The Georgetown Metropolitan

Photo from the Washington Post.

This week, the Washington Post published a fun feature identifying 40 dishes that it considers to be dishes that all Washingtonians must try. The editors selected from far and wide, all across the metro area. So perhaps Georgetown shouldn’t feel too bad that only two dishes made the cut.

They are the beautiful behemoth you see above–Stachowski’s 4 met grinder–and Moby’s Combo II, from Moby Dick House of Kebab. (Technically the second one isn’t exclusive to Georgetown, but in the description the Post specifically recommends the Georgetown location.)

But were there any other Georgetown dishes left out? Continue reading →

Photo by Jackdean085.

Good morning Georgetown, here’s the latest:

• Georgetown Tobacco is 50 years old.
• A local institution that didn’t get to 50 years: Georgetown Bagelry in 1989. (Yes the store is still open in Bethesda, but that might as well be Siberia.)

3200 block of P St.

This week on Old Georgetown in color, GM thought he’d take the occasion of the dismantling of the Corcoran Gallery to bring a bit of color to a ghost that’s probably feeling pretty blue this week: the museum’s founder, William Wilson Corcoran.

Nope. Even in full color, he still looks pretty dour. Cheer up old boy, they’ll still keep your name around!

Photo by Jackdean085.

Good morning Georgetown, here’s the latest:

• Sad story of a Georgetown resident who in 1890 killed himself on the White House gates.
• Longtime Georgetown Current photographer splits over pay dispute.

1500 block of 34th St.

We now know who bought the old Nathan’s building from the Heon’s: Under Armour. The athletic clothing store bought the historic building last month for $12 million.

So passeth yet another restaurant from M St. Granted, ever since Nathan’s was replaced by Serendipity 3, it wasn’t exactly a local-friendly hangout. But still, that’s a historic dining spot, and now it’ll just be yet another athletic clothing store selling stuff you can find anywhere. Continue reading →

Photo by JackDean085.

Good morning Georgetown, here’s the latest:

• New tea room open on Prospect by the couple behind Macaron Bee.
• Remember, check out the awesome Kojo Nnamdi at the Q & A Cafe next friday.

2700 block of P St.

GM was at the Hyde playground with his daughter this Sunday before the storm moved in, and witnessed the procession filmed above. It was a pretty massive group of GU students protesting the proposed Keystone Pipeline. After protesting in front of Secretary of State John Kerry’s house on O St., the group headed down to the White House.

There must have been nearly a thousand people in the march. All in all, a pretty impressive display of civic engagement. Prolly won’t make a difference, but still, good on ’em.