2019 RAMMY AWARD WINNERS The article was written by Brookley Valencia  The Restaurant Association of Metropolitan Washington (RAMW) hosted the 37th annual RAMMY Awards on Sunday, June 30 at the Walter E.  Washington Convention Center. A truly tasteful night of food, drink and community. It was a celebration honoring our local foodservice …

On Tuesday, Eatsa, a fully-automated faster food experience opened its doors at its first DC location. This new location is the largest in the country and located at 1627 K Street NW. Eatsa allows customers to choose from a completely customizable, healthy and flavorful menu and order their meal without ever …

Sad news for a DC institution – Chef Ike’s Mambo Room is closing. “What a great run we’ve had! We would like to thank the [residents] of Adam’s Morgan and the DC Metro area, and those across the country who have supported Chief Ike’s throughout the years,” the restaurant wrote …

Ok Boston, OK WE GET IT [IT SNOWED A LOT] Truck hits Delta plane at DCA [whoopsies] Running a restaurant = [conducting an orchestra] Photo by Joe Newman submitted to the FamousDC Flickr Pool

If you live in or around the District and consider yourself a foodie you already know the name Jose Andres. If you don’t, sit back, uncork a nice bottle of wine, kick your feet up and reevaluate your entire life. José is the Bear Bryant of DC chefs and the driving force behind concepts such as: Jaleo, Oyamel, Zaytinya, Minibar and the famous Pepe food truck.

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The Italian-born Chef at Al Tiramisu chats about his passion for fresh ingredients & love of cooking You’ve walked past it a million times, or at least something like it. A busy row of restaurants, a grocery store, a sandwich shop, a liquor store, an awning with a jester on it, a pizza place; a seemingly endless row of options and choices. Yet this particular awning with a jester on it nestled on P Street NW right off Dupont Circle, is home to an eccentric bald Italian with a red scarf around his neck and bow tie pasta fabric shaped buttons on his Chef’s coat, who is doing incredibly simple yet amazing things with impeccably fresh product. His name is Luigi, and his restaurant is Al Tiramisu.

RJ Cooper’s Rogue 24 showcases his culinary vision both literally and creatively by focusing the diner’s experience around the kitchen and allowing his chefs to precisely execute his gastronomic ballet. The expression, “culinary theater” has never been a more apt description as it has in Cooper’s two year old establishment. You wouldn’t assume such a sophisticated menu and execution awaits as you arrive to Rogue 24; located down a back alley in the Shaw neighborhood one block from the convention center. The exterior of the building has wooden paneling and the inset “Rogue 24” is illuminated in bright white lights, in case you were lost. The abandoned auto shop next door covered in graffiti being a perfect introduction to the hip culinary destination that awaits you across the alley; mechanical execution, covered in artistic flair. The location is perfect for Copper’s pedigree; a Detroit native with stints cooking at Vidalia the DC seminal upscale southern comfort food destination; his elevation of simple dishes working side by side with his crew shows the level of art that this once humble working class profession has been raised in DC.

Capitol Hill has become a location full of good places to eat in the last four years. There’s really no question about that.  We’ve all been beneficiaries of the fantastic places opening and hill residents have supported these places, showing that we enjoy staying close to home and eating good …

The good folks over at We Love DC took a quick trip over to the newly open The Queen Vic on H. St. The Queen Vic just opened last month, and it’s already quite the welcome addition to ever-changing H St. While some other popular establishments on the strip seem …

We doubt there are many restaurant-goers that would oppose this legislation. [the grades are in] A D.C. councilmember wants to make sure that anyone who eats out in the District knows exactly what is being served — especially if that includes a side of salmonella. Councilwoman Mary Cheh has introduced …

A health inspector’s nightmare. ‘Real World D.C.’ house to become a restaurant Even if you weren’t invited into the “Real World: D.C.” house for a make-out session in the hot tub, you still may get your chance to peruse the S Street mansion. The catch? You may have to wait …

The Politico recently featured a story about two political wonks that got hitched, and then opened a restaurant – one that has become increasingly popular. Khalid Pitts and Diane Gross are one-half politicos and one-half new restaurant owners. The newlyweds opened Cork, a wine bar on 14th Street, and they …