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Image: The Aftermath Last Updated: September 2021 Current Status: The American Chinese spot moved to an Arlington location. The old Prather’s spot is now Bar Chinois. There have been some unusual twist in the last year or so when it comes to D.C. dining, for example Kevin Tien is now running a restaurant out of […]
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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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