Asian-style noodle outlets are bobbing up all over the District these days, sometimes in pretty unusual places. On a recent evening, I find myself twirling a fork through a pile of thick udon that’s sitting in a shallow puddle of dark broth, topped with a soft runny egg. To the side of the noodles is [...]
Prolific restaurateurs Eric and Ian Hilton's long-delayed latest effort, the French-style bistro Chez Billy, is on track for a January 2012 opening in Petworth. HuffPo DC has the scoop. Brendan L'Etoile, currently the sous chef at the Hilton's 14th Street hotspot Marvin, will be running the kitchen. A menu is still in the works. Illustration [...]
Prolific restaurant investor Eric Hilton, also a founding member of a little D.C.-based DJ duo you might have heard of called Thievery Corporation, modestly tells the Examiner that he doesn't deserve the credit for his ever-expanding hospitality empire, which includes Marvin, Patty Boom Boom, American Ice Company, and the soon-to-open British pub Brixton, among other local [...]
“One day,” my dining companion boldly predicted, “all of 14th Street will look like this.” We’re sitting on plush chairs by a velvety-curtained window in Lost Society, overlooking the bus stop outside the District’s Frank D. Reeves Municipal Center—a lingering monument to the brutalist era of urban renewal. Like much of the surrounding neighborhood, it’s [...]
International Secrets: Where does the Belgian Embassy's chef like to eat when he's not cooking? Belga Café, naturally. Also, Et Voila, Brasserie Beck, and Marvin. [Eater D.C.] Trysts Everywhere! As the folks behind Tryst look to open a similar type of place in Columbia Heights, the owners of Fly Lounge are looking to open a [...]
The night-time sound track at Patty Boom Boom is so intense, I feel it in my chest before I walk through the door. An infectious bass drop punctuated by a strumming, up-beat three chord guitar is a constant, and while Toots and the Maytals sing love is gonna let me down, I know one thing [...]
Before we proceed, let's make one thing crystal clear: DC's beer scene is better than it's ever been. The difference, as compared to a decade ago when the Brickskeller was the only game in town, is astonishing and, yes, a net gain for anyone who likes to hit the suds now and again. But (yes, [...]
Mmm...beer and cheese. Better yet, beer and cheese made with great care by monks in Belgium. You can get your hands on some this Thursday from 5:30 to 7:30pm at Marvin. James Williams from Manneken Brussel Imports and Jeff Wells of Ale Street News and DOPS, Inc., will be highlighting the wonderful Trappist Ales from [...]
If you ever had any doubts about a dish's ability to cross cultural boundaries, all you need to do is look at the trajectory of chicken and waffles. Once considered a staple of soul-food joints, chicken and waffles has become a fixture at trendy neighborhood operations like Marvin and Creme, where gentrification has ensured that [...]
Wow, Y&H really touched a nerve yesterday with his bitch about noise at local restaurants. Either we're a town of old farts, or interior designers and owners have seriously overestimated how much "buzz" diners want in their restaurants. Here's a sampling of the commentary that has hit my inbox in the past 24 hours. From [...]
