Tortino

Image: Saffron Taglierini Last Updated: May 2023 Overview: Tortino has been putting out classic, reliable Italian food for a decade.  It is not fancy or flashy.  It does not lobby hard on social media.  It is not in a buzzy neighborhood to get pulled into a Washingtonian list. But it is busy feeding people who […]

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Week in Review – 5/21/2023

Image: Tony Vaccaro, Horse eating hay, ruins of Cassino, Italy (1946) There was little activity on our site this week, but lots of interesting dining news to flag both locally and around the world. So please read on for all the goodies. Updates to D.C. Recommended Restaurant List No additions or revisits posted this week. […]

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Week in Review – 5/14/2023

Image: Vivien Leigh and Warren Beatty, The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone (1961). We thought this was going to be a light week of content for our weekly recap of dining news, but late additions added some beef. Including a Post editorial on fake beef. The biggest news may be the botched James Beard attempt […]

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The Royal

Image: Arepa, dinner version. Last Updated: May 2023 Overview: Certain places find a niche that didn’t really exist before.  (Did we know we needed a hummus bowl spot before Little Sesame?)  The Royal is an all-day café that starts serving coffee and breakfast at 10:00.  At lunch the menu rolls over to focus on small […]

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Week in Review – 5/7/2023

Image: Unknown Photographer, Terrace at Amsterdam Central Station. Dearest Gentle Reader, we took a week off for travel, but are back to cover the last two weeks in dining news from D.C. and elsewhere. We are also late getting this posted today, so let’s get on with it! Updates to the D.C. Recommended Restaurant List […]

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Mezcalero

Image: Ceviche Last Updated: April 2023 Overview: A foundational piece of the excellent mini-empire of Mexican spots from Jessica and Alfredo Solis, Mezcalero now has its original location in Columbia Heights and a bright corner in La Cosecha’s main hall.  The menu overlaps with the more seafood-oriented spots Anafre and Mariscos 1133, but it is […]

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Week in Review – 4/23/2023

Image: Willy Rizzo, Fred Astaire with his daughter (1961). Dear Gentle Reader, for a bright spring day, a breezy little weekly recap of dining news for you to enjoy. On our site, we let go of Komi and added the entry for Happy Gyro, revisited a spot we probably take for granted. A couple favorites […]

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Izakaya Daikaya

Image: Grilled Mushrooms, Crispy Salmon, Raw Squid, Grilled Meat, Pickled Vegetables. Last Updated: April 2023 Overview: Two spots serving Japanese cuisine go by the name Daikaya.  Downstairs is the ramen spot that launched a mini-empire.  Upstairs is the izakaya.  Neither serves sushi.  Fret not, there many dishes to pique your interest.  In the ten years […]

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