Dining Cliff’s Notes As We Creep Up on September…

[ 0 ] August 22, 2016 | Johnna

1. The second annual Dine Out Tysons Restaurant Week, presented by the Tysons Regional Chamber of Commerce, will run from Monday, August 22 – Sunday, August 28, 2016. Local favorites such as Wildfire will participate.

2. Sakerum, a new sushi bar, Asian-Latin restaurant and cocktail lounge from Stephanos Andreou, will open a few blocks away from the intersection of 14th and U Street (2204 14th St NW) on Monday, August 22.

3. Art and Soul and the Liaison Capitol Hill DC invite you to their Rooftop Pool & Lounge Friday, August 26 for a taco extravaganza hosted by Executive Chef Douglas Alexander (who’ll be manning the grill) and DC Brau. Guests can also bring their bathing suits if they want to take a dip between bites. A $20 ticket includes:

Any combination of three tacos. Chef’s selections include: Cochinita Pibil, Al Pastor, Grilled Chicken, Carne Asada, and Braised Chicken Mole
An unlimited toppings bar
A DC Brau

4. Dine Diaspora will host “Chop Bar – A Global Food Experience” on August 28, 2016 from 3 pm to 6 pm EST at Capital Fringe in Washington, DC. Attendees will taste Caribbean-inspired bites created by Featured Chef, Jonathan Harris, while enjoying drinks and socializing with a diverse group of attendees. Tickets to Chop Bar are available at www.dinediaspora.com/chopbar. Early Bird tickets are $35 and General Admission is $40. For more information, please contact info@dinediaspora.com.

5. Macon Bistro & Larder, the French and Southern-inspired bistro in Chevy Chase, located at 5520 Connecticut Ave., NW, 20015, will host its second Bubbles, Oysters, and Brews party on Saturday, September 3, 2016 from 12 PM to 4 PM. Priced at $35 per person (excluding tax and gratuity), guests are invited to celebrate the last days of summer on Macon Bistro’s 25-seat covered arcade and outdoor patio with all the bubbles, oysters, and brews they can eat and drink.

6. The newest location of the nationally acclaimed Uptown Alley concept will open its doors at the recently renovated Manassas Mall (8300 Sudley Road, Manassas, Va.) on Tuesday, August 23, at 11 a.m. The $11.5 million, 46,000 square foot entertainment and restaurant venue features 24 high-tech bowling lanes, a professional sound stage for live entertainment, three high-energy bars, laser tag, interactive games with prize store and Red Embers Bar & Grill, with a menu highlighting the best in Americana cuisine, created by award-winning Chef Brad Rishmany.

Category: 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.