With Oct. 16 being World Food Day and restaurant prices rising 3.9% between August 2024 and August 2025, the personal-finance company WalletHub today released its report on 2025’s Best Foodie Cities in America, with Washington DC coming in ranked 20th.

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This year, Spirit announced it will expand its Spirit Christmas concept from 10 to 30 stores nationwide. One of the new locations will open this November at the former DSW Shoes site at 3009 Waldorf Market Place in Waldorf, MD. The store is currently operating as a Spirit Halloween. (more…)


Mayan Monkey, the new concept from the team behind local favorites Taco Bar El Güero, Ixtapalapa, and La Gula Mexicana, opened last year at 227 E. Diamond Avenue in Gaithersburg, located in the former longtime home of Growlers. Since its debut, it’s been quietly building a reputation as one of the area’s must-visit spots for creative Mexican cuisine (video below).

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Five Montgomery County Starbucks locations are shutting their doors as part of a nationwide $1 billion restructuring plan announced Thursday. The company’s “Back to Starbucks” transformation, under CEO Brian Niccol, includes the closure of certain North American coffeehouses and layoffs as it refocuses operations.

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The count is now up to five Montgomery County stores that are set to close as part of a $1 billion restructuring plan announced Thursday by Starbucks. The company’s “Back to Starbucks” transformation, led by CEO Brian Niccol, involves shutting down certain underperforming North American coffeehouses and laying off workers.

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