Ted's Bulletin is the latest project from those tireless guys behind the small Matchbox chain, which has a location just a few doors down from this new Capitol Hill eatery. So what is Ted's Bulletin? It's a throwback operation, named after co-owners Mark and Ty Neal's father, who, according to restaurant lore, used to feed [...]
The storm ain't got nothing on the Philly boys at Taylor Gourmet I figured I better start compiling this list now before Carrie and I lose our Internet connection (again), our power, and our ability to open the front door and scream for help. So without further ado, here are the restaurants and bars that [...]
Tuesday has long been an excellent night to go a'drinking in DC. The Belgian Beer Happy Hour Bohemian Caverns used to have was a night we thoroughly enjoyed in our just-getting-into-beer days. We have managed to have plenty more tipsy Tuesdays as a result of the wealth of beer happy hour opportunities available in DC. [...]
While Y&H was peeking into civil court records and poking around a chef contest, others were actually hunting down news about restaurants that are opening and closing. Here's a quick run-down of what we've missed — or what I've missed: Tom Sietsema reports that the guys behind the mini-Matchbox chain are planning a small, personal [...]
The to-go pizza boxes at Matchbox on Capitol Hill are stamped with this head-scratching boast: "Washington Post, Editors Pick [sic], 2 out of 3 star rating." For the record, Tom Sietsema's latest review in the Post, dated April 29, 2007, gave the Chinatown location two out of four stars.
There's a long cinematic history of equating food with sex, as my buddy Robb Walsh detailed earlier this year with his "Top Ten Food & Sex Scenes in the Movies," which, ahem, climaxes with the scene between Mickey Rourke and Kim Basinger in 9 1/2 Weeks. But I have to say that the combination is [...]
I've taken a lot of pictures in restaurants, but over the years, I've never snapped one in a restaurant's bathroom—until this past weekend, when I stopped at the new Matchbox in Barracks Row. After washing my hands, I turned to look for a paper towel. Not finding one, I looked for a hand dryer. I [...]
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After the usual delays, some wildly rampant speculation, and a couple of trial runs for friends and family, the new Matchbox, the second D.C. location in the budding chain, is set to open tomorrow on Capitol Hill. For the first few weeks of operation, the Cap Hill Matchbox (521 8th St. SE) will serve dinner [...]
