Adams Morgan mainstay closing For over 15 years, San Marco has been an Italian mainstay in Adams Morgan. It had long been rumored that it would close, but tomorrow night they will be closing their doors for good. So stop by for a last plate of lasagna and wish owners Pino Mele and Roberto Massarin well. Dish of the Week: Blue crabs I'm a little crab obsessed, and I know soft shells have been the......

Dish of the Week: Piggy Anthony Bourdain describes bacon as the gateway food for vegetarians - the one item that will push them into full-fledged carnivorous rage. Salon thought it only fitting that they have Pork Week - a series of articles focused on delicious piggy. From interviews with key chefs to deep thoughts on bacon and piggy love, it's a drool-worthy series that probably makes the eyes of even the most vehement of vegetarians......

Dish of the Week: Potato salad Where: Your backyard, or small patch of grass We're coming up on 4th of July, so we're in prime potato salad season. Whether you make your own or buy it, it's always delicious. If you make your own, the variations are endless, with different herbs, proteins, vegetables, mustards and vinegars that you can add. Perhaps go with a Japanese-style salad with small boiled shrimp and edamame. My most recent......

Drink of the week: Brown Derby Where: Bar Pilar All the big guys have covered the Tuesday night specialty cocktails made by Pilar's self-described sherpa Adam Bernbach. So what do you do when it's not Tuesday? Certainly you could choose from the good selection of beers. But this summer you should opt for a Brown Derby. The drink is composed of Bulleit bourbon, fresh-squeezed grapefruit juice, and honey. At first it sounds odd, since citrus......

Dish of the Week: Frozen yogurt With the crazy heat, the line at Tangysweet should be long with their free promotion today. If you can't make it to the brand new Dupont frozen yogurt shop, we've got a couple of alternatives for you. Sweetgreen in Georgetown, City Market (bodega on the SW corner of 17th and M Streets NW), and Ice Berry in Reston Town Center all sell the Korean-style frozen yogurt with fruit toppings.......

Dish of the Week: Fried oysters, grilled asparagus, and strawberry lemonade Where: Tackle Box The warm weather has put us in the mood for seafood. It hasn't quite hit prime blue crab season yet, so we've been looking at other ways to get our fix. Fortunately, a trip to Tackle Box did the trick. Their big, meaty fried oysters must be credited to Chef Rob Bechtold, a Louisiana native. And even though it is not......

Dish of the Week Macarons at Michel Patisserie That's macarons with one 'o', not two. The one with two o's is made with coconut and tends to be a heavy haystack of coconut and sugar. While delicious, it has nothing to do with the delicate French macaron. The French macaron is a bit like a fancy Oreo, with meringue-like cookies made from almond flour and a delicious filling. They're definitely not easy to make well......

Written by DCist contributor Josh Novikoff Dish of the Week Whole Roasted Lamb For many Washingtonians, the bloom of the cherry blossoms signals the changing of the seasons. But for outdoor food fans, nothing says spring quite like a weekend full of outdoor food festivals. The whiff of grilled pork, charcoal, and butane filling the air, styrofoam plates piled high with pad thai, pupusas, and eggplant parmesan; you can walk, eat, and drink your way......

Dish of the Week Soft shell crabs Soft shell crabs have been in season for a few weeks now, and they're on menus all over town. And our interview with Eric Ziebold has definitely inspired a craving for these little delights. Nothing quite like the crunch of a deep-fried soft shell with the creamy flavor of its tomalley. The best part is the ease in getting to their crabby goodness, without all the work of......

Dish of the Week: Surprise soup Where: Corduroy Surprise soup, because upon calling Corduroy today, the person who answered the phone said the menu will be a surprise. Because, oh yeah, tonight is Corduroy's Friends and Family Night. We all know what that means... the new Corduroy (on 9th Street NW, across from the Convention Center) will be opening this week, and you can now make reservations by phone. This was after a swirl of......

