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Image: Shared plates. Last Updated: July 2023 China Chilcano has big windows, brilliantly-colored décor, and a large dining room. The menu draws on the cuisine of Peru – both the traditional cuisine and especially the cuisine influenced by generations of immigrants from Asia. In some cases the Asian influenced dishes can be nearly indistinguishable from what […]
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Image: Brooklyn (1948). Dearest Gentle Reader, we offer a medium-sized plate of food news this week, which actually covers a couple weeks. Hope you enjoyed the Fourth. We added one place and revisited another. Some good news for local BBQ spots. And Danny Meyer steps in it. Curious? Then let’s proceed. Updates to the D.C. […]
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Image: Stir-fried seafood with curry (Mixed seafood stir fried with egg, onion, red peppers, celery, curry powder, chili paste and coconut milk). Yum. Last Updated: June 2023 Overview: Donsak Thai represents another incremental step toward better dining options along the northern hamlets of the Red Line. Located in Woodley Park, and across the street from […]
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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: Robert Redford and Jane Fonda, Barefoot in the Park (1967). Dearest Gentle Reader, lots of news and activity in the dining world this week. We added two spots to our D.C. dining guide. Some bits of local dining news, some bigger news from elsewhere, and the question is posed if it funny to compare […]
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Image: Order everything that sounds good. Last Updated: June 2023 Overview: Going on four decades as a mainstay of Adams Morgan, Perry’s has been known for three things, its great rooftop area (despite the precarious stairs), drag brunches, and reliably good sushi. Now, there is a fourth thing. It has an expanded and exciting menu […]
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Image: Cary Grant and Robert Wagner at a movie industry gathering (Hollywood, 1955). Dearest Gentle Reader, this week the news updates are light in the world of food, but we did manage to pick up the activity on our site. It is a quick read today with James Beard content at the local and national […]
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Image: Katharine Hepburn and John Barrymore, publicity photo for A Bill of Divorcement (1932). Dearest Gentle Reader, this week’s post covers two weeks of recapping as we took off the three-day weekend. Sadly, the extra time did not mean more activity on our site, increasing our backlog of work to do. We assure you, it […]
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