- Last week we checked out the opening of American Ice Company.
- Start making room now! – the 2011 DC Winter Restaurant Week dates have been announced.
- An underground farmers market is launching in DC. (PoPville)
- Don’t feel like cooking on Christmas? Here’s a list of restaurants in Maryland, Virginia, and Washington, D.C. that are open on Christmas day. (TBD)
- Hot for haute dogs – With the opening of DC-3 and ChiDogO’s Is the District Witnessing the Early Stages of a Hot Dog Boom? (Young & Hungry)
- Chef Bobby Flay will be returning to the D.C. area to challenge Chef Gillian Clark to a Fried Chicken Throwdown. Clark’s fried chicken, which is served at the General Store and Post Office Tavern in Silver Spring, has also been featured on Diners, Drive-Ins, and Dives. The show will air January 19 at 8:30 p.m. on the Food Network.
and now for the Round-Up…
- When I hear about terrorist plans to destroy the Earth, I’m usually not too concerned. That is, until now… CBS news reported Monday about A Terrorist Plot to Poison Buffets and Salad Bars. You don’t have to tell me twice to steer clear of the salad bar, but buffets? I don’t stand a chance.
- Word Lens iPhone App Magically Translates Menus and Signs – “They only have English and Spanish available now, but we don’t see why it wouldn’t eventually have a multitude of languages. Can you imagine being able to go to any restaurant, whether in a Chinatown in the states or halfway around the world, and order knowledgeably off the menu?” (Eater)
- WTF Story of the Week: What do goats want for the holidays? What anyone wants, really… more Mariah Carey Christmas music! A farmer in the UK has discovered that by repeatedly playing the best Christmas album of all time (All I Want for Christmas is You), he can increase milk production by 20%, with each goat pumpin’ out around an extra pint a day. (Express)
- From Eiffel Towers to Taj Mahals, there was a pretty impressive showing at the Gingerbread Wonderland contest this month in New Jersey. But the one that really warmed everyone’s hearts was the Gingerbread House for Hoarders with its “messy little stacks of gingerbread books and gingerbread trash.” Awww! Cause nothing says “Happy Holidays” like obsessive compulsive disorder! (Slashfood)
- This one’s for those of you who buy Christmas presents last minute and have a man in your life who manages to survive off cereal alone – Delicious Gifts for the Manchild Struggling to Feed Himself. And if you don’t feel like spending $5000 on an Automatic Pancake Maker (um, why not?), check out our Easy Bake Christmas for cheap DIY gifts ideas.
