Josh Novikoff

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• Posted Study Snacks at The Tombs: Books not Needed to DCist
  For years I had read that Georgetown student hangout The Tombs served one of the better burgers in the city, and for years I meant to put that claim to the test. But a trek to G'Town for a bite at a subterranean college bar owned by the Clyde's Restaurant Group? I always found something better to do. When I finally visited, I discovered something even better than cooked-to-order burgers, which were juicy thick ones...
• Posted Chewing the Fat: Top Chef and Zaytinya's Mike Isabella to DCist
  WARNING: This post contains Top Chef spoilers, albeit from last week's episode. Read no further if you are behind on this season. Zaytinya's Mike Isabella heard those fateful words, “please pack your knives and go” on last week’s episode of Top Chef. The chefs were brought to host Tom Colicchio’s Craftsteak kitchen to ogle and plan a dish using the choicest cuts of meat in Las Vegas, only to be told by guest judge...
• Posted Dupont Blockbuster to Stop Renting Sunday, Liquidate & Close by Jan. to DCist
  Dupont Circle's Blockbuster Video store, located at the corner of 17th and P Streets NW, will rent its last DVD on Sunday afternoon, as advertised on the dry erase board of the adjacent photo. Another one bites the dust for the chain of video rental stores that in its heyday put many mom and pop shops out of business, but is now falling victim to the competition of Netflix, cable and on demand programming,...
• Posted Jewish Lit Fest: Peace, Holocaust, Gefilte Fish, and Trannies to DCist
  Put "sex" and "drugs" in your title and you're sure to catch the attention of the young people. Say "gefilte fish" and you're adding a touch of Jewish kitsch. Sex, Drugs, and Gefilte Fish: The Heeb Storytelling Collection, a reading taking place tonight at Chief Ike’s, sits at the "edgy end" of the DCJCC’s 2009 Jewish Literary Festival. Heeb is a humor magazine targeted to the young and Jewish, and this reading aims to...
• Posted Pink Army Takes to D.C.'s Streets to DCist
  Image courtesy Susan G. Komen for the Cure® A sea of pink swept through the city today as Susan G. Komen for the Cure®'s Breast Cancer 3-Day Walk kicked off and twisted its way through Washington. The event extends through Sunday, so keep your eyes peeled for thousands upon thousands of pink clad women—and several men too—winding their ways through the Nation’s Capitol. Walkers will cover 20 miles per day, and the Bethesda Metro...