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Image: Classics on a counter. Last Updated: June 2025 Overview: Nestled in an inconspicuous spot south of Dupont is a gift to D.C. Peter Chang developed a myth as a great chef before he built his small empire of restaurants in the suburbs. Finally, in 2022, he opened in D.C. proper. Chang’s reputation was based […]
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Image: Leftovers likely. Last Updated: May 2026 NOTE: The restaurant closed. Will be replaced by a bank. A true loss for the District. Overview: It is a big bright room looking out onto 14 Street. On weekends, groups of people gather outside waiting for a table. Inside a team bustles, swerving between the many tables […]
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Image: Good for sharing. Last Updated: November 2024 Overview: Tiger Fork does Hong Kong-style Chinese in a big post-industrial space in Blagden Alley. It is good for a date and even better with a group where you can order big and sample. It took us too long to get back, but we have no qualms […]
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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: Hydraulic Mill, Song-era China. Once upon a time the imperial power of China was reflected in its advanced technology to produce food. For this week’s art post about the world of food, we found this Song-era painting of a water mill. Some background is provided in this academic article. The JSTOR page provides a […]
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Image: Qi Baishi, Three Longevities (Three Peaches). It is an annual ritual of anticipation whereby the first crops of summer in the farmers market create an appetite for the next ones. Asparagus brings thoughts of strawberries. Strawberries bring thoughts of peaches. We have yet to spot the peaches in person this year, but for our […]
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Image: Zhou Dongqing, The Pleasures of the Fish (1291). This weekend’s art post is a close up of a fish that is part of a much larger scroll from Imperial China. It is inspired by an ancient script. The Pleasures of the Fish is by Zhou Dongqing and dates to the 13th century. It is […]
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Image: Detail of Zhou Wenjing, Rustic Retreat among Fisherman (15th Century). For our Saturday art post we return to the theme for the year of where food comes from. We go back to Ming era China and the work of a court painter capturing a scene of working fishermen. This painting, Rustic Retreat among Fishermen, […]
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