A Navigation Tool for Dining in DC
Image: Eggplant Involtini with bacon and feta. Last Updated: 7/24/2020 Current Status: As of 7/23, Iron Gate is trying out Thursday – Sunday dining on the patio. They are calling it a pop-up, but it looks like a reopening for sit-down. It also has combined forces with other elements of the Neighborhood Restaurant Group to […]
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Image: Deli Counter is in the back. Current Status: The Italian Deli, market and excellent wine shop is open. If you are fed up with Whole Foods, they might have that Italian gourmet specialty item you are looking for. You can order sandwiches and salads online HERE. Before Times Review: First Visited: July 2019 A. […]
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Image: BBQ Pork Tortellini Last Updated: 6/13/2020 Current Status: The Van Ness location is open for dining on the patio and take-out. The downtown location is closed with plans to reopen June 25. Rosslyn is open for dining and take-out. Gift Cards – redeemable at all of Fabio’s spots. Last Visited: June 2019 The three […]
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Image: The oven at Etto. Last Updated: 6/3/2020 Current Status: As of June 3, Etto is back to doing Take-out, including some of their funky wine list. They have a patio, but have yet to open it up. This was the first place we ordered from in March, and it was so good to know […]
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Image: The Feast of the Gods by Giovanni Bellini and Titian (c. 1514/1529). Oil on Canvas. Last week, we highlighted a painting not on display at the National Gallery (though it is apparently on tour in Chicago right now!). This week, we turn our attention to a painting that is too treasured not to be […]
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Image: Hedy Lamarr and James Stewart in Come Live With Me (1941) Here is a recap of the week that was on the site. Added to the Recommended Restaurant list: Seven Reasons – Three of the most interesting restaurants in Washington right now are about a block apart. Maydan’s giant hearth has been pulling in […]
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Image: Cavatelli (half order) with Nettles Pesto and Scallops (they ran out of shrimp). NOTE: Bibiana closed and is now Modena under the same management but with a different chef. Last Visited: May 2019 Bibiana could just mail it in as another good Italian place servicing the hotels and businesses downtown. It doesn’t. It is […]
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Image: Meatball sampler and Pizza Bianca slices (in lieu of bread service) at Nicoletta Italian Kitchen First Visit: April 2019 Nicoletta is constructed from a combination of very good Italian cooking and marketing analysis. It is a product of a large, but not giant, New York restaurant group, under the guidance of Chef Michael White. […]
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