Grab an expense account and indulge in some of the world’s best beef.
Today, D.C. finds itself with a new group discount program to clog the inbox and tempt the credit card. OpenTable, the popular online restaurant reservations website, has brought its Spotlight in D.C. after having piloting it in six other major cities.
Another Feb. 14, another snowstorm in Washington. If you’d prefer to stay in for Valentine’s Day, you are not alone, especially in this weather. For those hardy souls willing to don snowboots but who did not have the wherewithal to make dinner reservations in December, the upside may be that there are a few great tables going empty tonight in your favorite restaurants. Washingtonian’s Best Bites Blog tips us that OpenTable.com had some good tables…
Last Call. . . Take advantage of the final days of summer by treating yourself to a pork sandwich and side of broccoli rabe at the Galileo Grill this Tuesday and Wednesday between 11:45 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. Chef Roberto Donna will also feature pork sausage or chicken sandwiches, cold carrot and tomato soup, and an onion, pancetta, and cheese quiche. As fall nears and the restaurant prepares to close for renovations, this may be…
Even as the stores sport back to school sales (which depress us, even now), summer lingers on your friends the -ists. This week’s collection of links provides some of the best, worst, and oddest bits of summer fun. So, bring your laptop up onto the roof, make yourself an umbrella drink or ten, and enjoy this week’s choice posts from across the Gothamist network. Torontoist (where it’s 75 degrees F as of this writing)…
I want to love Charlie Palmer Steak. The restaurant’s absolutely genial namesake chef is responsible for several outstanding restaurants around the country — among them the Dry Creek Kitchen in Healdsburg, Calif. and Aureole in New York City and Las Vegas. Young executive chef Bryan Voltaggio is a tremendous talent whose kitchen turns out consistently tasty, season-conscious, non-traditional steakhouse fare. The main dining room offers a stunning view of the Capitol. Not only is its…
Amid alcohol, music, rain, and a little glam rock style, the 2006 Restaurant Association of Metropolitan Washington awards — a/k/a the RAMMYs — were handed out last night at the Marriott Wardman Park Hotel in Woodley Park. Fabio Trabocchi’s Maestro took home the Best Picture equivalent by winning the award for top Fine Dining Restaurant in the D.C. area, while tapas king Jose Andres earned Chef of the Year honors. Among the other victors were…
According to D.C. Wire, the Post’s new blog on local politics, D.C. Mayor Anthony Williams and his wife set off yesterday for a four-day vacation to…Iceland. Huh? After the bruising battle he waged to get the D.C. Council to endorse the long-awaited stadium lease, wouldn’t he want to escape to a Caribbean island and drink fruit-themed cocktails all day? It seems not: Food. Iceland. End of Feburary. Plug it all into Google and you get…
Could Leopold’s Really Be That Bad? In his weekly chats for the last four weeks, Tom Sietsema has been hinting at having one of the worst service experiences ever at a local restaurant. Readers of the Sunday Post Magazine finally read about the experience in full when Sietsema reviewed Leopold’s Kafe & Konditorei this past Sunday. From the “clueless mannequin on duty” to “[t]he human peacocks supposedly hired to supervise,” this review was rough –…
FROSTBURG, Md. — From the DCist mobile command center on I-68, we present to you our picks for stuff you should do this weekend. (Actually, we did this early this morning, we think we’ll be around Frostburg around lunchtime. But wouldn’t it be cool if we did have a mobile command center? C’mon Jake, can you spare a few pennies for that? We promise we won’t take it on any joyrides …) Anyhow, with Catherine…