Category Archives: VA

Willow, Ballston, VA

Posted on December 20, 2010 by Don

Every time I go to Willow, I keep wanting to break away from the bar menu, but I can’t: it’s too cheap, and it’s too good. Warm Gruyères Cheese Puffs ($5) with black truffle butter is a huge portion – … Continue reading →

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Breeze, Annandale, VA

Posted on December 19, 2010 by Don

Although Breeze is relatively new, I’ve somehow found myself there three times already – the first for a bingsu, the second for gelato, and the third for a baked good. It’s right next to Yechon, and is in fact owned … Continue reading →

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Bakeshop, Clarendon, VA

Posted on December 17, 2010 by Don

As I was leaving from (what I didn’t realize was to be) my final meal at the Clarendon American Flatbread, I must have had some sort of psychic vibration going on, because I instinctively darted into Bakeshop (formerly known as … Continue reading →

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American Flatbread, Clarendon, VA

Posted on December 16, 2010 by Don

It continues to gall me that American Flatbread sits empty when it’s a mere two blocks from Cheesecake Factory on Wilson Blvd.  Just walk down N. Fillmore St., and you’re there – and, that entire corridor of retail (which includes … Continue reading →

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The Swiss Bakery, Springfield, VA

Posted on December 16, 2010 by Don

The holidays are upon us, and like last year, I knew just where to go for some Christmas cookies: The Swiss Bakery in Springfield, right off the beltway on Braddock Road. Their traditional Swiss Christmas cookies are unpronounceable, but also … Continue reading →

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Elephant Jumps, Merrifield, VA

Posted on December 16, 2010 by Don

I hadn’t been to Elephant Jumps in four months, but stopped in yesterday for a carryout lunch. Panang Curry Chicken ($8.95) came from a one-page menu of “lunch sets” which feature two accompaniments, in this case a Thai spring roll … Continue reading →

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Shang Hai Best Deli, Eden Center, Falls Church, VA

Posted on December 14, 2010 by Don

This little place opened a couple months ago, and is an all-purpose mom-n-pop cafe selling baked goods, Bánh Mì, hanging roast ducks and pig cleaved and sold by weight (are you listening, RJ Cooper?), Sinh Tố, and a few daily … Continue reading →

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Jammin Java, Vienna, VA

Posted on December 13, 2010 by Don

As I sit, typing this note on free WiFi, literally six feet from a classic Donkey Kong video game, sipping my medium skim (*) Latte ($3.52), and listening to this evening’s band rehearse, I ponder the eternal question: Why don’t … Continue reading →

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Unique Bakery, Fairfax, VA

Posted on December 11, 2010 by Don

Unique Bakery is one of those typical strip-mall bakeries you don’t know about – sometimes you don’t know about them even if you live only a couple miles away (it’s in Twinbrook Shopping Center on Braddock Road). But they’ve been … Continue reading →

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Pizzeria Orso, Falls Church, VA

Posted on December 11, 2010 by Don

The best pizza in town. It’s a burning question that everyone can debate, like the best burger, or the best ice cream. Five years ago, 2 Amys stood alone, as it had for many years. Then, upstart Carole Greenwood opened … Continue reading →

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