This post written by DCist Food contributor Analiese Bendorf While Washingtonians managed to evade the worst of the country’s winter weather, there is one thing that blew into town that we’ll gladly welcome. That thing is Il Mulino, a branch of New York’s Italian restaurant by the same name. It’s known for its gargantuan, garlicky portions and is poised to take D.C.’s upscale dining scene by storm. The restaurant was originally founded in New York’s…

Our pal Amanda over at Metrocurean reports that West Coast import Cowgirl Creamery’s opening is imminent. And although we look forward to the cheese purveyor’s landing in the Penn Quarter, excellent cheese shops — such as Philadelphia’s DiBruno Bros., Greenwich Village’s Murray’s Cheese Shop, and local fromagerie Cheesetique — often present to us a paradox of choice. That is, faced with too many good options from which to choose, we run the risk of choosing…

We thought we’d never say this. We’d actually like to deal with a train collision on the Red Line more than endure the transit crisis our colleagues in New York are dealing with. Because of a homeless man who apparently caused a fire that took out 600 electrical relays that control the busy Eighth Avenue Line, train service is being delayed, reduced and eliminated. The repairs could take as long as five years and subway…