Food Editor, @Washingtonian. Proud member of @washguild.
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Jun 12
The owners of Millie's have a new restaurant in Chevy Chase with Yacht Rock-inspired cocktails and a big raw bar:
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Jun 12
Every bar opening in DC seems to be Tulum themed all of a sudden.
Café Tulum, a Mexican seafood bar, is coming to 3210 Grace St NW in @georgetowndc.
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Jun 12
Scenes from the Kennedy Center today as crews put up scaffolding at the iconic arts venue. A judge denied a Kennedy Center request to stay the order to take down Donald Trump's name. It must now be taken down today unless they are granted a stay by the DC Circuit Court of Appeals.
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Jun 12
This story is the most informative explainer I’ve seen on the Kennedy Center situation.
Jun 12
A lot happened over night, but not Trump’s name coming down from the front of the Kennedy Center. Insiders explain the latest on what’s going on.
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Jun 11
Chef Takeshi Nishikawa's Japanese-style ice cream brand Snow Crane will host a six-week residency at Little Pearl.
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Jun 12
Massive fire at former Ugly Mug right now
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Jun 11
Snow Crane is bringing its luxe Japanese ice creams—in flavors like kinako or crown melon—to Little Pearl in Capitol Hill this summer.
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Jun 10
City-State Brewing, which opened in June 2021 (concept launched in 2016, originally was gonna open in Ivy City pre pandemic) in Edgewood, stopped brewing beers in March 2025, is closing for good in 6 weeks
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Jun 9
The folks behind Exile’s and Easy Tiger are taking over the Bar Pilar space on 14th Street, it appears
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This Rockville market is a destination for hard-to-find Iranian ingredients, traditional Persian stews, and some of the DMV’s most underrated takeout.
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Chef Carla Hall is stepping into the spotlight in a new one-woman show about her life, career, and the power of defying expectations.
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Jun 5
On newsstands now!
Thanks for reading 😊
This issue of @washingtonian is the most fun thing I’ve read in ages. Chock full of trivia, facts, things to do. Every page a banger. 🔥 I’m reading it to everyone aloud at @oldebbitt to a captive audience.
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Jun 3
The group behind Quarry House Tavern, Bar Charley, etc, is launching a “micro happy hour” with $1 tacos, 50 cent oysters, and $5 cocktails.
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Jun 2
wow end of an era indeed
EXCLUSIVE End of an Era CONFIRMED: The Prime Rib Closing on K Street this Month. “anticipated new restaurant opening in late 2026”
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Let’s not get lost in the dive bar discourse. Let’s just say this: Franks Wild Years opens today in a former dry cleaner space off 14th Street, but feels like it might have been hidden there for decades.
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Jun 2
Franks Wild Years—a sideshow-themed bar with dive vibes—opens today off 14th Street.
You are definitely going to want to see the bathrooms.
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Jun 2
Here are some draft menus for Franks Wild Years. Not all the prices are final, but if anything, they said some might go down.
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deeply suspicious sentence to write about a dive bar
Jun 2
Franks Wild Years—a sideshow-themed bar with dive vibes—opens today off 14th Street.
You are definitely going to want to see the bathrooms.
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