Competitors vie for blue ribbons and bragging rights.
What’s better than drinking outdoors? Drinking outdoors while eating a pulled pork sandwich.
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.
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…
Several months ago, DCist published an interview with Anthony Bourdain, in which he took Bay Area chef Alice Waters to task for aggressively pushing organic, local foods (that tend to be pricey) during the middle of a recession. Bourdain later followed up, twice, making sure to mention that he felt bad about his statements against “Saint Alice.” He said that he was prepared to eat humble pie when he would share the stage with…
Photo by andertho Dish of the Week: Chili Everyone knows it’s been a big week for chili, especially Ben’s Chili Bowl. But we’re not here to talk about Ben’s, for once this week. Because whether you love or don’t love the chili from Ben’s, its squeeze-tap runny texture isn’t quite comparable to most traditional chili. Depending on where you’re from, you think chili is something totally different. If you’re from Texas, chances are you…
Anthony Bourdain is the acerbic host of No Reservations on the Travel Channel. His rise to fame can be attributed to Kitchen Confidential, his book exploring the seamy underworld of the restaurant industry. Since then he has written two more books, and has served as a guest judge on Top Chef. Bourdain chatted with us from his home in New York, having just returned from filming in our neighbor to the north, Baltimore, for his…
Dish of the Week: Curry laksa Where: Spices/Nooshi, Malaysia Kopitiam The first time I tasted curry laksa, it was prepared by a Singaporean friend, who I watched cleave piles of dark meat into an enormous stew pot before putting in a number of different spices. What came out was a questionable, murky soup with spicy red oil floating on top. But wow, was it delicious. Curry laksa is one of those beautiful fusion children of…
Anthony Bourdain and José Andrés after a visit to the Penn Quarter farmers market 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. We spotted Bourdain yesterday afternoon at the weekly Penn Quarter FRESHFARM market, accompanied by new…
DCist spotted this camera crew at 13th and U Streets just now. A producer told us they’re filming a promo for The Travel Channel’s Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations around the U Street area until about 4 p.m. today, and looking for people on the street to appear in the spot. No speaking is required – they’re mostly asking people to hold up signs they’ve made that promote the show. The crew is camped out…
