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Kinship, Mount Vernon Square
It was my first night off the 3-month-long, “Walking Dead” Diet, and where better to spend it than where I had last gone three months before: Kinship? I had texted with Eric earlier that day, and knew he was leaving … Continue reading
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Kinship, Mount Vernon Square: The First Six Months of 2016
Between January and June, I went to Kinship fourteen times, and developed a strong sense of how the menu changed to reflect the seasons (primarily), and the creative mind of the chef (secondarily). It would be fruitless to recount each course from each meal, … Continue reading
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Tagged Fine Dining, Modern American, Mount Vernon Square
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Boundary Road, H Street Corridor
I’ve been to Boundary Road three times recently – nothing is easier for me than turning right out of Union Station, and heading east to the H Street Corridor when I step off the Amtrak from New York City - and on … Continue reading
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Tagged H Street Corridor, Mead, Modern American
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DonRockwell.com’s Washington, DC Dining Guide is the Largest Single-City Dining Guide in the World
It sounds unbelievable, but it’s true: The donrockwell.com Washington, DC Restaurant Guide is the largest single-city restaurant guide in the entire world. Michelin Paris boasts of having 600+ restaurants; I counted our DC Guide and stopped when I got to … Continue reading
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Bouchon Bistro, Yountville, CA
 On 1/12/2016 at 6:17 PM, DonRocks said: The Bouchon in Yountville has *terrific* bread – they serve epi with perfectly salted butter, yum. Dinner at Bouchon last night was very good while falling short of outstanding (which is what you … Continue reading
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Tagged Bistro, California, French, Thomas Keller, Yountville
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Craftsman and Wolves, San Francisco, CA
After a grueling, seemingly endless day of travel, I made it even longer by picking up my checked bag, heading up to the Air Train at SFO, heading to the BART Station, taking it to 16th and Mission, and schlepping … Continue reading
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Tagged California, Pâtisserie, San Francisco
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Saltbox Seafood Joint, Durham, NC
I had high hopes of writing a multi-part, serial story about my trip to North Carolina, starting with the Prologue (the background behind my trip), moving forward to Part One (the hotel where I stayed on the first night), and onward for … Continue reading
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Tagged Durham, North Carolina, Seafood, Seafood Shanty
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Grandale Vintner’s Table, Neersville, VA
A friend of mine and I went out for a beautiful drive Sunday afternoon on this splendid 80-degree day, touring the mansions of Potomac (we decided *not* to go downtown to DC during this Cherry Blossom Festival weekend), and ended up over at White’s Ferry. She’s … Continue reading
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Tagged American, Free Dessert, Local and Seasonal, Loudoun County, Neersville, Winery
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The Dabney, Blagden Alley
I went to the The Dabney right when it opened, and liked it well enough, but what I experienced there this week was a restaurant that has started to come into its own – the entire experience being at a … Continue reading
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Tagged Beers, Beverage Program, Blagden Alley, Cocktails, Convention Center, Local and Seasonal, Modern American, Wines, Wood-Grilled Oven
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