Yaku will be history by January. The poor economy keeps putting the squeeze on local restaurants. The latest to shut their doors (or scheduled to shut their doors) include Vegetate in Shaw, the CPK on Connecticut Avenue, Yaku in Arlington, D'Acqua on Pennsylvania Avenue, Savory Cafe in Takoma Park, and Enjera Eritrean Restaurant and Bar [...]
Looks like there will be a lot of empty bags this Halloween. It's time, once again, for our semi-regular news round-up, handy for those folks who actually have to work during the week and can't obsess over their favorite food blogs. After nearly 10 months of speculation following the abrupt closing of Fiamma, former Maestro chef Fabio [...]
Y&H keeps up with the food scene, so you don't have to. A few of the latest headlines: The Examiner covers the sale of two highly coveted liquor licenses, both in moratorium areas in the District. Looks like Black Squirrel in Adams Morgan wants to expand. ZagatBuzz reports that Mark and Orlando's may not be [...]
Following the closing of Roberto Donna's Bebo Trattoria and the impending closure of Yannick Cam's Le Paradou, news has broken of two more shutterings on the local restaurant scene. Todd Kliman at the Washingtonian reports this afternoon that Farrah Olivia, chef Morou Ouattara's Old Town outpost of modern American cooking, will be closing its doors [...]
