Chef and restaurateur José Andrés has done a lot, and he can now add making Time's 100 Most Influential People in the World list. more ›

It's the first shibboleth of conservative politics to fight against the redistribution of wealth, but according to ThinkFood Group maven José Andrés, the politically motivated reluctance to share extends to the plate, too. more ›

Via BoingBoing, we find a report by the Restaurant Opportunities Center United that ranks eateries across the country based on not only how good their food might be, but also how good they are to their workers. more ›

Chef Haidar Karoum (Proof, Estadio) was crowned the champion of last night's Capital Food Fight. But the real winner was DC Central Kitchen, for which the event raised over half a million dollars. more ›

Good morning, Washington. The D.C. Snow Team did a dry run Friday to give plow drivers a chance to “practice their skills.” It’s unclear yet to what extent they’ll have to use them, but there’s no harm in fine tuning their operation for this rare October storm. From my perch in Northeast I see only puddles, but meteorologists throughout the region tell us that snow has already begun falling in some spots north and west of D.C. more ›

Jose Andres, perhaps inspired by the swanky green room he lounged in before making an appearance on Conan earlier this week, will soon be giving the Penn Quarter branch of his Jaleo chain a brand new look. more ›

To order from America Eats Tavern's menu is to taste test the art. But the pop-up does not live up to its potential. more ›

Superstar Chef José Andrés will temporarily shut down Penn Quarter's Café Atlántico this summer to open a pop-up restaurant paying tribute to the history of American cooking. more ›

Spain's native son José Andrés will be honored with one of Spain's highest cultural honors, as his cooking has elevated and popularized Spanish cuisine. Andrés will be given the Order of Arts and Letters medallion. He is the first chef to be honored. Andrés joins top artists, linguists, and architects as those recognized for their contributions to the country. more ›

Dinner with a bear, a silver fox and a noisy Spaniard sounds like the punchline to a good joke. But if you happen to have nine friends with more than a thousand bucks to burn or have a really awesome sugar daddy, you can bid on a private dinner for 10 with Chefs Tom Colicchio, Eric Ripert and Jose Andres on November 10. Bidding on eBay starts at $10,000 -- or you can "Buy it Now" for $25,000. more ›

Tonight D.C.'s Spanish top chef José Andrés will appear on the Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson at 12:34 a.m. The combination of the late hour, Andrés bawdy sense of humor and thick Spanish accent, and Craig Ferguson's Scottish accent should make for an entertaining late night. more ›

In case you haven't been getting your paella fix lately, or you've been bored by the same-old, same-old, never fear: Jaleo to the rescue with the 2010 Paella Festival. more ›

The inestimable Matt Dunn captures José Andrés, who's not so bad himself, as he passes out paella at the White House farmers' market. And I know Dunn's already run these shots up the flagpole, but this picture speaks to what's so nice about life in the District. Sometimes Chef Andrés gives you paella. Life, eh, it's not so bad, right? more ›

The first White House Freshfarm Market of the year starts today at 3 p.m. To help kick things off, local celebrity chef José Andrés will be making his annual giant paella at the market. The paella festivities run from 4:30 - 5:30 p.m. more ›

With the opening of The Bazaar in Los Angeles and his Made in Spain cooking show on PBS, José Andrés has been busy building a name for himself on the national scene. All of this culminated today in him being named GQ's Chef of the Year. This article highlights tapas selections that you can find at his D.C. restaurants, including Jaleo, Zaytinya, and Minibar. With Blue Ridge chef Barton Seaver's Chef of the Year award from Esquire, D.C. is really coming out on top this year. Now about that Chef of the Year cage match... more ›

D.C. restaurateurs and food fanatics alike turned out in droves for this year's sold out Capital Food Fight to benefit D.C. Central Kitchen–although it's unclear whether they were there for the food, the fierce competition or to see how long it would take José Andrés to lose his voice. (For the record: it started to give out sometime after Round 2.) Chef Michael Mina, creator of Bourbon Steak and the only out-of-town chef participating in the competition, took the crown from reigning champ Barton Seaver during a final round that featured coquitos (baby coconuts) as the secret ingredient. more ›

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For the food nerd set, the James Beard Awards are akin to the Oscars. Sunday night, media awards were handed out, and The Washington Post was the winner of the best newspaper food section this year. Tonight, the winners of the restaurant industry portion will be announced. You can follow the announcements as they happen on The James Beard Foundation's Twitter feed starting at 6 p.m. more ›

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In September, we reported on a new partnership between DC Central Kitchen, Alexandria-based Cuisine Solutions, and six local chefs to create frozen meals from locally-sourced products with proceeds from sales benefiting DCCK. A number of local retailers have since signed on to participate and will be carrying the meals. more ›

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Whether you’re not sure what to serve to surprise guests or you just want a convenient food option after a night of shopping that doesn’t involve dialing out or driving through, there is reason to rejoice this holiday season. A new partnership between DC Central Kitchen, Alexandria-based Cuisine Solutions, and six of the D.C. area’s most celebrated chefs is bringing gourmet holiday meals to the frozen food section of a store near you. The meals will be produced with all local ingredients and all proceeds will benefit DC Central Kitchen, which provides hunger relief and training programs for the D.C. community. more ›

OK, he may not be Brad Pitt or George Clooney, but I'd bet $5 on Anthony Bourdain in a bare-knuckle boxing match. So, if you see him around town this weekend, filming segments for his Travel Channel show, No Reservations, best not tick him off. more ›

While reality fans and food enthusiasts have spent the past week anticipating tonight's Top Chef season finale, the James Beard Foundation - the Academy of the food world - spent Sunday night announcing their picks for top chefs and restaurants of 2007. more ›

Slowly, but surely, Chef José Andrés can now knock-off another television network from his list to appear on; this time Bravo. D.C.'s beloved Andrés will guest judge on tonight's episode of Top Chef, which will feature the fan-favorite "Restaurant Wars" contest, pitting two teams against each other in designing and operating a mini-restaurant. more ›

Local "celebrity" chef groupies and aspiring foodies itching for a glimpse inside their favorite D.C. restaurants' kitchens can get an hour’s worth of behind-the-scenes restaurant dirt (in the figurative, NOT the literal sense) tonight as WETA premieres the latest installment of its local D.C. documentary-style series: The WETA Guide to Fine Dining. The guides, which are produced four times a year, cull together some of D.C.’s most notable sites and establishments into half and whole hour-long segments — luckily producers devoted a full hour for this installment. Previous episodes have highlighted D.C.’s memorials, the area’s unusual attractions and neighborhood eats, among others. more ›

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Walking into the hastily opened Bebo Trattoria in the revitalized and almost pedestrian friendly Crystal Drive area in Crystal City (aka close-in Arlington), I thought: "Hey, this looks just like Oyamel. It's still vertical and orange, but they're serving pasta." When Roberto Donna realized he couldn't stand to be without a kitchen for a few months while Galileo's building is renovated, his pal Jose Andres came to the rescue. Andres wanted to move Oyamel to... more ›