Written by DCist contributor Claire Compton Like the classic summer fling, Restaurant Week has officially left us, leaving us with a bittersweet mix of emotions. The lucky ones are gushing about that new restaurant they discovered and how they were wooed with an impossibly fantastic meal that didn’t drain their wallet. Others weren’t so lucky. They began the week with a wide-eyed idealism, believing this meal was going to be the one, only to be…

Rain or shine, this weekend brings opportunities to eat and drink aplenty, particularly if you’re planning on hanging out in the ‘burbs. Taste of Bethesda On Saturday from 11-4 along Norfolk, St. Elmo, Cordell, Del Ray, and Auburn Avenues, sample eats from 50 restaurants around Bethesda. Four tickets are $5. Jason Storch on DC Foodies says it’s a “time when hundreds flock to the streets of Bethesda to sample treats from the local restaurants…

Buck’s Has a Cow Over at DCFoodies.com, our restaurant-reviewing pal Jason Storch has run into some legal trouble. It seems that he received a cease-and-desist letter from an attorney purporting to represent Buck’s Fishing and Camping. What did Storch do to deserve this? Did he too loudly insist that chef Carole Greenwood stop stalking him through his television set? Did he open a restaurant next door called Jason’s Hunting and Whitewater-Rafting? No, it simply seems…

Dino’s Getting Kudos Last week we reported that Dino in Cleveland Park was now open. And from the buzz around local food circles, this will be a place to watch in the coming months. Jason Storch of DCFoodies has been multiple times, with favorable reviews. Amanda of Metrocurean says the restaurant is “off to a promising start,” and the folks on Don Rockwell’s forum are overwhelmingly positive about the new kid in town. With Tom…