Reliable Source: Is local chef George Pagonis Mexico-bound on ‘Top Chef’?

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‘Fresh Off the Boat’ cast mingles with members of Congress Sometimes, when Hollywood and Washington collide, they don’t always know it. On Wednesday night, the cast of the new ABC family sitcom “Fresh Off the Boat” sat down with a few members of Congress and others for a dinner at the Source restaurant ahead of a screening of the show’s premiere episode at the Newseum. …  Read full article »

Is local chef George Pagonis Mexico-bound on ‘Top Chef’?

Warning: spoilers ahead. Oh, beans! That’s a double entendre, you see, meant both as the old-timey swear word and the legumes that would ultimately prove to be the downfall of George Pagonis, the proprietor of Kapnos on 14th Street NW, whom we’ve been tracking though this season of Bravo’s “Top Chef.” Downfall, you say? Yep, …  Read full article »

Partners sue chef Frederik de Pue; he countersues

Chef Frederik de Pue could be in hot water — the Belgian native who manned the kitchen at the short-lived seafood restaurant Azur, which morphed into the now-shuttered Menu MBK, is being sued by his partners in those eateries. In a lawsuit filed in D.C. Superior Court (and first reported on by Washington City Paper), the …  Read full article »

Nats pitcher Max Scherzer celebrates his big deal with team owners

Hey isn’t that… Pitcher Max Scherzer celebrating his freshly-inked seven-year contract with the Washington Nationals at Joe’s Seafood, Prime Steak and Stone Crab? On Tuesday night, Nats principal owner Ted Lerner and his wife, Annette, also an owner, gathered a small group for a private dinner in Scherzer’s honor. The 30-year-old’s $210 million deal is the biggest in the team’s history, according to our colleagues in Sports, …  Read full article »

SOTU fashion flash: Aerosoles wants you to know they make Joni Ernst’s camo heels

In an otherwise humdrum night at the Capitol for the State of the Union address, the camouflage-print heels that Sen. Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) wore to deliver the GOP rebuttal counted as a major splash. Now the shoes’ maker, Aerosoles, is stepping forward to claim credit for the dressy-yet-comfy kicks, which were the toast of Twitter …  Read full article »