Wednesday, November 4: If you are even remotely considering cooking for Thanksgiving, we highly, highly recommend attending the Thanksgiving-themed cooking classes at Zola Wine & Kitchen. Shelling out a few extra bucks to learn how to make a turkey is a much better idea than serving a burnt, inedible one on Thanksgiving. [Zola Wine & Kitchen] MORE »

Ha ha, do you have the pig AIDS, because just about everyone in DC has it! Have you sneezed or coughed at all in the last decade? Then it’s definitely the pig AIDS, and you shouldn’t touch anyone, especially small children or old dying people, because you could kill them. There’s no Tamiflu left, oh well, but there are plenty of places in the District where you can get comfort foods that should help make your impending death by swine a bit more bearable. MORE »

Today through Sunday, November 22: While everyone else is selfishly eating candy and putting together super creative costumes for Halloween, Rosa Mexicana is using the day to honor the dead, because that’s what they do in Mexico. The restaurant has put together a special menu for the occasion, including such delicacies as pumpkin margaritas and stews with duck and other tasty animals.  [Day of the Dead Celebration] MORE »

Some very nice fellows seemed to think that D.C. was at a loss because it didn’t have a beer palace, so they opened two beer-topias in one, Birch & Barley and ChurchKey. The result? 555 beers, which breaks down to 500 bottles of beer, 50 beers on tap, and 5 cask-conditioned beers. MORE »

Friday, October 23 and Saturday, October 24: Italians love food more than everything else — including each other and basic freedoms — which is reason enough check out the National Italian American Foundation Festival and indulge in free samples of Italian wine and chocolate. [Piazza d'Italia] MORE »

It got cold. And, really now, because almost everyone in DC is a transplant from a warmer climate, temperatures below 65 degrees mean it’s freezing in the District. Thankfully, many DC restaurants recognize that the city’s inhabitants are all wusses and offer delivery. Let the hibernation begin. MORE »

Whoa hey, it’s Thai food in some dude’s basement. It’s also the best Thai food in the District. MORE »

Thursday, October 15 and Friday, October 16: Do liberals or conservatives produce fresher vegetables?  [White House Farmers Market, Capitol Harvest at the Ronald Reagan Building] MORE »

From Oktoberfest to food made with apples and pumpkins to restaurants that are all nice and cozy for the crisp, chill days: Yes, fall is the perfect time to get fat. MORE »

Wednesday, October 7: Free beer from 5PM- 6PM, followed by buy-one-get-one free beer for the rest of the night. Then if you can still function, you can bid on someone to take home– all in the name of charity. [Put Your Best Foot Forward] MORE »

Well it’s fall. Summer was fun, but, hey, it’s gone, and now it’s fall. Fall brings pretty leaves, perhaps a political affair (nesting occurs more during these months), maybe a public option, and who knows what else! And for you, there is so much fun to be had in fall. MORE »