Posts Tagged ‘Capitol Hill’
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 [...]
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 [...]
Tune Inn Re-Opens on Capitol Hill Nov. 4th
‘3679-23Crop’
courtesy of ‘furcafe’
After months of being closed after a fire damaged the restaurant, the Tune Inn will re-open its doors this week. According to The Washington Post, the restaurant and bar will re-open at 8 AM on Friday, November 4th.
We Love DC had reported earlier that a grease fire in the kitchen was the cause [...]
Own a piece of the Hawk n Dove
‘Club Hawk Birthday’courtesy of ‘yostinator’
This weekend was the last hurrah of famed Capitol Hill dive bar, The Hawk n Dove, with the bar shutting its doors last night for good. If you’ve been inside the Hawk n Dove, or seen it on the likes of the West Wing, you can understand the enthusiasm about the [...]
One Year Later: Acqua Al 2
One year later and I still want to call this fantastic Italian restaurant Acqua Al “Two,” so apparently I still need to brush up on my grasp of languages. Acqua Al 2 came to Capitol Hill a little more than one year ago thanks to DC natives Ari Gejdenson and Ralph Lee. The first location is actually in Florence, Italy [...]
More »Food Tweet of the Week: Sonoma
‘Yelp Elite Event at Sonoma, Washington, D.C.’
courtesy of ‘Yelp.com’
If you’re a Capitol Hill staffer, chances are Sonoma is probably one of your go-to places (this does not apply to unpaid interns!).
The Pennsylvania Ave. restaurant & wine bar boasts, “We use the Mid-Atlantic’s best naturally-raised and local ingredients to make great Italian food & pair the [...]
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 had heard [...]
Tweet of the Week: Pound Coffee
‘Pound the Hill’
courtesy of ‘Samer Farha’
I don’t know what it is about coffee shops catching my attention lately, especially because I don’t drink what they sell unless it tastes more like a chocolate milkshake than coffee. It must be because they are using Twitter like pros!
Pound Coffee, The Hill has been tweeting away for about [...]
Food Tweet of the Week: Peregrine Espresso
‘I <3 coffee’
courtesy of ‘erin m’
So I think I might be cheating with this week’s Food Tweet of the Week because the establishment I’m highlighting only wrote about 15 percent of the tweet. But what’s better than some neighborly love on Capitol Hill?
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First Look: Pound the Hill
Nestled within the cozy confines of a turn-of-the-century Pennsylvania Avenue row building, lovingly restored by Karl Johnson and his co-owners, lies the newest addition to the Capitol Hill neighborhood, coffee shop and world bistro, Pound the Hill. Sporting an exposed brick and timber scheme and original plaster ceilings, Pound the Hill evokes a decidedly urban feel perfectly suited to its DC environs.
More »Dining One Year Later: Bistro Cacao
The snapshot verdict: Quaint, cozy, charming French restaurant with food so good you won’t be able to stop raving about it for weeks.
Entering Bistro Cacao can be a bit of a puzzle in itself. Located next to the Mexican restaurant, La Loma, and at the site of the old Two Quail, Bistro Cacao has you [...]
Ba Bay Kicks-Off Its Guest-Chef Dinner Series
The Vietnamese restaurant Ba Bay just opened late last year, and it’s already doing one of my favorite things — interacting with the restaurant industry, even highlighting other chefs. On February 27 Ba Bay will hold its first of monthly Guest Chef Dinners, and the restaurant wants you there!
The first chef to make an appearance [...]
Lola’s on 8th Street To Bring Games Your Way
If you’re a regular at Lola’s Barracks Bar & Grill, known for its exposed brick walls, good service, and slightly older crowd, you might not have to be cramped into the narrow first floor much longer.
That’s because pending construction permits, the bar might soon be two floors taller and more fun. The second floor [...]
Who We Missed: More Restaurants Opening in 2011
Since I first put together Part 1 and Part 2 of restaurants opening in 2011, I’ve been bombarded by emails reminding me of yet even more restaurants coming up. We’re working on a tool that will enable us (and therefore you!) to keep a better running list of the now 50-plus restaurants opening…but for now, here are [...]
More »Senart’s Readies for Spring Opening
Xavier Cervera’s Pacifico might still be working to get a liquor license, but Senart’s Oyster House, the restaurateur’s fourth Barracks Row location, looks more and more like a restaurant every day.
When I was putting together my list of 2011 Restaurant Openings, I noticed that Senart’s was originally “aiming” for a December 2010 opening. Of course, [...]
All Your 2011 Restaurant Openings to Look Forward To (Part 1)
If you love food as much as I do, then you eagerly track what DC restaurants are opening plus where and when. With this list, we hope to do that work for you, so that all you have to do is head to the new place and try it out!
I included every restaurant I knew [...]
Bullfeathers Bounces Back on Monday
As a former Capitol Hill resident and now a proud Navy Yard dweller, let me just say that Monday’s re-opening of Bullfeathers is one that I’ve been eagerly awaiting. And that’s an understatement.
To recap: Bullfeathers “closed” in July of last year in order to undergo a complete renovation. The Capitol Hill mainstay is now owned [...]
First Look: Ba Bay
‘Ba Bay, Sunday Night’
courtesy of ‘Madame Meow’
Ever since Locanda abruptly closed last summer, I’ve been anxious to see what would open up in its place. I would walk by the giant picture window every few weeks and there Locanda would sit, fully made up for service knowing full well it wouldn’t be serving anyone anytime [...]
She Loves DC: Kaya Henderson – Interim Chancellor, DCPS
Photo courtesy of DCPS
Yesterday afternoon, we had the chance to sit down with DCPS Interim Superintendent Kaya Henderson to talk about her new position within the school system, what she loves about DC, and what her goals are as the new interim superintendent of the city schools.
You graduated from Georgetown, you have a bachelors in [...]
PEPCO Continues to Suck
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courtesy of ‘Chris Rief aka Spodie Odie’
According to a tipster, readers on South Capitol and 2nd St SW may be without power from 8pm to 7:30am tonight due to transformer repairs in the area. This is all well and good, except that PEPCO neglected to notify customers in the neighborhood that they would be without [...]
