Quick hits on the meatless beat We're Number One! LivingSocial, the D.C.-based daily deals site, surveyed 20 major cities and concluded that D.C.'s "preference" for vegetarian and vegan restaurants ranks number one. Although a closer look at the data reveals that our "high" veg-status remains low overall compared to other tastes: eight percent described their [...]
Todd Gray is out $100. The acclaimed chef at Equinox took top honors as D.C.'s "Chef of the Year" last night at the 2011 Rammy awards gala at the Marriott Wardman Park Hotel in Northwest D.C., an honor which apparently comes at a price. During his acceptance speech, Gray confessed to betting against himself and [...]
Today marks both a death and a birth over at the Washington Post's Food section. Editor Joe Yonan has officially killed off the "Chef on Call" column in favor of a new David Hagedorn monthly feature, "Real Entertaining," all about dinner parties at home. Hagedorn is a former chef and restaurateur. Yonan was good enough to [...]
