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several different kinds of sushi displayed on plates on a table. (Photo: Mark Heckathorn/DC on Heels)

First Look

Zeppelin Sushi and Kareoke Opens Monday Zeppelin, the newest restaurant from the team behind Chaplin’s ramen and cocktail bar in Shaw, opens Monday at 1544 Ninth St. NW in the former Shaw Bijou and French Quarter Brasserie building. Mixologists and brothers Ari and Micah Wilder
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Pumpkins are plentiful now and great for this soup. (Photo: Couleur/Pixabay)

Soup’s On

Souper Soups to Warm Up Your Winter The nights are drawing in right now, and the mercury in the thermometer is starting to fall — it is safe to say that winter is almost here. As we are about to enter the last month of fall, your thoughts will probably have turned to the
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The miso ramen was filling and hit the spot on a chilly Sunday afternoon. (Photo: Mark Heckathorn/DC on Heels)

Noodle Nook

Ren’s Ramen in Wheaton Hits the Spot Ren’s Ramen, 11403 Amherst Ave., Silver Spring, isn’t much too look at. It is a tiny hole-in-the-wall restaurant a few blocks off Georgia Avenue, but the ramen served there packs big flavor. Ren’s uses wavy noodles of medium thickness imported
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