All the D.C. news that’s fit to eat (and drink).
This week in BYT Food: Taste Tests, First Looks and More
- We did a taste test of Del Campo’s bottomless brunch (and stressed the importance of NOT PRE-MIXING blanc de blanc with juice). Also, got some photos of their gorgeous presentation.
- Plus we explored the best in baller-on-a-budget food options by attending to 1789’s Summer Savings Menu. Sometimes you can spend a little and you can ball a lot. What a time to be alive.
- We dropped in to sample Cuba Libre’s 5th anniversary menu, complete with fourteen (fourteen!) different mojitos, their Ropa Vieja Ravioli, and a key lime tart. Is it better than the United States reopening negotiations with Cuba? Pretty close, I’d say.
- And finally, in line with Cuba Libre’s birthday, we found some good spots you can drink solid mojitos and (possibly) dance your ass off in this week’s Happy Hour Hotline.
Upcoming Food Events:
- All of July – The Twisted Horn will do previews every Wednesday evenings throughout July, ahead of their official opening.
- July 23 – There’s coffee (and yoga) at Compass Coffee, a part of Vinyasa to Vino, with music provided by the 9:30 Club.
- July 28-29 – Chef Majorie Meek-Bradley will be taking over Jug & Table Tuesday and Wednesday night with a six-course menu accompanied by a soundtrack highlighting music from the last five decades.
- August 1 – Daikaya Izakaya hosts a late night “Burger Smackdown,” where you can watch / eat for only $5 a burger.
- August 9-16 – D.C. Beer Week seeks to educate all on good beer through events and seminars, kicking off with an event at Union Market featuring 20 of the region’s best breweries.
- August 10 – EatWell DC’s partner restaurants will host the 4th Annual Dining Out With The Dogs, a benefit for City Dogs Rescue.
- Summer Long – Matchbox has launched their Summer Sessions Happy Hour equipped with drinks and bites at special prices. Participating restaurants include Commissary, Grillfish, Logan Tavern & The Pig.
- Summer Long – Chef Christopher Morgan of The Partisan curated a new menu at McClellan’s Retreat in Dupont, featuring new bites Angostura Beef Jerky and a Pork Belly Cuban sandwich.
- Summer Long – DC’s Middle Eastern inspired pop-up Kafta Burgers is serving up fresh burgers for those with adventurous pallets.
- Summer Long – Del Campo will be offering a fixed price traditional Argentine asado dinner.
Other Food News:
- In “really didn’t really see this coming” news, Goetze’s Candy (known for their Cow Tails and Caramel Creams) have developed and shared their own BBQ sauce, for which the recipe requires “30 unwrapped Caramel Creams” (via press release).
- And in other unexpected press releases, Hard Rock Cafe will now be serving Hard Rock Energy Drinks at all locations for Hard Rockers playing Hard Rock Guitars (via press release).
- Governor Larry Hogan of Maryland is hosting at the 2015 Buy Local Cookout (via Buy Local)
- Stanton & Greene on Capitol Hill started serving “all day brunch,” which doesn’t make sense for a meal that is a portmanteau of the words “breakfast” and “lunch” (via press release).
- Zeke Emanuel will start serving a breakfast menu at Union Market for two weekends only (via City Paper).
- Luke’s Lobster in Bethesda reopened Wednesday, and they’re not just takeout anymore (via Eater).
- Plus Bandolero closed in Georgetown, a bummer for those looking for Mexican food in the area (via Eater).
- Declaration, a new bar from from the owners of Lincoln and Teddy & the Bully Bar, shows signs of opening soon in Shaw (via PoPville).
- An editorial in the Post examines the problematic usage of the term “ethnic” to describe food (via WaP0)
- Big things are coming to the Shaw neighborhood. La Jambe, a French cheese and wine bar is set to open next year (via City Paper).
- Big things are coming to the Shaw neighborhood. La Jambe, a French cheese and wine bar is set to open next year (via City Paper).
- Heat Da Spot Cafe is slated to open soon in the old Tibet shop on Georgia Ave, complete with extremely cozy interior decor (via PoPville).
- There’s a new farmers market on Wednesdays in Columbia Heights from now until September 30 (PoPville).
- Chef Nick Stefanelli will be opening his own Italian restaurant, Masseria. Opening is expected for July (via Eater).
- You won’t event need to go to Mexico this summer to enjoy a Mexican resort. Mike Isabella will be opening Pepita, a Mexican cantina, in July (via Eater).
