2017 RAMMY Awards: DC’s top restaurant award winners - WTOP Morning Headlines - Monday, July 31, 2017

You voted and now the winners of what's often called the "Oscars of food" are known for D.C. See whether your top chef or mixologist took a top honor. [Logo](#) MORNING HEADLINES - July 31, 2017 [mobile-header-ad]( [alt text here]( [mobile-img]( [alt text here]( [2017 RAMMY Awards: DC’s top restaurant award winners]( You voted and now the winners of what's often called the "Oscars of food" are known for D.C. See whether your top chef or mixologist took a top honor. [mobile-img]( [alt text here]( [‘Like a mountain lion in your landscape’: Praying mantises will attack birds]( The praying mantis is considered a beneficial bug in that it eats annoying insects such as stink bugs — but they also can consume backyard birds. 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