Cachet Time Travel Salsa is blaring and mojitos are flowing on the terrace at Colada Shop, a new DC café where Washingtonians normally on the move trickle in and out […]

Indulgences Food OUT OF MOROCCO Arroz—Mike Isabella’s latest venture, located in the Marriott Marquis Washington, DC—is earning rave reviews for its contemporary spin on the cuisines of Morocco and southern […]

Indulgences Food TENPENH REVIVAL  Chef Jeff Tunks’s pan-Asian TenPenh, which sadly departed DC in 2012, has made a comeback. Designed by Gensler, its new Tysons Corner location was inspired by […]

ON THE WATERFRONT  Blackwall Hitch serves up “coastally inspired” fare on the Potomac in Old Town Alexandria. Through March 30, guests can enjoy a fixed-price Surf & Turf menu or […]

Whipping up breakfast at home in Shaw, Kwame Onwuachi is focused on another kitchen nearby. The Shaw Bijou, his highly anticipated restaurant, has just opened in a row house within […]

The last two years have been very good to chef Jamie Leeds of Hank’s Oyster Bar. Following a whirlwind romance, she and then-girlfriend Tina McDaniel purchased a house together in […]

WINE & DINE  Fresh from a multi-million-dollar upgrade of its accommodations, The Ritz-Carlton, Tysons Corner has also updated the menu at its Entyse Wine Bar & Lounge with small plates […]

HAZEL’S DEBUT  At Hazel, a new DC hot spot from the Neighborhood Restaurant Group, interiors feature items handcrafted by local artisans, from light fixtures by Rick Singleton to a mural […]

Ever since she moved to Baltimore 22 years ago, acclaimed chef and restaurateur Cindy Wolf has been looking for a dream house with enough land for her to plant a […]

Indulgences Food SEA CATCH  Fresh seafood takes center stage at chef Michael Schlow’s new 30-seat Conosci, which recently opened within his larger restaurant, Alta Strada. In Conosci, designed by Edit […]

Indulgences Summer Dining Scene CHARM CITY HOT SPOT  Located in The Ivy Hotel, a restored 1889 residence in Baltimore’s Mount Vernon neighborhood, Magdalena dishes up a cross-cultural, ever-changing menu under […]

Spring Dining Scene SHAW DEBUT  James Beard Award-winning chef Eric Ziebold has opened Kinship in Washington’s Shaw neighborhood to rave reviews. Serene interiors by DC designer Darryl Carter—his first foray […]

Indulgences Food SHAW DEBUT  Chef and proprietor Cedric Maupillier have garnered rave reviews for Convivial, his new restaurant in Shaw. Designed by Peter Hapstak of HapstakDemetriou+, it features furniture by […]

Joie de Vivre On a warm fall day under a cloudless blue sky, the golden leaves from two majestic oaks sprinkle the lawn in front of the Alexandria residence where […]

Indulgences Food DC DEBUT Award-winning chef Michael Schlow envisioned a stylish, mid-century cocktail party when he conceived The Riggsby, his new restaurant in the Carlyle Hotel. Interiors by Brian Miller […]

Cachet Visual Feast A culinary addition to DC’s burgeoning Shaw neighborhood will offer Oaxacan food in a remarkable setting. At Espita Mezcaleria, scheduled to open in January, diners will sample mezcal […]