It's Snowing, Let's Get Boozey

I plan ahead--I stocked up on liquor Friday afternoon and hit Whole Foods on wednesday before everyone went snow crazy. In case you didn't--or if you want to engage in the bad behavior that accompanies snow in places that don't usually get it (drunken snowball fight? Yes!)--We Love DC has a list of open bars and restaurants.

As a disclaimer, I'm not sure how many of these are still open. I think this is even worse than folks planned, because Dino emailed this morning that they had to cancel their plans to stay open.

While we're on the subject, Dino, whom I rave about constantly on this blog, they mentioned how difficult this weather has been on their December/January revenue. Dino supports local, they support sustainable, and they're a genuinely family run restaurant with amazing food, a stunning wine collection and really a great value for what they offer. Stop by. They've also got great tables if you're planning a group dinner.

And While We're at It...

Washingtonian is doing their annual restaurant poll as well.

I nominate Art and Soul for worst service, worst value, most overrated and most overpriced.

For the record, places that made repeat appearances on my list (doubt this will shock anyone): Komi, Dino, Pesce, Bistrot du Coin, Granville Moore's, Blue Duck Tavern, good ole Open City, and of course Cake Love.

Vote on voters...I think there may be a free dinner in it for you.

Endorsements: Express Night Out Best of DC

Express Night Out is doing their annual Best of DC poll. Please god, let us influence your votes.

For our non-DC readers (miss you, Cali kids), the Express is owned by The Washington Post and is like the Reader's Digest condensed version of the daily paper that they give you for free on the metro every morning to distract you from starting fights with bitches who try to bludgeon you with umbrellas.

The format, as always, is 8 billion categories, each with multiple choice options and a write in option. The multiple choice options say more to me about each restaurant's publicist than any establishment's eminence in any given category. The five or six given as options are definitely not the five or six best establishments in each category.

How do I know? Aside from being on a never-ending restaurant tour of this city, fucking Art and Soul has gotten themselves listed in a nausea-inducing number of categories. Seriously, Art and Soul, you're terrible, and the only way you get yourself in so many categories has got to be by still having your publicist on staff from your opening.

So, I do encourage you to vote:

1. For anyone but Art and Soul in every category they appear in
2. For Dino as best Italian restaurant
3. For this here blog as a total long shot write in for "Local Blog" way down the list under "Home & Away"

Also, I would never force someone's hand on declaring the single best restaurant in D.C., but from my perspective, nothing touches Komi. And Art and Soul definitely doesn't come close (seriously, what the hell are they doing listed in that category?)

Advocate for your faves in comments. I'm particularly interested to hear which cupcakery folks prefer and how you're voting in the sushi category since Sushi Taro underwent it's metamorphosis.