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{{see also|List of Michelin starred restaurants in Washington, D.C.}}
{{see also|List of Michelin starred restaurants in Washington, D.C.}}
[[File:Ethiopian vegetarian sampler.jpg|thumb|[[Yetsom beyaynetu]] at Das Ethiopian Cuisine, one of D.C.'s many Ethiopian restaurants]]
[[File:Ethiopian vegetarian sampler.jpg|thumb|[[Yetsom beyaynetu]] at Das Ethiopian Cuisine, one of D.C.'s many Ethiopian restaurants]]
Washington, D.C., is rich in fine and casual dining; some consider it among the country's best cities for dining.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/29/dining/best-restaurants-in-dc.html |title=10 Reasons Washington Is a Great Restaurant City |author=Anderson, Brett |newspaper=The New York Times |date=October 29, 2019 |access-date=February 9, 2022 |archive-date=November 23, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211123020212/https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/29/dining/best-restaurants-in-dc.html |url-status=live }}</ref> The city has a diverse range of [[restaurant]]s, including a wide variety of international cuisines. The city's [[Chinatown (Washington, D.C.)|Chinatown]], for example, has more than a dozen Chinese-style restaurants. The city also has many Middle Eastern, European, African, Asian, and Latin American cuisine options.{{Citation needed|date=August 2024}} D.C. is known as one of the best cities in the world for [[Ethiopian cuisine]], due largely to [[Ethiopians in Washington, D.C.|Ethiopian immigrants]] who arrived in the 20th century.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://guide.michelin.com/us/en/article/dining-out/ethiopian-food-restaurants-washington-dc |title=The Best Ethiopian Restaurants in Washington, D.C. |author=Hutcherson, Aaron |date=October 10, 2019 |access-date=September 9, 2022 |archive-date=September 9, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220909014815/https://guide.michelin.com/us/en/article/dining-out/ethiopian-food-restaurants-washington-dc |url-status=live }}</ref> A part of the [[Shaw (Washington, D.C.)|Shaw]] neighborhood in central D.C. is known as "Little Ethiopia" and has a high concentration of Ethiopian restaurants and shops.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/africa/10/22/little.ethiopia.washington/index.html |title=Inside Washington, D.C.'s 'Little Ethiopia' |author=Showalter, Misty |website=[[CNN]] |date=October 22, 2010 |access-date=October 30, 2022 |archive-date=October 30, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221030164404/http://www.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/africa/10/22/little.ethiopia.washington/index.html |url-status=live }}</ref> The diversity of cuisine is also reflected in the city's many [[food truck]]s, which are particularly heavily concentrated along the [[National Mall]], which has few other dining options.{{Citation needed|date=August 2024}}
Washington, D.C., is rich in fine and casual dining; some consider it among the country's best cities for dining.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/29/dining/best-restaurants-in-dc.html |title=10 Reasons Washington Is a Great Restaurant City |author=Anderson, Brett |newspaper=The New York Times |date=October 29, 2019 |access-date=February 9, 2022 |archive-date=November 23, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211123020212/https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/29/dining/best-restaurants-in-dc.html |url-status=live }}</ref> The city has a diverse range of [[restaurant]]s, including a wide variety of international cuisines. The city's [[Chinatown (Washington, D.C.)|Chinatown]], for example, has more than a dozen Chinese-style restaurants. The city also has many Middle Eastern, European, African, Asian, and Latin American cuisine options.{{Citation needed|date=August 2024}} D.C. is known as one of the best cities in the world for [[Ethiopian cuisine]], due largely to [[Ethiopians in Washington, D.C.|Ethiopian immigrants]] who arrived in the 20th century.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://guide.michelin.com/us/en/article/dining-out/ethiopian-food-restaurants-washington-dc |title=The Best Ethiopian Restaurants in Washington, D.C. |author=Hutcherson, Aaron |date=October 10, 2019 |access-date=September 9, 2022 |archive-date=September 9, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220909014815/https://guide.michelin.com/us/en/article/dining-out/ethiopian-food-restaurants-washington-dc |url-status=live }}</ref> A part of the [[Shaw (Washington, D.C.)|Shaw]] neighborhood in central D.C. is known as "Little Ethiopia" and has a high concentration of Ethiopian restaurants and shops.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/africa/10/22/little.ethiopia.washington/index.html |title=Inside Washington, D.C.'s 'Little Ethiopia' |author=Showalter, Misty |website=CNN |date=October 22, 2010 |access-date=October 30, 2022 |archive-date=October 30, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221030164404/http://www.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/africa/10/22/little.ethiopia.washington/index.html |url-status=live }}</ref> The diversity of cuisine is also reflected in the city's many [[food truck]]s, which are particularly heavily concentrated along the [[National Mall]], which has few other dining options.{{Citation needed|date=August 2024}}


