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Chef Peter Opare is bringing his authentic West African food to a new audience, making a pivot to survive the challenges facing the restaurant industry.

The veteran barbecue joint on Florida Avenue NW has opened a new spot in Southeast, and it already feels like a part of the community.

Nim Ali’s Trasmetro Shukos; Open Crumb’s fried chicken sandwich; The Fight Club sandwich

Hello, I've spent a lot of time on this forum in the past and learned a great deal. Coming back to see if I can get some comments on why my crust is a bit thinner than I would like and also softens up more than I would like after being out of the oven for a few hours. I'll give a quick overview of my process below. I'm aware my technique/approach is unusual. This timing works

Inspired by “Trevor Jay Wilson’s Open Crumb Mastery”Always trying to make it better the second time around. Recipe:320g Strong Bread Flour80g Whole-wheat flour320g Water8g Salt90g Starter(White Starter - 100% Hydration) 12.5% of total dough weight 10 hours Autolyse @ 14-16c DegStarter PH - 3.8 (not sure how accurate, not a semi solid ph meter)20c deg IDT3 minutes mix30 minutes

How D.C.-Maryland Restaurants are Adapting to COVID Restaurateurs and Food Columnist Tim Carman to Discuss Strategies for Survival in a Maryland Smith-Hosted Webinar Newswise — As restaurants have been particularly challenged by the COVID-19 pandemic, the University of Maryland’s Robert H. Smith School of Business has organized an online panel discussion with restaurateurs who will discuss how they have survived thus far and what others might learn from those experiences. The free event, �...

But what does that mean, exactly? One answer comes from a soon-to-be-built park in Washington, D.C. Constructed on an abandoned bridge across the Anacostia River, the 11th Street Bridge Park will link upscale Capitol Hill with Anacostia – a historically African-American, predominantly low-income neighborhood east of the river. When it is completed in 2023, the park will offer playgrounds, gardens, performance spaces, an environmental education center, public art and a boat launch. And Build...