AltWeeklies Wire
How Did Local Restaurants Stay Open During the Recent D.C. Snowstorm?new
Murat Uzuntepe admits to making a trip to the co-op just down the street to buy produce that he can’t get his hands on now. His suppliers simply can’t navigate the streets. Then he tells us about a woman who walked into his restaurant and wanted to buy eggs and bread.
Washington City Paper |
Tim Carman |
02-25-2010 |
Food+Drink
D.C.'s Obama Cuisine Tops Out with Spam Sushinew

Local restaurateurs' inaugural pandering-cum-marketing plans span the gamut, from kitschy promotions tied to Obama's place in presidential history ($44 bottles of wine, anyone?) to one serious-minded effort at fyve restaurant lounge to create an all-Hawaiian tasting menu.
Washington City Paper |
Tim Carman |
01-15-2009 |
Food+Drink
Who Has the Better Cookie: NYC or D.C.?new

Although both cookies represent cities that occasionally indulge in comparison to each other, the salty oat and the black-and-white defy comparison. So let's not quibble about which city has the better cookie (we do) and start instead from the beginning.
Washington City Paper |
Jule Banville |
06-13-2008 |
Food+Drink