Among the most famous Washington, D.C.-born foods is the [[half-smoke]], a half-beef, half-pork sausage placed in a [[hotdog]]-style bun and topped with onion, chili, and cheese.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://washington.org/visit-dc/dc-signature-half-smoke-all-you-need-to-know|title=Everything You Need to Know About DC's Signature Dish: The Half-Smoke|access-date=March 28, 2021|archive-date=February 9, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220209041338/https://washington.org/visit-dc/dc-signature-half-smoke-all-you-need-to-know|url-status=live}}</ref> The city is also the birthplace of [[mumbo sauce]], a [[condiment]] similar to [[barbecue sauce]] but sweeter in flavor, often used on meat and [[french fries]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.epicurious.com/expert-advice/mumbo-mambo-sauce-washington-dc-article|title=This Secret Sauce From D.C. Belongs on Everything|work=Epicurious|access-date=February 14, 2018|language=en-US|archive-date=February 15, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180215084228/https://www.epicurious.com/expert-advice/mumbo-mambo-sauce-washington-dc-article|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |first=Ashlie D. |last=Stevens |date=January 17, 2021 |url=https://www.salon.com/2021/01/17/the-story-of-mambo-or-mumbo-sauce-the-condiment-that-likely-fueled-the-civil-rights-movement/ |title=The Story of Mambo (or Mumbo) Sauce, the Condiment That Likely Fueled the Civil Rights Movement |website=Salon.com |access-date=January 18, 2021 |archive-date=January 18, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210118000230/https://www.salon.com/2021/01/17/the-story-of-mambo-or-mumbo-sauce-the-condiment-that-likely-fueled-the-civil-rights-movement/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Washington, D.C. is known for popularizing the [[jumbo slice]] pizza, a large [[New York-style pizza]]<ref name="Barrett">{{cite book |title=Pizza, A Slice of American History |author=Liz Barrett |year=2014 |publisher=Quarto Publishing group |location=Minneapolis |isbn=978-0-7603-4560-3 |page=135 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=vPCuBAAAQBAJ&q=jumbo+slice&pg=PA135 |access-date=January 13, 2017 |archive-date=February 8, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240208222232/https://books.google.com/books?id=vPCuBAAAQBAJ&q=jumbo+slice&pg=PA135#v=snippet&q=jumbo%20slice&f=false |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="Stern">{{cite book |title=Lexicon of Real American Food |author1=Jane Stern |author2=Michael Stern |year=2011 |publisher=Lyons Press |location=Guilford, Connecticut |isbn=978-0-7627-6094-7 |page=163 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=0nCFBAAAQBAJ&pg=PT169 |access-date=January 13, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://wamu.org/story/19/09/26/jumbo-slice/ |title=Jumbo Slice |date=September 26, 2019 |access-date=February 9, 2022 |archive-date=February 9, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220209041325/https://wamu.org/story/19/09/26/jumbo-slice/ |url-status=live }}</ref> with roots in the [[Adams Morgan]] neighborhood.<ref>{{cite news |title=Pie Fight; Pizza signs try to top each other. |last1=Jamieson |first1=Dave |url=http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/articles/26773/pie-fight |newspaper=Washington City Paper |date=July 25, 2003 |access-date=May 1, 2016 |archive-date=October 6, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101006031227/http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/articles/26773/pie-fight |url-status=live }}</ref>  
Among the most famous Washington, D.C.-born foods is the [[half-smoke]], a half-beef, half-pork sausage placed in a [[hotdog]]-style bun and topped with onion, chili, and cheese.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://washington.org/visit-dc/dc-signature-half-smoke-all-you-need-to-know|title=Everything You Need to Know About DC's Signature Dish: The Half-Smoke|access-date=March 28, 2021|archive-date=February 9, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220209041338/https://washington.org/visit-dc/dc-signature-half-smoke-all-you-need-to-know|url-status=live}}</ref> The city is also the birthplace of [[mumbo sauce]], a [[condiment]] similar to [[barbecue sauce]] but sweeter in flavor, often used on meat and [[french fries]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.epicurious.com/expert-advice/mumbo-mambo-sauce-washington-dc-article|title=This Secret Sauce From D.C. Belongs on Everything|work=Epicurious|access-date=February 14, 2018|language=en-US|archive-date=February 15, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180215084228/https://www.epicurious.com/expert-advice/mumbo-mambo-sauce-washington-dc-article|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |first=Ashlie