If you think you could handle free pizza for an entire year (and who couldn't?), get yourself down to the new Fuel Pizza & Wings at 1606 K Street NW today for its grand opening. more ›

With the increasing popularity of the Korean taco movement, local burrito chain California Tortilla has decided to offer a Korean BBQ taco, burrito and burrito bowl on its menu for a limited time. To kick it off, they are providing a printable coupon good for a free taco on Wednesday, January 12. more ›

I know we may have declared the cupcake trend dead, but who is to argue with free food? Crumbs Bake Shop, the New York bakery that is opening a bunch of locations throughout the D.C. area, is celebrating its Arlington store opening with 1,000 free cupcakes. The new location, in Clarendon, opened December 30th. And they're giving away their large size cupcakes, which is approximately the size of your head. The store opened at 9 a.m. so head over fast if you want to enjoy a free treat. If you're too late, don't worry - buy a cupcake and you'll get a free cup of coffee. more ›

I would assume that if you're lucky enough to be spending Mother's Day with your mom, your plans probably include a meal more dignified than a burger and fries. But far be it from us to deny Mom, on her day, if she wants to gulp a milkshake in lieu of the traditional brunch. Z Burger in Tenleytown is more than happy to oblige such Mamas: the burger purveyor with a penchant for password-related promotion will be giving away free meals -- consisting of a regular, cheese or veggie burger, a side of fries or onion rings, and a milkshake -- to anyone who brings their mom to the location at 4321 Wisconsin Avenue NW location and recites the password "ThankZ Mom." The deal's on until 10 p.m. tonight. more ›

Up until last year, the D.C. Council's weekly breakfast meetings were closed to the press and the public. The meetings, which then council Chair Linda Cropp claimed were merely social in nature, were thought of by local reporters as the place where city politicos hammered out sensitive deals -- and did so away from the prying eyes of the District's residents. Even though that has now changed, we've never really gotten much of a sense... more ›

MONDAY: Jerome Groopman — a New Yorker staff writer, best-selling author and professor at Harvard Medical School — will be at the Historic Sixth & I Synagogue to discuss his latest collection of essays, How Doctors Think. If they're like our favorite television doctor, it's probably "What's the best way to humiliate my employees today?" 7 p.m. $6 TUESDAY: Min Jin Lee will be at the Johns Hopkins University-SAIS Bernstein-Offit Building to read from her... more ›

Our friends over at Campus Progress sent us an email about a contest they're sponsoring that should be good for a few laughs. The Social Capital blog's Free Food-a-Thon promises to pit two of the most demanding needs of any Washington intern -- to save money and to eat -- in a battle of epicurean proportions. Here's the deal: Next week, Campus Progress interns will compete, two a day, where they will document their meals/snacks/crumbs... more ›

MONDAY: Min Jin Lee will be at Politics and Prose to read from her debut novel, Free Food for Millionaires. No, it doesn't promote welfare for the wealthy. It's actually about a first-generation immigrant trying to find balance between the ways of her parents and American culture. 7 p.m. TUESDAY: We don't know what to think about 2006 Tour de France winner Floyd Landis. His win last year was surrounded by controversy over whether he... more ›