The AP reports that D.C. Mayor Anthony Williams travels today to New York to serve on the three-judge tasting panel at tonight’s taping of an episode of the Food Network’s Iron Chef America. Back in October, Williams was a member of the local tasting panel that picked former Signatures chef Morou to compete in the nationally televised cooking competition over Washington food luminary Ris Lacoste (formerly of 1789) and Ristorante Tosca’s Cesare Lanfranconi. Tonight, the…

We’d like to thank the Going Out Gurus for reminding us that today is the ninth annual Dining Out for Life event sponsored by Food & Friends. If you’re looking for a good excuse to enjoy a nice meal tonight, what better reason than the fact that your dollars will be going to a good cause? Participating area restaurants will be donating between 25% and 100% of their revenue today to Food & Friends, which…

Local blogger Unsettled has posted a review of Ristorante Tosca. Tosca was the winner of the Washington D.C. New Restaurant of the Year Award in 2002, and has been positivally reviewed by both The Hill (Four Domes!) and the Washington Post. Her verdict: Overall? Tosca treats your mouth wonderfully. Classically inspired menu with a taste of combinations and dishes that aren’t found at every corner chain. The food focus adds to your tastebuds enjoyment. The…