Natalie DiBlasio Kevin Cirilli Jill Bader Emily Bittner Michelle Gininger Nick Owens Devon Rodonets Sarah Rozier Charlotte Sellmyer Morgan Voss Brad Wilson Jenny Rogers Ashley Koerber Keith Chu

Shout out to Ericka Anderson for making Washingtonian’s list of top fitness bloggers in DC. Erika Anderson loves running so much, she switched her blog’s focus from politics to living healthfully. She’s run a bunch of marathons and is an avid CrossFitter. We especially like her helpful post called “CrossFit …

Top Chef Season 10 contestant and owner/Chef of DC’s own Belga Café lunches with us for his thoughts on the DC food scene, where he thinks it’s trending, and wonders if DC is ready for Michelin stars. Walking down the restaurant and bar lined Barrack’s Row neighborhood of Capitol Hill, I see many familiar haunts that serve cold beer, and I am sure, decent food. Yet I am comforted with each step I take as it brings me closer to Belga Café. Opened in 2004 by Chef Bart, this place has been consistently cranking out some seriously delicious Belgian-inspired food, providing amazing mussels, and some of the all-around best dishes (and beers) to be found in The District. However, it’s not Chef Bart’s entertaining and hilariously hard-to-understand-sometimes performance on Top Chef Season 10 that brings me here…ok, well, it sort of is. I mean, come on, who wouldn’t want to have lunch with this guy. He’s always happy, he had a crazy ass partner Josie in the last challenge that resulted in his elimination (tear), oh yeah, and there’s mussel’s on the half-shell with garlic butter and an ice cold Kasteel Rouge waiting for me on the inside. Onward we march in the name of food journalism!

Brrrrrrr talk about a blizzard! No, but really, it’s a little too chilly out there for us so we put together a weekend of warm fun that includes plenty of fireplaces and strong drinks to keep the chill away. Not to mention it’s the last weekend in January – man, …

Dolcezza? What is that? It may sound like the name of a mysterious Italian popstar, but don’t be fooled…Dolcezza is a foodie’s treasure right here in DC. Marketing themselves as “Artisanal Gelato,” the coffee and gelato shop has an underrated atmosphere and offers a nice respite from your average Starbucks. …

The only way to make it through Monday’s activities without being sober. Print and post at your office viewing party for maximum fun.

Yes, we all love RGIII and hope he returns next year and turns in an Adrian Peterson comeback performance. But there is another team just up the road who could use your support this weekend against the evil New England Patriots: The Baltimore Ravens Before you turn your nose up …

Inauguration weekend is upon us and the city is already stirring! Here’s your weekend lineup full of several gems to keep you entertained. Bonus: many bars are getting their licenses extended til 4 am so there will be plenty of action in the DofC!

Lennay Kekua spotted with Clint Eastwood

Meet Shane Harris. Shane is a writer for the Washingtonian covering national security. Last week, he started Dead Drop, a new blog on Washingtonian’s site dedicated to snippets of national security news and pop culture. FamousDC was lucky enough to chat with Shane about his work and the new site.

Feasting Famously with Allie Hagan The Suri’s Burn Book author dishes on eating/drinking in The District and what “Suri” would think of the DC food scene.  Blogging takes time. Blogging well takes talent and time. Blogging as the personality of a celebrity child commenting (judging) other celebrities, their children, and their choice in attire – and turning said blog into a book – takes time, talent, and an entire set of skills that many of us are completely void of. However, Allie Hagan, George Washington University alumna and seven-year Washington, DC resident mastered this art with the launch, and extreme success, of her blog Suri’s Burn Book, and subsequent printed book bearing the namesake. Suri’s Burn Book is, as stated on the website, “A study in Suri and the people who disappoint her.” Suri, in this case being Suri Cruise, the daughter of Katie Holmes and Tom Cruise. On the blog, Allie (writing as the fashion-forward, ever-judging “Suri”) despises her mother’s sense of fashion, loathes the children of Will and Jada Smith, and desperately wishes to save Penelope Kardashian-Disick from whatever doomed fate she is certain to fall prey to. But what of Allie Hagan the person? I chat with her about the Washington, DC food scene, get the scoop on some of her favorite restaurants, and sneak a few comments from “Suri,” in this FamousDC exclusive.

Happy Birthday to MSBC’s executive producer for The Daily Rundown with Chuck Todd, contributor to the NBC News Political Unit and Georgetown professor. The man is busy but he can still celebrate. h/t Brad Dayspring   

Big shout out to Shane Harris and his piece on Mark Knoller, “the unofficial White House statistician” that just about every White House flack and hack has relied on to keep meticulous stats on the presidential ongoings. From stump speeches to the putting green, Knoller knows just how many appearances the last …

We will award 50 new Twitter followers to the first person who can spot Stip in this CNN screen grab.

Washington Redskins playoff-mania has reached a fever pitch inside the beltway as evidenced by Doug Thornell’s appearance on MSNBC today. We reached out to Mr. Thornell (A.K.A. DT3) for comment. His response: “That was for the millions and millions of fans in Redskins Nation who have been waiting 13 years …

Like all good blogs, media outlets, YouTube celebrities and list makers, we’ve jumped on the bandwagon and decided to take a look back at 2012. It was a big year for us; new look, new writers, more parties, more ducks, same great features, our always amazing readers and, of course, the best city to live and work in made these past 12 months an adventure. Here’s the FamousDC Top 20 in 2012.

Looking good at point 4:38.

Here we are folks, just a day before the end of the world if you believe the Mayans and a weekend before Christmas Eve. For those of you on the Hill, including me, you may be spending your holiday eating turkey on Capitol Hill if this fiscal cliff isn’t resolved, so I present you with a weekend full of merriment should you be released from work. Good luck and Merry Christmas/Festivus/Kwanzaa to all!

Meet Elahe Izadi. Influence Alley reporter by day, stand-up comedian by night, Elahe Izadi wend to the University of Maryland and got her start in the District covering local news. Eventually she made her way to Capitol Hill. FamousDC was lucky enough to catch up with Izadi for a few …

December is such a lovely time in DC – the city is decorated beautifully and most hotels, restaurants and bars offer plenty of merriment while showcasing exquisite decorations. The weekend is here again and the city is your oyster. So, get out there and enjoy all it offers this holiday season. After all, it’s the ending weekend of Chanukah and just one more week before Christmas!

Meet Alma Katsu. Alma is a successful writer whose debut novel was a top pick by the American Library Association in 2011. She originally worked as a career Intel analyst for almost 30 years, and FamousDC had the opportunity to hear about her writing and learn about how she was able to make such a drastic career switch. Here is what she had to say about following her dreams.