NEW $10 LUNCH AT GRAPESEED IN BETHESDA (PHOTO)

Grapeseed is offering a new $10 lunch special starting this week. Start off today with a $10 soft shell crab sandwich, Maryland's official State Sandwich. Tuesdays will feature a seafood special like this in future weeks.

Wednesdays, $10 will get you any Big Entrée Salad, including The Bethesda, The Cordell, The Woodmont, Caesar or Big Mixed Green, and a bowl of soup of the day.

On Thursdays, head south with Southern-style fried chicken, served with spicy greens, mashed potatoes and gravy. Friday is fish-and-chips day – crispy cod filets beer battered and fried, served with their house-cut French fries and coleslaw.

And on any weekday, you can still get Chef Jeff Heineman's special burger, made of dry-aged beef ground in-house, for just $10.

Lunch is served from 11:30 AM to 2:00 PM.

Grapeseed

4865 Cordell Avenue

(301) 986-9592

TACO THERAPY LUNCH POP-UP AT REDWOOD IN BETHESDA (PHOTO)

You could win a taco lunch for 10 at Redwood on Bethesda Lane next week. Just stop in during lunch hours (11:30-2:30) between Monday, April 7 and Friday, April 11, order one of the tacos on the menu below, and fill out the contest entry form.

With the April 7 launch of Taco Therapy at Redwood, and the opening of Gringos & Mariachis on Cordell Avenue recently, upscale tacos are trending in downtown Bethesda. At Redwood, premium taco fillings like Filet Mignon, pork belly, rotisserie chicken and daily fresh seafood make the $4 cost not bad for lunch. You can also go gluten-free with their corn tortilla option.

The taco pop-up menu will be available in the bar.

Here's the taco menu (click to enlarge for detail):

Redwood Restaurant and Bar

7121 Bethesda Lane

301.656.5515

NEW SUSHI PLACE IN BETHESDA - PAY BY THE PIECE, 49¢ EACH!

Berry Yogurt seems an unlikely place to have sushi.  But a few days ago, the Norfolk Avenue frozen yogurt shop put up a sign promising just that in the near future.

Yesterday, I was headed over to Cordell Avenue towards the California Tortilla Grand Opening, and Berry Yogurt had a new sign - and sushi.

I didn't have time to stop in, but did not see sushi being made at that time. There is a case that is storing sushi, and an employee wearing a white chef's outfit.  The shop had no customers at the moment, and as you can see in the photo, Cal Tort's grand opening was drawing all the crowds.

Berry Yogurt faces tremendous competition from Yogiberry and Sweetgreen at Bethesda Row, so they obviously are hoping to appeal to a wider audience.  And the lunch crowd.  Their main competition is probably going to be the Japanese market around on St. Elmo Avenue.  They fly their seafood in from Japan, so I'm interested to find out more about Berry Yogurt's sourcing.

But for now, just a quick heads up to let you know it's open.

FREE SUMMER HOUSE SANDWICH WHEN YOU BUY ONE AT JETTIES BETHESDA!

The Summer House sandwich is now available for the first time at Jetties Bethesda.

Buy one, and get a second one FREE, with this coupon that expires tomorrow, June 12:

Print this, or show it to them on your phone!