D. |last=Stevens |date=January 17, 2021 |url=https://www.salon.com/2021/01/17/the-story-of-mambo-or-mumbo-sauce-the-condiment-that-likely-fueled-the-civil-rights-movement/ |title=The Story of Mambo (or Mumbo) Sauce, the Condiment That Likely Fueled the Civil Rights Movement |website=Salon.com |access-date=January 18, 2021 |archive-date=January 18, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210118000230/https://www.salon.com/2021/01/17/the-story-of-mambo-or-mumbo-sauce-the-condiment-that-likely-fueled-the-civil-rights-movement/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Washington, D.C. is known for popularizing the [[jumbo slice]] pizza, a large [[New York-style pizza]]<ref name="Barrett">{{cite book |title=Pizza, A Slice of American History |author=Liz Barrett |year=2014 |publisher=Quarto Publishing group |location=Minneapolis |isbn=978-0-7603-4560-3 |page=135 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=vPCuBAAAQBAJ&q=jumbo+slice&pg=PA135 |access-date=January 13, 2017 |archive-date=February 8, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240208222232/https://books.google.com/books?id=vPCuBAAAQBAJ&q=jumbo+slice&pg=PA135#v=snippet&q=jumbo%20slice&f=false |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="Stern">{{cite book |title=Lexicon of Real American Food |author1=Jane Stern |author2=Michael Stern |year=2011 |publisher=Lyons Press |location=Guilford, Connecticut |isbn=978-0-7627-6094-7 |page=163 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=0nCFBAAAQBAJ&pg=PT169 |access-date=January 13, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://wamu.org/story/19/09/26/jumbo-slice/ |title=Jumbo Slice |date=September 26, 2019 |access-date=February 9, 2022 |archive-date=February 9, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220209041325/https://wamu.org/story/19/09/26/jumbo-slice/ |url-status=live }}</ref> with roots in the [[Adams Morgan]] neighborhood.<ref>{{cite news |title=Pie Fight; Pizza signs try to top each other. |last1=Jamieson |first1=Dave |url=http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/articles/26773/pie-fight |newspaper=Washington City Paper |date=July 25, 2003 |access-date=May 1, 2016 |archive-date=October 6, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101006031227/http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/articles/26773/pie-fight |url-status=live }}</ref>  
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Several community and specialty papers focus on neighborhood and cultural issues, including the weekly ''[[Washington Blade]]'' and ''[[Metro Weekly]]'', which focus on LGBT issues; the ''[[Washington Informer]]'' and ''[[The Washington Afro American]]'', which highlight topics of interest to the black community; and neighborhood newspapers published by [[The Current Newspapers]]. ''[[Congressional Quarterly]]'', ''[[The Hill (newspaper)|The Hill]]'', ''[[Politico (newspaper)|Politico]]'', and ''[[Roll Call]]'' newspapers focus exclusively on issues related to Congress and the federal government. Other publications based in Washington include the ''[[National Geographic (magazine)|National Geographic]]'' magazine and political publications such as ''[[The Washington Examiner]]'', ''[[The New Republic]]'', and ''[[Washington Monthly]]''.<ref>{{cite web |title=District of Columbia, 2010–2011 |url=http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/search/titles/results/?state=District+of+Columbia&year1=2010&year2=2011 |work=Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers |publisher=Library of Congress |access-date=August 17, 2011 |archive-date=December 26, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111226065150/http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/search/titles/results/?state=District+of+Columbia&year1=2010&year2=2011 |url-status=live }}</ref> ''[[USA Today]]'', which is the [[List of newspapers in the United States|largest newspaper in the country as measured by circulation]], is headquartered in nearby [[Tysons, Virginia]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Tysons Corner CDP, Virginia |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/ |website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref><ref>"[http://www.gannett.com/contactus.htm Contact Us] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110126044018/http://gannett.com/contactus.htm |date=January 26, 2011 }}."</ref>
