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Ping Pong Dim Sum opens this weekend in Penn Quarter, serving an extensive menu of dumplings, spring rolls and other dim sum dishes. Photo: Ping Pong's Facebook fan page Michael Landrum has big expansion plans, and Ping Pong Dim Sum opens Dec. 12. Here's all the juicy stuff you may have missed recently from the Twitterverse ... follow Metrocurean on Twitter here . RT @ WashPostPR : Big news for DC foodies: Ray's the Steaks ' Landrum has plenty more deliciousness in store for us: http://bit.ly/8sjthE about 17 hours ago from TweetDeck Stumbled on new Masa 14 brunch: excellent creamy Anson Mill grits w Oaxaca cheese, flatbread topped w egg, bacon fried rice w fried egg. 3:01 PM Dec 6th from Tweed Homemade Pizza Co. will open at 1522 14th St (same bldg as Cork&Fork) in late January. @ HomeMadePizzaCo www.homemadepizza.com 2:30 PM Dec 5th from web UrbanDaddy has th...

Chef Laurent Tourondel will add Casa Nonna (1250 Connecticut Ave.) and BLT Burger (1317 Connecticut Ave.) to BLT Restaurants' DC portfolio, which already includes BLT Steak, reports Tom Sietsema. A local food pub and my favorite vegetarian restaurant close down, but there are more openings to report. Here's all the juicy stuff you may have missed recently from the Twitterverse ... follow Metrocurean on Twitter here . Ansonia Wines just opened a new wine shop at 1828 18th St., specializing in French wine. @ ansoniawines http://bit.ly/RyjSL 5:46 PM Nov 30th from web RT @ SweetflowMobile Breaking news: Await blog post for details, but starting tmrw we will be selling salads from our truck! YES! Spread... http://bit.ly/5FhGiQ 2:14 PM Nov 30th from Facebook That was fast. Mark Furstenberg is out at G St Food , reports WaPo: ht...

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Italian seafood restaurant D'Acqua has closed on Pennsylvania Ave. One restaurant bites the dust, several open and more are (bien sur) on the way. Here's all the juicy stuff you may have missed recently from the Twitterverse ... follow Metrocurean on Twitter here . Ping Pong Dim Sum getting closer: RT @ TopShelfWBJ Looks like @ pingpongdimsum will open in December. http://tinyurl.com/yfob3m8 #wbj less than 5 seconds ago from web RT @ TopShelfWBJ Update: Chef says D'Acqua closed over rent increases. http://tinyurl.com/yewoy84 #wbj about 3 hours ago from web Ris on twitter->RT @ yoantoine Congrats to Ris Lacoste for winning WCR's golden whisk award! Follow @ risDC for updates on her new all-day cafe! 1:27 PM Nov 2nd from web RT @ BGRBurgerJoint BGR The Burger Joint , opens up on DuPont circle, 1514 Connecticut Ave, NW at 11am Nov. 2! 12:05 PM Nov 1st from web Againn opened Tuesday, 1099 NY Ave: pork belly w heirloom apples, cabbage, crackling; black pudd...

Sweetgreen is planning a new location at 15th and P Streets NW. Photo: Sweetgreen blog Openings, expansions and more! Here's all the juicy stuff you may have missed recently from the Twitterverse ... follow Metrocurean on Twitter here . Sweetgreen just inked a deal for a new location @ 15th and P next to Lululemon. Early 2010 opening planned. Post workout salad for me, plz! RT @ timcarman If all goes according to plan, Palena will expand into the adjacent Magruder's. 60 more seats +. http://bit.ly/3lREPR Scott Conant shelves DC Scarpetta ... for now. RT @ goingoutgurus : NY Chef Scratches Plans to open in vacant Olive.. http://bit.ly/5GMbS RT @ bestbitesblog Georgetown Cupcake is moving to a roomier, more central Gtown location at 33/M Sts. + opening in Bethesda. Copper Pot does fall: pumpkin pappardelle, pheasant ragu, goose confit ravioli, butternut squash & maple tortellini -> http://bit.ly/37MpAN Historic Foggy Bottom Grocery will relaunch soon as FoBoGro thnx...

All the juicy stuff you may have missed from the Twitterverse ... follow Metrocurean on Twitter here . Cue Bar will become U St Music Hall : RT @ goingoutgurus D.C.'s Top DJs to Headline Their Own Club http://bit.ly/YofeQ You'll get to sit with me... RT @ timcarman Take part in our contest and you might be a judge at the Taste of Georgetown. http://bit.ly/FYxSh Pinkberry 's looking to open 3-5 locations in the DC area in 2010 (as some already tweeted). Fro yo trend no slow... Rumor has it Scott Conant's Scarpetta will open in old Olives space, which would be fabulous. Fingers crossed. http://bit.ly/JT0pC And the next celeb chef with eyes on DC may be Boston's Michael Schlow, according to @ bestbitesblog - > http://bit.ly/7Puw5 Congrats to chef Josh Whigham. Well-deserved: RT @ timcarman the new Bazaar chef is: http://bit.ly/19irsQ

