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TWOSOME PLACE

404 King Street, Alexandria, VA Twosome Place, South Korea’s leading premium dessert café brand has made its U.S. debut in Old Town Alexandria. The 2,604-square-foot café introduces the DC area to Twosome Place’s distinctive café experience, built around the pairing of specialty coffee and cake in a thoughtfully designed space meant for lingering, gathering and everyday occasions. They are  particularly known for their cakes, including its signature Strawberry Chocolate Cream Cake — the only trademark-registered cake in Korea – and bestselling Ice Box Cake. The Alexandria café also introduces a menu of Korean-inspired items including handcrafted beverages like the Dalgona Cream Top, Black Sesame Latte and Misugaru Frappe, alongside an all-day menu featuring K-Toast with Bulgogi and Egg, K-Chicken Panini and Bibimbowl.Photo Credit: @twosomeplace.us Instagram
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{What’s in that empty storefront? Which favorite chef is opening up where, and when? All those details and more in Coming Soon.

PASTIAMO OSTERIA

PROJECTED OPENING: November 2026 2614 Connecticut Avenue NW Pastiamo Osteria will be opening this November, bringing the warmth of a traditional Italian osteria to Woodley Park. This new 2,614-square-foot restaurant will pair handmade pasta and wood-fired pizza with seasonal dishes, classic cocktails, and a curated wine selection with indoor-outdoor seating available. Designed for everything from casual weeknight meals with shared bottles of wine to leisurely weekend brunches, Pastiamo will offer a convivial approach to traditional Italian dining. For more information, visit their website here.
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FRIENDS DON’T LET FRIENDS WATCH ELECTION...

Red, blue or just ready for it to be over, nobody should spend election night alone refreshing a results map. On Tuesday, November 3, the DMV’s bars and restaurants are rolling out the big screens, drink specials and plenty of snacks to get you through every last precinct. Whether you’re a political junkie tracking every race or just want good company while the results roll in, head to our events calendar to find a watch party near you.
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Prep for Pizza Month with Nycci Nellis on Good...

October is Pizza Month, and Nycci is doing the research to make sure you celebrate right. Check out her segment on Good Day DC, featuring Westfield Montgomery's variety of pizza spots, here.
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Tune in regularly to hear Nycci Nellis talk food trends and news on WTOP Radio.

Celebrating National Pizza Month: DC’s...

In celebration of National Pizza Month, Nycci Nellis of TheListAreYouOnIt.com joined WTOP to highlight the DC region’s diverse pizza scene. From Neapolitan favorites like 2 Amys, Pupatella Neapolitan Pizza and Bar del Monte to New York-style spots like Pizzeria Alfreda, Slice & Pie and All-Purpose, Nycci explored some of the area’s standout pies. She also highlighted New Haven, Chicago tavern-style and Detroit-style pizza, proving there’s a slice for every preference across the region.
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Take a deep dive into the Industry and beyond.

Industry Night at Central: 20 Years of Central...

Chip Sandground, Mel Davis, Cedric Maupillier and Mark Bucher sat down with me inside Central Michel Richard for this DC food podcast, the Washington DC restaurant insider landmark that just turned 20, to talk about the chef who built it. Michel Richard has been gone ten years. What these four told me about him has mostly never been said out loud.I have been covering the DC food scene since 2003 and I still think Michel Richard was the most magnetic person this city's kitchens ever produced. He was a pastry chef by training, a technician by obsession, and a showman by choice. He put a tuna burger on a menu before anyone in DC was charging 20 dollars for a burger, and that single dish raised the money that built Central.This chef interview podcast episode was recorded on location at Central, around a table with the four people who knew him from four completely different angles. Chip Sandground is the attorney who got Michel out of his Citronelle non compete and then became an original investor. Mel Davis ran his life and his press for 15 years across 11 restaurants. Cedric Maupillier was the young chef Michel handed his own kitchen to, and now runs Barbouzard. Mark Bucher built Medium Rare and Feed the Fridge, and named the first one after Michel without telling him.We get into the fried chicken, the trompe l'oeil, the 750 cover nights, the ego fights over a cassoulet, the ten years Cedric and Michel did not speak, and what it actually costs to keep a restaurant alive for two decades in this town. This is DC dining history from the people who lived it.Watch it here, or listen in here.
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