessed with a rich assortment of midpriced, casual options, such as Marvin and Creme, the strip now has another brick-walled eatery that deserves a drop-in.
In Bethesda, Bice returns
- Bice, the Northern Italian chain that began in Milan in 1926, once had a popular outpost in downtown Washington. But thanks to the real estate market, the company picked up its stakes there in the mid-1990s. The intervening years have seen its concept swell to 24 locations worldwide, the latest being right back in the Washington area in downtown Bethesda, at the space formerly occupied by the ill-fated Old Homestead Steakhouse.
- Bice, the Northern Italian chain that began in Milan in 1926, once had a popular outpost in downtown Washington. But thanks to the real estate market, the company picked up its stakes there in the mid-1990s. The intervening years have seen its concept swell to 24 locations worldwide, the latest being right back in the Washington area in downtown Bethesda, at the space formerly occupied by the ill-fated Old Homestead Steakhouse.
Ici is ‘here’
- Downtown D.C. has caught a case of bistro-mania. Just in the last year, we’ve seen Central, Cafe du Parc, Marvin and Brasserie Beck join the ranks of those serving mussels, roast chicken and steak frites.
- Downtown D.C. has caught a case of bistro-mania. Just in the last year, we’ve seen Central, Cafe du Parc, Marvin and Brasserie Beck join the ranks of those serving mussels, roast chicken and steak frites.
A spring cleaning at Equinox
- As Equinox entered its 10th year, Chef Todd Gray and his wife, co-proprietor Ellen Gray, were faced with a decision: renew their lease, or seek out new digs for their next decade in business.
- As Equinox entered its 10th year, Chef Todd Gray and his wife, co-proprietor Ellen Gray, were faced with a decision: renew their lease, or seek out new digs for their next decade in business.
Sparkling holidays
- The holidays are upon us, which means wine lovers and gift givers are raiding the shelves of sparkling wines. And deservedly so. For making merry, you can’t do much better than the punctuated pop of the cork and bubbles in the glass (which happily help the alcohol along on its way to your brain). In addition, few wines are as versatile: Sparklers are equally at home with a honeyed ham and mashed potatoes as they are with chocolate cake.
- The holidays are upon us, which means wine lovers and gift givers are raiding the shelves of sparkling wines. And deservedly so. For making merry, you can’t do much better than the punctuated pop of the cork and bubbles in the glass (which happily help the alcohol along on its way to your brain). In addition, few wines are as versatile: Sparklers are equally at home with a honeyed ham and mashed potatoes as they are with chocolate cake.
Power Profile: Nancy Brinker: A leader in the fight against breast cancer practices the art of diplomatic protocol at the White House
- Nancy Brinker may always be best known for transforming her sister’s dying wish — that something be done about the scourge of breast cancer — into Susan G. Komen for the Cure, one of the most visible cancer organizations in the world. Komen boasts 100,000 volunteers, puts on 112 Race for the Cure events each year with more than 1 million participants, and is known everywhere by its symbolic pink ribbon.
- Nancy Brinker may always be best known for transforming her sister’s dying wish — that something be done about the scourge of breast cancer — into Susan G. Komen for the Cure, one of the most visible cancer organizations in the world. Komen boasts 100,000 volunteers, puts on 112 Race for the Cure events each year with more than 1 million participants, and is known everywhere by its symbolic pink ribbon.
'Fish'ing for hops
- In only 12 years of existence, Delaware’s Dogfish Head Brewery has established itself as one of the top regional craft breweries in the nation. Known for intensely hopped, high-alcohol brews, Dogfish’s offerings can often make beer lovers coo like wine lovers, using words like “floral,” “tobacco” and “grassy.”
- In only 12 years of existence, Delaware’s Dogfish Head Brewery has established itself as one of the top regional craft breweries in the nation. Known for intensely hopped, high-alcohol brews, Dogfish’s offerings can often make beer lovers coo like wine lovers, using words like “floral,” “tobacco” and “grassy.”
Rescuing The Majestic
- When Chef Susan Lindebourg retired last year, it was unclear what would become of The Majestic, the upscale Southern diner she oversaw in Old Town Alexandria.
- When Chef Susan Lindebourg retired last year, it was unclear what would become of The Majestic, the upscale Southern diner she oversaw in Old Town Alexandria.
Bet on Black’s
- Two years ago, Jeff and Barbara Black took their Montgomery County-based restaurant empire into Washington, and also gave it a modern sheen, with BlackSalt. For their efforts, they were rewarded last year with the “Best New Restaurant” designation from the Restaurant Association Metropolitan Washington.
- Two years ago, Jeff and Barbara Black took their Montgomery County-based restaurant empire into Washington, and also gave it a modern sheen, with BlackSalt. For their efforts, they were rewarded last year with the “Best New Restaurant” designation from the Restaurant Association Metropolitan Washington.
Oh, Mio ... oh, my!
- In case you weren’t aware (I wasn’t), a new neighborhood has been christened downtown. It’s called “Midtown,” Manhattan-style, and it apparently lies between Thomas Circle and K Street. And another high-end restaurant has landed there.
- In case you weren’t aware (I wasn’t), a new neighborhood has been christened downtown. It’s called “Midtown,” Manhattan-style, and it apparently lies between Thomas Circle and K Street. And another high-end restaurant has landed there.
Pennsylvania Avenue as the Champs-Elysées
- The historic Willard Hotel wasn’t exactly wanting for dining options. From the high-end, Old World Willard Room to the more casual Café 1401 to the Occidental restaurant next door, the property had its culinary bases covered.
- The historic Willard Hotel wasn’t exactly wanting for dining options. From the high-end, Old World Willard Room to the more casual Café 1401 to the Occidental restaurant next door, the property had its culinary bases covered.