With a new chef and beverage manager, the real makeover at Mulebone is the menu itself.

Via BoingBoing, we find a report by the Restaurant Opportunities Center United that ranks eateries across the country based on not only how good their food might be, but also how good they are to their workers.

Of course, First Lady Michelle Obama picks the one night that I’m not holding down the fort at DCist headquarters along U Street to take a trip to nearby Eatonville for some dinner.

Oyster po’ boy with coleslaw and fries. (Photo by jjgardner3, used under a Creative Commons license.) It would be easy at first glance to lump Eatonville in with Busboys and Poets. Both are owned by Andy Shallal, both are located in the U Street neighborhood (in fact, they’re across the street from each other), and both are inspired by famous African-American authors. Resist the temptation to compare, because these are two very different animals….

Strawberry rhubarb crisp (Alicia Mazzara) Dish of the Week: Rhubarb The glorious rhubarb is a sorely under-appreciated plant. Rhubarb isn’t easy to love at first — you have to get to know it. On the surface, rhubarb is pretty unappetizing. Its dark green leaves contain poisonous levels of oxalic acid, and the stalks, while edible, are stringy, sour, and have an unfortunate laxative effect when eaten raw. Only when sugar became affordable in the…

Saturday night from 9 p.m. to midnight, the vacant space beneath Union Row condominiums on 14th Street will be alive with art and music commemorating the life of Harlem renaissance writer Zora Neale Hurston. Why Hurston? The author and folklorist was born in Eatonville, Florida, and the murals will decorate the forthcoming Eatonville restaurant—owned by Andy Shallal of Busboys and Poets. Artist Chanel Compton waitresses at Busboys, and asked Shallal if he knew of any…