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Gut Reactionnew
Fig & Olive is packed weeks after a salmonella outbreak, but the fallout is far from over.
Washington City Paper |
Jessica Sidman |
10-29-2015 |
Food+Drink
Tags: Fig & Olive
Pumpkin Has Gone Too Farnew
Let's be real: Pumpkin isn't actually that great. It's not even the best gourd. And the flavor that most people associate with pumpkin isn't even really pumpkin.
Washington City Paper |
Jessica Sidman |
10-09-2014 |
Food+Drink
Tags: Pumpkin
Mike Isabella's Fast Cookingnew
The Top Chef star and Graffiato founder could soon have four restaurants in Washington, D.C. Is his empire expanding too soon?
Washington City Paper |
Chris Shott |
02-23-2012 |
Food+Drink
PBR's BFFnew
A ride-along with Pabst Blue Ribbon's D.C. missionary.
Washington City Paper |
Jonathan L. Fischer |
10-15-2010 |
Food+Drink
Tags: Dan VanHoozer, PBR
Inside D.C.'s Food-Truck Warsnew
How some of Washington's most powerful interests are trying to curb the city's most popular new cuisine.
Washington City Paper |
Tim Carman |
09-23-2010 |
Food+Drink
A ‘Fan’ Letter to National Eater.comnew
Over the weeks, I’ve become a huge fan of Eater.com's renegade editorial approach of poaching other people’s content and reposting it on their Web site for fun and profit.
Washington City Paper |
Tim Carman |
04-20-2010 |
Food+Drink
Tags: Eater.com, Sam Sifton
Is Your Coffee In Season?new
You care when your beans were roasted. How about when they were harvested?
Washington City Paper |
Tim Carman |
04-15-2010 |
Food+Drink
Tags: Coffee
The $2,475 Grill of Your Dreamsnew
Is Ben Eisendrath's Argentine-style grill worth $2,475? Tom Brokaw says yes.
Washington City Paper |
Tim Carman |
04-01-2010 |
Food+Drink
How Did Local Restaurants Stay Open During the Recent D.C. Snowstorm?new
Murat Uzuntepe admits to making a trip to the co-op just down the street to buy produce that he can’t get his hands on now. His suppliers simply can’t navigate the streets. Then he tells us about a woman who walked into his restaurant and wanted to buy eggs and bread.
Washington City Paper |
Tim Carman |
02-25-2010 |
Food+Drink
Dear Zagat: We Don't Need Your Little Burgundy Restaurant Guide Anymorenew
The Zagat guide turned 30 years old this year, and in honor of the occasion, I'd like to give founders Tim and Nina Zagat a hearty thanks for all their years of service to the restaurant industry. And, if I may, I'd like to offer some friendly advice, too: You can go away now.
Washington City Paper |
Tim Carman |
09-17-2009 |
Food+Drink
How Not to Hire a Chefnew
The owner of D.C. cafe chain Busboys & Poets spent thousands on a contest to find the right chef. So why's the runner-up doing the cooking?
Washington City Paper |
Tim Carman |
05-21-2009 |
Food+Drink
A D.C. Eatery’s Owners Violated Federal Laws. One More Entero, Please?new
There’s another layer to ethical eating, buried way underneath the heavier issues of animal rights, fair-trade products, sustainable ingredients, and organic foods. There are diners who will never frequent a restaurant or coffeeshop because the owners have crossed some line.
Washington City Paper |
Tim Carman |
02-12-2009 |
Food+Drink
Tags: El Pollo Rico, food ethics
D.C.'s Obama Cuisine Tops Out with Spam Sushinew
Local restaurateurs' inaugural pandering-cum-marketing plans span the gamut, from kitschy promotions tied to Obama's place in presidential history ($44 bottles of wine, anyone?) to one serious-minded effort at fyve restaurant lounge to create an all-Hawaiian tasting menu.
Washington City Paper |
Tim Carman |
01-15-2009 |
Food+Drink
How to Build a Dish Like a Food Stylistnew
For all of her clients, Lisa Cherkasky is a perfectionist. Her process often involves forceps and tiny paintbrushes and, if pancakes are involved, Scotch Guard.
Washington City Paper |
Jule Banville |
11-06-2008 |
Food+Drink
Dropping Acids: Life is Sweet with 'Miracle Fruit' Pillsnew
My friend Jim and I are here to purposely warp our palate with a "miracle berry tablet," the amuse-bouche of choice these days among food chumps who host "flavor tripping" parties. The tablets apparently turn your tongue into your own personal Krispy Kreme outlet.
Washington City Paper |
Tim Carman |
10-10-2008 |
Food+Drink
