Weekly Food News Round-Up

All the DC news that’s fit to eat (and drink).

This week in BYT Food:

• IT’S BEER WEEK. Have you gone to anything yet? There’s no excuse not to.
• We tried Oyamel dinner and we’re more than a little bit jazzed about it.
• We also went to Kapnos for dinner and also jazzed about it. We like food jazz.
• Go get some brunch at one of the brunch places we already told you to try. 
• Prime summer produce time is running low, so this is how to eat it right while you can.
• DC Oysterfest is in two weeks. If you can’t wait, we have an awesome preview to whet your appetite.

Upcoming Food Events:

• Thursday 8/21 – Right Proper is hosting brewers Nathan Zeender and Michael Tonsmeire for a talk about beers.
• Friday 8/22 – Old Ebbit Grill is hosting its second annual Brewhaha. One ticket gets you unlimited (!) amounts of local beer, and local food.
• Saturday 8/23 – You can get Mad Fox’s award winning beer at the Nationals game. It’s available in sections 119, 138, and 225.
• Saturday 8/23 – If you prefer wine to beer, Rockville Town Square is hosting Uncorked Wine and Music Festival.
• Saturday 8/23 – The Embassy of Barbados is hosting a Taste of Barbados. There will be rum, authentic Barbadian food, and music.
• Sunday 8/24 – Conclude Beer Week with brunch at Boundary Road. They are serving beers from Richmond’s Hardywood Park Craft Brewery
• Sunday 8/24 – Sonoma is hosting their fourth annual Crab Fest. You can get all you can eat crab and two sides for $40.
• Sunday 8/24 – Vinoteca is hosting a charity animal rescue fundraiser called ‘Dogs + ‘Tails kicking off this Sunday, August 24 to raise money for DC-based City Dogs Rescue. They are selling housemade hot dogs and a special “Dogs Tail Punch” on their back Plaza for a week (from 8/24-8/31), donating $1 from each order to help homeless dogs find loving homes. Kicking off the week-long promotion is a Neighborhood BBQ on Sunday Aug. 24th, where they’ll have the hot dogs and punch for sale on both front and back patios, a charity bocce tournament hosted by DC Bocce, and adorable dogs up for adoption for animal lovers
• Sunday, 8/24 – Sign up for Alexandria Food Swap, a homemade food sharing event for the DMV’s most dedicated food crafters. Get on the list via EventBrite, then bring samples of your home-prepared goods to the event and take home a few samples from other cooks and crafters in the area.
• Friday, 8/29 – RareSweets and La Colombe are teaming up again for another affogato tasting. Affogatos will be available for $3 apiece between 1:00 pm and 4:00 pm (or until they run out — which they probably will).

Everything else that’s fit to eat (and drink):

• Marion Barry stopped by Republic and sang some blues. There is a video.
• CityZen chef Eric Ziebold is planning to open his own restaurant near Mount Vernon.
• Jennifer Nguyen is leaving Zenten.
• EaterDC has a rundown of the most anticipated restaurant openings this fall.
• Mr. Smith’s in Georgetown is not closing. It is going to move to the space that Chadwicks occupies. Chadwicks is closing though.
• Top Chef starts in less than two months. And George Pagonis of Kapnos will be competing.
• Learn how to eat like a pirate from this National Geographic Article. Being a pirate requires drinking a lot of beer.
• National Geographic is doing an eight month food special that includes a ton of interesting articles, such as a look at gourmet field rations.
• Cambridge University needs someone to study chocolate.
• There is a new start up in DC that will deliver fresh-made lunches to you in under 20 minutes for under $10.