Archive for 'Dining'

Chef Cathal Armstrong expands his culinary kingdom with Society Fair

Chef Cathal Armstrong expands his culinary kingdom with Society Fair

Local chef and restaurateur Cathal Armstrong hopes foodies far and wide will eat up his new wine bar and market, a marriage of American fare and European style, at 277 S. Washington Street. When patrons begin [...]

Alexandria City Hall paves a road for food trucks

Alexandria City Hall paves a road for food trucks

Members of the city council want planning and zoning staff to cook up a plan for food trucks to legally serve their culinary creations in Alexandria. The food truck craze, which has taken nearby Arlington and [...]

Attention meat eaters: Pork Barrel BBQ opens this afternoon

Attention meat eaters: Pork Barrel BBQ opens this afternoon

The wait is over for local barbeque fans. Pork Barrel BBQ will finally open Tuesday at 2300 Mount Vernon Ave. Inspired by the award-winning barbeque sauce of the same name, Pork Barrel BBQ’s restaurant was a [...]

City tries to perfect recipe for Market Square food vendors

City tries to perfect recipe for Market Square food vendors

As the weather cools and local restaurateurs wheel their city-approved food carts away for the winter, officials are crunching the numbers to see if the pilot program was a success. When City Hall began fleshing out [...]

Fight against breast cancer has a friend in Paisano’s

Paisano’s Pizza has fought breast cancer this month with dough, cheese and marinara sauce. The Duke Street pizza and sub joint is giving $2 from each large pizza sale to the Susan G. Komen for the [...]

Oktoberfest comes to Queen Street

Bilbo Baggins, the Queen Street restaurant and bar known for its quirky selection of beers, will roll out a selection of Oktoberfest brews just in time for the real thing to kick off a world away. [...]

Adding Oktoberfest

Port City Brewing owner and founder Bill Butcher's business plan includes focusing on a few beers and producing a quality product, but that doesn't mean he's ruled out experimentation.  [...]

Foodies welcome back restaurant week

Alexandrians are preparing their palates for the return of Alexandrias Restaurant Week. [...]

Olio Tasting Room opens in Old Town

Alexandria residents and visitors checked out Olio Tasting Room for its grand opening July 16.  [...]

Out with the old, in with the blue

Fans of dearly departed King Street restaurant Caf Salsa may find solace in its Miami fusion replacement, Agua Viva. [...]