Friday, May 11, 2012
Restaurant wins this week's reader poll
Congratulations to Maple Avenue Restaurant, which was named Best Place for Mother's Day Brunch in this week's reader poll. The restaurant, which went up against five other restaurants, earned 63 percent of the vote. The runner up was Maplewood Grill, with 13 percent of the vote. Maple Avenue Restaurant will be open from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Sunday, co-owner Joey Hernandez says. From 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., the restaurant will serve a lunch/brunch menu, which includes a la carte lunch and brunch plates as well as a six-course tasting menu for two, bottomless poinsettias, bottomless mimosas and Bloody Mary's. Hernandez said the restaurant is still deciding on special desserts, "but most likely will have our red velvet cake crumble," she said. …
Sunday, April 29, 2012
First annual event draws more than 5,000 people to benefit Vienna Volunteer Fire Department
The smell, taste and sounds of Vienna restaurants transformed the parking lot of the Vienna Volunteer Fire Department into a food lover's dream on Saturday for the first Taste of Vienna, a fundraiser to benefit one of the area's oldest and longest-running volunteer fire operations. More than 5,000 people came to the festival over the course of the day, picking up small plates from 30 restaurants, enjoying live entertainment and bringing children to a face painting station and fire truck moon bounce. The idea for the festival came to the department's Anthony Stancampiano several months ago, who was inspired by the wealth of culinary talent the town has to offer and the success of other festivals like Taste of Reston, he said last week. …
Monday, April 16, 2012
Madison Melt, Greek Omelet reviewed; share your pick for "best dish" in weekly readers poll
It's no secret Vienna is home to some of the best food in the Washington, D.C. area. We're out to find out where (and what exactly) it is. And we're turning to readers for help. Here's how it will work: We have just a few rules: Nominate your favorite dish in the comments below. Past Winners: While we discourage manipulating a vote, our current voting system can't prevent the practice. So, until our engineers make tweaks, strategize as you see fit. Patch's "Restaurant Commissioner" holds the right to make changes and decisions as necessary.
Friday, April 13, 2012
The Virginian's breakfast dish takes this week's title
The Virginian's Greek Omelet won this week's Eating Across Vienna, part of a weekly series aiming to recognize culinary greatness in town. Readers nominated just two dishes this week which made for a close race. Here's how the entrees stacked up: Don't worry: if your dish didn't win this week, you can nominate it again for next week's voting. As a reminder: And the rules:
Wednesday, April 11, 2012
Vote for the next best dish in town
Readers nominated two dishes in the 13th week of Eating Across Vienna, a weekly series aiming to recognize culinary greatness in town. Now, it's time to vote. Choose one of the dishes in our poll below as the "best" dish in Vienna; use the comments section to argue your case for people who might have a hard time deciding. The choices are: Voting will close at 11:59 p.m. Thursday, and a winner will be revealed Friday morning. Tune in on Monday to read our review of the dish, and, nominate another. While we discourage manipulating a vote, our current voting system can't prevent the practice. So, until our engineers make tweaks, strategize as you see fit. Patch's "Restaurant Commissioner" holds the right to make changes and decisions as …
Tuesday, April 10, 2012
Share your pick for "best dish" in weekly readers poll
It's no secret Vienna is home to some of the best food in the Washington, D.C. area. We're out to find out where (and what exactly) it is. And we're turning to readers for help. Here's how it will work: We have just a few rules: Nominate your favorite dish in the comments below. Past Winners: While we discourage manipulating a vote, our current voting system can't prevent the practice. So, until our engineers make tweaks, strategize as you see fit. Patch's "Restaurant Commissioner" holds the right to make changes and decisions as necessary.
Friday, March 30, 2012
Diner's "Madison Melt" named by readers as "best dish" this week
Amphora Diner's "Madison Melt," named after Vienna's nearby James Madison High School, won this week's Eating Across Vienna, part of a weekly series aiming to recognize culinary greatness in town. Readers nominated just two dishes this week which made for a close race. The sandwich -- mozzarella, basil and tomato with garlic olive oil -- pulled ahead of the lamb kabobs from Rose Kabob Restaurant mid-day Thursday. Here's how the entrees stacked up: Don't worry: if your dish didn't win this week, you can nominate it again for next week's voting. As a reminder: And the rules:
Thursday, March 29, 2012
Patrick and Julie Bazin's new Mexican eatery opens April 4 next to flagship restaurant
Patrick Bazin is best known in Vienna for Bazin's on Church, a contemporary American restaurant he owns with his wife Julie. But when he goes out to eat with his 10-year-old daughter Grace, the award-winning chef goes straight to the cuisine he learned to love two decades ago. “I like spicy flavors. I have a deep passion for Mexican food and I understand it,” Patrick Bazin said. On April 4, Bazin will get to share that passion with Vienna residents as he opens a taqueria and tequila bar, Alegria, next to the award-winning flagship restaurant he opened in 2006. “This is something that I have wanted to do for a long time and I am excited about bringing this food here and opening up the flavor for my customers," Bazin said. Bazin has been one…
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Wednesday, March 28, 2012
Vote for the next best dish in town
Readers nominated two dishes in the 12th week of Eating Across Vienna, a weekly series aiming to recognize culinary greatness in town. Now, it's time to vote. Choose one of the dishes in our poll below as the "best" dish in Vienna; use the comments section to argue your case for people who might have a hard time deciding. The choices are: Voting will close at 11:59 p.m. Thursday, and a winner will be revealed Friday morning. Tune in on Monday to read our review of the dish, and, nominate another. While we discourage manipulating a vote, our current voting system can't prevent the practice. So, until our engineers make tweaks, strategize as you see fit. Patch's "Restaurant Commissioner" holds the right to make changes and decisions as …
Monday, March 26, 2012
Share your pick for "best dish" in weekly readers poll
It's no secret Vienna is home to some of the best food in the Washington, D.C. area. We're out to find out where (and what exactly) it is. And we're turning to readers for help. Here's how it will work: We have just a few rules: Nominate your favorite dish in the comments below. Past Winners: While we discourage manipulating a vote, our current voting system can't prevent the practice. So, until our engineers make tweaks, strategize as you see fit. Patch's "Restaurant Commissioner" holds the right to make changes and decisions as necessary.
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10:56 am on Monday, April 30, 2012
If you read the article, you'd note there are mentions and links to many local places and comments on what they offered, including plugging the new crepes place. If you think not having a picture on Patch is going to impact a town business, you're just looking for a reason to be upset. more ›