• QuantumNose, an artificial “nose” designed by a University of Maryland project, NourishNet, could help eliminate food waste. “It’s basically a freshness sensor,” says Stephanie Lansing, an environmental science professor and investigator. “It’ll give food a freshness value, so if you have tomatoes or chicken … and you want to know its freshness value, the sensor provides that based on the type of food and the amount of gas it’s emitting.” [Washingtonian]
  • The five food joints Tom Sietsema loved dining in this month. [Post]
  • Sid Gold’s Request Room, a piano and karaoke bar with New York roots, is opening its first D.C. location. Come late March, you can find the retro space, co-founded by Beauty Bar’s Paul Devitt and former Psychedelic Furs keyboardist Joe McGinty, in the Union Market neighborhood. [Eater]