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Image: Tarte Flambée Last Updated: January 2026 Current Status: After a couple years of decline, Michele’s appears to be done. Overview: The food at Michele’s is rooted in the French tradition with other influences (primarily Louisiana, and Vietnam by way of Houston) interwoven. It is delicious and can be decadent. Among the smaller dishes is […]
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Image: Claude Monet, Grainstacks, Snow Effect (1891). For the last three years we have been using Saturdays to post about art, with a focus on art related to food. In 2020, we tended toward still lifes. In 2021, we searched out images of feasts and communal dining. In 2022, our theme will be the roots […]
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Image: Antoine François Callet, Saturnalia (c. 1780s) Over the course of the year we have focused primarily on pieces related to feasts and communal dining for our Saturday art posts. As the year draws to a close, there is symmetry that the end of the year is marked with some of the grandest feasts. Christmas […]
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Image: Salami Sandwich Last Updated: November 2025 Overview: Fresh Baguette started in Maryland with spots now in Bethesda and Rockville. A couple years ago they planted a flag in Georgetown. Then they took off! As the name implies it is French-style bakery big on bread and croissants. They also have Viennese pastries, sandwiches, and tartines. […]
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Image: Delphin Enjolras, A Candlelit Dinner. For this weekend’s art post we chose an obscure French painter active during and after the fin de siècle. It may not be the most compelling piece of art, but it does capture a certain late season outdoor dining feeling that D.C. can give us well into autumn. The […]
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Image: Peas Last Updated: August 2021 Current Status: The grand space formally known as Gordon Biersch has the dining room, bar, and streatery open for sit-down dining. They also do take-out if you ever felt like ordering room service to your house. Overview: New owners of the hotel renovated the building to something nicer. They […]
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Image: Arctic Char with Summer Squash Last Updated: July 2021 Current Status: Open for dine-in, recommend reservations for busy time slots. The website no longer mentions take-out, but if you call they may be able to accommodate. Overview: This neighborhood spot is a treat. You may have previously known it as Cafe Bonaparte, but in […]
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Image: The Bar at Maxim’s by Pierre-Victor Galland (c. 1890). The Tour de France is in full swing. Bastille Day is coming up this week. For this week’s art post, something French seemed in order. We discovered this painting poking around the internet, but there is little about it and only a little more about […]
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