The DC Traveler

Love to eat? Love to try new restaurants? How about 170 possible options?
It’s time for the annual  DC Restaurant Week.
With over 170 participating restaurants, offering two and three course prix-fixe menus for seven days, what’s not to like?
An with prices at just $20.08 for lunch and $30.08 for dinner, you can try several new places as well as hit a couple old favorites, without breaking the bank. 
How about checking out Acadiana, Butterfield 9, D’Acqua, or a couple of personal favorites, Zaytinya and Mie N Yu.
Ned a place for a low cost “power-lunch”?  Try The Palm.
While some restaurants like Hook, Capital …read more

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With the New Year upon us, it’s time for many people to start living up to that New Year’s resolution of losing a few pounds. And it’s especially challenging if you frequently dine out at any of DC’s great restaurants. 
But one possible solution, courtesy of The DC Traveler, is to go out for a meal of tapas.  If you order just a plate or two at a time, not only will you have a very relaxing meal, but you’ll probably eat less, and perhaps keep at least one of your resolutions this year.
The history of tapas is clouded with many stories …read more

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Suburban Bethesda, MD, especially around the Woodmont Triangle boasts some great restaurants, including Black’s, Grape Seed, Centro, Persimmon, and David Craig Bethesda, plus a favorite of mine, Mon Ami Gabi, not because the food is fantastic, but their melt-in-your-mouth Steak Bordelaise with mounds of caramelized onions in a red wine sauce is pretty yummy, but because it reminds me of several places I used to hang out with in Chicago with good friends. 
At the Taste of Bethesda, you can sample food from the menus of 50 Bethesda restaurants and enjoy five stages of live music from 11:00 until 3:00 p.m.  Sadly, none …read more

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Starting Monday, August 6th, 167 of DC’s most popular restaurants are offering 3-course dinners for $30.07 and a 3-course lunch for just $20.07.

DC’s Restaurant Week is a great opportunity to try that new place you’ve never been to or visit an old favorite.  
The list of participating restaurants includes high-end ($$$$) dining at places such as Oceanaire, The Caucus Room and Kinkead’s can be affordable. And don’t miss hitting some of DC’s hip and trendy places like Acadiana, Butterfield 9, Zaytinya, TenPenh, Firefly in Dupont Circle, Mie N Yu on M Street and IndeBleu.
There’s also a group of a few of DC’s great stand …read more

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