This Thursday, join me and several D.C. craft beer insiders and enthusiasts at the Bier Baron to discuss the "State of the Brewnion." The conversation will cover the D.C. area's rapidly advancing craft beer culture—everything from the growing popularity of home brewing and expanding beer menus at local bars and stores to what District beer enthusiasts can look [...]

Granville Moore's sous chef Mike Lunsford informs Y&H that he has left Teddy Folkman's moules frites mecca on H Street NE to become head chef at the neighborhood's forthcoming gourmet burger joint The Big Board. Urban Daddy has details on the opening menu, which includes one beef patty marinated in Guinness stout, topped with Irish [...]

The recent dip in mercury doesn't mean this summer's au courant exotic protein has completely slithered away for the season. Earlier this week, Granville Moore's on bustling H Street NE ran a special on alligator and pork andouille. The Cajun-sounding dish came served strangely Italian-style over pappardelle pasta with onions, red peppers and parmesan. Y&H [...]

Overwhelmed by the plethora of choices for D.C. Beer Week this evening? Let me provide some guidance. Out of the nearly 30 tipsy to-do's slated for tonight, below are my top picks for interesting happenings and tasty brews. But if you want to decide on your own, view the full calendar after the jump. Victory [...]

It's Belgian Restaurant Week in D.C., with most events occurring in the name of Belgian independence. Feestdag your eyes on my picks below, but click on any event in the D.C. Beer Events Calendar above for more details. Out of all Belgian fun to be had, my top pick is the "Tour of Belgium" dinner on Wednesday [...]

Wednesday is National Fry Day, a day devoted to fried potatoes in all their greasy glory. Cardiologists be damned! As part of the nationwide celebrations, Et Voila! in the Palisades is dishing out free hand-cut frites during lunch and happy hour. Chef Claudio Pirollo is also conducting frite-making demonstrations throughout the day. I can think [...]

Every fry tastes like a loaded baked potato when dunked into the creamy new bacon chive mayo dipping sauce at Granville Moore's. "Bacon is like 'the little black dress' of the culinary world," says head chef Teddy Folkman, who created the delicious dip with the help of his sous chef, Stephen "Chappy" Chapman. "It is [...]

It's a big week in beer with plenty to do, from pairing dinners and meet-the-brewer events to beer seminars and regular old draft nights. You can even volunteer for Earth Day in the name of beer this week. Check out my notes below for more info or click on any event in the D.C. Beer Events [...]

All sorts of foods go well with beer, and all sorts of brews pair well with food. Spicy hot wings and lukewarm lager? A classic combo. But, chocolate stout-flavored chicken wings? The District’s craft beer craze has officially hopped the suds shark. The dark chocolaty poultry stands out like a greasy black thumb from even [...]

Young & Hungry asked some area chefs about some of their favorite holiday recipes. Maria Evans of Granville Moore's shared her family's recipe for lasagna, and as well as some insight about the dish: Every Christmas, my family makes lasagna. It has been that way for as long as I can remember. There's no great [...]