All the D.C. news that’s fit to eat (and drink). This week in BYT Food: Taste Tests, First Looks and More
- If you like scotch and don’t have plans this Saturday, we’re giving away a pair of tickets to the Single Malt Scotch Walk. This is a very good giveaway if you like scotch.
- We previewed the Day of the Dead Festival at Oyamel. Face painting and cocktails were involved.
- Our Happy Hour Hotline revolves around very weird specific fears that are just an excuse to drink.
- Trying to make brunch plans? Looking for some bottomless Bloody Mary’s? We can help.
- Ben’s mural will change. Sooner or later Cosby will be gone. We have some replacement suggestions.
Upcoming Food Events:
- October 24 – Puppies and beer! Barktoberfest is happening at Capitol Riverfront!
- October 24 – Take a pasta class with Chef Ethan McKee at Urbana. Roll and shape pastas to make fall-inspired pumpkin tortelli and buckwheat pizzoccheri.
- October 24 – It’s time for the SHUCK IT! Beer and Oyster Festival.
- October 25 – It’s the first Sunday of Maketto’s dim sum brunches.
- October 26 – This is a cool event at Union Market: 2nd Annual Chef’s Roast honoring Chef Tom Colicchio. Padma Lakshmi will be there. Go hang out with Padma.
- October 29 – Dress your dog up for Jackson 20’s Doggy Howl-o-ween Costume Contest.
- October 29 – Cuba Libre celebrates five years of bringing awesome service and amazing food to D.C. For $35, get two cocktails, tapas, ceviches, and desserts.
- October 30 – Republic’s Three Headed Monster Weekend starts on Friday with live music and ends on Sunday with a hangover brunch (via Eater).
- October 31 – Masa 14 is celebrating by having a special Halloween Brunch Weekend (via Eater).
- October 30 – October 31 – El Centro is hosting some seriously spooky Halloween parties. Including a costume contest, Mexican cocktails and dishes, and fun.
- October 30 – Joe’s Seafood, Prime Steak, and Stone Crab along with Kevin Bratt and Chris Upchurch from DeLille Cellars are hosting a multi-course dining extravaganza. You know, if Halloween parties aren’t your thing.
- October 31 – Spend your Halloween figuring out a murder mystery at the Grille at Morrison House over a themed three-course dinner and cocktail hour.
- November 6 – It’s the last night of International Sherry Week. It’s Asian Market Night at Dolcezza. There will be sherry-based gelato, Buredo sushi burritos, Chao Ku noodles, and more.
- November 19 – January 4 – Sticky Rice Baltimore is converting its Fells Point location into a gallery space for “Pop-Culture Pop-Up”.
Other Food News:
- Next time you go to Ben’s Chili Bowl, look up. The family behind Ben’s opened Ten 01, a restaurant and rooftop bar that is literally upstairs. (via Eater).
- Arlington’s Thirsty Bernie may or may not be becoming a lounge/nightclub hybrid (via Eater).
- Nando’s replaced the College Park staple Ratsie’s (via Eater).
- Caviar fusion is real and its coming to D.C. in the form of a new restaurant, Odessa (via PoPville).
- Bullfrog Bagels is opening a second location and it’s going to be by Eastern Market (via PoPville).
- There’s a new gluten free bakery in Falls Church and its called The Happy Tart (via Eater).
- Union Social is open in NoMa (via PoPville).
- Quinten Frye, the guy from Big Bear Cafe, is launching a delivery service called Cocina Tortas. Ideal for when the office is craving tortas or when you’re craving an office worth’s amount of tortas (Washington City Paper).
- Ocean Prime, presumably a seafood restaurant (?), is replacing Ceiba this summer (via PoPville).
- R & D Supper Club is the brainchild of Big Bear Café’s Quinten Frye. The first R & D Supper Clubs will be happening on Sunday, November 8 and Monday, November 9.
- Former White House Pastry Chefs Patrick Musel and Susan Limb are using their skills to create a delicious fall menu for Praline Bakery & Bistro.
- There’s a new service dedicated to recommending and sending you alcohol and its called Drinkeasy. There are lots of ways this could go wrong.
- Maneki Neko opened a second location in Arlington (via Eater).
- Kapnos Taverna opened a new location at Reagan National Airport: your favorite food and the one of the places you hate the most (via Washingtonian).
- Bozzelli’s Deli & Pizza is coming to K Street. It’s going to be cashless though, so if you want a free meal out of your friend make sure you forget all of your credit/debit cards at home (via PoPville).
