A pinch of sea salt. Two teaspoons of mustard. Three crisp, crumbled pieces of bacon. None of these ingredients seems strange if making bacon-encrusted mustard chicken, perhaps. But consider that these savory foods and seasonings are adding flavor to...

On Saturday from 4 to 6 p.m., white linen attire and $25 will get you into Cajun Experience’s (1825 18th St. NW; 202-670-4416, Cajunexperiencedc.com) “White Linen Night,” during which executive chef Thomas Schoborg will demonstrate ...

The proud Washingtonian inside you hates to admit that you gave up on steamed Maryland blue crabs long ago. You’re so over all the pounding, cracking and picking. Sure, a crab cake is a fuss-free alternative (when you can find one minus the fil...

Move over, Restaurant Week. Offering more than just prix-fixe menus, Belgian Restaurant Week (Fri.-July 21) includes entertainment with your eats. Head to Eastern Market Hall (225 7th St. SE) Saturday for the second-annual Mussel Throw Down (noon-3 p...

In connection with the musical “Wicked” (showing at the Kennedy Center through Aug. 21), the Roof Terrace Restaurant (2700 F St. NW; 202-416-8555, Roofterracerestaurant.com) has added a pistachio mousse cake ($11) to its dessert menu. Ava...

Were you considering casing the grand opening of Mike Isabella’s Graffiato just to catch a glimpse of the season-six “Top Chef” contestant? Do you take your lunch breaks inside a tinted van across the street from We, the Pizza, hopi...

With the price of gas skyrocketing, American audiences might revere Riva, a small-time operator who returns home after 10 years away to Kinshasa, Congo, with a fortune in hijacked gasoline. “Viva Riva!,” the first feature-length film from...

For Father’s Day weekend this year, make Dad drop the tongs, slowly back away from the grill and take a ride to L’Auberge Chez Francois (332 Springvale Road, Great Falls, Va.; 703-759-3800). On June 17 at 11 a.m., chef Jacques Haeringer w...

Matthew Mcconaughey and Samuel L. Jackson fans may recall the 1996 film “A Time to Kill,” based on John Grisham’s thriller about a young, optimistic lawyer who defends a black man accused of murdering two white men who raped his 10-...

Whether you’re hosting a casual girls’ night in or a packed holiday bash, “you always want to stay calm, cool and collected” says author Rebecca Kracke Gordon. “It sets the tone of the party.” To help others achiev...

Blame the tail and the funky blue makeup, but most viewers probably had no clue that D.C. native, Howard University alumnus and former investment banker Laz Alonso was the skeptical Na’vi leader Tsu’tey in James Cameron’s “Ava...

Many women dream of walking into the boardroom with both a business plan and a strut — femininity as a facet of strength, not a signal of weakness. Mama Nadi is cut from this cloth, and the heroine (and pimpstress) is the focus of Lynn Nottage&...