We are food lovers, food enthusiasts, foodies -- whatever you want to call us. Basically we like to eat (good food). Alongside our enthusiasm comes the difficult task of trying to restrain ourselves from ordering everything off the menu when dining out. It's not because we’re that hungry, but because we want to sample all that the chef has to offer. This is one reason tasting menus are so fun. You get to try multiple... more ›

We here at DCist wonder why they schedule Restaurant Week immediately after the Thanksgiving-Hanukah- Christmas-Kwanzaa season of fat-assedness. It's like D.C.'s restaurant community is our collective grandma: "Washington! My God, you look so gaunt! What in the world are they feeding you? It's high time you started having three course dinners after three course lunches. I mean you're rail thin! Look, your pants are hanging off of you." No Grandma, the pants are saggy because we had to "upgrade" to the relaxed version from the husky section. more ›

With Café Milano and Sette Osteria thriving in the District for some time, who could blame owner Franco Nuschese for wanting to open another establishment? Although neither of his first two spots has been immune from criticism about the quality of the food, each restaurant has found a loyal following -- with Café Milano pulling in a wealthy, often high-profile crowd in Georgetown and Sette Osteria targeting neighborhood clientele in Dupont Circle. And there is no debating that the social, room-working Nuschese is a master of giving his clientele exactly the scene they want. more ›