Their first king was kind of a hottie. Their national food is steak and fries OR mussels and fries. Their streets are lined with delicious waffles (or so I like to think before I go to sleep). Their chocolate is silky and delicious and synonymous with proper Valentine’s Day procedure. And as if this (mussel) […]
All you frites freaks, mussels mavens, and waffle wishers take heed: Belgian Restaurant Week DC kicks off July 15 and offers seven days of European delicacies without even leaving the comfort of our Hill neighborhood. Belga Cafe, Granville Moore’s, and Le Pain Quotidien are among the eleven restaurants and embassies that will host a number of […]
This past Saturday (April 30) was the third annual Taste of 8th event organized by Barracks Row Main Street on 8th Street SE. Twenty restaurants, stores, and soon-to-be eateries participated, offering a sample of food and/or drink for $5. Those who were more curious or more voracious could get five tastes for $20. The turnout […]
“Belgium has the best beer in the world,” declared Bart Vandaele, the owner and head chef at Belga Café, as we sat down at his restaurant’s bar. “This is a fact.” Such statements help explain why Vandaele recently was awarded membership in the Knighthood of the Brewers’ Mash Staff, the modern-day incarnation of Belgium’s centuries-old […]
What can $20.09 or $35.09 buy you this week? Quite a bit of tastiness at Belga Cafe. Here’s their menu for DC Restaurant Week, which runs through Sunday. Dinner Menu $35.09 Starters Salad of yellow, red and candied roast beets with warm goat cheese, baby frisée, garlic croutons and pickled red onions or Grandmother’s chicken […]