Free food is always tastier than paid-for food. And free doughnuts are perhaps the tastiest thing of all. As has been mentioned elsewhere, Krispy Kreme is celebrating National Doughnut Day today by doling out free doughnuts to all comers. According to the one of the commenters over at Wonkette, a long line has formed outside the Krispy Kreme branch on Dupont Circle, rivaling the line that formed outside Dupont Circle’s Ben and Jerry’s location when…

We of DCist Food are taking it easy (or at least easier) on the extra-rich, cream-laden, beautifully presented food over the next several days. It seems our epicurean slutiness has come to an end. Let’s face it: a week of three-coursing it at D.C.’s best restaurants is a high-speed merge onto the fat-ass freeway. But reminiscing about the best and worst is calorie-free, so here’s our chance (and yours) to give a rundown. As far…

Thanks to all the readers who sent us their experiences from Restaurant Week. Your comments — and others culled from various local contacts — showed surprising uniformity. It seems that in D.C. there are restaurants that do Restaurant Week right, and some that don’t — with little space in between. A loud chorus of voices, both from e-mail and on DonRockwell’s forum, were pleased with the Restaurant Week offerings of Corduroy (memo to the staff…

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…

DCist was alarmed to see Corduroy on the D.C. Department of Health’s February Food Closure List. The closure of the popular restaurant took place on Feb. 24, with the restaurant re-opening later that same day. The only other establishment to be closed in February was New Star Market in Northeast, shut down for (among other things) operating without a license and evidence of rodents inside the establishment. Corduroy has been lauded by local foodies for…