There’s still time to nominate local icons for Best of D.C.
Mike Shanahan‘s decision-making on Sunday may have been a bitter pill to swallow, but we’re here today to rinse the nasty taste out of your mouth. Straight to the food news:
- A new Tryst-type spot called Bistro 18 will be opening up where Oya’s Mini Bazaar and African Art used to be at 2420 18th St. NW. (Prince of Petworth)
- Businessman David Von Storch, who owns Capital City Brewing Company, signed a lease last week for his newest location, 901 Restaurant at 901 9th St. NW. (TBD)
- The folks over at Thrillist have a sneak peek at CapMac, the gourmet macaroni and cheese truck planning to roll out sometime next week. (Thrillist)
- Do you and your significant other have the noses of bloodhounds? Can you sniff out a truffle like a pig? Well, there’s a casting call ’til 5 p.m. today for a new TV cooking game show for couples in Silver Spring. (Girl Meets Food)
- Tweet news: Bobby Flay is scouting locations for a burger joint in the area. (Nycci Nellis via Metrocurean)
- Hong Kong-style dim sum. A Slow Food feast. Bordeaux blends from New Zealand. You can learn about these foods and drinks at one of the many events scheduled this week. (Washingtonian)
- It’s kind of like National Treasure without Nicolas Cage and with a whole lot of food instead. Here’s the scoop on the DC Supper Club, a secret underground feast. (Borderstan)
- Jon Stewart who? The big news this weekend came from the Iota Club & Cafe in Arlington which announced it has expanded its draft system to 12 lines! (DC Beer)
- The Halloween Candy Buy Back program is a guilt trip to get kids (and adults) to turn their treats over to support the troops. (DCist)
- Just because your jack-o-lantern is rotting away doesn’t mean pumpkin season is over. Here’s your guide to everything pumpkin. (Northern Virginia magazine)
- Why people who deep-fry their Thanksgiving turkeys suck. (Serious Eats)
- Former New York Times dining critic Frank Bruni discovered the crude realities of drinking the infamous Four Loko. After knocking back three different flavors, Bruni concluded that the alcoholic energy beverage was “malt liquor in confectionary drag.” (Eater)
- Zpizza plans to open a location in Rosslyn. Try to contain your excitement. (Washington Business Journal)
- News from the Twitter world is that Red Hook Lobster Pound is looking to add a second truck to its fleet. (Metrocurean)
Photo by Matthew Wade Davis (m. treatzone) via Flickr/Creative Commons Attribution 2.0