El Rey is finally under construction in Ballston and eyeing a May opening date.
We first reported in July 2019 that the taco shop was branching out from its U Street NW location in D.C. and opening a Ballston outpost at 4201 Wilson Blvd.
Thanks at least in part to the pandemic, it’s a year-and-a-half behind schedule, but Ian Hilton one half of the brother duo behind it and a number of other local restaurants and watering holes tells ARLnow that the owners are “hoping” to open in May, if all goes well.
A peek inside yesterday revealed that interior construction is still in the early stages, with the space still mostly an empty shell.
I’m excited to get this recipe out of the way, as I have a few pie-like recipes on the horizon. A homemade pie crust can be used for both sweet and hardy pies. It can be frozen for months and, with just a little elbow grease, it’s just so flipping easy. Store-bought crusts can be fine, but they can also be expensive and come pre-formed (we’ll get into why that’s not a great thing in the notes).
There’s no need to experiment with flavor here, just technique. We’re only building a base to highlight the filling, so less is more. This recipe will deliver two crusts, assuming you’re using a 9-10 inch pie pan. It can be refrigerated for up to five days and frozen for a few months.
Chicken pot pie is best when the weather is at its worst. That’s not to say it’s not great when it’s gorgeous out as evidenced by me writing this, outside on a late February afternoon in a hammock wearing shorts and a T-shirt.
Pot pies date back to the ancient Turks. The Romans took the idea back to Italy, then to their northern campaign routes in the British Isles. About any meat can be and has been used, including duck, pork, venison, beef, lamb and even fish. We’re going to keep it traditional today though, because getting the basics down allows for future experimentation. Chicken it is.
Restaurant owners John Dean and Lizzy Young repeat what many business owners say: they value their employees, they care about their employees and they wouldn’t have experienced such success without their employees. Drunken Dumpling, located at 1414 Park Ave., delivers on honoring their employees with more than just the new state minimum wage.
The current federal minimum wage is $7.25 an hour, unchanged since 2009. Although the Biden administration’s proposed COVID-19 relief bill includes raising the federal minimum wage to $15 an hour, the likelihood of that federal increase appears questionable.
California has made a priority of hedging poverty by implementing a state minimum wage increase to $15 an hour by 2023. As of Jan. 1, the Golden State’s minimum wage was raised to $14 an hour for businesses with 26 or more employees and $13 an hour for 25 or fewer.
Happy belated Lunar New Year! It’s the Year of the Ox – dedicated, hardworking and resilient describe this cycle. Similarly, this dish requires attention and discipline. Fear not! This is the season for spicy, sweet, and hearty dishes, especially when you can make enough to last for a few days. Stir-fry is easy, quick and.