AltWeeklies Wire
Want a Decent Bagel in D.C.?new
Fire up your oven.
Washington City Paper |
Tim Carman |
09-25-2008 |
Food+Drink
Want a Free Lunch in DC?new
D.C.'s many think tanks and nonprofits put out hundreds of free spreads every year, and, often enough, you just need to know when to show up.
Washington City Paper |
Ruth Samuelson |
09-04-2008 |
Food+Drink
Why Wine-lovers Should Avoid Wine Barsnew
It's the culture of wine at these places—the idea that drinking wine somehow makes you more sophisticated, even if you don’t know squat about grapes--and the price that you must pay to join this faux high society.
Washington City Paper |
Tim Carman |
08-29-2008 |
Food+Drink
The Japanese Condiment That will Make You Give Up Soy Sauce Forevernew
The first time I ever heard about nikiri wasn't at a sushi bar, where you'd expect to learn about the Japanese sauce that's lightly brushed onto bite-size pieces of fresh nigiri.
Washington City Paper |
Tim Carman |
08-25-2008 |
Food+Drink
How'd the Smithsonian Folklife Festival Get Texas' and Bhutan's Food So Wrong?new
Has the chef ever been to Bhutan? No. Has he ever tasted Bhutanese cooking before? No. Has he ever cooked Bhutanese food before now? No.
Washington City Paper |
Tim Carman |
07-18-2008 |
Food+Drink
Wheat and Lowdown: Wheat Beer Nosed, Swallowed and Ratednew
In the hotter months of summer, our fridges take on wheat beers -- the mellow, citrusy brews that are many people's first foray into craft-beer drinking. There are lots of wheats available: Belgian, German, and American bottles crowd the display cases. With all the choices, how does one separate the swell from the swill?
Washington City Paper |
Orr Shtuhl |
07-03-2008 |
Food+Drink
Who Has the Better Cookie: NYC or D.C.?new
Although both cookies represent cities that occasionally indulge in comparison to each other, the salty oat and the black-and-white defy comparison. So let's not quibble about which city has the better cookie (we do) and start instead from the beginning.
Washington City Paper |
Jule Banville |
06-13-2008 |
Food+Drink
Maryland's Pupusa Trucks Try to Survive a Crackdownnew
Reina Ramirez estimates she's received a ticket a week since late November, when Prince George's County began cracking down on the mobile pupusa and taco trucks in Langley Park. This crackdown, fueled by business and residential complaints, has killed off one of the tastiest, most intense food cultures in the entire D.C. area.
Washington City Paper |
Tim Carman |
05-30-2008 |
Food+Drink
Fat's What I'm Talking Aboutnew
Personally, I'm tired of all the fear and guilt tied to food in America (not to mention the books about how to overcome the fear and guilt tied to food in America). I'd really like to take the guilt out of my guilty-pleasures -- I mean, will one sweet, salty McDonald's cheeseburger kill you?
Washington City Paper |
Tim Carman |
04-10-2008 |
Food+Drink
Inside the Charcuterie Revivalnew
If you want to learn how sausage gets made, you've pretty much got to teach yourself.
Washington City Paper |
Melissa McCart |
02-21-2008 |
Food+Drink
What Do You Get the Foodie Who Has Everything?new
A private chef -- sorry, cooking instructor.
Washington City Paper |
Tim Carman |
01-10-2008 |
Food+Drink
