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Image: Anne Vallayer-Coster, “Basket of Plums” (1769). Oil on canvas. This week’s virtual trip to the world of art takes us to the Cleveland Museum of Art for another in our series on still-life painting. This Basket of Plums is from the 18th-century French painter Anne Vallayer-Coster. The museum site provides this description: “During the […]
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Image: Basket of Wild Strawberries (c. 1760), oil on canvas. Private collection. Today we return to our series working through the history of still life paintings. During the week this site is a dining guide for Washington, D.C. On Saturdays we like to focus on a piece of art, usually one that has ties to […]
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Image: Winner, winner…. Last Updated: March 2026 Overview: A great politician appeals to multiple audiences while retaining a core sense of identity. Central is located between the White House and the Capitol and pulls off a similar feat. It pleases tourists, expense accounts, and sophisticates at the same time – the burger and fried chicken […]
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Image: Dorade Last Updated: December 2025 Current Status: Closed along with its downstairs twin Metier at the end of 2025. Before Times Review: Last Visited: January 2020 Last year, the actress Charlize Theron had called out men for being too intimidated to ask her out. So, in a flight of fantasy, we posed the hypothetical […]
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Image: Bread Basket Last Updated: 7/5/21 Current Status: It open for sit-down service and is taking advantage of its large, bordering on iconic, streatery. Reserve via website and Opentable. It continues to do Take-out and Delivery. Tom Sietsema wants everyone to know that the delivery option is very good. Gift Cards – for all Starr […]
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Image: Duck Confit Last Updated 6/1/2021 Current Status: The expansive fresh French spot is open. Open for Dine-in, with take-out and delivery available (Ubereats). Gift Cards Before Times Review: Last Visit: December 2019 In a cavernous space next to Café Milano, restaurateur Hakan Ilhan is making a second go at a classic French brasserie. His […]
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Image: Edinburgh Zoo Penguins Walk by Werner Bischof (1950). It was a big week in D.C. with the Nationals making the World Series, which we celebrated with our Saturday art post about the last Washington world series team – the 1948 Washington Homestead Grays of the Negro Leagues. In dining news, we take note of […]
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Image: Escargot Last Updated: 5/29/2021 Current Status: For the time being, Chez Billy and its adjoining wine bar (Bar à Vin) are combined into one space with a single reservations site. They continue to do to-go. Links to both to-go and reservations are on their website. Gift Cards Employee Relief – for all Hilton Bros […]
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