Image: Eunice Gayson and Sean Connery, 1962 It was a slow week on the site as we did some internal housecleaning. There was some news in the D.C. dining world – some of it sad some of it hopeful. Fireworks season reached peak yesterday. Cicadas are coming! Sad: Yesterday we re-tweeted a post from DC […]
Image: Lamb Last Updated: 7/18/2020 Current Status: Bistro Aracosia brings the hearty cuisine of Afghanistan to the Palisades. They have reopened for dine-in service. They are also doing take-out with limited delivery. There are great meat options, but also may vegetarian ones. Cocktails are also available to go, along with wine. A la Carte orders […]
Last Updated: 6/29/2020 Current Status: Closed and not reopening. José Andrés has not been shy about scrapping and re-purposing properties and concepts. Will be interesting to see if he decides to stay in Georgetown. Gift Cards – For all José Andrés places, and some of his merch. Summary: Cuisine: New or Old American Neighborhood: […]
Last Updated: 11/1/2020 Current Status: The grand Federal building near the famous stairs is opening for dine-in service on November 6 and offering limited baked goods and wine sales. They also have meals for Thanksgiving. As part of the relaunch they have brought in a new chef Kyoo Eom, who most recently worked at Dirty […]
Image: Grinder arranged like tectonic plates. Last Updated: 6/13/2020 Current Status: Stachowski’s continues to turn out meals for pick-up and has many market items available. They have also added delivery for some items (though not the dinners). Before Times Review: Last Visited: March 2020 Stachowski’s is one of those marvelously quirky markets that can spring […]
Image: Tomatoes, grilled onions, melted cheese, Russian, lettuce, and a freshly-opened package of turkey slices. Last Visited: February 2020 Booeymonger is a D.C. institution. The original location in Georgetown remains a haunt for locals and students serving up big soft sub rolls stuffed with goodness. The Friendship Heights location is a little cleaner and lighter, […]
Image: Saffron Moules Frites Last Updated: 6/5/2020 Current Status: The Sovereign has combined forces with other elements of the Neighborhood Restaurant Group to create a single outlet for take-out and delivery drawing from many of the restaurants and most importantly making Bluejacket beer available. You can also dip into Churchkey’s collection. There are CSA boxes […]
Image: Audrey Hepburn and Gregory Peck in Roman Holiday (1953) The week we reviewed a warhorse and added a falafel joint to the dining guide. The first full week of the year saw yet another restaurant opening of note and news that once-buzzed about place is dying in place. Here is the week in review […]