Archive for the ‘Foodie Roundup’ Category

First Look: District Kitchen

After driving right by it and then almost walking past it, I finally made it into District Kitchen. It’s not really as bright in the dark as the picture makes it appear to be. Open just almost two weeks, the Woodley  Park restaurant has almost mastered its customer service skills, and it’s a great addition [...]

This Week in Food

Coming Soon
From Charlotte, NC comes Fuel Pizza & Wings, a locale set to start serving at 16th and K on January 18th. The opening will even feature free food for one year for the 1st fifty customers and complimentary menu tastings throughout the day. So head over there for New York-style pizza in interesting combinations [...]

Cupcake Wars All-Stars

Vegan Easter cupcakes
courtesy of theqspeaks
If you like seeing DC on the national screen — Real Housewives not included — then you might want to head to Adam’s Morgan on Sunday.  As you might know, vegan bakery Sticky Fingers Sweets & Eats won Food Network’s Cupcake Wars in March of last year, and now it’s defending its title [...]

Food Tweet of the Week: Taylor Gourmet

Here at We Love DC, your food team is (re) introducing the  Food Tweet of the Week feature. Basically, every Friday we’ll highlight a restaurant, chef, mixologist, food truck, or pretty much anyone associated with the industry who made us laugh, click on a link, salivate at a picture, or mix a drink at home.
The first [...]

Predictions for Food Trends in 2012

opening wide
courtesy of philliefan99
With 2011 and the year of the burger now behind us, the food team’s mouths are already watering and we’re looking ahead at what 2012 will bring to our plates. Our team, comprised of myself, Tricia and Natalia (our newest addition to the team!) all brainstormed about what we think will be [...]

Best of: Food 2011

courtesy of Chris Rief aka Spodie Odie
If you ask me, 2011 pretty much knocked it out of the park on the food scene. A plethora of new restaurants and bars opened, old restaurants expanded, chefs stirred up controversy and did good deeds, and in the end our fair city took home two James [...]

FREE FOOD ALERT: Pinkberry

Pinkberry
courtesy of cherrylet
We love lining up for things: burgers (hello Shake Shack), cupcakes, food trucks, and of course, fro-yo. When the Los Angeles-based Pinkberry opened up its first store in DC back in May, fans lined Connecticut Avenue in Dupont Circle to get a taste of the icy, tart yogurt. The hard decision to make [...]

Restaurants Here and On The Way

Courtesy of Tricia Barba
It seems like there’s never a shortage of restaurants opening up in DC.
To finish out 2011, Xavier Cervera plans to open his fifth Capitol Hill restaurant, Boxcar Tavern, located in the old Petite Gourmetspace on 7th St. SE right next to Tunnicliffs. The staff is currently in training mode, and it sounds like [...]

Christmas Day Dining Picks

Capitol Christmas Tree
courtesy of kimberlyfaye
It seems like we’re all still working off those pounds from Thanksgiving. If you want a more hassle-free holiday this Christmas Day, how about you keep the pots and pans in the kitchen and head out to one of your favorite DC restaurants open on the holiday.
After the jump are [...]

First Look: Elisir Restaurant

I headed to Elisir for its first dinner post soft-opening, and was pleasantly surprised there were no signs that the restaurant in Penn Quarter had literally just opened its doors that same week.  The staff was beyond attentive without being intrusive and knew the menu cold. The lighting was bright and refreshing, and the open kitchen area was amazing. Basically, Elisir lived up to Italian [...]

Give Back While Eating

‘panettone inside’
courtesy of ‘willsfca’
The holiday season has arrived, and it’s the perfect time to start thinking about how to give back. It gets easier and easier every year – bring cans to work, send a text contribution, add an extra dollar to an online bill payment – you really have no excuse. Food lovers have a simple [...]

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 [...]

Where I’ll Eat: Elisir & More

After spending an amazing 8 days in Ecuador and eating ceviche, patacones and arroz con menestra like I would never eat again, I want to make sure my week of food this week is just as good.
Here are the places I plan to visit this week in no special order:

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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 [...]

One Year Later: Cuba Libre

Cuba Libre Restaurant & Rum Bar most definitely sticks out to you as you walk down 9th Street in Chinatown. You just can’t miss the red and yellow. It doesn’t look classy by any means (which it isn’t meant to), but more like fun and perhaps a bit overzealous.
More than a year after opening, Cuba Libre [...]

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.

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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.

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We Love Food: Eat Local First Week

‘Biutiful’
courtesy of ‘LaTur’
It goes without saying that all of us on this site love DC–the people, the culture, the history, and yes, the food. Eat Local First, a local food campaign started by Think Local First, showcases local restaurants and locally grown food. From July 9 – 16, locavores can take advantage of various food [...]

We Love Food: Fourth of July Roundup

‘Jazz in the Park/Garden (6/11/10)’
courtesy of ‘teddien’
Fourth of July weekend–fireworks and patriotism in the air, parades and picnics abound. After the jump are some of the dining specials and options you can raise a beer to this Independence day.
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We Love Upcoming Food Events in the City

‘Every Food Fits: Thanksgiving Edition’
courtesy of ’staceyviera’
Every now and then you splurge with food, usually it being something with a lot of butter and a high calorie count. After the jump you’ll find a little roundup of some food events that are not only worthy of the extra calories but also of breaking the bank [...]