My Mother, My Chef
Dorothy Sietsema still can't make fudge, but she can make almost everything else. And she taught her son, a future restaurant critic, to appreciate memorable cooking Read more…
Latin Beat
* * Lima Restaurant Read more…
Eating Good in the Neighborhood
**1/2 Ardeo3311 Connecticut Ave. NW (at Macomb Street)202-244-6750http://www.ardeorestaurant.com/ Read more…
Sailing Along
** Rockfish Read more…
Temple of Earthly Delights
** Bazin's on Church Read more…
Quality Time
*** 1789 Read more…
All About Eve
** Majestic Cafe Read more…
Simple Yet Sublime
Some bread and a spread. What could be more simple? (Or more ubiquitous?) The sad reality is, a great sandwich is hard to find. Despite the proliferation of shops around Washington devoted to hand-held meals, too many purveyors fall short of the ideal. Read more…
Upper Crust
** Praline Bakery & Restaurant Read more…
Carolina on the Potomac
** Indigo Landing Read more…
At Least the Water Is Cold
(No stars) Le Pigalle Read more…
The Waiter Wore Cologne
Every month, I eat out an average of 50 times, make 60 or so calls to book reservations and spend about 160 hours at restaurants. But I have you to thank for the most impressive number connected with my work: the 1,600 letters, calls and e-mails that I get monthly from readers. Read more…
Meat and Greet
* Jimmy's on K Street Read more…
Edgy Oasis
** 1/2 (out of four stars) Read more…
Delectable Makeover
** 1/2 Black's Bar & Kitchen Read more…
Eastern Shore Allure
** Scossa Restaurant & Lounge Read more…
Refresher Courses
** Bar Pilar Read more…
Looks Can Deceive
* 1/2 Urbana Read more…
The Farm Lobby
* 1/2 Agraria Read more…
Ray's Redux
** 1/2 Ray's the Classics Read more…
Restaurants to Be Reckoned With
SOMEWHERE BETWEEN THE MANGO SHRIMP AT THE SPLASHY RASIKA IN PENN QUARTER and the shoat belly with sorrel vinaigrette at the city's newest four-star destina-tion, CityZen on the Southwest waterfront, I had an epiphany: Read more…
Fish, Fries and Fancy Grog
** Eamonn's / A Dublin Chipper and PX Read more…
A Feast for Eyes or Appetite
** Mendocino Grille and Wine Bar Read more…
Choice Tables: In Malaysia, Take Many Peoples and Ingredients, Mix, Enjoy
A melting pot nation mixes all its traditions in its kitchens. Read more…
Food | In the Magazine: Eat, Memory: Bardot’s Little Helper
A chef recalls his St.-Tropez summer as a prep cook for the star. Read more…