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Sweetgreen Nixes Bacon, Plus More Intel

Mini news bites for the morning

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Missy Frederick is the Cities Director for Eater.

Beers go tiki

That pale ale could sure use some grapefruit. Fritz Hahn looks into the trendiness of flavored and fruity IPAs. [WaPo]

The Chinatown contradiction

Why are there so few Chinese restaurants in D.C.'s Chinatown? High rents and a suburban-based Chinese population, for two. Washingtonian expands. [Washingtonian]

Switcheroos

El Sol's location at 3911 14th Street, NW has closed. In a couple of months, it will reopen as  Mezcalero Cocina Mexicana. [PoP]

No more bacon

Sweetgreen is making a push to serve healthier fare as part of a new campaign. Among the changes it's making: removing bacon (as well as sugary Sriracha) from the core menu, and adding portabella mushrooms and sustainable steelhead fish to the offerings.