UPDATE: Here's the official word from Jamie Leeds, published during Tom Sietsema's Washington Post chat this afternoon. It appears as if Leeds is selling Commonwealth in order to completely focus her efforts on a large expansion at Hank's Oyster Bar in Dupont Circle. more ›

Where: Tomatillo Taqueria more ›

Where: Acadiana, Breadline, Johnny's Half Shell, Bardia's, and Hank's Oyster Bar more ›

It's been a delicious year in D.C. The city has seen a number of interesting new restaurants and eatieries, including spots like CommonWealth, Art and Soul, Cork Wine Bar, Adour, and Ray's Hell-Burger. The DCist food staff got together to look back on their favorite dishes, desserts, and drinks of 2008. more ›

Dish of the Week: Brit cuisine more ›

CommonWealth, the new British gastropub from Chef Jamie Leeds, officially opened last night. DCist got a sneak peek on Friends and Family Night on Monday. more ›

Drink of the Week: Gin rickey more ›

The recent warm up has my mind on summery drinks. There are the usuals: mojitos, gin and tonics, daquiris, and margaritas. But there's one summer drink that's most associated with the lawn at Wimbledon: the Pimm's Cup. The refreshing Pimm's is traditionally made with Pimm's #1 (a gin-based spirit infused with various spices and a hint of orange), lemonade, and garnished with borage leaves, mint, and slices of orange, apple, lemon and strawberry. Something about it is reminiscent of cola, but more complex and, dare I say, pretty. And this stuff sure goes down easy. more ›