Restaurant K by Alison Swope, Colorado Kitchen Close

IN THE NEWS: McCormick & Schmick’s Seafood Restaurants-owned Restaurant K by Alison Swope at 1700 K St. NW has closed after only 10 months of operation, the Portland Business Journal reports. portland.bizjournals.com … The Washington Post’s Jane Black reviews Thirsty Bernie Sports Bar & Grille (2163 N. Glebe Rd., Arlington) and details the expected July […]

Critics Consider Bice, Stoney’s Bar and Grill, Locolat

IN THE NEWS: The Washington Post’s Tom Sietsema reviews Bice (7501 Wisconsin Ave., Bethesda, MD) and has a first bite at Darlington House (1610 20th St. NW), while Good to Go considers Pupatella (corner of North Stuart and North Ninth streets, Arlington, www.pupatella.com). washingtonpost.com … DCFoodies.com reviews Stoney’s Bar and Grill (1433 P Street, N.W.). […]

‘Top Chef’ Finalist Spike Set to Open Good Stuff Eatery

IN THE NEWS: DCFoodies.com details the upcoming opening of recent ‘Top Chef’ finalist Spike Mendelsohn’s restaurant Good Stuff Eatery (303 Pennsylvania Ave., SE, www.goodstuffeatery.com). … The Washington Business Journal reports the closing of Meridian Restaurant and Bar (5832 Georgia Ave. NW). washington.bizjournals.com … The Washington Post’s Tom Sietsema reviews Indebleu (707 G St. NW, Washington, […]

Former Oprah Chef Slates Eatery at Liaison Capitol Hill

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). […]

Chef Ducasse to Open Adour at the St. Regis in Fall

IN THE NEWS: The Post’s Tom Sietsema reviews Alto Plaza (5800 Old Centreville Rd., Centreville, VA), has a first bite at Pete’s Apizza (1400 Irving St. NW) and reports, “One of the world’s busiest top chefs, Alain Ducasse, plans to open his 23rd restaurant this fall in Washington. Adour at the St. Regis (923 16th […]

Critics Consider Dish + Drinks, Jangko, Jerry’s Seafood

IN THE NEWS: The Washington Post’s Tom Sietsema reviews Dish + Drinks (924 25th St. NW, Washington, DC) and has a first bite at Assaggi (4838 Bethesda Ave., Bethesda), while Good to Go considers Dupont Market (1807 18th St. NW), Eve Zibart reviews  Jangko (13658 Jefferson Davis Hwy., Woodbridge, VA), and Worth the Trip visits […]

Reviewers Rate Thai Ki, Ping, Tackle Box, Mrs. K’s

IN THE NEWS: The Washington Post’s Tom Sietsema reviews Thai Ki (216 E. Dover St., Easton, www.thai-ki.com), Ping by Charlie Chiang’s (4060 Campbell Ave., Arlington, www.charliechiangs.com) and has a first bite at Grapeseed (4865 Cordell Ave., Bethesda), while Worth the Trip visits The Oceanaire Seafood Room (1201 F St. NW, www.theoceanaire.com), and Good to Go […]

Sandoval Opens La Sandia at Tysons Corner Center

IN THE NEWS: The Washingtonian’s Sara Levine details the opening of Richard Sandoval’s (owner of Penn Quarter’s Latin/Asian Zengo and a dozen other restaurants nationwide) second local spot, at Tysons Corner Center, the Mexican spot La Sandia. washingtonian.com … The Washington Post’s Tom Sietsema reviews Meridian (5832 Georgia Ave, NW, Washington, DC) and has a […]

Reviewers Rate Monterey Bay Fish Grotto, La Canela, Mio

IN THE NEWS: The Post’s Walter Nicholls reviews Monterey Bay Fish Grotto (Tysons Corporate Office Center in McLean, Va., 1800 Tysons Blvd.) and details the opening of 24 Crows (650 Zachary Taylor Hwy., Flint Hill), while Tom Sietsema considers La Canela (141 Gibbs St., Rockville, MD). … Worth the Trip visits Ping by Charlie Chiang’s […]

Chef Ruta, Palena Top ‘City Paper’ Best of D.C. Poll

IN THE NEWS: Highlights of Washington City Paper’s Best of D.C. 2008 include Frank Ruta and his Palena restaurant, as Best Chef and Best Restaurant, respectively. washingtoncitypaper.com … A new restaurant owned by a contestant on the “Top Chef” television series is slated to open on Capitol Hill in late May, with plans to open […]