The owners of Rehoboth Beach, Del. restaurant Nage are following Horace Greeley’s advice by opening a western outpost of their high-end bistro next Tuesday in the Courtyard by Marriott at 1600 Rhode Island Avenue NW. According to the News Journal, longtime friends and co-owners Kevin Reading and Josh Grapski are behind the endeavor — with Reading taking the reins as executive chef of the two-restaurant outfit and Grapski managing this new D.C. branch. Before opening…

When you ask someone about restaurant service in D.C., you’ll get endless opinions. Some will claim that service in D.C. is uniformly abysmal. Others will point to phenomenal experiences — but at a price. Recently, two area favorites have been at the center of service-related discussions: Cleveland Park’s Palena, where local Chowhounds have complained of very slow service, and Arlington’s Ray’s the Steaks, which has policies that at least one local food fan thinks are…

The City Paper’s own Trey Graham recently took home a significant accolade in the world of theatre criticism, winning the 2003-04 George Jean Nathan Award. The Nathan Award, administered by the Cornell University Department of English, was established to reward “the American who has written the best piece of drama criticism during the theatrical year (July 1 to June 30), whether it is an article, an essay, treatise or book.” Graham was selected by a…