By
Warren Rojas
| June 21, 2012, Midnight
In a culture where work-related happy hours and cocktail reception invites pile up faster than constituent letters at the mail-screening center, it’s important for Congressional newcomers — particularly fresh-faced interns — to figure out not only their poison of choice, but where they feel most comfortable enjoying it. To that end, we present our crash-course in libation appreciation.
By
Jason Dick
| June 20, 2012, Midnight
The resurgent Washington Nationals, after years of hapless play, false starts and futility, are giving their fans something to drink to this year. Coincidentally, new breweries in the nation’s capital are happy to provide thirsty baseball fans local suds to toast their National League East-leading ball club.
By
Warren Rojas
| June 7, 2012, Midnight
Where once stood a historical, but neglected, fire station, now resides a thriving neighborhood eatery committed to stoking appetites with artful comestibles and extinguishing thirsts via kicky libations.
By
Warren Rojas
| May 24, 2012, Midnight
Here’s a handful of palate-pleasing carryouts in the Capitol Hill area we recommend checking out during your downtime.
By
Jason Dick
| May 17, 2012, Midnight
Much like the race it represents, the Preakness’ black-eyed Susan gets no love compared with the Kentucky Derby’s mint julep.
By
Warren Rojas
| May 10, 2012, Midnight
To early risers in search of substantive sustenance, it may just be a godsend. But for chef/co-founder Vincent Bradberry, Crêpes on the Corner (257 15th St. SE) was mostly an ordeal.
By
Warren Rojas
| April 19, 2012, Midnight
Spend a significant amount of time watching C-SPAN and you’ll soon discover that lawmakers aren’t shy about cementing their legacies, brazenly slapping their names on dusty back roads and desolate post offices. Then there are times when admirers show some initiative and pay homage to those solons that have personally inspired them.
By
Warren Rojas
| March 15, 2012, Midnight
For those who believe there’s nothing more stressful than starting a new job, try starting five. Boxcar Tavern (224 Seventh St. SE) Executive Chef Brian Klein got such a package deal when he hitched his wagon to hospitality impresario Xavier Cervera, the Capitol Hill denizen with designs on launching at least four additional restaurant concepts — just as soon as he finishes building them out.
By
Warren Rojas
| March 8, 2012, Midnight
Like any real estate agent worth her salt will tell you, “location, location, location” is everything when it comes to self-promotion. We suspect the folks at the fledgling Hill Center would agree.
By
Warren Rojas
| Feb. 16, 2012, Midnight
Having devoted their first quarter-century exclusively to filling rumbling Congressional bellies with oversized helpings of bean-laced burritos and face-puckering, Technicolor frozen margaritas, the new team behind Tortilla Coast decided to try something different at its Logan Circle spinoff.
By
Kate Tummarello
| Feb. 13, 2012, Midnight
When Winnette McIntosh Ambrose and her brother Timothy McIntosh aren’t using their degrees from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, they’re whipping up cupcakes, Parisian-inspired macarons and loose tea at the Sweet Lobby on Barracks Row. And it paid off last week, when the pair won a baking battle on a Food Network show.
By
Jason Dick
| Feb. 9, 2012, Midnight
Long before H Street Northeast was defined by dance and theater companies, high-end residential development, music clubs and gastro pubs, Dickie Shannon opened Horace and Dickie’s, a takeout spot specializing in fried fish that became a local landmark.
By
Warren Rojas
| Feb. 2, 2012, Midnight
Around D.C., only the would-be powerful or tearfully apologetic elect to slide behind lecterns in the harsh light of day and do the public address thing. But come Wednesday, Congress’ closeted crooners climb down from their mountain and make a beeline for Hill Country, where they loudly and proudly belt out their personal anthems with a little help from the HariKaraoke Band.
By
Warren Rojas
| Dec. 15, 2011, Midnight
Imagine getting a break on something most folks in this town like/crave/require to wash away their workday blues without having to fork over a fortune to well-heeled influence peddlers. Now open your eyes, turn your ankles toward the Big Board and hoist a glass to plummeting drink prices.
By
Warren Rojas
| Dec. 6, 2011, Midnight
So long, freeze-dried Neapolitan ice cream bar. A handful of epicurean aesthetes have taken a shine to the National Mall’s museum dining.
By
Jessica Estepa
| Nov. 29, 2011, Midnight
The holiday season has arrived and, along with it, holiday parties. In a city swarming with people trying to outdo each other, hosts looking to make a big impression will want to serve the perfect drink, whether it’s a cocktail, a glass of wine or a beer.
Eugene Mulero and Scott Campbell
| Nov. 1, 2011, Midnight
From Longworth to Dirksen, Hill staffers can’t stop talking about cupcakes. They critique them in elevators. They share recipes over Gchat. And they order them as gifts by the dozen.
By
Jonathan Easley
| Oct. 24, 2011, Midnight
Can an Ernest Hemingway-themed bar help bridge the gap between the U.S. and Cuba? There’s been some speculation that the Hemingway Bar, set to open next month in the Cuban Interests Section — the diplomatic mission of Cuba — in Washington, D.C., contains an implied diplomatic message.
Eugene Mulero
| Sept. 8, 2011, Midnight
In the final episode of Bravo’s “Top Chef All-Stars,” Mike Isabella wowed judges with a red pepperoni-based sauce. After taping the show last year, Isabella came back to D.C. and in June opened Graffiato, a new restaurant in the heart of Chinatown that’s already a hit with patrons.
By
Emily Heil
| Aug. 15, 2011, 10:25 a.m.
It’s no coincidence that Restaurant Week comes along just as Washington’s pace is slowing from a dead sprint to an ambling mosey.
