Dining In Dc – Food and Restaurant Blog

Let’s Take it Outside: Dining Outdoors

The nation’s capital has really lucked out with a temperate winter, and a rather cool spring, but as the thermometer rises from warm to warmer, some metro area restaurants scream summer! This Fabulous al Fresco Dining roundup is designed to serve as a source of information for DC area diners looking for Washington, DC area restaurants with outdoor or patio seating. For ease, the guide is divided...

The DC Area Restaurant industry: Stats at a glance

Restaurants in the District of Columbia, Maryland, and Virginia (DMV) are a driving force in the region’s economy. Their sales generate tremendous tax revenues. They provide jobs and build careers for thousands of people. They also provide healthful options for their guests, give back to their communities, and work to reduce their impact on the environment. According to the National Restaurant...

DC Restaurants offering Passover Seder

Passover is fast approaching and many families across the nation begin to plan their Seder feasts, make travel plans to see their loved ones, brainstorm where to hide the afikoman, while others look to see what’s on the menu at some of D.C.’s best restaurants. Although most certified kosher establishments close for the holiday, a few DC area restaurants are hosting Seder and Passover fare with...

Cruzin’ To Frederick Restaurant Week

Thanks to Chevrolet, I’ve been Cruzin’ all week in my brand new 2012 Cruze! Chevy graciously provided new vehicles to test drive to eight DC food bloggers, including myself, this week to take a bite out of all that Frederick, MD has to offer during the third annual Frederick Restaurant Week (March 5-11, 2012). While it wasn’t my first visit to Frederick, it was my first time participating...

To Do: Frederick Restaurant Week March 5-11

It’s not a secret that Frederick, MD is one of my favorite places in the DC Metropolitan area. In fact, my husband and I jetted down there in December for our 8th year wedding anniversary. We spent one week prior to that and fell in love with it. It’s the perfect getaway. If you need a reason to visit then delay no further. Frederick Restaurant Week is coming! Forward March! Similar to...

Warm Up with Slurpable Cuisine by Soupergirl

There is no better complement to winter weather then warm delicious soup. Just in time for the frosty months, enjoy Soupergirl’s slurpable cuisine and enjoy a healthy and hearty bowl of winter’s perfect comfort food. It’s that time of year. Runny noses. The sniffles.  The drizzles. Listen to your Mama and get some soup! Even better, get a Soupscription! Soupergirl (314 Carroll...

Things to Do with Guests in Town

Do you have guests in town for the Holidays? Check out this listing of fun (and often FREE) things to do this weekend,  December 23-26th. Friday, December 23 – Monday, December 26, 10:00 am – 5:00 pm – Seasons Greenings – The annual holiday exhibition includes poinsettias aplenty and model trains swirling around plant based replicas of DC landmarks. Location: U.S. Botanic Garden, 100 Maryland...

DC Restaurant Week Best Bets Neighborhood Guide

As your friendly neighborhood DC Restaurant Week expert, this week I’ve already posted about this year’s newcomers, restaurants offering live music, a listing of participating restaurants menus and extensions (still growing), and of course, my Top 20 Picks. While most hardcore foodies know the supremo spots in the area, some don’t always know the good neighborhood joints where so...

A Weekend Getaway to Historic Frederick, MD

After being married almost eight years, my husband and I finally decided to take a special trip to celebrate our wedding anniversary.  With two kids (ages seven and three), we don’t often get the opportunity to disappear for a week or even a weekend. If you have kids, then you can relate.  If we were going to be able to get away, then we needed a place that didn’t take half of a day...

Food Writing 101: A Workshop for Aspiring Foodies

Have you ever wondered how blogs like Dining in DC get started? Do you consider yourself a decent writer or would like to learn how? Have you ever thought to yourself, “I can do that!” Nevin Martell, a fellow blogger and food writer, someone who I trust and also consider a friend is  leading a workshop on food writing at the Writer’s Center in Bethesda next spring — Food Writing...

Cava Grill Opens in Bethesda: Good Quality Food in a Fast, Casual setting.

Cava Mezze, the team behind the delicious Greek-inspired restaurants, Cava with locations on Capitol Hill, Clarendon, VA and Rockville, MD, have opened their first fast-casual concept, Cava Grill on Tuesday, January 18th, at 4832 Bethesda. Ave. in Bethesda, MD. The grill has opened in the Bethesda Row storefront formerly occupied by Marvelous Market, the same block where Chicken Out closed in December. Founders...

Nando’s Peri-Peri opens in Silver Spring.

Nando’s Restaurants have locations in 34 countries on five continents around the world, launching in Washington DC on 7th Street, NE in July 2008. Nando’s Peri-Peri’s location in downtown, Silver Spring (924 Ellsworth Dr.) is now open. You can catch a waft of their legendary Flame-Grilled Chicken from the sidewalk passing by. It’s tempting especially when you see there is a line...