Tom Sietsema Profile; Crane & Turtle Update

COLUMBIA HEIGHTS— Upcoming restaurant Crane & Turtle is now about a month away from opening, according to co-owner Paul Ruppert. He's also planning to open a bookstore next door to sister bar Petworth Citizen. Upshur Street Books will focus on literary fiction and poetry, art books, local authors and children's books, he says. [EaterWire]

THE CRITICS— MetroWeekly has an engaging and personal profile of Washington Post critic Tom Sietsema. "This job is all about transcending personal taste. When I'm working on the Fall Dining Guide, I go to about 100 restaurants starting in May and June for publication in October, so I'm thinking fall. I'm not eating watermelon and rhubarb and soft-shell crabs. I'm looking for haunches of meat and heavier things knowing that this is going to appear in print in October." [MW]

THE CRITICS— John Mariani visits D.C. and writes about several new(ish) restaurants in town for HuffPo. Favorites include Fuego Cocina y Tequileria, Nopa Kitchen + Bar and The Grill Room .[HP]

FALLS CHURCH— So Dogfish Head has a country fried burger. [BD]