Red Sage Gets Along Little Doggies One of the restaurants who helped usher in the redevelopment of D.C.’s downtown, Red Sage, will close its doors next Thursday. Tom tells us that, despite serving 20,000 people a month (that’s over 160 four tops a night), high rents in the area are driving the proprietor away. How bad is it when you’re outgentrifying the gentrifiers? Though it’s not the best restaurant in town, Red Sage has always…

Let us tell you, it’s a real pain to be popular. You’d be amazed at how many propositions we get from attractive suitors and the sheer number of Vicky Seeks panties thrown at us on a daily basis. Just look at our comment section: an unmitigated outpouring of love and adoration. We take solace that we’re not alone in our suffering, however. Ray’s the Steaks in Clarendon Rosslyn has the same affliction. The similarities end…

When Executive Chef Drew Trautmann and proprietors Eli Hengst and Jared Rager (of Mendocino in Georgetown) announced that they were opening a restaurant where Il Raddichio used to be, Capitol Hill food watchers were understandably excited. On a block inhabited by a Burrito Brothers, the Capitol Lounge, and formerly a Chesapeake Bagel Bakery, the new American cuisine of the sort served at Mendocino was welcome change. The Hill has seen a few good new…