Happy Chinese New Year! Some tasty places to celebrate: Zentan, Toki Underground and The Source by Wolfgang Puck. [We Love DC] Hungry for Chinese peasant food the way they used to make it? You know, during the rule of Mao Zedong? There's a book for that. [NPR] Iconoclastic Alamo Drafthouse aims to open in the [...]

Is meatless eating finally gaining some ground in this long-reputed steak and lobster town? Or does it just seem that way in the heralded hipster hub of Columbia Heights? Either way, I'm downright delighted with the veggie burger at The Getaway, a tasty and tender but, most importantly, firmly constructed blend of black beans and [...]

Toledo Lounge was once described as "a laid-back place to grab a burger and chill." At least you can still chill. New management has done away with the burger as part of a sweeping menu overhaul at the longstanding Adams Morgan watering hole. "Every place has a burger," says co-owner Amy Bowman, also the proprietor [...]

As someone who indulges in a fantastically meaty burger every once in a while—currently liking BGR best; wasn't impressed with Ray's Hell Burger; still haven't tried Shake Shack—I tend to judge burgers comprised of beans, grains, vegetables, or assorted soy products with an especially critical eye. As stated in a previous post ("Should a Veggie [...]

Calling all fellow female beer lovers! It's that time of year again. Thanks to Savor, the craft beer and food event that descends upon the District each June, the local and national female beer communities are coming together for a night of foamy feminine revelry (and not in the raunchy Girls Gone Wild fashion, thank you very [...]

The Dark Lord cometh. His chariot: a sturdy U-Haul truck. It might seem an understated mode of transport for the holder of such a noble title. But in the onerous realm of alcoholic beverage distribution, this is the direct route. We’re talking about Three Floyds Brewing Co.’s hallowed Dark Lord Russian Imperial Stout, a beer so [...]

The first Young & Hungry column I wrote, almost five years ago, was a review of Miss Saigon in Georgetown. I was auditioning for the job of food columnist for Washington City Paper, and these were my marching orders in December 2005: critique a Vietnamese restaurant that no one cared about. I was puzzled, but [...]

Even though last weekend brought the final few days of Oktoberfest in Munich, this week has a whole lot of Oktoberfest in D.C. Tonight ChurchKey features ten different rare and delicious German lagers from small breweries in upper Bavaria. Also tonight, Room 11 closes their month-long Oktoberest celebration with Avery Kaiser Imperial Oktoberfest as their [...]

This week is a doozie (or should we call it "boozie"?) with lots of fun beer happenings across the Metro area. Click on an event in the calendar or read on for details.

Those of you who have a hankering for beer and cheese steak should consider heading to Black Squirrel for "Philly Beer Week." On offer will be several beers by Sly Fox and Yards.The Beerspotter has more info and picks. On Monday, as always, Room 11 has a special guest tap. This week features Coronado Orange [...]