IN THE NEWS: The Post’s Tom Sietsema reports that two-time James Beard Foundation award winner and former Oprah Winfrey chef Art Smith (Table 52 in Chicago) is set to open his new restaurant, tentatively named Art and Soul, in August in the new, 343-room Liaison Capitol Hill, an Affinia Hotel (415 New Jersey Ave. NW). … Sietsema reviews The Westchester Restaurant (4000 Cathedral Ave. NW), The Soda Fountain at Hills (30 E. Dover St., Easton), and Saints Paradise Cafeteria (601-A M St. NW) and has a first bite at Cure Bar & Bistro (1000 H St. NW; 202-637-4906), the new three-tiered lounge and restaurant in the Grand Hyatt Washington. … Good to Go reviews Wow Deli (9029 Gaither Rd., Gaithersburg), while Worth the Trip considers Fyve Restaurant Lounge (in the Ritz-Carlton, Pentagon City, 1250 S. Hayes St., Arlington, www.ritzcarlton.com). washingtonpost.com …

The Washington Times’s Corinna Lothar reviews 701 Restaurant on Pennsylvania Avenue. washingtontimes.com … City Paper’s Tim Carman reviews Meaza Ethiopian Cuisine and Café (5700 Columbia Pike, Falls Church). washingtoncitypaper.com … DCFoodies.com visits Circa (1601 Connecticut Ave, NW), Cork Wine Bar (1720 14th Street, NW), and Dean & DeLuca (3276 M Street, NW). … In its June issue, Washingtonian magazine lists its 100 Best Bargain Restaurants, beginning with A&J Restaurant and ending with Zorba’s Cafe. washingtonian.com

Compiled by Pat Embry, WhereTheLocalsEat.com

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