NYC restaurants propose surcharges for all diners. Restaurant owners urge Mayor de Blasio to allow them to add surcharge to customers’ bills.
New York Daily News has full coverage:
Texas Attorney General Paxton sides with restaurants on enforcement of “Barbecue Bill”
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton sides with restaurants, retailers on enforcement of “Barbecue Bill.” The bill creates an exemption to the state’s scale registration law exempting establishments with scales “exclusively used to weigh food sold for immediate consumption,” Without spot checks and enforcement there will always be some who put their proverbial “thumb on the scale” giving you a pound of brisket that isn’t really a pound. The Texas Tribune has full coverage of this Texas size BBQ battle.
Source: Attorney General Ken Paxton sides with restaurants, retailers on enforcement of “Barbecue Bill”
Demand for Edible Flowers Across D.C. Just Keeps Growing
Local producer Little Wild Things hopes to fill those needs by moving into bigger digs in Ivy City Edible flowers and microgreens are appearing in more dishes and drinks throughout the area these days, cropping up everywhere from Michelin-starred restaurants such as Barmini to food incubators like Union Kitchen.
Source: Demand for Edible Flowers Across D.C. Just Keeps Growing
GQ’s Best New Restaurants in America, 2018
GQ’s Magazine is out with their Best New Restaurants in America, 2018. The magazine offers full coverage of each pick not just a list of names.
When Is It Safe to Eat Salad Again?
An outbreak of infections linked to bagged romaine lettuce has left salad lovers confused. Here are answers to common questions about leafy greens.
Disgraced Chef Charlie Hallowell Will Sell One of His Restaurants
Disgraced Chef Charlie Hallowell Will Sell One of His Restaurants Grub Street.
Source: Disgraced Chef Charlie Hallowell Will Sell One of His Restaurants
10 Wide-Ranging Eateries Open 24 Hours Around D.C.
Where to find hearty breakfast plates, fish tacos, and Korean-style hangover soup all day, every day The D.C. dining scene gets more diverse every day. But fulfilling every possible craving at any hour of the day remains elusive (where art thou, 24-hour pizza place?). Local diners can, however, get their fill of zesty tacos, sugar-dusted funnel cake fries, cult hoagies, grilled lamb chops, and more at round-the-clock restaurants all across the area.
Meatballs with Tahini Sauce
For this meatballs recipe, be sure to roll the meatballs firmly into the millet so that the tiny grains don’t fall off during frying.
Source: Meatballs with Tahini Sauce
Where Chefs Eat: A Guide to Chefs’ Favorite Restaurants
The latest edition of this wonderful guide to great food was just released and is available on Amazon.com. The directly lists favorite restaurants of more than 600 chefs world wide.
‘Washington City Paper’ Names Bresca Best New Restaurant of the Year
First-time restaurateur Ryan Ratino has the best new restaurant in D.C., according to the editorial crew at Washington City Paper . WCP readers chose Navy Yard’s quick-casual Indian spot Rasa as their favorite newcomer for the annual “Best Of” issue, with Maydan and Chicken + Whiskey rounding out the publicly supported picks .
Source: ‘Washington City Paper’ Names Bresca Best New Restaurant of the Year
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