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ICYMI: Fredericksburg’s A. Smith Bowman won World’s Best Bourbon from ‘Whisky Magazine’

Food news, plus Portner Brewhouse finally opens in Alexandria.

By Stefanie Gans March 10, 2017 at 3:59 pm

Congrats to Va’s own @asmithbowman! For the 2nd year in a row they won “World’s Best Bourbon” from @Whisky_Magazine. #madeinvirginia pic.twitter.com/isX3rFfso0

— Virginia ABC (@VirginiaABC) March 9, 2017

The Dairy Godmother … is back open? (But with a forthcoming new owner?) [Washington Business Journal]

Yelp will track gender-neutral bathrooms for its transgender users. [The New York Times]

After at least five years in the making, Portner Brewhouse officially opened on Tuesday. [more]

La Caraquena is now closed. [Falls Church News-Press]

Deep Run Roots: Stories and Recipes from My Corner of the South by Vivian Howard won in four categories at the  International Association of Culinary Professionals awards this week. Locally, restaurateur José Andrés, 47, received the Lifetime Achievement award.  [Eater]

A family day for learning about food, the fifth annual wellness expo Real Food For Kids, includes a student culinary challenge, workshops from local experts, and of course, lunch. [tickets]

Who’s behind A. Smith Bowman? Here’s our chat with master distillery Brian Prewitt from last year’s distillery issue. [Northern Virginia Magazine]

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