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Image: A balanced meal. Last Updated: June 2023 Overview: Macon’s name is a geographic double-entendre, referring both to southern cooking (Macon, Ga.) and French (Macon, France). In some dishes one or the other will show up, the classic chunky stew of ratatouille being French, the shrimp and grits being southern. Other dishes will blend the […]
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Image: Rib-eye, squash, sunchokes. Last Updated: September 2024 Overview: NOTE: Bar Spero closed in September 2024. The setting and the food is modern with playful touches. The dishes can be small, precise, and eaten in a single bite. Or they can be mammoth and tackled only with more than one person. In the same dinner […]
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Image: Amuse with a twist. Last Updated: January 2023 Overview: Reflect upon the bite. Each bite. One at a time. In some cases, the dish might evolve even as you are eating it. The crème fraiche atop the potatoes with trout roe will become more liquid. The creaminess will fade to firm piece of potato […]
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Image: Not going hungry at Opal – Salmon, Pork Chop, Squash, Mushrooms. Last Updated: January 2023 Overview: Opal is a sibling restaurant to Nina May. Like Nina May it focuses on seasonal and fresh cooking, using a variety of techniques that roughly fall under the New American moniker, though Opal is more open to sourcing […]
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Image: Short Rib Bourguignon. Last Updated: December 2023 NOTE: Now closed and replaced by Cynthia. Overview: Beverage preferences go through phases. After the swings toward cocktails and craft beers, wine is coming back. At Irregardless, it is the motivating and organizing force. The focus, though not exclusively, is on Virgina wine. It is paired with […]
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Image: Beets on toast. Last Updated: December 2022 Overview: Fancy Radish arrived with fanfare in 2018, an import from the team that built Philadelphia’s Vedge into a nationally-acclaimed restaurant. There was soon a buzz about the place. A few years later, we are happy to report Fancy Radish is still excellent. The food is so […]
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Image: The bar in before times. Last Updated: November 2022 Current Status: They are open for sit-down dining. They are not serving at the bar currently. Take-out and delivery, including of wine, is available. Overview: Despite the aviation theme, Flight feels like the little engine that could. Committed to serving good and interesting wine […]
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Image: Trout with baller vegetables. Last Updated: September 2024 Current Status: NOTE that Chef Chavez left to open a spot in Silver Spring. Overview: Art and Soul stretches from the lobby of the Yotel at the base of Capitol Hill and spills onto a large sidewalk dining area that (from the right seat) looks directly […]
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