Food Truck Regs Pass; Osteria Marzano Opening Date

FOOD TRUCKS— The drama is over. The D.C. Council has passed the food truck regulations that have been causing controversy for years now. The legislation now needs the Mayor's signature. Young & Hungry has all the details. [WCP]

ALEXANDRIA— Soft opening June 20; grand opening June 28. That's the projection of when Alexandria will be introduced to Osteria Marzano, its latest Italian restaurant. [EaterWire]

FOOD MEDIA— The Washington Post has hired a new spirits columnist to replace the recently departed Jason Wilson. It's M. Carrie Allan, a Takoma Park-based writer and editor. Her husband is Post food writer Tim Carman. Here's her first column, a fun ode to her father and gin and tonics. [WaPo]

VIRGINIA— On the hunt for hookah? Here are some places to find it in Virginia, courtesy of Northern Virginia Magazine. [NVM]