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Image: Red Light Dining Last Updated: August 2026 Overview: Lucky Danger started as a covid-era pivot that revived and refined the American version of Chinese. Chefs Tim Ma and Andrew Chiou referred back to the original cuisine of take-out at a time when take-out was king. They did dishes like a rich, addictive crab Rangoon. […]
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Image: Gu Hongzhong, Han Xizai Gives A Night Banquet, (probable reproduction of 10th century original) To match the increasingly social nature of life as the vaccine takes hold, we highlight this painting from the Song era in China by Gu Hongzhong for our Saturday art post. The image above is a close-up of a section of […]
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Image: Bok Choy and Mushrooms Last Updated: July 2023 Overview: Every once in a while, Panda Gourmet pops up on the D.C. food world radar. In between those moments, it quietly serves up some of the best Chinese food, arguably some of the best food period, in the District out of the Days Inn on […]
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Image: Water Boiled Beef Last Updated: May 25, 2021 Current Status: Astoria is moving to dine-in only, and shutting down take-out, delivery. It is a beautiful little spot with great food. Go in person and enjoy! Employee Relief Fund: Venmo @astoria_dc. “All proceeds will be split amongst the staff at Astoria & our sister restaurant, […]
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Image: Excerpt from A Feast by Li Jin (2001) This week on the site, we reviewed the fast casual spot Chiko with its combination of Chinese and Korean cuisine. So for our Saturday sojourn to the world of art, we went poking around the intertubes looking for a classic Chinese painting about food. Instead of […]
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Image: Plate and plating meld. “Celtuce and Cucumber” salad, with smoked trout roe, red vinegar, garlic. Last Updated: February 2022 Current Status: Queen’s English survived to the one-year mark and kept going. We could not be happier. They are doing sit-down service inside and outdoors (with a covered patio). They snagged a Michelin Bib Gourmand […]
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