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Alice’s Latest Obsession: Ambar
Just two cevapi? Better order another plate. (Photo by Alice Levitt) My affection for Balkan food is nothing new. When I moved to Vermont in 1998, it was just starting to gain minor popularity in the...
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Review: 1947 Indian Restaurant in Sterling
A replendent mix of lentils over rice / Photo by Rey Lopez Asad Sheikh spent at least $30,000 for Malgudi Kavitha. Kavitha, says Sheikh, “is the Gordon Ramsay of South India.” That might be a bit of an...
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Review: Aggio in Ashburn
Trendy octopus is paired with fregola and a smoked raisin sauce. The same dish can be found at the Baltimore location. / Photo by Rey Lopez Aggio can be lovely. Interesting. Delicious. It’s also quiet....
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Review: Our Mom Eugenia in Great Falls
Oven-braised lamb over a lightly sauced bed of orzo. / Photo by Rey Lopez While Eugenia Hobson worked as a chef at Mykonos Grill in Rockville, Maryland, and then as part of the founding team at Nostos...
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Review: La Fromagerie in Alexandria
A simple salad mixes French style and foraging trends. / Photo by Rey Lopez Let’s address this first: There’s no particular hook, no newsy element, no answer to the “Why now?” question in this review...
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Review: Maple Ave Restaurant in Vienna
This dish of an octopus tentacle and pork belly was dubbed porktopus by the kitchen. “Octopork was another version, but it didn’t catch on,” says chef Juste Zidelyte. / Photo by Rey Lopez “Do you want...
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50 Best Restaurants: Southerners rejoice at Fredericksburg-based Foode
Photo by Aaron Spicer By Stefanie Gans and Rina Rapuano Foode Fredericksburg | Southern | $$$ Popeye’s might have stolen the show this year with its sold-out blitz of fried chicken sandwiches, but it...
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Vienna’s Zenola experiments with creative, Lebanese dishes
The tender, Spanish-inspired grilled octopus shows off the chef’s ability to cook his way around the Mediterranean. (Photo by Rey Lopez) The word “authenticity” travels with a lot of baggage these...
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Recently opened Spice Kraft Indian Bistro offers fusion-y fare in Del Ray
Dishes at Spice Kraft Indian Bistro include a vegan blueberry rice kheer. (Photo by Rey Lopez) The temperature is hovering near freezing and a piercing cold wind is blowing the night I first walk into...
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Casual Friday: Tipicos Gloria
Giant pupusa, $4.49 (Photo by Alice Levitt) What’s better than a pupusa? How about more pupusa? At Tipicos Gloria in Herndon, “more” is a virtue at practically every level. The menu seems unlimited:...
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