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Image: Last Update: January 2021 Current Status: Stellina opened in spring 2019, the product of Lupo Verde alums. It may have been luck that the focus of its cuisine became a primary food group in the pandemic. It garnered rave reviews early on and there is no sign of fall off. It is open with […]
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Image: Paul Cézanne, Still Life with Apples and Peaches (c. 1905). We close out our series of Cézanne still life postings for our Saturday look at art, and we turn the page on the 19th Century. This week’s painting is found in D.C.’s own National Gallery of Art. Due to Covid, it is closed. We […]
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Image: Paul Cézanne, Dish of Apples (c. 1876-77) For our weekend sojourn to the world of art, especially art that focuses on food – after all we are dining guide most days of the week, we continue looking at still lifes. This week is another Cézanne. It dates to about a decade after last week’s. […]
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Image: Couple walking in London (1954). During the past eight months there has been a strange tone in the local press covering the dining scene. While not ignoring the catastrophic impact on the industry, there has been a breezy veneer to the piece. “Check out this cool pop-up!” “The best places for takeout!” “Dr. Fauci’s […]
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Image: Paul Cézanne, Sugar Bowl, Pears and Blue Cup (Sucrier, poires et tasse bleue) (c. 1866) For the past several months we have been focusing on still lifes for our Saturday art posts. Going chronologically, at least when focusing on European painters, means you focus on the Dutch early but eventually you must end up […]
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Image: Bruno Bernard. Sophia Loren, Berlin Film Festival, ca. 1958. With the bite of COVID returning, now we will remind you the following words of wisdom with emphasis: BUY A LOT OF STUFF FROM RESTAURANTS YOU LOVE RIGHT NOW. It might make the difference between survival and closing. Also tip big and wear a mask. […]
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Image: Vincent van Gogh, Quinces, Lemons, Pears and Grapes (1887) For this week’s art post we inch closer to the beginning of the 20th Century with Vincent van Gogh (pronounce it how you wish). Van Gogh went through stretches when he would paint a certain subject or color, working through his ideas. In 1886, he […]
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Image: Pizza! Last Updated: 11/9/20 Current Status: The Virginia-based mini-chain opened up an outpost in the old Rosemary Thyme spot, with abundant outdoor seating in Dupont. They brought in a classic oven and the pies started flying out the door. There is often a group of people waiting on pick-up orders and a few others […]
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