Falls Church Restaurant Week; A Last Minute Minibar Reservation is $50

PENN QUARTER— Minibar is the latest restaurant to join Table8, the app that lets you pay for a last minute reservation. But to snag one for the $250-per-head dining destination, it's $50 rather than $20, Washington City Paper notes. [WCP]

FALLS CHURCH—This week is Falls Church Restaurant Week. Find deals at such restaurants as Mad Fox Brewery and Taco Bamba. [EaterWire]

AWARDS SEASON— Mark Furstenberg was nominated for a James Beard award earlier today. WaPo reveals the pastry chef actually campaigned against the baker category, the same one he was nominated in. [WaPo[