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  • The medal given to James Beard Award winners in 2019. (Photo: Eliesa Johnson/James Beard Foundation)

    Food Oscars

    The James Beard Foundation announced its 2025 semifinalists on Wednesday with 24 DMV chefs and restaurants on the list. Winners will be named on June 15.Read More
    24 Jan 2025
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  • Images showing the outside of Crisfield Seafood, the dining room, shelves of memorabilia and other items. (Photos: Crisfield Seafood/Facebook)

    Food Bites

    A roundup of food and restaurant news in the DMV for the week of Jan. 12, 2025. This week: Crisfield Seafood to auction memorabilia and collectibles.Read More
    13 Jan 2025
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  • Spaghetti with cherry tomatoes in garlic butter in a white, oval baking dish. (Photo: Jen Causey)

    30-Minute Meal

    Cherry tomatoes are a great shortcut to pasta sauce. Naturally sweet, they don’t take long to blister & burst, and the juice creates a luscious sauce.Read More
    28 Dec 2024
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  • Top view of variety of gingerbread cookies presented on festive table for Christmas celebration. (Photo: alvarez/iStock)

    Sweet News

    From gifting boxes of cookies to setting out cookies & milk for Santa, few things capture the spirit of Christmas like warm, fresh baked cookies.Read More
    24 Dec 2024
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  • Paella de marisco in a traditional paella pan topped with squid, shrimp and snow peas. (Photo: Mark Heckathorn/DC on Heels)

    First Taste

    At Arrels, the restaurant at the new Arlo Washington DC hotel, 333 G St. NW, Chef Pepe Moncayo has gone back to his Spanish roots.Read More
    20 Dec 2024
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El Centro's guacamole festival includes (l to r) the Pacifico, the Norteno, the Yucatan and the Sur varieties. (Mark Heckathorn/DC on Heels)

Holy Guacamole!

10 May 2013
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El Centro, grasshoppers, guacamole, margarita, Richard Sandoval, tequila
El Centro Hosts Guacamole Festival El Centro D.F. is holding its second annual guacamole festival now though June 30 with five special varieties on the menu only for two months. Richard Sandoval’s taqueria and tequileria located at 1819 14th St. NW is featuring guacs from five
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Eat Like a Nat

08 May 2013
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Ben's Chili Bowl, Fluffy Thoughts Cakes, Hard Times Cafe, Nationals Stadium, Red Porch, The Nationals
Peanuts and Crackerjacks Spring is here and its time to play ball! The Nationals are currently 17-15, and although they’ve faltered a bit in hitting their groove, Nationals Stadium can always be counted on to field a lineup of home run food options. Here is a guide to
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House made vinegar fills two oak barrels at Blue Duck Tavern (Mark Heckathorn/DC on Heels)

National Salad Month

03 May 2013
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Blue Duck Tavern, house-made vinegar, John Malfi, Park Hyatt Washington, salads, Sebastien Archambault, vinegar
Blue Duck Tavern Makes Its Own Vinegar With warm weather sure to be here soon and since May is National Salad Month, the Blue Duck Tavern at the Park Hyatt hotel, 1201 24th St. NW, is featuring three lunch salads made with house-made vinegar. Executive Chef Sebastien Archambault,
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Best Buddies Chef Showcase

01 May 2013
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Abita, Bayou Bakery, Best Buddies, intellectual disability, Morrenko's Ice Cream, pageant queen, Piero's Corner
Best Buddies in the Kitchen Last night, national non-profit Best Buddies teamed up with D.C. area chefs to host taste-fest Life is Sweet. Chefs were assisted by Buddy sous chefs in making gourmet morsels for guests who in turn were helping raise funds for the over 700,000
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Owner Mike Anderson, left, and business partner, Bill Blackburn, right, stand in front of their future sushi bar Thursday in Del Ray. (Photo by WTOP)

No Kids Allowed

27 Apr 2013
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adults-only, Arlington, Del Ray, Hoy Cow, Mango Mike's, Mike Anderson, Pork Barrel BBQ, The Sushi Bar, virginia
Adults-Only Sushi Bar Opening in Del Ray The folks behind Pork Barrel BBQ and Holy Cow are adding an “adults only” sushi bar in the 2300 block of Mount Vernon Avenue in the Del Ray neighborhood of Arlington. Owner Mike Anderson and his partners are installing furnishings, have
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Cooking with Zaytinya

24 Apr 2013
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Aglaia Kremezi, bean stew, Chef Michael Costa, Greek Easter, lamb neck, Penn Quarter Farmers Market, Zaytinya
Going Greek In celebration of Greek Easter (May 5), José Andrés and the folks at Zaytinya are in the middle of a five-week festival that features a special menu inspired by the traditions of Greek Orthodox Easter and Lent. As part of the festivities, Zaytinya hosted a
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