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Image: All in a row, to go. Last Updated: December 2023 Rakuya has several things going for it, starting with its location, a corner spot, with a big patio, a block north of Dupont Circle. The spot was even improved with the shutdown of 19th Street and a large streatery creating more sunny seating. It […]
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Image: Muqi, Six Persimmons (13th Century). We bring our weekend art posts about food out of hibernation to flag a piece on display in the United States for a brief period of time at the end of 2023. Six Persimmons along with a companion piece, Chestnuts, will be in San Francisco for a limited time, […]
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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: Grilled Mushrooms, Crispy Salmon, Raw Squid, Grilled Meat, Pickled Vegetables. Last Updated: April 2023 Overview: Two spots serving Japanese cuisine go by the name Daikaya. Downstairs is the ramen spot that launched a mini-empire. Upstairs is the izakaya. Neither serves sushi. Fret not, there many dishes to pique your interest. In the ten years […]
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Image: Katsushika Hokusai, Poem by Emperor Tenchi (Rice Farmers) (c. 1835). For our Saturday art post about where food comes from, we return to Japan. Katsushika Hokusai is probably Japan’s most famous artist. His “Under the Great Wave off Kanagawa” is one of the world’s most iconic images. The piece we highlight today comes from […]
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Image: Chicken thighs over rice. Last Updated: November 2022 Current Status: Open for dine-in, take-out and delivery. Overview: Donburi is one of those places that makes one appreciate how far D.C. has come as a food city. Though the original spot in Adams Morgan (with its cramped counter more evocative of Japan) was a pandemic […]
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Image: Stir-Fried Noodles with pork belly. Last Updated: June 2023 Current Status: Closed for good. Overview: Hatoba does ramen like the other excellent shops in the Daikaya constellation, specifically it has piggy-backed off the flagship’s Sapporo-style bowls with some variations. But it also does more than that. The tos-and-fros of the pandemic offered a chance […]
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