D.C. got swept at last night's James Beard Foundation Awards ceremony. more ›

It's the time of year when farmers and producers we've dearly missed over the winter start to return to the city. more ›

Last night, the Restaurant Association Metropolitan Washington announced the nominees for their annual RAMMY awards, which recognize local restaurants, restaurant staff, and restaurant owners. more ›

Esquire created a list of top 10 restaurant cities, placing D.C. in eighth position. Even after the disastrously painful-to-watch Top Chef D.C. spent half of the season outside of the city proper, there's still no doubt that we attract fantastic talent in our kitchens. Unsurprisingly we come in behind, in rank order, New York, Chicago, San Francisco, New Orleans, Los Angeles, and Las Vegas. But we were somewhat surprised to see that Houston placed ahead of us in seventh place. Boston and Seattle rounded out the rest of the list. more ›

Drink of the Week: The Ginger Snap
Where: Rasika

A few weeks ago, the Post profiled some of the hot new mixologists in town. But that article was missing one person who should be on any list of promising cocktail-makers, Jason Strich of Rasika. more ›

Last winter, four co-workers canceled on me for Restaurant Week lunch in the course of one morning. Instead of moping and microwaving some soup, I headed to TenPenh’s bar, just steps from my office, for lunch on my own. This Restaurant Week, I’ve reveled in the art of solo midday meals. Reservations, coordination, and flaky friends are not needed. Free seats at the bar are almost always plentiful, though last week, I could have also had my pick of tables. I found several empty seats at most every dining room I visited—perhaps a function of the stumbling economy—regardless of what OpenTable had to say. Show up after 1 or 1:30, especially at a larger dining room, and you’ll likely never have a problem getting seated anywhere you'd like. more ›

Washington area restaurants will offer what amounts to a November restaurant week from November 17-21. The promotion, restaurant reservation website OpenTable.com’s Appetite Stimulus Plan, includes 3-course fixed price menus—$24 for lunch and $35 for dinner—from over 75 Washington area restaurants. more ›