Bourbon Steak's nightly classic American suppers run from $50 to $70 per person. All the juicy stuff you may have missed from the Twitterverse ... follow Metrocurean on Twitter here . RT @ goingoutgurus : Columbia Firehouse Lets Chef Go http://bit.ly/PsgS2 Are we calling it the "White House" market? RT @ timcarman White House farmers market opens Thursday. Y&H has details. http://bit.ly/aSbou Billy Crystal & wife dined with Sen. John Kerry tonight [Monday] @ RistoranteTOSCA . Ordered lobster risotto, scallop shrimp linguine, lamb, caprese. Too bad. I adore the property: RT @ warojas Tarver King's out, a la carte is in at Middleburg's Goodstone Inn http://sn.im/nvgcgi RT @ PoPville Vacant building at 9th and U finally to be developed into a tavern! http://tinyurl.com/kkofqe At $50-$70/person, these Bourbon Steak multi-course menu specials are a steal: RT @ DCBOURBONSTEAK http://cli.gs/4EEgYD [PDF]

All the juicy stuff you may have missed from the Twitterverse ... follow Metrocurean on Twitter here . ... Bibiana opened today [Friday] at 1100 NY Ave with chef Nick Stefanelli. For Bibiana menus, @ timcarman has you covered: http://bit.ly/15mm7G I guess plans are off for Regine Palladin's Confit . Old Pesce space has signs in the window for www.ezmedc.com , of 18th St.'s Mezze . BTW, Pesce is now open just up the block in the former Montsouris space at 2002 P St. NW. Againn , a Brit gastropub, is coming soon to 1099 NY Ave w extensive beer and single-malt selection. Core is doing design. www.againndc.com Former U St Maggie Moo's renamed U Scream Ice Cream by PoP readers: RT @ popville http://tinyurl.com/kj8qzw

All the juicy stuff you may have missed from the Twitterverse ... follow Metrocurean on Twitter here . He said, he said, he said: Tim ( http://bit.ly/l258O ), Tom ( http://bit.ly/1FDx6r ) and WBJ ( http://bit.ly/Li55 ) on Adams Morgan Hell Burger . Newly revamped Jefferson Hotel will unveil Plume restaurant w chef Damon Gordon, Quill bar, and the Greenhouse (brkfast and lunch) Aug. 31. Dupont's Pizzeria Paradiso , which moved to 2003 P St this weekend, was humming along like they'd been there all along ystrday afternoon. NY chef Kyle Bailey will head Birch & Barley / ChurchKey -> RT @ timcarman Get all the details on the new toque at Y&H. http://bit.ly/AyPGm New Aroma Market on U St. will start carrying local milk in glass bottles this week (I think Trickling Springs but don't quote me on that.) RT @ bestbitesblog Eola — taking over Mark&Orlandos — to open 9/12. www.eoladc.com Tom Sietsema gets Top Chef-testant Mike Isabella to respond to sexist comm...

All the juicy stuff you may have missed from the Twitterverse ... follow Metrocurean on Twitter here . The Mandarin and chef Eric Ziebold ditched the South by Southwest name in favor of Sou'Wester for the resto replacing MoZu . Coming in Sept. RT @ timcarman Black Restaurant Group has plans to open another place in the District. http://bit.ly/xAFd2 RT @ wcp Toque Café coming to 6th & R Streets NW: http://ccca-online.org/node/69 (via @ imgoph ) Chix has $10 bottles of wine ($10!) Fri & Sats, 8-10 pm. Argentine pinot, malbec, Chilean sauv blanc. www.chixdc.com RT @ bestbitesblog Ray's the Heat (Benning Rd) is almost ready, says Landrum: http://tinyurl.com/lbjoxo Need a nearby Aug getaway? Check out Virginia's 40 Off travel deals, like 4th night free at Goodstone, cabins, more: http://bit.ly/Lm9d3

Chef Morou Ouattara tweeted that the site for his soon-to-open restaurant Kora, pictured above, is now live. photo from korarestaurant.com All the juicy stuff you may have missed on the Twitterverse ... follow Metrocurean on Twitter here . RT @goingoutgurus Nicaro Reopens: Same Name, Very Different Place: http://bit.ly/ENzCK I'm pro deep frying at home and I'm definitely making this soon: RT @nytimesdining Bitten: Frying Squid http://bit.ly/9RZPj Yay! RT @nytimesfood Oysters Are on the Rebound in the Chesapeake Bay: http://bit.ly/x83tj Clinton Terry of PX took the judge's rickey award at Bourbon tonight for a delicious twist w ginger beer, opal basil, lemon bitters. Jill Zimorski of Cafe Atlantico won the people's choice for a refreshing rickey featuring jicama-lime soda, strawberry water and gin. RT @TopShelfWBJ : Carmine's confirmed. Shooting for Feb. 2010. Story up in a few. [ Story here .] Kora 's Italian menu looks delicious and huge! RT @Morou ...

Not following Metrocurean on Twitter ? Unimaginable! But, really, I understand. So here's a look at all the juicy bits you may have missed, in all their authentic Twitter-speak, weirdly abbreviated, 140-character glory: Baltimore's Dangerously Delicious Pies is setting up shop on H St. NE, says @ brightestyoung : http://bit.ly/13qEpa RT @pqliving Carmines of NYC coming to the Penn Quarter? Yes (in 2010)! http://pqliving.com/?p=6167 RT @timcarman No chef? No problem! Owner expects to open Birch & Barley in Sept, with showcase space for kegs, bottles. http://bit.ly/2PATeL Ran into Barton outside his new seafood spot, Diamond District Seafood Co . Space is gutted down to the old bones and deceptively large. Was that the best octopus ever in front of me at Proof last night? Brined, poached before finishing makes it tender as chicken. But better. Michelle Obama, girls, Michelle's mom ate at Majestic tonight. Chef Shannon Overmiller cooked dinner while Cathal expedited...