Cedric Maupillier‘s Mintwood Place opens Jan. 29 in Adams Morgan. Here’s a sneak peek at the menu and check out the tagliatelle bolognese pictured above. [Eater DC]

Cookie-themed café Uncle Chip’s has opened in Truxton Circle [Prince of Petworth]

Oh, truck it: The guys behind nightspots Ultrabar, Lima, and Barcode are launching two new food trucks. One is Latin themed. The other is Italian. [Dining Bisnow]

Who cares about the Top 100 Very Best Restaurants? D.C. standouts ChurchKey and Ripple each make the grade on Garden & Gun‘s coveted Top 50 Southern Bars list. [Washingtonian]

How many local bars, restaurants and breweries incorporate the D.C. flag into their logos? Let’s see. There’s The Passenger, District Kitchen, Sticky Fingers Bakery, DC Empanadas, Chinatown Coffee Co.,  DC Brau, Chocolate City Beer, Three Stars Brewing…. [Metrocurean]

Photo courtesy of Mintwood Place