H Street ‘hood residents rejoice – there is finally a legitimate pizza joint in the Atlas District! The eagerly anticipated H &Pizza (1118 H St. NE) opened last weekend, providing yet another reason to consider the up-and-coming neighborhood when dining out or looking for a night on the town. After only a few weeks in business, [...]
Where to Dine After Jazz in the Garden
If music be the food of love, play on. Jazz in the Garden is back for the twelfth year in a row, and you don’t want to miss a single beat of it. The free concert series that features an array of jazz artists performing a wide variety of styles—including salsa, blusion, vibraphone, and Afrofunk, can be heard in the [...]
Chef Mike Isabella To Open Graffiato on June 23.
Finally! This Thursday, June 23rd, Top Chef All-Stars Runner-Up (and local hero) Mike Isabella will open his first restaurant, Graffiato, an Italian-inspired restaurant in Chinatown (707 6th St., NW). Bar and dinner service will begin at 5:00 pm, seven days/week with lunch service to start up in a few weeks. Reservations are being [...]
Valentino's Pizza: NoVa's Best Kept Secret.
I took my 6-year-old son, Alex today to Valentino’s Pizza (4813 N. Beauregard St., Alexandria, VA) for lunch. It’s my duty, as a parent, to pass down my my coveted secrets, right? Well, this is one of them. In my opinion, Valentino’s pizzeria is the best pizza in Northern Virginia and possibly DC, although I [...]
SeventhHill pizza on Capitol Hill
Seventh Hill, a new pizza bistro is now formally open for business along 7th Street on Capitol Hill. Eastern Market’s new pizza joint is being run by husband and wife team Tammy and Chef Brian Barszcz. Chef Barszcz, formerly of Locanda, has also cooked at some of the best DC area restaurants such as Colvin [...]






