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Image: Bison, Brussels Sprouts, Deviled Eggs, Asparagus. Last Updated: June 2025 NOTE: Beuchert’s closed in June 2025. Beuchert’s took the farm to table thing very seriously from the beginning. It also has been a favorite of those in the know from the start, and we have been fans since we used first person singular. Chef […]
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Image: Rarebit and Rye Last Updated: March 2025 Fight Club gave up the fight in March 2025. Overview: Fight Club is one of a handful of sandwich spots that emerged from the Covid-era restaurant pivots. In this case it was the talented team at Beuchert’s that started doing it as a take-out option out of […]
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Image: Rib-eye, squash, sunchokes. Last Updated: September 2024 Overview: NOTE: Bar Spero closed in September 2024. The setting and the food is modern with playful touches. The dishes can be small, precise, and eaten in a single bite. Or they can be mammoth and tackled only with more than one person. In the same dinner […]
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Image: Amuse with a twist. Last Updated: January 2023 Overview: Reflect upon the bite. Each bite. One at a time. In some cases, the dish might evolve even as you are eating it. The crème fraiche atop the potatoes with trout roe will become more liquid. The creaminess will fade to firm piece of potato […]
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Image: Trout with baller vegetables. Last Updated: September 2024 Current Status: NOTE that Chef Chavez left to open a spot in Silver Spring. Overview: Art and Soul stretches from the lobby of the Yotel at the base of Capitol Hill and spills onto a large sidewalk dining area that (from the right seat) looks directly […]
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Image: Not going home hungry. Last Updated: May 2026 Overview: Caruso’s Grocery caught lightning in a bottle, quickly becoming a favorite of both critics and the broader public. It evokes the American mid-century version of Italian restaurant – places with straw-covered wine bottles, chicken parm covered in red sauce, and Louis Prima playing. The pitch […]
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Image: Cajun Shrimp with Brie creamed corn. Last Updated: September 2021 Current Status: Open for lunch/brunch and dinner Wednesday to Sunday. Overview: This is old-school, American-style comfort food with suggestions of culinary showmanship. Pork chops, roast chicken, brisket are the type of mains you will find. Running the kitchen is Mykie Moll, who worked as […]
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Image: Bucatini “Cacio e Pepe” Last Updated: September 2021 Current Status: They are open Thursday to Sunday, 5:00 to 9:00 pm. Take-out and delivery are available. Proof of vaccine or recent test required to dine inside. Overview: La Collina sits next to its sister restaurant The Duck and The Peach and even share the same […]
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