The Juice craze has been taking over the US for quite some time now. Despite research being mixed on the health benefits, juicers will swear by their younger looking skin, youthful energy or a detox of the gut. DC is no exception to this craze. Here’s our guide to locals favorite hip Juice Bars The […]
The problem with relying on pop-ups as a retail outlet is that you have no control over their duration. Just ask Chris Svetlik, co-owner of Republic Kolache, the start-up bakery that last year introduced Washingtonians to the “national pastry of Texas.” Republic’s two pop-up locations — its Saturday residency at American Ice Co. and its weekend counter at Union […]
Novice restaurateur Josh Phillips is on a spirited crusade to change the way diners think about mezcal, stocking his bar with 90-plus varieties of the firewater distilled from the agave plant. But the visionary behind the new Espita Mezcaleria in where-else-but-Shaw is focused more on winning converts than in touting numbers, as any conversation with […]
If finding a new source for great Mexican cooking weren’t enough, I learned the partners behind El Sol are already constructing another restaurant on 14th Street NW, just down the road from where they will soon shutter their first location. Alfredo and Jessica Solis, the sibling chefs behind the terrific El Sol restaurants, will close their operation at 3911 14th […]
Instagram fodder for all! Apparently it’s Leap Year, which means there’s one extra day in February to do the important things in life, like eat tacos. Westwood’s colorful taco take out window Tacos tu Madre is making February 29 a day worth remembering with a crazy $0.29 cent taco deal. That’s right, from open to close, the understated […]