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Image: Peter Gullers, Baker (Italy, 1957). Dearest Gentle Reader, welcome back to our weekly recap of dining and food news from D.C. and elsewhere. Returning from the holiday break, this week is packed to the gills – including two fish stories. We did write-ups for our D.C. dining guide of two fancy hotel restaurants that […]
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Image: Potatoes Pau Gasol Last Updated: November 2023 Overview: The Bazaar is a grand space, a giant machine, and a smorgasbord of a menu. It occupies a prominent spot in the grand atrium of the Ben Franklin Old Post Office building that has been converted into a hotel now run as a Waldorf-Astoria property. There […]
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Image: Muqi, Six Persimmons (13th Century). We bring our weekend art posts about food out of hibernation to flag a piece on display in the United States for a brief period of time at the end of 2023. Six Persimmons along with a companion piece, Chestnuts, will be in San Francisco for a limited time, […]
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Image: The best part of waking up – Talking Breads at Dupont Farmers Market. Dearest Gentle Reader, welcome to our holiday-weekend sandwiched recap of dining news from D.C. and elsewhere. Locally, there are a lot of data points that are starting to look like trends, and they are not positive ones. They are part of […]
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Image: Currying flavor. Last Updated: November 2023 Overview: Tim Ma made his name with sophisticated food in shiny settings only to move onto much more casual approaches. Now he is bringing back his higher-end approach, mixing it with comfort food, and serving it in a sunny and casual corner spot that feels like a cross […]
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Image: Shrimp with a Chicken in the background. Last Updated: November 2023 Overview: Before you get to the dining room at Vera, you pass the large bar area on the first floor and take stairs to the second floor, where you pass a lounge-like space with low tables and couches, all with music to match. […]
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Image: News you can use (though maybe not today). Dearest Gentle Reader, thank you for joining us for our weekly recap of dining news from D.C. and elsewhere. We think we have a pretty solid one this week. Some sad news and Michelin announcements locally, along with two posts from us. Some interesting wine news, […]
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Image: Carton of Goodness Last Updated: October 2023 Overview: The heart of the menu at District Rico is pollo a la brasa, Peruvian-style chicken cooked on a rotisserie. It is so imbued with flavor that sauces are not necessary and may distract. Tim Carman provides this backstory on the chicken’s preparation in a 2022 review […]
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