Archive for the ‘We Love Food’ Category

Rogue Sessions with Spike Gjerde

Photo courtesy of Angie Salame
I write this while in a full blown food coma (#foodieproblems) with a delightful pain and taste bud/sensory overload, but more over,  faced with writer’s dilemma,  trying to find a way to describe the past four hours of absolute mastery that just went down at Rogue 24. Long -24 course and [...]

We Love Food: Chinese New Year

Chinese New Year courtesy of Dave Newman (newmanchu)
It’s the Year of the Dragon folks, which other than promising good fortune and fire-breathing glory also means mouth-watering Chinese menus at some of DC’s best Asian haunts. Starting January 23rd  Zentan, Toki Underground, and The Source will be paying homage to the Dragon through the culinary traditions [...]

We Love Food: Poste Moderne Brasserie

Pork Rillettes at Poste Moderne Brasserie
courtesy of bonappetitfoodie
Back in September, there was a changing of posts at Poste when Dennis Marron became the new executive chef. It’s always interesting to see how a chef changes up a menu and makes it their own, so when I received a recent dinner invitation to check out [...]

We Love Food: Toki Underground

Toki Underground, Washington DC courtesy of Plantains & Kimchi
Culinary Ninja. That is the only way to describe Erik Bruner-Yang, the man behind Toki Underground, a tiny ramen sanctuary on H Street. Recognized only by the small blue emblem on the door, this Taiwanese restaurant is serving the best ramen I’ve ever tasted, and in the [...]

Winter Restaurant Week 2012

Cena courtesy of Daquella manera
So you are one week into your New Years resolutions of getting fit, eating healthy and exercising more… Good for you! Now get over it, because starting January 9th restaurants across the District will be offering killer deals for Winter Restaurant Week. From January 9-15, select restaurants across the city will [...]

First Look: Boxcar Tavern

Photo courtesy of Tricia Barba
I went to Boxcar Tavern the first day (night) it opened – just two days before the New Year. When staring in from the outside it was impossible to see just how crowded it was, but upon opening the door, the excitement surrounding the new establishment was tangible. There were a [...]

We Love Food: Ripple

Pumpkin Soup at Ripple, Courtesy of Elizabeth Parker
I checked out Ripple when they first opened back in 2010, before there had been much buzz about it, before the restaurant expanded and back when it was one of those restaurants that I just had a good feeling about. The restaurant has changed chefs and menus through [...]

One Year Later: Smith Commons

smith commons
courtesy of philliefan99
If you remember the H Street corridor from years ago, the place where Smith Commons now stands was the home of a large carpet warehouse. The restaurant is just as massive: three stories with a main dining room and main bar on the first floor, a public house on levels two and three, plus a seasonal patio. [...]

We Love Food: Rappahannock River Oysters, LLC

Rappahannock River Oyster
Courtesy of Rappahannock River Oyster, LLC
About 140 miles away from the buzzing of DC, you’ll find a one lane gravel road in Toppings, VA that leads you to the serene Rappahannock river. Go an extra five miles out on the water, and you’ll find yourself right in the Chesapeake Bay. But what you [...]

We Love Food: A Look at Medium Rare

service @ Medium Rare, Cleveland Park
courtesy of Plantains & Kimchi
I’ve wanted to try Medium Rare ever since it opened earlier this year but, for some reason I rarely make it north of Dupont Circle. However, I managed to make it to the steak-frites restaurant twice before I decided to write it up.
Simple concepts can [...]

We Love Food: Quick Update on Restaurant Happenings

‘America Eats Tavern- Washington, DC’
courtesy of ‘Plantains & Kimchi’
For those of you who avidly follow the food scene, this all might be old news. But to those of you who don’t eat, sleep and drink DC food coverage, here’s a little roundup on some of the latest restaurant happenings around DC.
Have no fear about not [...]

We Love Food: Casa Nonna’s Tavola 12

‘Chef Amy Brandwein of Casa Nonna’
courtesy of ‘bonappetitfoodie’
If you told me that there was a restaurant in town where I could get a delicious, savory 12-course meal for $55, I’d at least raise an eyebrow at you. But Casa Nonna in Dupont Circle is offering just that at their new in-house concept, Tavola 12.
The 12-seat [...]

We Love Food: Thanksgiving 2011 Roundup

Roast Turkey
Courtesy of tbridge
You’ve been fighting off a cold. You burned last year’s turkey. You’re feeding far too many relatives than you can count on your fingers and toes. Whatever the reason may be for why you won’t be cooking this year’s Thanksgiving feast, we’ve got you covered with a handy list of what restaurants [...]

Pizzeria Paradiso Celebrates 20 Years

‘Pizzeria Paradiso’
courtesy of ‘afagen’
There’s an old friend in town who’s turning 20 next week: Pizzeria Paradiso.
Back in November 1991, the pizzeria opened its first location in Dupont Circle and over its history has not only revamped the original spot, but expanded to Georgetown and Old Town Alexandria. Not too shabby of an accomplishment for a [...]

Second Annual “The Vices that Made Virginia”

‘Hazy Morning’
courtesy of ‘Vileinist’
Ah, Virginia–home to part of the Blue Ridge mountains, the Virginia ham, and of course, the land for lovers. So to celebrate the greatness of Old Dominion, Arcadia Center for Sustainable Food & Agriculture and Woodlawn, a National Trust Historic Site, are hosting the second annual “The Vices That Made Virginia.”
From 4 [...]

We Love Food: Bourbon Steak’s Cheese Program

‘Cheese wheels at Bourbon Steak’
courtesy of ‘bonappetitfoodie’
I can think of few simple combinations that go together as well as meat and cheese–philly cheesesteaks, charcuterie and cheese boards, chicken parmigiano, heck, even the simple breakfast sandwich combines the super powers of a sausage patty and melted cheese. So it made sense when Brenton Balika, the executive [...]

We Love Food: DC Eats for September

‘Autumn of my Life’
courtesy of ‘LaTur’
Summer may be over, but good food goes on. You can eat your sad feelings about colder weather and fewer hours of daylight coming at some of these events happening this month in the city.

Like
Unlike

We Love Food: Santa Fe Cafe

Santa Fe Cafe Owner Kipp Laramie by MichaelTRuhl
In the heart of hilly Rosslyn amid the skyscrapers and the steel, the Santa Fe Cafe is an oasis for spicy food lovers. Offering authentic New Mexican food, the restaurant has maintained a presence in Arlington for over 20 years on Wilson Boulevard two blocks from the Rosslyn [...]

We Love Food: Willard’s BBQ

“You just can’t get barbecue up here like you can down there,” I used to tell all my friends back home in North Carolina. That was before I met Willard’s. Way, way the hell out there in the suburbs near Dulles, Willard’s BBQ is what happens when Lexington, North Carolina transports itself right to [...]

We Love Food: DC Eats for August

‘Cafe Atlantico’
courtesy of ‘needlessspaces’
Put on your elastic waistband pants, people. There’s plenty to eat and do in the city for the next few weeks. So click on through and you’ll find where you should be wining and dining this month.

2 people like this post.
Unlike