Archive for the ‘We Love Food’ Category

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 Virginia. [...]

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. Like Unlike

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We Love Food: Seventh Hill Pizza

‘Seventh Hill Pizza’ courtesy of ‘kspidel’ Last summer, in a fit of humidity-induced insanity, my friends and I decided to taste test non-delivery pizzas around town. There were seven pies, and in an attempt to branch out a little, I picked up one from Seventh Hill. I figured this Eastern Market spot (which no one [...]

We Love Food: Hank’s Oyster Bar

‘P1010522′ courtesy of ‘sygyzy’ Hank’s Oyster Bar has all the makings of being my go-to secret neighborhood joint — that perfectly undiscovered gem, with amazing food and an owner who remembers me so I never have to wait for a table. In a perfect world, yes, this would be the case. But this is not [...]

We Love Food: Zorba’s Cafe

‘Zorba’s Cafe’ courtesy of ‘Mr. T in DC’ So now that it is sort of starting to get warmer (right? RIGHT?) all I can think about is eating and drinking outside. As a native Washingtonian, I know that the window of outdoor eating opportunity here in our nation’s capital is small, and I like to [...]

We Love Food: Vace Italian Delicatessen

‘Vace Italian Deli’ courtesy of ‘Mr. T in DC’ Vace in Cleveland Park isn’t just an Italian market, it’s a way of life. The best way to explain this is with this little story. A friend of mine loved the pizza from Vace so much that every time he ordered it, he never made it home [...]

Dining One Year Later: Bistro La Bonne

This is the first of our “Dining One Year Later” look, where as the title suggests, we take a glance back at restaurants that have been open for one year and see how they’re doing. We will run this feature once every two weeks. Snapshot Verdict: Great food in a relaxed atmosphere. You could almost [...]

We Love Food: Tackle Box

‘Tackle Box Sign’ courtesy of ‘Mr. T in DC’ Though I live in the general area, I don’t spend much time on M St. in Georgetown. It’s not that I have anything against it, except that I run the risk of driving myself in to serious debt every time I walk down the street. Intermix, [...]

DC Predicts: 2011 Trends in Food and Dining

We Love Food: Ted’s Bulletin

‘Dine-In At Ted’s Bulletin’ courtesy of ‘[F]oxymoron’ Growing up on the mean streets of suburban Maryland, I ate at my fair share of diners. Silver Diner, Broadway Diner, Hoffberg’s Deli…the list goes on. There are obvious benefits to diner eating – major portions, the food you wish your mom made all the time (and made [...]

First Look: Merzi

I think most twenty-somethings (or really, people with good taste in general) have a special love for Chipotle. The Mexican chain is brilliant when you’re super hungry and need food fast, and aren’t up for a greasefest of hamburgers and fries. But how many burrito bowls can one girl eat before she’s ready for something [...]

We Love Food: Eamonn’s/A Dublin Chipper

’969 thanks be to cod’ courtesy of ‘apium’ There are plenty of benefits of studying abroad in England — lots of culture, lots of pints and you don’t have to worry about learning that pesky other language. It is not, however, known as a bastion of fine cuisine. There is an exception to every rule [...]

A New Menu for Zola

It’s hard to imagine but it’s been eight years since Zola first opened back in the former culinary wasteland then being redeveloped around the Verizon Center. I remember being so excited about the wittily gorgeous space and enjoying a few cocktails and dinner before it fell off my radar. Last night I was invited to attend a [...]

First Look: Bayou Bakery

Sometimes I think that Courthouse is a dead zone for food. If I want actual chef-driven food I go to Ray’s, or I walk up to Clarendon. No longer! David Guas is here to save Courthouse and his new place Bayou Bakery is my new neighborhood gem for the area. The New Orleans themed eat [...]

Cleveland Park’s Ardeo+Bardeo Gets A Facelift

Ashok Bajaj is one of my favorite restaurateurs in DC, and his more casual neighborhood spot of Ardeo/Bardeo has always been one of my choice picks within his delicious empire. So when I heard that the Cleveland Park eat place and wine bar were merging to get a new look, I was excited to see [...]

We Love Food: Surfside

‘Surfside for lunch’ courtesy of ‘vincentgallegos’ I’ve never been big on take-out. By the time I decide what I want, find the menu, call it in, wait forty-five minutes, go pick it up, almost drop it on the way home, and finally get home and realize they got my order wrong, I’m not really hungry [...]

We Love Food: Agora

A very good friend (and frequent dinner date) lived on 17th St. and P St. for a long time before moving to New York earlier this year. At least once a month we would meet at her house with no real dinner plan, walk out the front door and…stand. There were plenty of restaurants on [...]

We Love Vegan: Part 1

” courtesy of ‘erin m’ Over an especially gluttonous meal one night, filled with lamb chops and veal, we had a thought: What would life be like without all this meaty goodness? But not only without meat, what about life without this cheesy, eggy goodness? That crazy night (after maybe a few too many glasses [...]

We Love Food: Black Market Bistro

‘Black Market Bistro’ courtesy of ‘ImaginaryGirl’ OK, I know what you’re thinking and I can already see the look on your face. But trust me, Rockville isn’t that far away. And I know you’re saying, “hey, isn’t this called We Love DC?” Yes, it’s true, but it’s also called We Love Food, and if you [...]