Spike Mendelsohn's Bachelor Pad; A Look Inside Vendetta

SPIKE MENDELSOHN WIRE— Who would have thought; Spike Mendelsohn has a collection of vintage Playboy Magazines. The Daily Mail takes a tour of the Good Stuff Eatery chef's D.C. apartment. [DM]

ATLAS DISTRICT— The Vespa bar is there, in all its glory. Frozen Tropics visits the soon-to-open Italian restaurant Vendetta, and snags a copy of the menu. [FT]

LOGAN CIRCLE— Policy is poised to hold its third Crab Festival on Memorial Day Weekend. The event will take place May 16, starting at noon. Blue Moon Brewing Company is taking over the taps, and for $35 per person, customers can eat crabs, hush puppies, corn, hot dogs, wings and more. [EaterWire]

CLEVELAND PARK— Ripple has started serving Sunday brunch. Marjorie Meek-Bradley and pastry chef Alison Reed have collaborated on the menu, which includes chicken fried pork belly with sausage gravy and fried egg on a biscuit (they're calling it the Codester), smoked hash with homemade pastrami, crab eggs benedict and more. [EaterWire]

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