Week in Review – 3/19/2023

Image: Enzo Sellerio, Shipyard Workers (Palermo, Sicily. 1962). Spring is almost here dearest readers, though winter hardly left its mark on these parts. Ironically, California which only has the two seasons of sun and rain actually got a real winter. Soon the tourists will be upon us. With that in mind, we continue to freshen […]

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Week in Review – 3/5/2023

Image: Excelsior Paper, L’Equipe Photo © Agence Roger-Viollet Dearest Gentle Reader, we have a overflowing basket of news items for you today. We also need to correct an oversight. Last week we thanked those who have liked and retweeted our posts to help us scrape our way to 1000 followers. We were remiss in not […]

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Week in Review – 2/19/2023

Image: David Seymour, Rome, Street Market (1952). Dearest Gentle Reader, thank you for joining us for the weekly summary of dining news from D.C. and elsewhere, as well as a recap of activity on our site. It was a light week on D.C. news, so we engage in some speculation and suggest a story or […]

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Week in Review – 1/29/2023

Image: William Powell and Kay Francis, on set of One Way Passage (1932). Dear Gentle Reader, there was lots of news this week with awards and rankings, economic data looking up nationally while downtown D.C. struggles, and even we were busy on our humble little site. It is time to recap updates to our D.C. […]

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Week in Review – 1/22/2023

Image: Paris (1928). Unknown photographer. Dear Gentle Reader, it is time for our recap of activity on our site and other dining news. This week we check in on two spots that took long hiatuses in the wake of the pandemic but we are glad to see back. There is lots of local dining news, […]

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Week in Review – 1/8/2023

Image: Robert Doisneau, Isabelle Huppert (1985). Dearest Gentle Reader, we have returned from the holiday break with a packed update for you. Along with a recap of activity on our site from just before Christmas through this week, there is also other D.C. dining news of note. Plus, nationally and internationally some big economic trends […]

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Irregardless

Image: Short Rib Bourguignon. Last Updated: December 2023 NOTE: At the end of March 2023, Irregardless scrapped the tasting menu format and brought in a new chef. In November 2023, a new owner took over. The Overview below is from January 2023 and pre-dates that. Overview: Beverage preferences go through phases.  After the swings toward […]

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Flight

Image: The bar in before times. Last Updated: November 2022 Current Status:  They are open for sit-down dining.   They are not serving at the bar currently.  Take-out and delivery, including of wine, is available. Overview: Despite the aviation theme, Flight feels like the little engine that could.  Committed to serving good and interesting wine […]

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