Several community and specialty papers focus on neighborhood and cultural issues, including the weekly ''[[Washington Blade]]'' and ''[[Metro Weekly]]'', which focus on LGBT issues; the ''[[Washington Informer]]'' and ''[[The Washington Afro American]]'', which highlight topics of interest to the black community; and neighborhood newspapers published by [[The Current Newspapers]]. ''[[Congressional Quarterly]]'', ''[[The Hill (newspaper)|The Hill]]'', ''[[Politico (newspaper)|Politico]]'', and ''[[Roll Call]]'' newspapers focus exclusively on issues related to Congress and the federal government. Other publications based in Washington include the ''[[National Geographic (magazine)|National Geographic]]'' magazine and political publications such as ''[[The Washington Examiner]]'', ''[[The New Republic]]'', and ''[[Washington Monthly]]''.<ref>{{cite web |title=District of Columbia, 2010–2011 |url=http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/search/titles/results/?state=District+of+Columbia&year1=2010&year2=2011 |work=Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers |publisher=Library of Congress |access-date=August 17, 2011 |archive-date=December 26, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111226065150/http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/search/titles/results/?state=District+of+Columbia&year1=2010&year2=2011 |url-status=live }}</ref> ''[[USA Today]]'', which is the [[List of newspapers in the United States|largest newspaper in the country as measured by circulation]], is headquartered in nearby [[Tysons, Virginia]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Tysons Corner CDP, Virginia |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/ |website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref><ref>"[http://www.gannett.com/contactus.htm Contact Us] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110126044018/http://gannett.com/contactus.htm |date=January 26, 2011 }}."</ref>


[[File:BB DC set election 11.16.jpg|thumb|[[CNN]] reporting from D.C. during the [[2016 U.S. presidential election]]]]
[[File:BB DC set election 11.16.jpg|thumb|CNN reporting from D.C. during the [[2016 U.S. presidential election]]]]
The [[Washington metropolitan area]] is the ninth-largest television media market in the nation, with two million homes, representing approximately 2% of the country's television market.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.marketingcharts.com/television/us-tv-households-up-15-asian-hispanic-households-triple-that-5846/nielsen-top-30-local-television-market-universe-estimates-2008-2009jpg/ |title=US TV Households Up 1.5%—Asian, Hispanic Households Triple That |date=September 27, 2008 |publisher=Nielsen Media Research |access-date=October 10, 2009 |archive-date=April 14, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090414201559/http://www.marketingcharts.com/television/us-tv-households-up-15-asian-hispanic-households-triple-that-5846/nielsen-top-30-local-television-market-universe-estimates-2008-2009jpg |url-status=live }}</ref> Several media companies and cable television channels have their headquarters in the area, including [[C-SPAN]], [[Radio One (company)|Radio One]], the [[National Geographic Channel]], [[Smithsonian Networks]], [[National Public Radio]] (NPR), [[Travel Channel]] (in [[Chevy Chase, Maryland]]), [[Discovery Channel|Discovery Communications]] (in [[Silver Spring, Maryland]]), and [[PBS]] (in [[Arlington County, Virginia]]). The headquarters of [[Voice of America]], the U.S. government's international news service, is near the Capitol in Southwest Washington, D.C.<ref>{{cite web |title=About VOA |url=http://www.insidevoa.com/info/about_us/1673.html |publisher=Voice of America |access-date=December 2, 2012 |archive-date=December 25, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121225143334/http://www.insidevoa.com/info/about_us/1673.html |url-status=live }}</ref>
The [[Washington metropolitan area]] is the ninth-largest television media market in the nation, with two million homes, representing approximately 2% of the country's television market.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.marketingcharts.com/television/us-tv-households-up-15-asian-hispanic-households-triple-that-5846/nielsen-top-30-local-television-market-universe-estimates-2008-2009jpg/ |title=US TV Households Up 1.5%—Asian, Hispanic Households Triple That |date=September 27, 2008 |publisher=Nielsen Media Research |access-date=October 10, 2009 |archive-date=April 14, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090414201559/http://www.marketingcharts.com/television/us-tv-households-up-15-asian-hispanic-households-triple-that-5846/nielsen-top-30-local-television-market-universe-estimates-2008-2009jpg |url-status=live }}</ref> Several media companies and cable television channels have their headquarters in the area, including [[C-SPAN]], [[Radio One (company)|Radio One]], the [[National Geographic Channel]], [[Smithsonian Networks]], [[National Public Radio]] (NPR), [[Travel Channel]] (in [[Chevy Chase, Maryland]]), [[Discovery Channel|Discovery Communications]] (in [[Silver Spring, Maryland]]), and [[PBS]] (in [[Arlington County, Virginia]]). The headquarters of [[Voice of America]], the U.S. government's international news service, is near the Capitol in Southwest Washington, D.C.<ref>{{cite web |title=About VOA |url=http://www.insidevoa.com/info/about_us/1673.html |publisher=Voice of America |access-date=December 2, 2012 |archive-date=December 25, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121225143334/http://www.insidevoa.com/info/about_us/1673.html |url-status=live }}</ref>


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