They’ve been teasing us for over a year now, but it looks like Rita’s is finally preparing to open. Next to Liberty Tree at 1014 H Street, NE, I’ve been watching workers paint and clean for a couple of months. Now the windows are covered but they’ve posted a sign with the email address for […]
Last spring, when DC entrepreneur Bo Blair opened The Bullpen – a 15,000-square-foot beer garden/concert venue directly across from Nationals Park – he was entering uncharted territory. Blair had gained success by targeting Georgetown’s preppie crowd; he owns Smith Point and The Rookery (two bars known for their guest-list only policy), along with Surfside (a […]
For our next installment of Farmers Markets on the Hill…we checked out The DC Open Air Farmers Market at RFK Stadium. The RFK Market seems like a hidden gem. There isn’t much written about it, and many of the open threads have the same question over and over. “Is the RFK Market still open?” It […]
Hill East seems to have a dearth of restaurants, but the neighborhood may soon get a boost of sweet and savory love at the corner of 15th and C Streets SE. “Crepes on the Corner Coming Soon” is what reads in the windows of the first floor of the recently completed four-unit, four-story condo building […]
With Memorial Day Weekend rapidly approaching, it’s safe to say that barbecue season has arrived. For most of us, this means burgers, beer, and way too much potato salad. There are plenty of wines, though, that’ll stand up to the high temperatures and grilled meat. Here are my picks for affordable summer quenchers that you […]