The Truth About National Grilled Cheese Month

Tuesday, April 7th, 2009
Is National Grilled Cheese Month a Congress-sanctioned commemorative month, or is it just an unofficial gimmick that feeds story-hungry bloggers a news hook?

Serious Eats Hatches a New Brand of Easter Evil

Monday, April 6th, 2009
While everyone else around town awaits the big winner of our local peep-orama parade, the folks at Serious Eats are unveiling their latest Frankenstein treat–the S’meep.

Celebrate Songkran with Thai Restaurant Week Specials

Monday, April 6th, 2009
Thai New Year rolls around next week. And several proud Siamese establishments will celebrate the arrival of Songkran–a springtime tradition focused on renewal and absolution via the world’s biggest water fight–by participating in the second annual Thai Restaurant Week (April 13-April 19).

Bonjour! Rouge Blanc

Friday, April 3rd, 2009
A pair of downtown McLean eateries will give way to a developing bistro/wine bar concept next week, once Corner Bistro and Le Mistral formally pass the dining torch to the forthcoming Rouge Blanc on April 10.

A Sweet Peek at the Peeps Show

Thursday, April 2nd, 2009
The winner of this year’s Washington Post-sponsored Peeps Diorama Contest won’t be announced until Easter Sunday, but it’s not too late to check out last year’s winning mallow craft (along with the 36 finalists) in the 2008 “Peeps Show.”

Chocolate Wine Will Blow Your Mind

Wednesday, April 1st, 2009
New Zealand vintner Kim Crawford is threatening to take the wine world wide by storm with their 2009 Pinot Chocolat–a proprietary blend of rich, Puerto Rican cacao and select pinot noir.

Heat Eat Review: A Convenience Food Guide for Busy Lunchers

Tuesday, March 31st, 2009
How do you decide which microwavable meals to buy for lunch and which to leave on the shelves to marinate in their own sodium benzoates? Abi Jones and her team of 30 other guinea pigs report on all things nukable on the website Heat Eat Review.

Free Bird! (Guatemalan-style)

Monday, March 30th, 2009
Those who’ve not yet sampled Pollo Campero’s alterna-bird can do so this Thursday, when the company offers up free chicken sandwiches (fried or grilled; 1 per customer) as part of a new promotion.

What Woman Most Informed Your Cooking Outlook?

Friday, March 27th, 2009
The Women’s Show is coming to town next weekend–which got us thinking about the lovely ladies that helped shape our own culinary worldview. The question is: what iconic female would be at the top of your list?

Need Martini Gala Tix? Name a Missing Artini Ingredient

Thursday, March 26th, 2009
What’ll 100 bucks buy you at the Corcoran? A smattering of D.C.’s best mixologists. Through March, 12 of the area’s top mix makers competed to craft drinkable spinoffs inspired by works of Corcoran Gallery of Art + Design students. Different nights saw slashed menu prices at the various participant venues that bar-goers could vote on throughout the month, but [...]