FOOD & WINE CALENDAR
May 20, noon-5 p.m.
Taste of Arlington
NEW TO THE NEIGHBORHOOD
Market Burger
An old school burger joint moves into a 100-year-old building in downtown Purcellville.
FOOD & WINE FEATURE
Best Beer
Get your beer on. Your excellently crafted beer, that is. With a slew of new breweries and beer-focused bars, drinking in NoVA is looking good.
FEATURES
Brunch with a Botanist
Eva Burns, our stylist and blo gger at So Simpatico, sets the tone to this casual, chic set-up. Here, she gives you the rundown on how you can capture this in your own home.
Pickled Strawberries: A Spring Recipe
Be warned: Our pickled recipe is for serious sour lovers. Eat straight from the jar or combine with goat cheese for a creamy, tart sandwich.
GUT CHECK
Palates Behind the Plate: Nicolas Flores of Hank’s Oyster Bar
Interview with Chef Nicolas Flores from Hank’s Oyster Bar.
Think Before You Drink: On Local Wine
We live in a locavore food world, but does that translate into wine? Would you choose Virginia wine over wines from California, France or Argentina? [NYT]
WEB EXTRA
Cheap Eats: The Game
We've narrowed down Northern Virginia's best Cheap Eats to the 31 dishes here. Now it's your turn to rate which ones you like the best. more
NECTAR
The Rum Around
Todd Thrasher, the spirits lover who brought Prohibition-style drinking to Alexandria’s PX over five years ago, and who will soon open a globally inspired cocktail list for TNT (a bar in the coming Columbia Pike space for the second location of Eammon’s), now offers his cocktails to-go.