Posted by Lindsey Jenkins / Friday, May 17th, 2013
Celebrate Jamie Oliver‘s Food Revolution Day at a REAL (Responsible Epicurean and Agricultural Leadership) certified restaurant today, such as Busboys & Poets. [NVMwire]
Dean Feddaoui, head bartender of Jackson 20 gives the cocktail menu a makeover. [Eater DC]
Prison inmate sues Taco Bell, says he invited the Doritos Locos Taco. [HuffPo]
Food for thought: Food Tank highlights 24 food-centric TED Talks worth watching. [NVMwire]
Receive offers, discounts and wine…from your local newspaper. Sign up for The Washington Post‘s newest venture, the Wine Club. [WaPo]
Marriot opens new restaurant, Shutters Bar & Kitchen, in Tysons Corner, fully equipped with Virginia wines, whiskeys and ham. And shuffleboards. [Eater DC]
Need something to do (or eat) this weekend? Check out our Food and Wine Calendar for a long list of this weekend’s eating-events.
Lick Your Screen: Crispy Noodles Edition
Posted by Stefanie Gans, Dining Editor / Thursday, May 16th, 2013
Photo by Stefanie Gans
Buddah’s Noodle, vegetables, tofu, vegetarian meat with cripsy egg noodles | Dragonfly Bistro | Centreville
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Hungry for Linkage: Bill Pullman, Fruit Hunter + Taste of Arlington + Summer Cookbook Preview
Posted by Stefanie Gans, Dining Editor / Thursday, May 16th, 2013
Bill Pullman is a great president, but maybe he’s a better fruit hunter.
A tea for every day of the year. [Laughing Squid]
“Nothing is certain but death and taxes. And chicken nuggets on children’s menus.” [The Guardian]
Maple syrup gets fancy. [Slate]
Taste of Arlington is this Sunday. [Patch]
Summer cookbook preview. [Eater]
Free food at Red Parrot Bistro’s grand opening next week. [ARLnow]
The Craft Beer Craze Continues: 8 Breweries Opening in NoVA within a Year
Posted by Zachary Westlake / Wednesday, May 15th, 2013
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Last month, we previewed seven NoVA breweries, in varying stages of construction, that are joining the craft beer craze. We’ve checked in with all of them to get a progress update. Mark your calendar and grab your growler, the beer is coming.
Opening later this month: BadWolf Brewing Company
We spoke with Jeremy and Sarah Meyers, owners of BadWolf Brewing Company in Manassas, who are hoping to be open to the public at the end of this month. You can check out BadWolf’s construction process with photos via its Facebook page. / 9776 Center St., Manassas.
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Forge Brew Works stakes its claim in Lorton. Husband and wife Matt and Kerri Rose, owners of Forge Brew Works, signed on to a location that will become available in June, and will begin construction shortly after. Matt continues to work on beers through a pilot system, while getting the larger system ready. Forge Brew Works is also in the process of finalizing all licensing. /8532 Terminal Road, Suite L, Lorton.
Hungry For Linkage: More Craft Beer + Salty City Water + Tofu Society
Posted by Kate V. Comfort / Wednesday, May 15th, 2013
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Due to the continued increasing popularity of Alexandria’s own craft beer, Port City Brewing Company is expanding for the second time since it opened in 2011. With the arrival of additional tanks Port City will double its current production to 200,000 cases annually. [Alexandria Times]
According to the company publication, The Permanente Journal, Kaiser Permanente health insurance provider is now recommending that all of its healthcare providers encourage patients to move to a “plant-based diet.” Will insurance providers one day make meat eaters pay high premiums? [The Permanente Journal]
Agricultural bio-tech giant, Monsanto prevails in in Supreme Court ruling against an Indiana soybean farmer for patent infringement. Meanwhile, Hungary destroys 1,000 acres of Monsanto-based maize. Monsanto: A superseed or the root of all genetically modified evil? [Modern Farmer, WhyDon'tYouTryThis, Real Agriculture]
Alexandria City’s water may contain more than the recommended amounts of sodium for those on dietary restrictions, according to VA American Water. [Patch]
Constantly Instagraming food is more than just annoying, in fact, obsessive food photography may indicate eating disorders and mental illness. [Eater]
Charlottsville-area egalitarian society Twin Oaks produces extremely popular and much-lauded tofu to fund their collectivist lifestyle. WaPo food editor Joe Yonan visits the commune to learn the secrets of their soy-based success. [WaPo]
Peter Chang China Cafe Opens Third Location in Fredericksburg
Posted by Lindsey Jenkins / Tuesday, May 14th, 2013
Courtesy of Peter Chang China Cafe
If you’re a Chinese food addict and live in Virginia, chances are you’ve heard the name Peter Chang. This past weekend, the famed chef opened Peter Chang China Cafe in Fredericksburg.
