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Hope everyone had an excellent meal on the greatest American food day of the year. It's been a quiet week in food news as it seems everyone was more interested in turkey. DCist Food alum Erin Zimmer has an excellent recipe from Butterfield 9's chef Michael Harr for leftover cranberry sauce muffins. Mmm... Pizza Mania Looks like it's another pizza week in D.C. - everyone is covering pizza. From DCist's review of Pizza Zero,...

From DCist Contributor Oscar Bunoan It's often said that bad luck comes in threes. In Vietnam, for example, a photo of three people represents bad luck. However, Vietnam is a restless, 22-hour flight away and Greg Cahill (owner of the successful Whitlow’s on Wilson) and Jonathan Williams (Whitlow’s general manager) are not superstitious men who rest their beliefs in ancient folklore. No self-respecting restaurateur, especially these two locally respected entrepreneurs, would conceive their restaurant on...

What was the hullabaloo at Ben’s Chili Bowl last night? Sources tell us it was a video for Capitol Records artist J. Holiday, an R&B singer from D.C. determined to rep his city on screen. Passersby report they got the cold shoulder from the video shoot's official sidewalk blocker and were sent car-dodging into U Street to get around. From DCist Andrew: Andrew: "What's going on?" Sidewalk Lady: "What does it look like!?" Andrew:...

From DCist contributor Jeff Simmermon.

From DCist food contributor Melissa McCart Chances are, if you've ordered wine at Tallula, Café Atlantico or Two Amys, you may have been served in a stemless glass. Better known as Reidel's "O" line, the tumblers "are for kitchen entertaining," said Maximilian Riedel, 29 year-old CEO of Riedel Crystal in the October issue of Food and Wine. The glasses come in several varieties: Syrah/Shiraz, Cabernet/Merlot, Pinot/Nebbiolo, Savignon Blanc/Reisling, Sake, spirits and fortified wines. Despite...

From DCist food contributor Adam Bailey Having It Out on the Wednesday Food Pages Wands raised! Food-world wizards David Hagedorn (most recently of David Greggory) and Phyllis Richman (revered Washington Post food critic from 1967 to 2000) ignited the pages of the Post's food section yesterday with a healthy debate about running a restaurant, diner expectations and stolen napkin rings. Expelliarmus! DCist thinks both should put their pens down and take a couple breaths. Mr....

From DCist Food contributor Adam Bailey As you know, the many tentacles of DCist pay no heed to political boundaries. Even Western Ave. at the fair District's northwest edge can't contain us. That's why we're looking forward to the 16th annual Taste of Bethesda. ToB is Saturday, October 1 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. in Woodmont Triangle in conjunction with the annual Best of Bethesda Day (or, as DCist prefers, Besthesday), so mark your...

We crossed Dupont Circle after our staff meeting last night, marveling at how in D.C., even parks full of people relaxing are still somehow frantic. As we crossed the circle, we saw our hands-down favorite bunch of street performers. We don’t know their official name, but they are a squadron of joyous, soulful trombones with percussive accompaniment. They’re out there in the heat and the cold, performing a colossal public service by lifting the spirits of hundreds of people every night they perform.

Since when did literary events become D.C.’s hot tickets? Since last night, when John Irving decided to grace the National Press Club with his (commanding) presence and promote his new bestselling novel, “Until I Find You.”

If you walk the D.C. streets past midnight, there is a good chance you have already heard 23-year-old singer songwriter Ethan Edwards. Setting up shop on street corners and in bus enclosures, the Mosquito Bay, Maine native sings through his smoke stained throat, meditations of the rocky road of love, life and the French countryside.

From DCist contributor Ryan Avent MONDAY: >> Monday is an excellent time to visit Fort Reno as Garland of Hours (featuring noted DC cellist Amy Domingues and a Fugazi rhythm section) take the stage. They’re joined by DCist favorite The Aquarium and by local songwriter-slash-St. Ex bartender Paul Michel. The show is free as always and begins about 7:15. Click here to read last week’s interview with Paul Michel. >> If tranquil melodies are your...

