We’ve noticed that an increasing number of food resources have popped up recently in the D.C. blog world. In addition to the eGullet D.C. and Delmarva forum, DCFoodies, and DCFüd, new arrivals include Don Rockwell’s new project, frequent DCist commenter Matt Singerman’s vegetarian food blog, and the not-really-new-but-new-to-us DC Food Blog. To help keep all of these sites — and any other food news that comes our way — together for you, DCist introduces The Weekly Feed, a compilation of the week’s food news.

Really Want to be Cheap? Save Your $5
Back when we lived in the hinterlands of P.G. County, we saw the Cheap Eats issue of The Washingtonian as a handy guide on where to get good grub in the D.C. area without hurting our wallets. That view has changed significantly since moving into the District and improving our palates. This month’s issue — conveniently timed to coincide with the annual intern swarm, as usual — is particularly bad, and other area foodies have made the same observation. (full disclosure: yes, this DCist started the first thread. The second started independently.) There’s lots to dislike about this annual feature, like inclusion of consistently mediocre restaurants like Sorriso, Lauriol Plaza, and Cafe Spice — none of which are particularly affordable. We’ll never understand the allure of Lauriol Plaza, and chain restaurant Cafe Spice received a pretty rough review from the Post. Also, it looks like the editors of this issue took a bit of a vacation. For example, on the quick reference Silver Spring’s Mandalay is listed as located in College Park, its old home. And the cuisine in the capsule is described as Malaysian. Finally — and this bit riled us the most — there are zero Ethiopian restaurants listed. In one of the few American cities where one can find a “Little Ethiopia,” this oversight is maddening. And it’s not new — no Ethiopian spots showed up on the 2004 list either.