This week in food and drink invites D.C. to snack on Hawaiian fare with a Top Chef favorite, learn to make a meatball, or sip on a gin and tonic at one of the city’s favorite Spanish hangouts.

The return of the Virginia Festival of Wines, the introduction of a lunch time happy hour with a spectacular view, and a grand celebration of pan-Asian culture at the Smithsonian means booze are are in the cards for this week in D.C. Here are our dining picks for the week.

The city may have cooled off, but hotly-anticipated restaurants are providing early peeks this week. Plus Oktoberfest fun, a massive food festival, and more.

Welcome October with a donut scavenger hunt, a spooky Halloween bar, a taco and ramen collaboration, and more on the coming week’s food calendar.

Doughnuts and drag queens, with hearty sides of beer and brisket, are on the agenda this week as the District dives head first into fall.

D.C. continues to roll through September with a new dim sum brunch in Shaw, a shark-themed party on the Wharf, exciting sushi restaurant news, and more.

The coming week in D.C. dining brings weekday cocktail specials, new fast-casual Chinese cooking, Bastille Day, and more.

Cruise into the first weekend in July with a host of top-notch food events, including a return of Hill Country’s popular backyard barbecue, new openings, IPA beer specials, and more.

Say hello to summer in Washington with loads of crab, two new internationally-inspired quick service restaurants, and more in this week’s picks.

D.C. welcomes the official start of summer with fried chicken ice cream sandwiches, tiki parties, and more.