IN THE NEWS: In the January issue, Washingtonian magazine spotlights its critics 100 Very Best Restaurants list 2008 and readers 100 Favorite Restaurants 2007 list, with L’Auberge Chez François in Great Falls topping the readers best restaurants list, and Central Michel Richard in Penn Quarter voted Best New Restaurant. … Michael Landrum, proprietor of Ray’s the Steaks and Ray’s the Classics, is named the mag’s 2007 Restaurateur of the Year. washingtonian.com … The Post’s Tom Sietsema reviews Wolfgang Puck’s The Source (555 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC 202-637-6100) and has a first bite at Ocean M (1381 Beverly Rd., McLean, VA; 703-734-3474), while also reporting on the renovation and renaming of Charlie Chiang’s to Charlie Chiang’s Ping restaurant (4060 Campbell Ave., Shirlington; 703-671-4900). … Eve Zibart reviews Adega Wine Cellars & Cafe (8519 Fenton St., Silver Spring, 301-608-2200). … Walter Nicholls’s Good to Go visits Kielbasa Factory (1073 Rockville Pike, Rockville; 240-453-9090, www.kielbasafactory.com), while his Worth the Trip details Portuguese Club (12210 Veirs Mill Rd., Silver Spring, 301-949-5605). washingtonpost.com … City Paper’s Erin Zimmer samples food-court chicken, including Panda Express. washingtoncitypaper.com … The Washington Times’s Scott Haring reviews Federal House Bar & Grille (22 Market Space, Annapolis; 410/268-2576). washingtontimes.com … Metrocurean.com notes the closing of Viridian on 14th Street.

Compiled by Pat Embry, WhereTheLocalsEat.com

Filed under: Washington D.C. Restaurants | Tags: Adega Wine Cellars, best restaurants of 2007, Charlie Chiang's Ping, Federal House Bar, food court chicken, Kielbasa Factory, Michael Landrum, Ocean M, Portuguese Club, Ray's the Classics, Ray's the Steaks, Viridian closed, Washingtonian, Wolfgang Puck's The Source |