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Image: Meatball sampler and Pizza Bianca slices (in lieu of bread service) at Nicoletta Italian Kitchen Last Updated: January 2024 Current Status: Nicoletta closed in January 2024 but hinted at a comeback or revision. First Visit: April 2019 Nicoletta is constructed from a combination of very good Italian cooking and marketing analysis. It is a […]
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Image: Brassaï (Gyula Halasz), Paris from Notre Dame Cathedral (1933). We keep an eye on the city’s restaurant scene. Here is a recap of this week’s activity on our website, 17° Cork by Northwest, D.C.’s newest and 3rd best dining guide. The biggest news, of course, is we hit the 3-month mark. Added to the […]
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Picture: We found our audience! The end of April marked three months since we went live with this site. For those following along, please indulge us in a little navel-gazing. 80 places tried for the first time in 2018. It started with a running list in a Word document; a resource for friends of a […]
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Picture: Dinner with Charlize? You gotta pick a better place. We can help. The week in review at the newest and 3rd best dining guide for Washington, DC. Added to the Recommended Restaurant List: Estuary – Normally I read the previews, reviews, and chatter on a place to get a sense of it. Then make […]
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Picture: Interior at Zeppelin. It hasn’t crashed and burned yet. Last Updated 7/24/2021 Current Status: They are open for dine-in. Take-out and delivery options continue. Gift Cards Before Times Review: The priorities of the team behind Zeppelin, who also own Chaplin’s, aren’t difficult to suss out. The giant Godzilla mural on the outside (overlooking the […]
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Photo: Washington Post Food Section New Hire? The rise of artificial intelligence (A.I.) has led some to fear the consequences, one being the fear we won’t be able to tell the difference between things done by a computer and a real person. Now we have a test case! It looks like the Washington Post tried […]
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Photo: Has it really been twenty years since Cider House Rules? In a recent interview, actress and movie star Charlize Theron lamented that men are too intimidated to ask her out. This brought two thoughts to mind. First: Ms. Theron, please let me know if you are coming through D.C. As you can see below, […]
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Photo: Art work on the wall at Unconventional Diner Two months since we went live and this was one of our busiest weeks. We finished rolling out our second batch of reviews that featured restaurants with alumni from recently-shuttered Proof. The impressive nature of this list is testament to the talent that D.C. is drawing […]
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