Not your regular pastrami and cheese, piled high. (Photo: Diana Veseth-Nelson/DC on Heels)

A Whole Lot of Sandwich

The ‘Burgh Takes Over Leesburg When I think of Pittsburgh, I mainly think of over zealous football fans, and a strange propensity to the pierogi. But when Rick Allison opened up Pittsburgh Rick’s in downtown Leesburg last October, he brought a little of his hometown
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Gajar halwa, a traditional Indian dessert made of sweetened carrot. (Photo: Diana Veseth-Nelson/DC on Heels)

Naan but the Best

Saffron’s Buffet in Ashburn Not Hum-Drum Eating at a buffet is a lot like meeting your favorite celebrity. Expectations are usually unreasonably high, the excitement palatable, but the reality almost always falls pathetically flat of the imagination. Yet still, we find
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The Diner Blue Plate Special: A beef patty stacked high with bacon, house pimento cheese, tomato, lettuce and topped with egg over-easy. (Photo: Melt)

Rare Find

Melt Burgers Are a Perfectly Prepared Patty Finding a good burger is a lot like looking for Bigfoot. Lots of people claim to have seen it, but when it comes down to it, all we have are tall tales and grainy photos. With burgers and me, it’s all about the meat. I’ve spiraled down
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