The man with an ever-growing fan base, Chang has been called “arguably the best Chinese chef in America and without a doubt the most intriguing one,” by Garden & Gun, and has been featured in Bon Appetit, Oxford American and The New Yorker. With locations in Glen Allen, Charlottesville, Williamsburg and now Fredericksburg, Chang keeps inching north. “Its a strategic move,” says Stone Shi, manager of Chang’s newest location, “our long term plan is to open a restaurant in D.C. or Arlington.”
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Posted by Lindsey Jenkins / Tuesday, May 14th, 2013
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Taco Bell introduces the “first meal” item, the breakfast taco: a waffle taco with eggs, sausage and a packet of hot sauce syrup. [Business Insider]
Local chefs Andrew Dixon of Mad Fox Brewing Company and Anthony Chittum, formerly of Vermilion, will be flipping some serious patties on June 30 for the D.C. Burger Battle. [NVMwire]
Baltimore-based bar, Heavy Seas Alehouse finds new home in Rosslyn, right next to another upcoming restaurant, Tom Yum District. [WBJ]
Art Smith, Oprah Winfrey‘s former private chef and founder of the non-profit charity, Common Threads, is opening new restaurants…in local airports. [Eater]
It’s American Craft Beer Week—booze it up in celebration at a local restaurant, including Lyon Hall. [NVMwire]
Culinary Clips: Watch a Burger Chef Invalidate Your Entire Existence
Posted by Tim Regan / Monday, May 13th, 2013
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Here’s a guy grilling up some burger… omelettes? It doesn’t matter what they are, because they look delicious. And he’s really, really good at making them. Much better than you will probably ever be at anything:
And here’s a classic food tweet from the archives to go along with it. Happy Monday.
“Breab sambwiches, brocli, bubger patty’s, melk (1 gal), a egg, a lot bagel’s” — internet spelling has ruined my grocery lists
— Jackson (@tree_bro) July 18, 2011
Hungry for Linkage: Global Warming Impacts Wine + Stella Artois Cidre + Underwater Thai
Posted by Melissa Lyden / Monday, May 13th, 2013
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Climate change could destroy the storied wine-making regions of Bordeaux and Tuscany. [Bloomberg]
Stella Artois releases Cidre, a hard cider. [HuffPost]
What grows together, goes together: Winemakers now planting trees inoculated with black truffle spores on the vineyard. [Wine Enthusiast]
Bolivia bans McDonalds. [WDYTT]
Underwater Thai. [The New Yorker]
May Musts: Mother’s Day + Farmers Markets + Outdoor Festivals
Posted by Lindsey Jenkins / Friday, May 10th, 2013
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If you missed the local Cinco de Mayo parties, don’t worry—NoVA restaurants, farms and wineries have a lot more to celebrate this May. It’s not too late to get out, enjoy the changing weather and chow down on fresh, spring-inspired meals and deals, and most importantly, try something new.
If you want to become the “favorite” in the family:
Take your Mom out to a proper Mother’s Day brunch this Sunday. We’ve made a list of NoVA restaurants with Mother’s Day deals and special menus.
If you’ve never gone to a farmers market:
Well, then, shame on you! There is no better place to get great produce and home-made goods while supporting local businesses. With multiple farmers markets in the NoVA area, you have no excuse not to give it a try. We have a farmers market guide for all you first-timers. Pick a county and clear your Saturday morning.
If you’ve never watched a movie outdoors (before it starts to get really humid): Read the rest of this entry »
Drive out to Paradise Springs Winery for Movie Nights on the Lawn.
May 11 and May 18, 8 p.m. After a wine tasting, throw a blanket out, cuddle up and watch a movie on a giant screen…outdoors. Bonuses: No kids are allowed, which means no babies crying at pivotal moments and you can bring your own wine– which you definitely can’t do at a movie theater. / Paradise Springs Winery, 13219 Yates Ford Road, Clifton.