We all have days when we fail at multitasking. Michelangelo could relate. The Renaissance man — who painted the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel — left unchecked items on his...

If the D.C. branch of Founding Farmers (1924 Pennsylvania Ave. NW; 202-822-8783) were personified, I think it would be the most popular kid in school (trendy, cool, but not al...

Video artist Nam June Paik’s work is well-represented across Washington’s public art collections. His oversized “Electronic Superhighway” (1995-1996) — hundreds of t...

Over the past 12 months, a big fear of mine came true: I put on a few pounds. I blame this job and its frequent temptations (sometimes requirements) to go out to eat. However,...

In October, we passed an unsettling milestone: the 50th anniversary of the Cuban Missile Crisis, a terrifying 13 days in which President John F. Kennedy steered the nation off...

It took eight years, 200 commercial flights and 58 boat trips before ornithologist Edwin Scholes and photographer Tim Laman could say they’d made history. The pair are the f...

Pastry chefs at the Ritz-Carlton in the West End got in touch with their inner Martha Stewarts (and Bob Vilas) a few weeks ago as they assembled a life-size gingerbread “bou...

Here we are, one day away from Dec. 21, 2012, and it’s difficult to ignore all of the people out there talking about what’s just around the corner. Tomorrow’s date marks...

We all can’t stop by the White House to see its 54 decked-out trees this season. We can admire the next best thing, though, just around the corner: the tree in the main lobb...

Matchbox’s new location on 14th Street NW (1901 14th St. NW; 202-328-0369) has much of the same menu as its three other local spots. It’s got the same 3.6.9 mini burgers (...

Chanukah on the Ellipse, featuring the National Menorah lighting, is the Jewish corollary to the National Christmas Tree Lighting. And it’s got one element its conifer-centr...

Before Julia Child’s kitchen was moved from public view at the Smithsonian’s Museum of American History earlier this year, curators noticed something unusual occurring in ...

Behind every great Washington-area chef is a great tale: a childhood memory, a professional U-turn, a reality-TV competition, an unswerving love for the community. That’s ev...

It’s not often that you can consume a history lesson along with your steak dinner. That’s why I’m a fan of the Capital Countdown menu at Charlie Palmer Steak (101 Consti...

Welcome to the Day Before Thanksgiving. If, within the next 24 hours, you’re not stuck in interstate traffic, packed tight on a train or bored silly at an airport, you, dear...