D.C. dishes made out of swamp creatures [Express]
Five U Street NW spots worth revisiting [Girl Meets Food]
Shake Shack at 800 F St. NW will open June 25. [Washingtonian]
Critic Tom Sietsema takes down La Tagliatella in Arlington. [Post]
Georgetown’s Dean & Deluca has a new chef. [Eater]
The history of the Martini [NPR]
Pretty photos of MXDC [BYT]
Photo of gator sliders by Darrow Montgomery