Rojas in Real Time
FOOD & WINE FEATURE
Eyes Without a Face
“No critic that restaurants care about is really anonymous,” Jonathan Gold, the Pulitzer Prize-winning restaurant critic, decrees when pressed about the painfully obvious pantomime many dining scribes and hospitality professionals are obliged to engage in on a nightly basis. more
NEW TO THE NEIGHBORHOOD
Icons sports lounge & Grille
Club promoter-cum-restaurateur John Moore is looking to recast the traditional sports/entertainment mold with Icons, a multipurpose venue with an eye on athletics but a taste for global cuisine. more
FEATURES
50 Best Restaurants
The marathon dining sessions are done. The down-to-the-wire scores have been tabulated. And, for the first time ever, readers’ reviews have been married to our critical prose. All that’s left to do—at least for you, our dedicated readers—is enjoy the fruits of a full year of restaurant research, by pulling up a chair at the creme de la creme of the local hospitality scene.more
On Enemy Ground
Cheering for the home team is expected in this town (at least until the last-ditch, league-wide, loss-assisted playoff hopes irrefutably evaporate each December). But plenty of previously disenfranchised football fans have found that they can… moreChew On This
New Year, Fresh Challenges
Various Northern Virginia chefs have high culinary hopes for the coming year—many of which may test your personal resolve (good luck, dieters!). moreVINO
Beer Me
While the vineyards slumber, many craft brewers spend the winter giving barley and hops a go at the world of fruit-forward, alcohol-laden libations with their signature barleywines. moreCOCKTAIL CORNER
Holiday Cocktail Roundup
Whether you want simple and delicious (Genevieve Ahrens’ Jack N’ Cider only requires three ingredients you probably don’t already have kicking around the house) or masterfully complex (see heritage-proud Todd Thrasher’s 21-step Peppermint Paddy), we’ve got the drink recipe to match. more30 Minute Recipe