Drink of the Week Pimm's Cup at Central, Bourbon and Tabard Inn The recent warm up has my mind on summery drinks. There are the usuals: mojitos, gin and tonics, daquiris, and margaritas. But there's one summer drink that's most associated with the lawn at Wimbledon: the Pimm's Cup. The refreshing Pimm's is traditionally made with Pimm's #1 (a gin-based spirit infused with various spices and a hint of orange), lemonade, and garnished with borage......

This post was written by DCist contributor Andrew Schneider Dish of the Week Maryland fried chicken from just over the border The weather’s turned, spandex is out in force, and picnics are chic once more. Nothing says picnic to us like a bucket of fried chicken, but next time you get a craving for that batter-fried goodness, consider instead the deep south’s delicious and elusive cousin: Maryland Fried Chicken. Milk-soaked and pan-fried, it’s a lighter,......

Dish of the Week Brewpops from Rustico Beer lovers rejoice! According to Frank Morales, Rustico got the go ahead from the Virginia ABC to reintroduce their "brewpops." The return will occur sometime during Memorial Day weekend, when Rustico will host a Brewpop fiesta. They will be serving up six flavors of their delicious treats made from various beers, this time without certain limitations (before they were limited to .5% ABV). If you recall, not that......

Dish of the Week Cherry drinks from here, there and everywhere With cherry blossom season, tons of restaurants are incorporating cherries and blossoms into their food. But with the recent warmup, I'd rather have my cherries in cool liquid form. Starting with beer, head to Brasserie Beck or Granville Moore's for a Lindemann's Kriek or Kasteel Rouge. These may not appeal to a typical beer lover's taste - they have a very strong cherry flavor......

Dish of the Week Moules frites from Granville Moore’s Mussels have popping up all over town in the past year, from Brasserie Beck to Marvin. But one of the big stories is the mussels at Granville Moore’s on H Street. So much so that Chef Teddy Folkman got challenged to a smackdown with Bobby Flay on Tuesday at the Argonaut. Everyone had been speculating that the event that was originally announced, a taping for......

Dish of the Week Wagamama - Duck gyoza with cherry-hoisin sauce, chili-garlic salt edamame and chili-beef ramen We apologize for jumping the gun a bit here, but today’s Dish of the Week is not yet available in our area. However, U.K. transplants may be happy to hear that Wagamama, the popular Japanese-style noodle house found across the U.K., is planning to open shop in the D.C. area late this year or early next, according to......

Another to add to the trite food list? This week Tom Sietsema wrote a feature article about tasting menus. He posits:They tend to be too much food and require too much of a time commitment. ... When I'm shelling out hundreds of dollars for dinner, I want an impression of more than the first thing I ate, the last thing I ate and the fact that the restaurant offered me a selection of salts from......

Not quite the Oscars Nominations are in for the James Beard Foundation Awards. The list includes nods to a number of locals.Outstanding Restaurateur - Ashok Bajaj - Ardeo, Bardeo, Bombay Club, The Oval Room, Rasika, and 701Best Chef Mid-Atlantic - Cathal Armstrong, Restaurant Eve; Carole Greenwood, Buck's Fishing & Camping; Koji Terano, Sushi-Ko; Eric Ziebold, CityZenOutstanding Pastry Chef - Naomi Gallego, PS 7Rising Star of the Year - Johnny Monis, KomiOutstanding Chef - José Ramon......

How soon is too soon? It has been about six weeks since Chef Stefano Frigerio, the former sous chef from Maestro, joined Mio and called in fellow Maestro alum Nick Fragelli Stefanelli. As has been noted, the restaurant has had many staff changes in its short history and gone through a lot of turmoil. And because of that, most food writers, including myself, have abstained from making much comment about the restaurant. There's no question......

Hell may be closer to D.C. than originally thought Washingtonian's Todd Kliman revealed that celeb chef Gordon Ramsay, star of such reality shows at Hell's Kitchen and Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares is likely to take over Maestro at the Ritz Carlton in Tysons Corner. Much like the other chef-utantes breaking into D.C., he will only serve in a consulting capacity. Given his penchant for blasting anything less than perfection, it seems unlikely that the food will......

