Free Beacon Victorino Matus

Victorino Matus is deputy editor for the Washington Free Beacon and author of 'Vodka: How a Colorless, Odorless, Flavorless Spirit Conquered America.'


Fridays With Tommy

One of the most powerful men in Washington, D.C.—the general manager of the Palm—steps down from his post

Beefsteak

Notes From a Beefsteak Dinner

Feature: Vic Matus has his mind on his stomach, and his stomach on his mind

Trump steak

The Art of the Meal

Restaurant Review: BLT Prime by David Burke at the Trump International Hotel

Raise a Glass for Liberty

Review: Adrian Covert, ‘Taverns of the American Revolution’

Eric Ripert

Downstairs at Eric’s

Feature: Chef Ripert talks food, his new memoir, and how Gordon Ramsay goes too far

Loaded Bloomin' Onion

The Mother of All Appetizers

Review: The Loaded Bloomin’ Onion at Outback Steakhouse

Aperitivos

Salute!

Feature: An Italian happy hour at the Smithsonian

How Alcohol Made America Great (Most of the Time)

Review: Susan Cheever, ‘Drinking in America: Our Secret History’