Chef Erik Bruner-Yang is stepping down from Toki Underground to focus on a new Adams Morgan hotel restaurant. [Eater]

What happens when a bartender has to give up drinking for two years? [Washingtonian]

How “artisanal” foods can finally spread the wealth [Post]

Why hunting down “authentic ethnic food” is a loaded proposition [NPR]

Cusbah is closing on H Street NE. [District Cuisine]

After Peacock Room closes for good. [Georgetown Metropolitan]

Sweetgreen is coming to Clarendon. [ARLnow]

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