Sunday, May 5, 2013
Restaurant news from around Montgomery County and adjacent Washington, DC, neighborhoods.
Get caught up with the food scene in Montgomery County and adjacent Washington, DC, neighborhoods with 1 Meat, 3 Sides. This week, the closure of two popular Bethesda businesses takes center plate. One meat: Bethesda tea shop Zen Tara Tea is shutting down operations later this month, citing the sluggish economy, disruptive construction nearby and the loss of nearby parking as the main reasons for closing up shop, Bethesda-Chevy Chase Patch reported. Nearby, Ri Ra, an Irish pub in downtown Bethesda, will close in early September. "The popular gathering spot, which opened 10 years ago, is not renewing its lease, confirmed bar manager Paul Corey," Bethesda Magazine reported. Three sides: The popular Korean food truck Seoul Food DC will …
Monday, April 29, 2013
Restaurant news from around Montgomery County and adjacent Washington, DC, neighborhoods.
Get caught up with the food scene in Montgomery County and adjacent Washington, DC, neighborhoods with 1 Meat, 3 Sides. This week, a kosher dairy bakery takes center plate. One meat: The Costco that opened earlier this month at the Wheaton mall includes a kosher dairy bakery, Wheaton Patch reported. What makes Costco's bakery different from the other kosher bakeries in the area is that it is dairy, instead of pareve. Pareve baked goods, because they are prepared without dairy or meat, can then be eaten at a meal with either dairy or meat, under kosher guidelines. "Following the same rules, Costco's dairy baked goods cannot be eaten at meals with meat, but its bakery is the only place nearby where you'll be able to find a kosher cheesecake…
Saturday, April 13, 2013
Restaurant news from around Montgomery County and adjacent Washington, DC, neighborhoods.
Get caught up with the food scene in Montgomery County and adjacent Washington, DC, neighborhoods with 1 Meat, 3 Sides. This week, a cookie shop closure takes center plate. One meat: If a mouse gets a cookie ... that mouse could close down the bakery. The owner of Bethesda's Cookies by Design cookie shop has had her franchise agreement revoked because of a WUSA9 report on a mouse infestation at the bakery, the station reported. Cookies by Design National President Jack Long told WUSA9 he revoked the owner's franchise following the report, saying he was "appalled that an owner could allow this to happen." Read more at Bethesda Patch. Three sides: Two new shops—one selling wine and the other selling frozen yogurt—opened on Tuesday, April 9, …
Thursday, March 7, 2013
Montgomery County wasn't as well represented as last year in the list of essential dining for Washingtonians.
Three dishes from Montgomery County restaurants are among 40 that "Washingtonians shouldn't live without." The Washington Post's released its list of "40 dishes Washingtonians shouldn't live without in 2013" on Thursday. The fried chicken with spiced salt and basil at Rockville's Jumbo Jumbo Cafe and the Mongolian beef with cumin at Joe's Noodle House, also in Rockville, both made the list. The fried potato tots at Bethesda's Food, Wine & Co was also listed. Post editors taste tested dishes at restaurants throughout the DC region to develop the list, sifting through hundreds of reader nominations. The three were the only county restaurants represented this year, a departure from last year's list, in which significantly more Montgomery …
Thursday, February 14, 2013
Food and restaurant news from around Montgomery County and adjacent Washington, DC, neighborhoods.
Get caught up with the food scene in Montgomery County and Washington, DC, neighborhoods with "Foodie News." This week, DC Restaurant Week participants announce extensions, Chevy Chase loses a favorite coffee shop, a Bethesda favorite re-opens its doors and more. Does America’s worst cook live in Montgomery County? Sunday’s season premier of Food Network’s “Worst Cooks in America” – matching TV cameras with culinary ineptitude – may show just that. Rasheeda Brown of Germantown will compete with 13 other kitchen clods for a $25,000 grand prize and the title of being the best—of the worst, Rockville Patch reported. “Under the tutelage of chefs Anne Burrell and Bobby Flay, Brown and 13 of her kitchen-maladroit brethren will transform into…
Tuesday, February 5, 2013
Food and restaurant news from around Montgomery County and adjacent Washington, DC, neighborhoods.
