Growing up in Washington, D.C., Andre McCain says, half-smoke sausages were a part of life: family cookouts and birthdays. Indeed, the half-smoke has become the signature dish in our nation’s… ...

HalfSmoke: 651 Florida Ave. NW | Cuisine: Casual American HalfSmoke, Washington D.C.-native chef Andre McCain’s sausage-centered eatery, was established in the Shaw neighborhood during the summer of ...

The homemade chili and half-smoke sausage purveyor recently announced its first retail distribution deal. Kamal Ali, owner of D.C.’s famed Ben’s Chili Bowl, leads a successful ...

The feat after that, he says, is how to draw them in. HalfSmoke operates the food court’s only full bar, where bartenders shake and stir the same specialty cocktails found at Half Smoke’s other ...