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Chef Laurent Tourondel will add Casa Nonna (1250 Connecticut Ave.) and BLT Burger (1317 Connecticut Ave.) to BLT Restaurants' DC portfolio, which already includes BLT Steak, reports Tom Sietsema.

A local food pub and my favorite vegetarian restaurant close down, but there are more openings to report. Here's all the juicy stuff you may have missed recently from the Twitterverse ... follow Metrocurean on Twitter here.

Ansonia Wines just opened a new wine shop at 1828 18th St., specializing in French wine. @ansoniawines http://bit.ly/RyjSL


RT @SweetflowMobile
Breaking news: Await blog post for details, but starting tmrw we will be selling salads from our truck! YES! Spread... http://bit.ly/5FhGiQ


That was fast. Mark Furstenberg is out at G St Food, reports WaPo: http://bit.ly/67SnH6



Vegetate is closing this week (via donrockwell.com): http://bit.ly/5gF5Da I'll be rooting for @vegetatedc to find new digs soon!
Yum. RT @WashPostPR Dupont's getting a new pizza place in the old CPK location, courtesy of BLT Restaurants http://bit.ly/4qSZjf

RT @jane_black Edible Chesapeake closes its doors. Word on the street replacement will be Ed DC, Balt and Richmond.


RT @tomsietsema Guess who's behind the future DC Diner in Cleveland Park? (Can't wait for April launch — and Asian-style sandwiches) http://bit.ly/1InvZ2


RT @timcarman Yaku, swank Peruvian restaurant owned by Latin Concepts, will close in Jan. Next? Sushi & rock 'n' roll! http://bit.ly/35801t