As summer unofficially descends on D.C. this Memorial Day weekend, no food is as refreshing, simple, and healthy as a good piece of fish in its most basic form: raw as the day it was plucked from the water. more ›

You might not spread it onto your morning bagel (though you certainly could!), but strawberry-jalapeño jam could serve as the anchor for an entire savory brunch on its own. Now is the time to make it, with mounds of sweet, juicy berries in abundance at local markets. more ›

Over the past sixty years, the hamburgers, soft drinks and bags of french fries served up by fast-food restaurants have grown many times over, according to data collected by the CDC. As a very obvious result, so have we. more ›

If you can't make it to the beach this weekend, the closest alternative might be a new beach-themed bar that's opening along New York Avenue just east of Mt. Vernon Square this weekend. more ›

It's free Slurpee day at 7-Eleven stores everywhere. Starting at 11 a.m., the convenience chain will give away 7.11-ounce drinks until supplies run out or everyone's brain hardens into an iced-over sugary boulder. more ›

The Fojol Bros. of Merlindia may be considered one the best food trucks in the country, but the local purveyors of curries and butter chicken have recently been called something less palatable—racists. Now they've apologized—kind of. more ›

The City Paper's reports that Eric and Ian Hilton have decided against opening a restaurant along H Street NE and have sold their lease on the building at 1337 H Street. more ›

El Chucho's, a long-awaited new Mexican restaurant in Columbia Heights, is now expected to open in June. more ›

DC Grey Market will be held in the Howard University area this Sunday from 12 - 4 p.m. more ›

A beer poster produced by Frederick-based Flying Dog Brewery featuring an image of Councilmember Marion Barry (D-Ward 8) was taken down today at the behest of Barry's lawyer. more ›

The candy of the vegetable world, beets’ high sugar content gives them a natural sweetness that pairs well with slightly bitter or acidic tastes that temper their sugar, like kale and wine. This dish takes advantage of their affinity and showcases their regal colors to delicious effect. more ›

After all the apples and pears of winter, the arrival of strawberry season is like a breath of fresh air. Bright, juicy, and sweet, strawberries are among the earliest hints of the summer fruit bounty to come. more ›

In celebration of National Bike to Work Day, PETA is jumping on the good-health bandwagon by dispatching their "Lettuce Ladies" to Farragut Square to greet tomorrow morning's two-wheeled commuters. more ›

Marion Barry just can't catch a break—today he was featured in a Flying Dog beer ad alongside the text, "Crack One Open D.C." more ›

A bartender at Trusty's who took eight stab wounds after defending a patron from a mugger needs some help paying his medical bills. more ›

President Obama's visit to Taylor Gourmet today got the Drudge Report treatment. more ›

There might not be a soda tax, but your precious soda is more expensive. more ›

President Obama stopped by Taylor Gourmet this morning to participate in a roundtable discussion on small businesses. No word yet on whether he ordered a sammie. more ›

Can you survive on $4.44 a day for food? Like D.C. Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton before him, star chef Mario Batali is having trouble. more ›

Angela Kinsey of NBC's The Office was on Capitol Hill yesterday to warn about the dangers of seafood fraud. more ›

The Slurpee might be a staple of the 7-Eleven diet, but that doesn't mean there's not room for improvement. The convenience-store chain is introducing a line of of lower-calorie Slurpees in time for swimsuit season. more ›

Starting this year a 28-foot-long retrofitted school bus will serve as a roving farmers market for some of D.C.'s most underserved communities. more ›

Pleasant Pops' Brian Sykora and Roger Horowitz are the first entrepreneurs to be interviewed in the "Meet Local Entrepreneurs" weekend series. more ›

District Taco has finally put down brick-and-mortar roots in Penn Quarter, with an outpost on 1309 F St. NW. The Virginia-based taco chain opened yesterday, with lines going out the door. Fans have already tweeted their excitement and yelped their pleasure. more ›

Crunchy May vegetables wrapped in a rich, creamy sesame spread make for a refreshing lunch, light picnic dinner, or creative party hors d'oeuvre. more ›

In the immortal words of Marge Simpson, "Fruit is nature's candy," and few things are sweeter than ripe mango over a bed of sticky coconut milk-laced rice. more ›

Today Mayor Vince Gray and D.C. councilmembers seem to have found some middle ground on a proposal to allow bars to stay open longer. more ›

At 4 p.m today, Häagen-Dazs started dishing it out for free. The ice cream chain with the phony Scandinavian name is handing out free cones until 8 p.m. tonight. more ›

D.C. got swept at last night's James Beard Foundation Awards ceremony. more ›

Metro track maintenance, cloudy skies, swampy weather and rain drops didn't seem to stop people from trickling into and staying at this year's Curbside Cookoff at RFK Stadium. Forty trucks were at the mobile cafeteria from newcomer José Andrés' Pepe to the grandfather of food trucks Fojol Brothers, surrounding almost the entire parking lot. Aptly called "Trucko de Mayo," the event had many patrons evoke the spirit of Cinco of Mayo by making sombreros the accessory of the day. more ›

Two farmers' markets opened this morning. more ›

A beer distributor is giving out free Metrorail fare cards on Cinco de Mayo so to help ensure that holiday revelers get home safely. more ›

Root vegetables are more commonly associated with the slow-roasted dishes characteristic of autumn, but we've whipped up a fresh meal using hakurei turnips. more ›

As of recent there's been plenty of debate over whether D.C. bars should be able to stay open later or if the alcohol excise tax should be raised, but broader changes in the city's liquor laws are coming down the pike. more ›

The Mexican version of the horchata is a refreshing blend of rice milk and cinnamon served ice—and it's the perfect drink for the Cinco de Mayo celebration. more ›

D.C. restaurant owners are doubly angered with the D.C. Council after a committee voted yesterday to reject Mayor Vince Gray's proposal to allow bars to stay open later and but endorse an increase in the alcohol excise tax. more ›

A proposal for D.C. bars to stay open for an extra hour on weekdays and weekends was voted down by a D.C. Council committee this afternoon, though extended hours for liquor stores were approved. more ›

The D.C. Council passed legislation today that will force D.C.'s food trucks to pay sales taxes. The measure is expected to bring in $1.2 million per year. more ›

The national liquor lobby came out yesterday against a proposal to raise D.C.'s alcohol excise tax as a means to raise $20 million for city coffers. more ›

Spike Mendelsohn's Good Stuff Eatery is opening in Crystal City next week, and he's rolled out a video promoting it. more ›