Week in Review – 9/10/2023

Image: Royal Charles Steadman, Prunus Persica: Champion (Peach). From USDA watercolor collection. Dearest Gentle Reader, as the last days of summer approach, we have buckled down. We posted twice this week. News of the dining world is slim, but we hope what we have included in this week’s roundup is interesting. So shall we proceed? […]

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Week in Review – 9/3/2023

Image: It may be the unofficial end of summer, but the crops keep coming in. Stay cool out there, and perhaps enjoy a few minutes of catching up on D.C. dining news and related info while relaxing in the air conditioning. We added a spot this week to our dining guide and we lost another […]

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Week in Review – 7/30/2023

Image: Gregory Peck, The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit (1956). Dearest Gentle Reader, this week on our recap of activity on our site and other dining news we highlight two neighborhood Italian spots and take note of larger economic trends locally and nationally. Climate issues also have a big week, and the changing British […]

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Week in Review – 7/23/2023

Image: Philip Guston, The Line (1978). Did the National Gallery anticipate Barbenheimer when it slated the Guston show for this summer? Dearest Gentle Reader, we hope you are keeping cool as we buckle down for the home stretch of summer. We suggest a cold drink and some shade while you read our weekly recap of […]

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Week in Review – 7/16/2023

Image: Summer is full swing. Dearest Gentle Reader, we have a light read today so you do not need to exert yourself on these hot July days. We checked in on a couple old favorites this week to find they have settled in nicely. The headline economic numbers look good, but bad news on the […]

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Week in Review – 6/18/2023

Image: Edward Clark (Paris, 1946). Welcome to the week that was in the dining world. Activity on our site was minimal this week, but there was good economic news, and lots of interesting tidbits to read about if you get to the bottom of the post. It is a quick read this week, so let’s […]

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Week in Review – 6/11/2023

Image: Cary Grant and Robert Wagner at a movie industry gathering (Hollywood, 1955). Dearest Gentle Reader, this week the news updates are light in the world of food, but we did manage to pick up the activity on our site. It is a quick read today with James Beard content at the local and national […]

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Week in Review – 6/4/2023

Image: Katharine Hepburn and John Barrymore, publicity photo for A Bill of Divorcement (1932). Dearest Gentle Reader, this week’s post covers two weeks of recapping as we took off the three-day weekend. Sadly, the extra time did not mean more activity on our site, increasing our backlog of work to do. We assure you, it […]

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