Last week, The New York Times published this article on the prevalence of “junk food”/comfort food on the Hill. Many food writers and bloggers were up in arms about what they viewed as a condescending attack on the city’s burgeoning food scene. Food (critic) fight!
Congratulations are in order for Washington City Paper food critic Tim Carman, who will be moving over to the Washington Post on December 6. Carman’s move was announced this afternoon on the Post’s All We Can Eat blog, which Carman will now helm, in addition to penning stories for the front page and Food section of the paper. (DCist co-founder and current WCP assistant managing editor Mike Grass will be handling City Paper’s Young and…
Image courtesy of aliciagriffin Dish of the Week: Strip club dining This week, City Paper’s Tim Carman took reviews to uncharted territory by dining at two area strip clubs. It’s one thing to go Hooters (which claims to be a “family” restaurant) with the excuse that they supposedly have good buffalo wings. We’ve all heard that one (by the way, the wings are terrible). And many of us have joked about going to Fast…
With D.C.’s record standing at 2–2 in Kitchen Stadium – a win and a loss against Bobby Flay and Masaharu Morimoto each – Sunday night’s Thanksgiving-themed episode of Iron Chef America pitted Agraria’s head chef Ricky Moore against the Chairman’s newest Iron Chef, Michael Symon. From the beginning, the odds seemed stacked against Iron Chef Symon, who felt the pressure to earn his first victory after having won the Next Iron Chef competition. Add to…
Fried Chicken Frenzy Returns Fried chicken fanatics have something to get excited about. Both Colorado Kitchen and Ray’s the Classics have restored their famous versions of the dish. Everyone lamented when Gillian Clark pulled her chicken from the menu a few years ago. But now, she is hosting burgers and fried chicken nights on December 11 and January 8 (the second Tuesday of the month). Apparently her chicken is so good that she told…
Countdown to Westend Bistro It’s almost here. The opening that all the foodies in town have been waiting for. The one that all the critics are getting more than a little excited about. The chef that makes all the ladies swoon with his French accent. Westend Bistro by Eric Ripert at the Ritz-Carlton on Thursday, November 8. Menus have been posted to their web site leaving many, including Don Rockwell posters, mystified. Rather than…
Sietsema responds, sorta Last week, we asked Tom for a clarification of the star-rating system. During his Dining Guide chat, he linked to his ratings code, which he posted this past Monday. One of the chatters had the same questions we had, “Have you ever considered a different system for your ratings? So often you will write a review where you rave about the food but mention something else (service, appearance) that you didn’t like,…
Clockwise from top left: Comet Ping Pong, Red Rocks, 2 Amys, Bebo There are many factors that affect a pizza. The type of flour used for the dough. The temperature of the oven. The quality of the toppings. The skill and hands of the maker of the dough. The vigilance of the pizzaiolo (the person manning the oven). D.C. may not be known as much of a pizza town, but a few of the…
RAMMY’s All Around! Sunday was the Restaurant Area of Metropolitan Washington’s 25th annual RAMMY awards, the local dining scene’s big gala event. 1,500 people packed the Marriott in Woodley Park, listened to speeches, clapped for the winners, danced like teenage hooligans, and probably drank more booze than they wanted to/were happy about the next day. But, why else would so many people get together in one place? Oh, the awards? Yeah, I’ll get to them….
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…