As of yet, we haven’t heard of any last minute reprieves for Dr. Dremo’s, which plans to close its doors in the early hours Sunday morning. So come 2 a.m, you’re done downing your last ale in your favorite chair or stool next to that weird kitschy decoration you’ve always liked. But you can come back one last time, on Monday night at 7 p.m., for a chance to take your own piece of Dr.......

Restaurant Week or Restaurant Weak? It happens twice a year. Whether you love it or hate it, it's the Restaurant Week breakdown. Who brought it out like a champ, and who deserves the title of chump? Some DCist staffers hit up a few spots: Spezie I just had a pretty good RW lunch at Spezie. The raddichio salad had a nice balance between the bitter greens and walnuts and cheese. Braised lamb with fennel was......

Hot, rich, and sweet, just the way I like 'em It's been a warm week, and lately everyone has been sweating the gourmet hot chocolate coming out of the Cocoa Gallery. But with cooler temps predicted for the next week, you can stay in and enjoy this thick, creamy hot chocolate. And because you don't need a liquor license, you can make it as Irish as you want. Unlike hot cocoa, hot chocolate is not......

The Future's So Bright, I Gotta Wear A Girdle Hank Stuever posted his annual WaPo Style section list of what's in and out for 2008. He lists Vita Coco, street cart bibimbap, banh mi, tap water, vinho verde, red-wattle sausage, and burrata as in. He also lists wagyu beef as in, and Kobe beef as out. Funnily enough, Kobe beef is to wagyu as champagne is to sparkling wine; a geographically specific version of essentially......

For the last few weeks you couldn't read any D.C.-area food publication without seeing something about Robert Wiedmaier's Brasserie Beck. And all before it even opened. From Wiedmaier guest hosting Todd Kliman's chog, two pre-opening mentions in DCist's Weekly Feed, and frequent but casual mentions by The Washington Post and the blogosphere. And here Beck's is being written about yet again. Whoever the restaurant's publicist is, she's sure earning her keep. The best way to......

The Weekly Feed was pushed back this week because its regular author was tied up with another task. Thanks to DCist Food staffer Jamie Liu for picking up the column last minute. The Proof is in the Pinot Coming up in May, wine enthusiast Mark Kuller is bringing out some fun little tricks with his wine-centric restaurant, Proof, in Gallery Place. The sexy little enomatic from Italy will be dispensing tasting and full pours of......

We try to keep the Weekly Feed focused pretty intensely at food happenings here in Washington, but there is one item that is too good to pass up. We wanted to make sure we touched on the knockdown-dragout between New York Times critic Frank Bruni and restaurateur Jeffery Chodorow (who you might remember from NBC's The Restaurant with Rocco Dispirito). Here's the short version of the story: Bruni reviews Chodorow's Kobe Club, pans it with......

They'll Kick You Out If You Give Butterstick an IPA Normally, the Feed saves its activity-related post for "after the jump," but given the popularity of last year's event, as well as the sheer number of great brews available, we're bumping this one up to front-page status. Tickets are on sale now for the Friends of the National Zoo (FONZ) 2nd annual Brew at the Zoo mixer/fundraiser/drunkfest. For $60, or $45 if you're a......

We're sorry for the unscheduled hiatus of the Weekly Feed last week. We would like to take responsibility for it, truly, but instead we must give an excuse. You see, the Feed was nowhere to be found when the curtain went up. It turns out it went on a weeklong bender with Eating In. They tried to take a road trip to Las Vegas, but turned around in Chillicothe when they ran out of ether......

Last Week's Rumor, Confirmed In the last Weekly Feed, we mentioned the rumors about a New Haven style pizza joint opening up next to Buck's Fishing and Camping. We have to credit Buck's owner James Alefantis for having a healthy share of whimsy; Tom Sietsema confirmed yesterday that a new pizza spot is indeed on the way -- with a ping pong theme, of all things. We hope this will include actually having ping pong......