No Image

Remixology: Make Me a Drink With Soy Sauce

June 19, 2014 0

Bartender: Louis Breno Where: Et Voila, 5120 MacArthur Blvd. NW Mystery Ingredient: Soy sauce Bartender Response: “I love soy sauce…on sushi,” Breno said. But how to use it in a cocktail? That took some thought. What We Got: A bloody mary upgraded with lobster consommé and a touch of soy sauce. “Let’s use French vodka,” […]

No Image

Inside The World of Competitive Barbecue: “He Got Total Bite-Through!”

June 18, 2014 0

If there’s one thing that keeps Lucas Darnell awake at night, it’s the Backwoods smokers that sit on the driveway behind his Bristow, Va., home. Darnell, a competitive barbecue pitmaster, spends most of his weekends cooking, and he’s been known to roll out of bed two or three times in a night just to check […]

No Image

At Noelia, Pasta Meets Dancing

June 16, 2014 0

The new eatery Noelia Italian Kitchen, located in downtown D.C., is a study in contrasts. That’s evident from the minute you step through the glass doors—the flooring and tables are done in an elegant and traditional dark wood, while the walls are encrusted with uneven, rough, gray stone with modern frosted-glass sconces embedded in the pillars. Even with minor […]