“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 […]
Chateau-Animaux, the Hill’s original chic pet store, –well, its third incarnation of it, after its original circa 1994 Eastern Market stall and then Doolittle’s on 7th Street — is under contract to sell to restaurant purveyors, hoping to open two establishments, one upstairs and the other downstairs, according to both Chateau’s owner and ANC6B’s Norm […]
We were treated to one more lovely day of weather for another great street festival on the Hill! In cased you missed it, or you just want to relive a beautiful Saturday, here are some great photos of Barracks Row’s Fall Festival from our Flickr pool.
As we discussed last week, it’s just too nice outside to do chores. So why not take a walk to 8th Street, SE, and have great fun, food and a healthy dose of history at Barracks Row Festival? Right now the cooking competition is well underway and there are heaps of free food samples; puppet-making […]
Mother Nature is giving us another gorgeous sunny weekend, so put those house chores on hold and walk over to 8th Street for Barracks Row Fall Festival! The Festival officially runs from 11am until 5pm, however, the Military Culinary Competition kicks off at 7:15 am in front of the Marine Barracks. Here’s how the culinary […]