Mike Sindoni To Helm Againn; Joe Palma's Getting Hitched

CHEF SHUFFLES—Mike Sindoni will take over Wes Morton's abandoned position as executive chef at Againn, per the Washingtonian. But Sindoni already knows a thing or two about the gastropub where he's been serving as executive sous chef. He even traveled to London with owner Mark Weiss gathering ideas for the concept before it launched. [Washingtonian]

GEORGETOWN—Homemade Pizza Co. opened a brand new branch on Wisconsin Avenue this week and hosted a three-day-long celebration that involved free pizza and salad. Oh yeah, and pizza-grilling adventures. [We Love DC]

WEST END—We Love DC investigates a Monday tweet from Westend Bistro chef Joe Palma making reference to an engagement dinner at Bibiana. Turns out he proposed to his fiancee after dinner with a note, flowers and Scrabble board. How adorably nerdy. Congrats, you two! [We Love DC]

Againn [Photo: Rahul J./Yelp]