Get caught up with the food scene in Montgomery County and Washington, DC, neighborhoods with "1 Meat, 3 Sides." This week, best of lists top headlines, a loving ode to a Silver Spring institution, mapping area CSAs and more. +++++++++++ Silver Spring Patch published an ode to a longtime favorite Italian eatery, Marchone's Italian Specialties in Wheaton – where authentic food and friendly service inspire decades of loyalty from customers. “A deep affection for Italian tradition is evident from the moment you pass under the red, green and white awning and enter Marchone's Italian Specialties in Wheaton,” Patch wrote. “I love to serve the people. Every day is an adventure," owner Filippo Leo told Patch. "To make new friends or see old …
Tuesday, January 29, 2013
Food and restaurant news from around Montgomery County and adjacent Washington, DC, neighborhoods.
Get caught up with the food scene in Montgomery County and Washington, DC, neighborhoods with "1 Meat, 3 Sides." This week, DC searches for its top-40 foods, Montgomery County puts food service inspection reports online, a $5 food challenge and more. ——— Last year’s “40 Essential Eats” list from The Washington Post drew quite a buzz out here in the ‘burbs – 25 percent of the area’s 40 must-try burgers, shakes, entrees and appetizers were from Montgomery County and Prince Georges County alone. Duck confit in Bethesda, deli fare in Silver Spring, popcorn in Potomac, mashed potatoes in Hyattsville, tacos in Gaithersburg – the list goes on. The paper is enlisting your help again to find the best foods of the area. “The time has come to …
Monday, January 28, 2013
County inspection data includes restaurants in Germantown, Damascus, Clarksburg and Poolesville.
The following data are the results of inspections as of Monday, Jan. 28, conducted by the County's Licensure & Regulatory Services Program, part of the Department of Health and Human Services. Comprehensive inspections evaluate the sanitation, maintenance and food service operations of the facility; monitoring inspections involve checking the food service operation for critical food temperatures, equipment temperatures and general food handling/cleanliness practices. County restaurant inspection data is posted online, at Data.MontgomeryCountyMD.gov. 1/2/2013 Caspian Kabob, 19911-C Frederick Rd. 1/10/2013 Bassett’s, 19950 Fisher Ave., Poolesville 1/11/2013 Palace Home, 13069 Wisteria Drive Unit D-3 1/14/2013 Spring Garden Chinese …
Sunday, November 11, 2012
Foodie and restaurant news from around Montgomery County and adjacent Washington, DC, neighborhoods.
Get caught up with the food scene in Montgomery County and adjacent Washington, DC, neighborhoods with "1 Meat, 3 Sides." This week, a delayed restaurant opening in Bethesda takes center plate: One Meat: Popular airport wine bar Vino Volo pushed back the opening date of its first urban location—in Bethesda—to Nov. 16, Bethesda Patch reported: The store was originally scheduled to open Friday, [Nov. 2,] but complications in shipping store merchandise caused by Hurricane Sandy have forced the business to push its opening day back one week, according to [a] Vino Volo public relations representative. "The restaurant menu will feature dishes already served at Vino Volo locations, including smoked salmon rolls and chorizo and chickpea chili, …
Sunday, October 21, 2012
Foodie news from around Montgomery County and adjacent Washington, DC, neighborhoods.
Get caught up with the food scene in Montgomery County and adjacent Washington, DC, neighborhoods with "1 Meat, 3 Sides." This week, The Washington Post's "Fall Dining Guide" takes center plate: One Meat: The Post's "Fall Dining Guide"—featuring Post restaurant critic Tom Sietsema's top 40 picks in the Maryland-Virginia-DC region—is out, and a few restaurants in Montgomery County made the cut: All three restaurants received two stars. Read the full list on The Post's website. Three Sides: Bobby's Burger Palace, the burger chain launched by celebrity chef Bobby Flay, could be opening a new location within a year at the Westfield Montgomery Mall, Bethesda Magazine reported. The new location of the eatery is part of a major expansion …
