The celebrity chef filed a countersuit for $8 million in the wake of the real estate mogul’s racist commentary.

The celebrity chef told the Washington Post that Trump’s anti-immigrant comments are anathema to him, his staff, and guests, and he would thus discontinue work on a planned Spanish restaurant at the Old Post Office Pavilion.

Members of the Kirov Opera and its Orchestra, normally in residence at the historic Mariinsky Theater in St. Petersburg, Russia, come to the Kennedy Center periodically to present touring productions of operas and other great pieces of music. Last night, we were in the Opera House to see the first performance of their staging of Giacomo Puccini’s last and perhaps greatest opera, Turandot. It was an excellent show, with well-performed music and a splashy, colorful…

Considering the shocking violence at this weekend’s Bhangra Blowout, it’s safe to say that future such events, especially those held at federal buildings involving heavy drinking, will be placed under intense scrutiny. Three people were stabbed — one fatally — following a fight outside the Old Post Office Pavilion on Pennsylvania Avenue at 12th Street NW (at right). Here’s the latest from the Post: A 5-foot-8 man of either Hispanic or Indian ethnicity, wearing a…

Two weekends back, DCist took a trip to the Old Post Office Pavilion. We weren’t there to mingle with tourists in the food court, we went for the view. With the Washington Monument closed for security upgrades, the tower of the Old Post Office is the next best thing. Its free access and normally low traffic is one of the best relatively low-key tourist sites in the city. (Please note that the National Park Service’s…

As part of security upgrades to the Washington Monument, the grounds will close until early next year, the Post reports. The multi-phased project to erect concentric rings of low concrete walls around the monument began last summer. The upcoming phase of construction aims to replace the monument plaza and regrade the grounds west of the obelisk. And if you’re one to ride the Tourmobile around town, the Washington Monument stop has been moved to Madison…