Week in Review – 12/17/2023

Image: Kay Francis and William Powell, One Way Passage (1932) Dearest Gentle Reader, we bring this year’s effort to a close on this site. We will be back in January to celebrate our fifth year tilting at windmills. So, this is the last week in review of activity on our site and other dining news […]

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Week in Review – 12/10/2023

Image: Geoffrey James, In Front of the Gare Saint-Lazare (Paris, 1992). Welcome to our weekly recap of dining news, including activity on our site. This week’s post is a bit light, which may be a relief after last week’s large serving. We have three little stories with California connections, two about leaning away from vegan, […]

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Week in Review – 12/3/2023

Image: Peter Gullers, Baker (Italy, 1957). Dearest Gentle Reader, welcome back to our weekly recap of dining and food news from D.C. and elsewhere. Returning from the holiday break, this week is packed to the gills – including two fish stories. We did write-ups for our D.C. dining guide of two fancy hotel restaurants that […]

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Week in Review – 10/29/2023

Image: Pointy headed cauliflower. Dearest Gentle Reader, thank you for clicking through to read our weekly roundup of dining news from D.C. and elsewhere. We posted only one piece this week, but it was about a big deal place. Some mostly good news about the D.C. restaurant world, which is nice to see. More big […]

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Week in Review – 10/8/2023

Image: Just teasing Fiola. Fredric March, Miriam Hopkins and Gary Cooper, Design for Living (1933). Dearest Gentle Reader, we have a rather substantial post this week. Last week’s was lighter but had a couple good nuggets (for those that missed it). This week our recap of dining news seems to have hit a bounty of […]

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Week in Review – 10/1/2023

Image: Pour one out. Dearest Gentle Reader, our recap is a little shorter this week, but a couple really interesting pieces about dining habits and restaurant economics. Plus, we revisit a couple classic Indian spots. So let’s proceed… Updates to D.C. Recommended Restaurant List Revisited: Indique – The Cleveland Park mainstay maintains its reputation for […]

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Week in Review – 9/24/2023

Image: Hold on for one more week. Dearest Gentle Reader, this week activity on our site is brought you by the letter “B” and many comings and goings. Food media focused on really important stories and stories that had no importance, but as one sage soul explained you can play for wins or clicks. So, […]

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Week in Review – 9/17/2023

Image: Apples pushing out peaches. Nail-biting action in Singapore and Goodison Park delayed us today. There was a ton of news this week, including important stories about ANCs’ impact on restaurants, ethically-challenged influencers and the food industry, and more concerns about the integrity of the Michelin Guide. All that and a river of wine, big […]

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