Friday, March 29, 2024

Food

Popular Indian-Pakistani Restaurant Cusbah Closes After Eight Years

Cusbah, a family-owned Indian-Pakistani restaurant located in Northeast DC’s H Street Corridor, is set to permanently shut down on November 15.

DC to Grant Restaurants $6,000 for Winter Outdoor Dining Arrangements

Washington DC will allot $4 million for the Streatery Winter Ready Grant Program which aims to grant $6,000 for restaurants in winterizing their dining areas.

DC Restaurant Week Kicks Off With Special Deals to Boost Recovery of Eateries

DC Restaurant Week allows diners to buy 3-course lunches for $22 and 3-course dinners for $35 or $55 at 200 restaurants in the DMV area from August 17-30.

Black-Owned DC Restaurants Organize Sweepstakes

Anela Malik, a DC-based food blogger, teamed up with HalfSmoke and Raise Nation LLC, to organize sweepstakes to support Black-owned restaurants in the city.

José Andrés Provides Free Meals in Beirut in Wake of Explosion

DC's chef José Andrés started a new initiative as part of his relief efforts, this time for the Lebanese capital, Beirut, which was hit by a huge blast.

Healthy People, Healthy Planet: Online Workshop by National Academies of Sciences

The Health and Medicine Division of the National Academies of Sciences (NASEM) will hold a virtual workshop on the future of the food system on July 22.

DC’s RAMMY Awards Pushed Back to September This Year

DC’s annual Rammy Awards show has been rescheduled for September 20, 2020. The awards celebrate Metropolitan Washington’s restaurants every year.

DC Restaurant Owners Ask Landlords for Help in Washington Post Op-Ed

Two DC restaurateurs wrote an op-ed for The Washington Post, asking landlords to help businesses with paying their rents during the COVID-19 crisis.