Brine in Mosaic District opened yesterday. [WaPo]
An Arlington outpost of SpinFire, the chain boasting 90-second pizzas from wide receiver Pierre Garcon and Paisano’s Pizza‘s Fouad Qreitem, had its grand opening yesterday. [FB]
As Wawa moves into Virginia (a Manassas shop is slated to open this summer), the Pennsylvania-based convenience store educates sandwich fans about the hoagie. [Philadelphia Magazine]
Tomorrow there’s a chocolate crawl—cupcake, mousse cake, martinis— in Shirlington. [wire]
Deschutes Brewery launches bottles of Mirror Pond Pale Ale, Black Butte Porter and Fresh Squeezed IPA with tasting events in NoVA. [wire]
The closest NoVA had to a local winner at the James Beard Foundation Awards Monday night was Spike Gjerde of Woodberry Kitchen in Baltimore for Best Chef: Mid-Atlantic.
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Josh Ozersky, the national food writer who declared Virginia as the most important food region in 2014, died at 47 while in Chicago to attend the James Beard Awards. [Chicago Tribune]