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Brookland Pint, Brookland

Posted on August 19, 2014 by Don

I walked into Brookland Pint – the sibling restaurant to John Andrade’s Meridian Pint and Smoke and Barrel – last night, not realizing just how much publicity it had gotten pre-opening. Well, it’s safe to say, “The word got out.” The … Continue reading →

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Restaurant Week Summer 2014: Pizzeria Orso and Willow Rocked It

Posted on August 18, 2014 by Don

During this past week, I went to Pizzeria Orso and Willow two times apiece. On one visit, I got the three-course Restaurant Week menus for $35.14, and on the other visit, I ordered a few small plates a la carte … Continue reading →

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Spacebar, Falls Church, VA

Posted on August 11, 2014 by Don

I stopped by Spacebar last night and had a #11, House Tuna Salad ($8.50) with Provolone and Swiss on Rye, and it was good – they grill the tuna salad on the flattop before doing anything else, so it’s a variation on … Continue reading →

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Pupatella, Arlington, VA

Posted on July 25, 2014 by Don

(See the June 21, 2011 Review here.) Confession time. A few years ago, I had called Pupatella the new king of pizza in the DC area, having wrested that (unofficial, but correct) award away from Comet Ping Pong, which had … Continue reading →

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Ghibellina, 14UP

Posted on July 20, 2014 by Don

(See the March 12, 2014, Review here.) I had a friend in town, and went to Ghibellina to try their world-beating pizza, perhaps the best in all of Washington, DC right now. After waiting for awhile, she had a San … Continue reading →

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Fuego Cocina y Tequileria, Clarendon

Posted on July 11, 2014 by Don

After a painful visit to the Apple Store, I stopped in for a light meal at Fuego. It was hot out, so I wanted something light and quenching, ordering a La Constancia Suprema, a 4.5% ABV American-styled lager from El … Continue reading →

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B Too, 14UP

Posted on July 9, 2014 by Don

I had driven nearly 1,500 miles in the past week, and had just rolled in from Morgantown, dropping off my two teenage companions in Fairfax. I was exhausted, my back was hurting, and I needed to tinkle. It was nearly … Continue reading →

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Moby Dick, McLean

Posted on June 20, 2014 by Don

I’ve been going to the McLean Moby Dick for over twenty years, and it took until long after their expansions (there are now seventeen DC-area locations) for it to show any signs of wear, but for the past few years, … Continue reading →

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MoMo’s Nepalese Food, Springfield

Posted on May 30, 2014 by Don

I had several things here the other evening, among them Lamb Choila ($7.99) which was one of the oddest plates of food I’ve had in awhile. It’s possible they’d forgotten this dish, and rushed to prepare it, but what I got was … Continue reading →

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Virtue Feed & Grain, Old Town Alexandria

Posted on May 20, 2014 by Don

(See the June 10, 2011, Review here.) I stopped into Virtue Feed & Grain yesterday for the first time since the divorce with Eat Good Food Group, and was surprised to see how much the menu has contracted. I only … Continue reading →

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