From The Girl & The Vine (7071 Carroll Ave):
“The Girl & The Vine in Takoma Park is pleased to announce a special pop up menu this week to celebrate Mardi Gras. Rob Theriot is cooking up some of his family favorites and Cajun classics from his hometown of New Orleans and David Fritzler is mixing up some Vieux Carre cocktails. Check out the entire menu The Girl & The Vine Mardi Gras Specials.”
via Guy Fieri’s Flavortown Kitchen
Whoa, Antonette asks: “Have you received any feedback about the Guy Fieri’s Flavortown Kitchen at 1825 Conn Ave NW?”
From Guy Fieri’s website:
“Flavortown Kitchen is a delivery only restaurant featuring real-deal flavors from Chef Guy Fieri. From our signature Bourbon Brown Sugar BBQ Wings to our award winning Mac N Cheese Burger, all of Flavortown’s favorites come straight to your door step.”
See the full menu here.
A D.C. location is indeed listed for 1825 Connecticut Avenue N.W. (more…)
1612 20th Street, NW just off of Connecticut
Zorba’s also has one of my very favorite gyros in the District. Ah love this place. Was excited to see this over weekend: (more…)
2612 Georgia Ave, NW
WUSA9 reported:
“An iconic D.C. business was forced to close because of the coronavirus pandemic and the owner’s medical issues.”
From GoFundMe:
“The iconic Howard Deli, located on Georgia Avenue NW, sadly had to close its doors after 40 years of serving the community. Owner Kent “Kenny” Gilmore has suffered several strokes and can no longer continue maintaining the deli. Additionally, COVID significantly impacted sales at the deli since his beloved Howard University and Benjamin Banneker High School Faculty and Students were not physically present to create foot traffic into the deli. (more…)
4600 Wisconsin Avenue, NW
This is not a drill:
Roaming Rooster opened their super popular Woodridge location near DC Brau in 2018 and they opened on U Street in 2020. (more…)
3903 14th Street, NW
Thanks to the newly opened DC Corazon for sharing their Valentine’s Menu with us: (more…)
3100 14th Street, NW at Irving St. Photo by Forrest Owens
Thanks to Forrest and JK for sending:
“waiting for the @krispykreme Columbia Heights grand opening at 6 AM. Except no one told Krispy Kreme. Light in the kitchen is off and no one is there. (more…)
courtesy Red Hen
From an email:
“Rigatoni Kits for Two are back at The Red Hen only for Valentine’s Day Weekend!
Rigatoni is for Lovers: Celebrate an indulgent Valentine’s Day with the Red Hen’s famous Mezzi Rigatoni in a make-at-home kit for 2. And to make the night even more special, we’ve selected some of our favorite go-to Tuscan wine pairings for this iconic DC dish! (more…)
Connecticut and Albermarle Street, NW
Thanks to Amanda for sending: “I noticed a sign for Shemali’s at the old Diplomat Cleaners at Connecticut and Albemarle – looks like the neighborhood is getting a Lebanese market.” (more…)
Thanks to PI for sending word. Check out Hook & Reel’s menu here and stay tuned for an opening date.
Ed. Note: This week we also learned that The Boiling Crab would be opening on H Street, NE this month.