Good morning, Washington. Happy October, and happy new fiscal year. A noticeable drop in temperature this weekend reminds us it’s not too long before we’ll witness a noticeable shift in hues. Some may mourn the loss of warmer days but nearly all of us can look forward to approaching shades of autumn. What the new fiscal year will bring is far less certain.

This weekend, the DCist Food and Drink squad took in the 7th Annual Washington, D.C. International Wine & Food Festival at the Omni Shoreham in Woodley Park. Wine tastings, cooking demonstrations, and food giveaways spanned three ballrooms — a fitting size for a popular event that had, in previous years, occupied the main convention hall at the new Convention Center. The change in venue didn’t amount to a change in tenor. Perhaps because wine-tasting evokes…

International Wine and Food Festival Those of you who intend to hit the 7th Annual Washington D.C. Wine & Food Festival this Saturday and Sunday at the Omni Shoreham may want to come up with a strategy before you arrive. With 1,200 wines from more than 280 wineries to sample and chef appearances aplenty, walking in will be like stopping by Target or Wegman’s without a list, just to pick up a few things….

FRIDAY: Anyone in need of a little funk infusion tonight would do well to check out Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings at Black Cat. The DCist staff list today was full of sentiments like “I’ve heard great things about these guys,” and Jones’ background suggests she probably has more than a passing understanding of the world of soul: She was born in Augusta, Georgia (hometown of James Brown) and spent her teens in Brooklyn, NY….

Is the golden age of Woodley Park’s anchor as a convention and meeting site coming to a close? The Post reports that the Marriott Wardman Park hotel may be sold for $200 million and a new developer, Chevy Chase’s JBG, hopes to convert part of its complex into condominums, similar to Monument Realty’s plans to convert the Watergate’s hotel into condos. The Wardman Park, the city’s largest hotel, and the Omni Shoreham have brought countless…