"It’s been a time of change and loss at The [Washington] Post. Some losses hurt the most because they can never be reversed." dandiamond.substack.com/p/dan-eggen-...
RIP to the great Dan Eggen, who pulled no punches. He was laid off in February. www.washingtonpost.com/obituaries/2...
The original Ben’s Chili Bowl returns to action in less than two weeks, but the Ali family is keeping many of the details under wraps. They have a good reason.
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The late Tanios “Tony” Abi-Najm fled a civil war in Lebanon at age 44. He made a new life for himself and his family in the DC area, where he spread Lebanese food and culture far beyond his native land. This is his story and the story of Lebanese Taverna.
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I spent a lovely afternoon going through the late food writer Marian Burros's home office. I read through her papers, sifted through her cookbooks, and examined her photos, all of which gave me an even deeper appreciation of this legend.
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Because I have no chill, believe deeply in AP’s mission, and think covering the Middle East is more important than ever… some personal news!
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For those looking for metaphors about the future of AI and government's ability to regulate it, well, here it is...
SCOOP: The Pentagon asked the White House today for more than *$200 billion* for Iran war supplemental, sources say
Some in WH think Congress won't support b/c it's so big
Will tee up giant battle in Congress
My last story for WaPo:
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You can't see listeria.
I ran a farm for 15 years, and no matter how well you know me or how many times you've been to my farm you have NO IDEA about my farm practices.
Knowing your farmer does not protect you against food-borne diseases.
Don't drink raw milk.
This is a first: I flew to an airport to eat burgers from a vending machine. I lived to tell the tale.
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Whether or not you plan to try the new McDonald's Big Arch, you gotta read the review by @timcarman.bsky.social.
Nobody's better at not-so-fine dining.
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The review nobody asked for, but everyone is writing. I’d love to hear your thoughts too, if you’ve tried the Big Arch.
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As the laid off Middle East News Editor, I concur. Management eliminated the positions of every single staff correspondent and bureau chief in the Middle East.
The Post identified seven restaurants that received "notice of suspect documents" letters from DHS. Immigration attorneys tell me that many more letters are likely on the way. The DHS enforcement could lead to hundreds of workers leaving the local industry.
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The approval “clears the way for Caffè Nero to position itself as a significant new entrant into the Washington, D.C. coffee market,” said an attorney who represented Nero in the bankruptcy auction.
It’s unclear if the cafes will be rebranded as Caffe Nero, but sounds like it.
Despite an objection from Harrison Suarez, one of the two co-founders of Compass Coffee, the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Columbia today approved the sale of many of Compass’s assets to Caffe Nero.
Compass Coffee is expected to have a new owner following Thursday’s bankruptcy auction.
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Papa Johns has introduced a new pan pizza. Emily Heil and I did a taste test to see how it compares to the pan offerings at two other chains, including the ur-pie at Pizza Hut.
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When it opened more than a decade ago, Compass Coffee was one of DC’s feel-good business stories. Now the company’s in bankruptcy. I plotted out how it went from one to the other.
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As @postguild.bsky.social assesses the damage from last week’s layoffs, it turns out between 44% and 47.5% of the newsroom has been axed. It “may have been the biggest one-day wipeout of journalists in a generation.” washingtonian.com/2026/02/09/a...
My sweet dog doesn’t believe in reading, just snuggles.
Our food environment is making us fat and sick.
But RFK Jr.'s ideas about fixing it are mostly either bad (more beef tallow!) or ineffective (eliminate food dyes!).
But it doesn't matter. Ozempic can do what regulations can't: change our food supply.
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A screenshot of The Washington Post homepage featuring two articles. The first is headlined: ICE at Olympics angers Milan mayor, who says agency’s image is ‘terrible.’ The second is titled: Clamor is growing in Europe to boycott North American World Cup.
Oh look. This package near the top of The Washington Post homepage is a collaboration between International and Sports (and ties directly to the U.S. political moment), two desks we hear are about to be obliterated by what could be some of the worst layoffs in the history of the paper.
Homeland Security’s sweeping deportation campaign marks a sharp break from the agency’s post-9/11 mission.
“DHS has now become an immigration department, and that’s not what it was founded for,” said a former senior DHS official.
Trump threatens Insurrection Act >>
The Washington Post Guild is alarmed and appalled by federal law enforcement’s search and seizure of reporter Hannah Natanson’s property and personal devices. Hannah is a valued member of our union whose work covering the federal workforce has been essential (1/3)
