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The shutter
Springfield recently lost a barbecue restaurant. Wood Ranch BBQ & Grill has closed in the redeveloped shopping mall. Sales never met expectations for the chain; Washington Business Journal surmises its half steakhouse, half barbecue menu could have also confused customers. [WBJ]
Michelin mutterings
Everyone has an opinion on the recent Michelin Bib Gourmand announcements (the company’s version of cheap eats). Washington Post thinks Bad Saint was robbed of a star; Washingtonian has its own picks for the prize. Starred restaurants will be revealed later this week.
Beer here
It’s easy to hate on pumpkin beer, especially with so many versions coming out and being released earlier and earlier each year. But can pumpkin beer still be respectable if a particular brewery does it right? Eater.com investigates. [E]
Relocation report
Russia House may end up moving. PoPville spots that the building is for sale (it has been for awhile) and reports it could relocate to the Atlas District by 2017.
