Austa Somvichian-Clausen

Austa is the former D.C. Editor of InsideHook, as well as a freelance writer and social strategist. Previously, she was the Instagram Manager at Apartment Therapy Media and the Digital Editorial Project Manager at National Geographic Partners.

All Articles From Austa Somvichian-Clausen

13 Superlative Gifts From Independent Shops and Makers Around DC

Quick! Abandon that Amazon shopping cart and listen up!

Where Presidents Go to Dine in the Nation’s Capital

A survey of DC restaurants beloved by everyone from Ulysses S. Grant to Joe Biden

8 DC Restaurants That’ll Save Your Ass With a Last-Minute Thanksgiving Dinner

Your plans this year may be changing by the hour. Foolproof them.

This Weekend Is a Celebration of Black-Owned Restaurants in DC

DMV Black Restaurant Week means delicious food and a chance to keep open the doors of local businesses.

The 9 Best Restaurants to Open in NYC This Fall

Including a carnivorous “slow food” spot from the team behind The Meat Hook

The 7 Best Restaurants to Open in DC This Fall (So Far)

From a decadent burger place to “hot oil” pies from an unsung US pizza mecca

Where to Find the Best Fall Cocktails in DC

Warm your cockles over a seasonally appropriate tipple at these 10 spots

These 7 Airbnbs Are Perfect for Escaping NYC This Holiday Season

From cozy cabins to sprawling country homes, gather the family and get out of town

NYC Now Has a (Legal) Psychedelic Clinic for Mental Health

This isn’t the ‘shrooms trip you took back in college. It’s better.

Europe’s Swankiest Private Wine Club Hits American Soil in DC

wineLAIR is like Soho House with way more — and better — wine

These 7 Airbnbs Are Perfect for Escaping DC This Holiday Season

From cozy cabins to sprawling country homes, gather the family and get out of town

Can DC’s Indoor Live-Music Experiment Possibly Work?

Six venues around the city have been given permits that will expire at the end of October

A Requiem for the Hilton Brothers, And the Perfect DC Bars They Built

Washingtonians remember seven great bars that will imminently close due to the coronavirus pandemic

A Handy Guide to All of NYC’s Major Museum Reopenings

Don thy masks and a sense of childlike wonder