(From DCist contributor Colleen Clark) On first listen, it's hard to believe the album "These Are All Beautiful Things" was birthed from Paul Michel, a D.C.-based musician weaned on flamenco guitar, high school jazz and years with metal and hardcore bands. But give it another spin and you'll get it. This is the album of a guy with musical chops -- he plays all the instruments and plays them well -- who has the restraint...

(From DCist contributor Amanda Mattos) The Kaiser Chiefs are getting some good press as a not-to-miss live band. DCist agrees. Their debut album, Employment, perhaps isn’t a standout in the stellar crop of 2005 releases, but it’s been in heavy iPod rotation nonetheless. Expectations for the sold out show at the 9:30 Club last Friday were high, and the Kaiser Chiefs did not disappoint. DCist slid into the show just in time to catch the...

(From DCist contributor Amanda Mattos) To play in D.C. this week, you apparently have to have played at Bonnaroo, been involved with a movie star, or started your career here. MONDAY: >>After a 2004 tour with the Blind Boys of Alabama, and countless appearances on mix CDs burned in dorm rooms, Ben Harper (at right) alights the 9:30 Club with friend and cohort, Tom Freund. The two recorded the album Pleasure & Pain together in...

(From DCist contributor Kristin Kovner)

(From DCist contributor Kristin Kovner)

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(From DCist contributor Seth Thomas Pietras) The influence of Greek and Roman architecture on our fair city is undeniable. The Capitol building, for example, is pure neoclassical bliss, evoking the connection the Founders had to ancient ideals when creating the Republic. On the outside, the building conveys all the balance and order of the Greek tradition without betraying the chaos within. It is this concept of Greek architectural poise and symmetry that will be the...

(From DCist contributor Colleen Egan) For an engaged couple, their upcoming wedding brings thoughts of unity: a merging of lives, families, DVD collections. But for a frequent wedding guest, the pending nuptials can spark a bout of separation anxiety. Separating with your cash, that is. From plane fares to rental cars to hotel rooms, the wedding gift might be the only purchase of which you have control. DCist perused the area to find shops with...

(From DCist Contributor Angela Gaw)

(From DCist contributor Seth Thomas Pietras) Rest assured citizens of D.C., you will have three to five days to formulate a survival plan during a worst-case scenario “super-volcanic” eruption of Yellowstone Park, according to the Discovery Channel and the United States Geologic Survey. The Yellowstone region is what is known as a caldera-forming volcano, which has the potential to spew some 250 cubic miles ... yes, cubic miles ... of liquid-hot magma into the atmosphere,...

(From DCist contributor Seth Thomas Pietras) Whoever said art and foreign policy don’t overlap? For the 54th season, the National Gallery of Art presents the world renowned A.W. Mellon Lectures in the Fine Arts, a series of six hour-long lectures taking place each Sunday beginning on April 10 going through May 15. This year’s lecturer will be Harvard professor Irene J. Winter, who will be presenting “Great Work”: Terms of Aesthetic Experience in Ancient Mesopotamia...

(From DCist contributor Seth Thomas Pietras)

(From DCist contributor Seth Pietras)

The usually Spartan feel of the Capitol South metrorail station has been broken by, of all things, pictures of smiling couples. As part of an advertising campaign, all nine available billboard spots at the station's entrance have taken to declaring the merits of marriage. While it isn't odd for policy pushers to target the metrorail system, especially stations close to the Capitol campus (like Capitol South and Union Station), we were struck by all the happiness amid all the miserable commuters.

( From DCist contributor Terrance Heath) Living in the relatively "gay friendly" metropolis that is D.C., it's easy to forget the the political leanings of surrounding areas. Case in point, Virginia. The latest comes from Fairfax County, where a school board member sent a letter to school principals urging them to invite "ex-gays" into schools to speak to students. Board member Stephen M. Hunt (his bio can be found here) sent his letter -- written...

(From DCist contributor Terrance Heath)

(From DCist contributor Terrance Heath)

From DCist contributor Eleanor Davis