Food.Fun.Stuff: Foodie News

[ 0 ] January 27, 2010 |

In the foodie news:

~Evo Bistro has expanded. The additions include an expanded bar, a private tasting room that can be reserved for smaller dinner parties, and a wall of wines. The restaurant now holds 65 people and is available to host private events. Evo is most commonly known for its Enomatic System which is a wine tasting system from Italy that allows guests to serve themselves and try excellent wines of different varietals and regions (*Pictured above). Alongside the tapas they serve, Evo has been recognized as one of the Best Wine Bars (*Washingtonian Magazine, 2009) in our region. Good stuff. Now they have space to accommodate all the newcomers who will flock there after hearing about this revolutionary wine system…

~If you’re not on Twitter, then you probably missed our Tweet about Rogue States opening. How awesome is it that the District will get a new late night gourmet burger joint?? Sweet. Rogue does not have a definite opening date (*We are keeping our eyes and ears peeled…) but they do have a definite menu which includes burgers “Now & Zen” (*a blend of soy sauce, green onions, ginger and toasted sesame seeds), “You Got Curried” (*house curry blend, onion, cilantro and jalapeno) and “No Burger, No Cry” (*house jerk blend, red onion and habenero peppers). We can’t wait to try and we’re going to make ourselves feel better for breaking our diet with a side of their sweet potato fries:-)

The Where:
Rogue States
1300 Connecticut Avenue, NW
Washington, DC

The Money: Burgers are $7 (*unless otherwise stated) and can be made with ground turkey for an extra $2

~Mixt Greens is open! What does this mean?? Tossed-to-Order Organic Gourmet Salads and Sandwiches. All ingredients are sourced directly from local farmers and sustainable resources. Think the ingredients of a salad at Citronelle but at McDonald’s prices. The new salad shop will also feature an edible wall with seasonally rotating herbs and vegetables (*Yum.). During its tenure on the west coast, the restaurant was named the “Greenest Restaurant in the San Francisco Bay Area” in 2009. The restaurant is slated to open 3 locations in the District before the summer and each will be open from 10:30 am to 3 pm (*Urrrggghh, this means long lunch lines…not a good look…). We welcome new greenery from the west coast, now can we get an unhealthy dose of In-N-Out to make its way out here???…

The Where:
1200 19th St. NW Washington, DC
(Upcoming openings)
1311 F St., NW
1700 K Street, NW
927 15th St., NW

The Money: $7.95-$11.95 for salads and $8.95 for sandwiches (*which is served with a side salad of greens)

More Info?: You can get your nutritional calorie count on @ www.mixtgreens.com/dc

Category: Announcements, Food.Fun.Stuff., Washington D.C.

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Johnna French is a Harlem NY native with deep roots in Panama, Washington, DC and North Carolina. All four places have heavily influenced her life and the foods she loves today. After graduating Howard University School of Law and beginning her life as a young professional in the city she was led to start Johnna Knows Good Food in November 2007 to keep family, friends and colleagues updated on where to go and what to eat while dining in the nation’s capitol. French, who still practices law, leads a team of three writers to cover the ever expanding Washington, DC food scene. French has been featured in print and television, appearing in Washingtonian Magazine and is a regular contributor to various local TV affiliates including WUSA 9, FOX 5 DC and WJLA (ABC Affiliate) News Channel 8. During the 2016-2017 football season, Johnna aired on Comcast Sports Mid-Atlantic (CSN) show, Redskins Life, as the weekly tailgate host. Johnna is currently a regular contributor to the FOX Baltimore Weekend morning show.

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