Yesterday, we received an e-mail that nearly fell to its death in the spam filter. Hidden among Nigerian flim-flam scams, phishing attempts, and advertisements for products purporting to be able to enlarge our manhood (this morning's: "Does 8 incches enough 4 U?") was a message advising us that DC Style magazine seemed to be holding a "10 Hottest Chefs in DC" competition. more ›

Montmartre, Vous Êtes Mon Petit Napoleon It seems that the battle is on. Weeks after the closing of La Colline and the simultaneous news that Dupont Circle's Johnny's Half Shell would be taking over, another Hill business is moving in to secure the soon-to-be empty Half Shell space. Montmartre, the fantastic French bistro by Eastern Market, is expanding its territory. We'd like to think that it's a win for the Hill and a slap in... more ›

Written by new DCist food and wine contributor Michael Mugmon. In the spirit of SportsCenter, DCist asks: DID YOU KNOW that United States Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia has moonlighted as a jurist on the 12-member judging panel for the annual International Wines for Oysters Competition –- the gold medal winners of which are trotted out at Old Ebbitt Grill's Oyster Riot? In past years, Justice Scalia –- who quietly campaigned to replace William Rehnquist... more ›

You know it's August and the news has slowed down considerably when everybody starts running their "Who's The Hottest fillintheblank" type polls. The Hill ran their 50 Most Beautiful (which was appropriately snarked by the DCeiver, who in turn got a mention in Newsweek!); Gawker's already done a bunch of hottie media types; and now FishbowlDC is running their own media Hot-A-Thon, featuring several members of the D.C. media elite. The categories are Hottest On-Air... more ›

Like it or not, we all know that D.C. isn't the safest place in the world. This is particularly true for petty crimes, as any bike owner in the city could tell you. But NBC4 is reporting that there's a new target thieves are going after something even more petty in the days leading up to Mother's Day: your plants. more ›

DCist reported a few weeks ago that Saturday breakfast service at the Market Lunch in Eastern Market was ending--and judging by the reactions of DCist readers and forum members over at eGullet, no one was happy about the decision. Well, good news for all you fans of blueberry pancakes and "The Brick": weekend breakfasts at the Market Lunch are back. Both The Hill (fourth item) and Roll Call report that Tom Glasgow, who runs the Market Lunch, has reversed his earlier decision and decided to bring the service back. He reportedly received a wave of phone calls and emails after the decision, which went into effect Jan. 8. Roll Call reports (subsc.) that:

[Glasgow's] original decision to end the breakfast stemmed from concerns over labor costs and various logistical problems. “It’s very labor intensive so we thought we might try to eliminate it.” In hindsight, Glasgow said, “My immediate remedy was a dumb idea.”

FRIDAY: >> The Depeche Mode Dance Party promises a wonderful new wave time at the Black Cat. 9:30 p.m., $7. >> St. Petersburg’s renowned Kirov Ballet presents the fairy-tale ballet "Cinderella" at the Kennedy Center Opera House. 7:30 p.m., $47-112. SATURDAY: >> Local favorites Juniper Lane, one of our music picks for January, make a return to the stage at Iota in Arlington. Lead singer Vivion Smith's voice is powerfully captivating, and they've been... more ›

An alert DCist reader informs us that the Post's Animal Watch is online after we noted that it was not available. You can find this week's here, through the Extras section. But we still want to note that on washingtonpost.com, easy links to Animal Report from the "Regular Features" section come up with nothing. more ›